Sequoia (car brand)

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Sequoia was an American automobile brand.

Company history

Gilbert E. Porter lived in Glendale , California in 1926 . There he manufactured automobiles . The brand name was Sequoia . He sold a total of two vehicles. Problems with a subcontractor prevented a larger number.

vehicles

The chassis had a wheelbase of 249 cm . A six-cylinder engine powered the vehicles. They were bodied as a two-seater roadster . The three-part windshield with sun visor and the stern of the boat were striking . The radiator grille was fashionably designed as a pointed radiator . The original price was 3,000 US dollars .

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. 1340 (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. 1340 (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).