Senator Motor Car Company

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Senator Motor Car Company
legal form Company
founding 1911
resolution 1912
Seat Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , USA
management CE Vance
Branch Automobiles

Senator Motor Car Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The company was founded in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania in the summer of 1911 . CE Vance was President, PT Coburn Treasurer, ER Walters Director and AF Schmidt Manager, who previously worked for Penn Motor Car Company . In 1910 the production of automobiles began. The brand name was Senator . 1000 vehicles were planned in the first year. That figure was clearly missed. Production ended in the same year.

There was no association with the Victor Automobile Company , which a few years earlier used the same brand name for its passenger cars.

vehicles

The vehicles had a four-cylinder engine . It was specified with 40 hp . There were two different body styles to choose from. The roadster had a chassis with a 295 cm wheelbase . It cost 1,250 dollars . Its low center of gravity has been highlighted in advertising. There was also an open touring car for $ 1,800.

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. 1339 (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. 1435 (English).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 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. 1339 (English).
  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. 1435 (English).