Scott-Newcomb Motor Car Company

Standard Engineering Company ; Standard Steam Corporation ; Scott-Newcomb Motor Car Company
legal form	Company
founding	1920
resolution	1921
Seat	St. Louis , Missouri , USA
management	LL Scott; EC Newcomb;
Branch	Automobiles

Scott-Newcomb Motor Car Company , previously Standard Engineering Company and Standard Steam Corporation , was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

LL Scott and EC Newcomb were the driving forces. According to their own statements, they had done development work for three years. In 1920 they founded the Standard Engineering Company in St. Louis , Missouri . The production of automobiles began. The brand name was Scott-Newcomb , but standard has also been passed down. In early 1921 there were plans for a Standard Steam Corporation , although it remains unclear whether these plans were carried out. At the time, the Fifth Avenue Coach Company was considering placing an order for buses . However, she did not place an order. In October 1921 the name was Scott-Newcomb Motor Car Company . Production ended in the same year.

A total of between five and seven vehicles were built.

vehicles

Steam cars were on offer . They had a steam engine with two cylinders . It was emphasized that the engine was ready to start within a minute. The chassis had a wheelbase of 325 cm . The structure was an open touring car with five seats. The curb weight was given as around 1909 kg.

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. 1331-1332 (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. 1500 (English).

Web links

Commons : Scott-Newcomb Motor Car Company - Collection of Images, Videos, and Audio Files

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k 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. 1331-1332 (English).
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d 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. 1500 (English).

[Kimes-1] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k 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. 1331-1332 (English).

[Beaulieu-2] 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. 1500 (English).