Smith & Mabley Manufacturing Company

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Smith & Mabley Manufacturing Company
legal form Company
founding around 1900
resolution 1907
Seat New York City , New York , USA
management
  • AD Proctor Smith
  • Carlton R. Mabley
Branch Automobiles

Smith & Mabley Manufacturing Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

AD Proctor Smith and Carlton R. Mabley founded the company in New York City around 1900 as an import company. Initially, vehicles from CGV were imported. In 1902 the production of automobiles began under a license from CGV. The brand name was American CGV . In 1903 production ended after seven vehicles were manufactured.

In 1904 they decided to manufacture vehicles again. They also bought a seven-story facility on East 83rd Street. Its designer was Edward Franquist. The brand name was now S & M Simplex , with spaces before and after the & . Production ran until 1906 or 1907. In total, over 220 vehicles were built. Herman Broesel took over the company in 1907, founded the Simplex Automobile Company and continued production as Simplex .

vehicles

Brand name American CGV

The only body shape that has survived is a tonneau with five seats. JM Quinby & Co. supplied the superstructures.

Brand name S&M Simplex

All vehicles had a four-cylinder engine .

The first model from 1904 was the 30/35 HP with a T-head engine . The engine power was transmitted to the rear axle via a four-speed gearbox and chains. Its chassis had a wheelbase of 267 cm . The open touring car offered space for five people. In the same year, the smaller 18 HP added to the range, although there was less demand. It had a wheelbase of 231 cm. There was a choice of two-seat runabout and five-seat tonneau.

In 1905 there was only the first-mentioned model. The wheelbase was lengthened to 269 cm. The only surviving body variant was a Brougham .

In 1906 there was a 30 HP in the range. It was available as a five-seater touring car with a 269 cm wheelbase and as a seven-seater touring car with a 287 cm wheelbase.

The name 30/35 HP was used again in 1907. With a 269 cm wheelbase, there was a three-seater runabout and a five-seater touring car. A longer five-seat touring car had a wheelbase of 282 cm. A wheelbase of 290 cm made a seven-seater touring car possible. In addition, there was a stronger and more expensive model with the 50/70 HP . It had a wheelbase of 315 cm and was available as a sedan with five to seven seats.

Model overview

year model cylinder Power ( hp ) Wheelbase (cm) construction
1904 18 HP 4th 18th 231 Runabout 2-seater, tonneau 5-seater
1904 30/35 HP 4th 30/35 267 5-seater touring car
1905 30/35 HP 4th 30/35 269 Brougham
1906 30 HP 4th 30th 269 5-seater touring car
1906 30 HP 4th 30th 287 7-seater touring car
1907 30/35 HP 4th 30/35 269 Runabout 3-seater, touring car 5-seater
1907 30/35 HP 4th 30/35 282 5-seater touring car
1907 30/35 HP 4th 30/35 290 7-seater touring car
1907 50/70 HP 4th 50/70 315 Limousine 5 to 7 seats

Production numbers

year Production number
1902-1903 7th
1904 73
1905 78
1906 75
1907 ?
total 233

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. 38 and p. 1356 (English).
  • George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Volume 3: P – Q. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 1473. (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. 38 and p. 1356 (English).
  2. ↑ George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 1473. (English)