Seely Manufacturing Company

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Seely Manufacturing Company
legal form Company
founding 1901
resolution 1903
Reason for dissolution reorganization
Seat Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , USA
management DN Seely
Branch Automobiles

Seely Manufacturing Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

DN Seely originally worked with X-ray machines in his small workshop . In 1899 his interest in automobiles began, which he repaired. In 1901 he founded the company in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania with WN Murray . Now the production of automobiles was added. The brand name was Seely . The focus was still on repairs. Vehicles from Locomobile , Winton , Columbia , Oldsmobile and Long Distance were also sold. In 1902 Panhard & Levassor , Gardner-Serpollet and Darracq were added. In the same year, the company's own vehicle production ended.

In the summer of 1903 Seely withdrew. Murray took over the company and carried out a reorganization. The new company name was Standard Automobile Company .

vehicles

A vehicle from 1901 had a gasoline engine . It was for Seely's own use.

Another vehicle had a steam engine with 8 hp . The structure was a Surrey with four seats. The buyer was Thomas Hartley.

At least one other vehicle was created after a customer order.

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. 1336 (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. 1336 (English).
  2. ↑ Marián Šuman-Hreblay: Automobile Manufacturers Worldwide Registry . McFarland & Company, London 2000, ISBN 978-0-7864-0972-3 , pp. 257 (English).