Sayers & Scovill Company

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Sayers & Scovill Company
legal form Company
founding 1876
resolution 1942
Reason for dissolution reorganization
Seat Cincinnati , Ohio , USA
Branch vehicles

Sayers & Scovill Company was an American manufacturer of vehicles . There is also the spelling of Sayers & Scoville Company .

Company history

William A. Sayers founded the company in Cincinnati , Ohio in 1876 . He made carriages . In 1877 AK Scovill became his partner. This changed the company name. A specialty was hearse . In 1906 a single passenger car was created as a prototype .

In 1907 the production of commercial vehicles began . 1913 supplemented ambulances to the range. Cars were added in 1916. The brand name was Sayers . The engineer HK Reinoehl came from the Allen Motor Company . John A. Campbell was responsible for the design. One source gives about 100 vehicles for 1917. Another source suggests that few vehicles were made in the first three years. The highest production within a year was around 200 vehicles. In May 1924, the company announced the discontinuation of car production.

In the same year, the production of cars started again. This time they were marketed as S&S . Production ran until 1929. One source thinks that in 1930 some cars may still be made to customer orders.

In 1942 a reorganization led to Hess and Eisenhardt .

Sayers brand cars

All vehicles had a six-cylinder engine from the Continental Motors Company . It was specified with 55 hp . The chassis had a 300 cm wheelbase .

In 1917, an open touring car with five seats was the only body shape offered.

A four-seater roadster was added in 1918 .

In 1919 nothing changed.

In 1920 the roadster was available with either two or three seats. There were also two different limousines with five seats in the range.

In 1921 the bodies were given special names. The Avondale touring car had five seats, the Derby roadster three seats and the Glendale sedan five seats .

In 1922 nothing changed.

From 1923 to 1924, the Derby Roadster was also available with two seats. The five-seat sedan was now called Brighton . New was a Linwood - coupe with five seats.

year cylinder Power ( hp ) Wheelbase (cm) construction
1917 6th 55 300 5-seater touring car
1918 6th 55 300 5-seater touring car, 4-seater roadster
1919 6th 55 300 5-seater touring car, 4-seater roadster
1920 6th 55 300 5-seater touring car, 5-seater sedan, 2-seater and 3-seater roadster
1921 6th 55 300 Avondale Touring Car 5-seat, Derby Roadster 3-seat, Glendale Sedan 5-seat
1922 6th 55 300 Avondale Touring Car 5-seat, Derby Roadster 3-seat, Glendale Sedan 5-seat
1923-1924 6th 55 300 Avondale Touring Car 5-seat, Derby Roadster 2-seat and 3-seat, Brighton Sedan 5-seat, Linwood Coupé 5-seat

S & S brand cars

The 1924 models shared the same engine as the previous models. The wheelbase was lengthened to 335 cm. The only structure was an eight-seater Brighton limousine.

For the period from 1925 to 1926, the wheelbase was 345 cm. The engine was now specified with 66 hp. The eight-seat sedan was named Elmwood .

In 1927 it became Gotham . The wheelbase was lengthened to 356 cm.

In 1928 an eight-cylinder engine with 85 hp was used. The wheelbase was now 358 cm.

In 1929 the engine developed 114 hp. The wheelbase measured 363 cm. The eight-seat limousine was now called Lakewood .

year cylinder Power ( hp ) Wheelbase (cm) construction
1924 6th 55 335 Brighton Sedan 8-seater
1925-1926 6th 66 345 Elmwood Sedan 8-seater
1927 6th 66 356 Gotham Sedan 8-seater
1928 8th 85 358 Gotham Sedan 8-seater
1929 8th 114 363 Lakewood Sedan 8-seater

literature

  • Beverly Rae Kimes, Henry Austin Clark Jr .: Standard catalog of American Cars. 1805-1942. Digital edition . 3. Edition. Krause Publications, Iola 2013, ISBN 978-1-4402-3778-2 , pp. 1325-1326 and pp. 1371-1372 (English).
  • George Nicholas Georgano (Ed.): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile . Volume 3: P-Z . Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , pp. 1416-1417 and p. 1489 (English).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f Beverly Rae Kimes, Henry Austin Clark Jr .: Standard catalog of American Cars. 1805-1942. Digital edition . 3. Edition. Krause Publications, Iola 2013, ISBN 978-1-4402-3778-2 , pp. 1325-1326 (English).
  2. ↑ a b c George Nicholas Georgano (Ed.): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile . Volume 3: P-Z . Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , pp. 1416-1417 (English).
  3. ↑ a b c Beverly Rae Kimes, Henry Austin Clark Jr .: Standard catalog of American Cars. 1805-1942. Digital edition . 3. Edition. Krause Publications, Iola 2013, ISBN 978-1-4402-3778-2 , pp. 1371-1372 (English).
  4. ↑ George Nicholas Georgano (Ed.): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile . Volume 3: P-Z . Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , pp. 1489 (English).