Smith Automobile and Machine Company

Smith Automobile and Machine Company
legal form	Company
founding	1905
resolution	1911
Seat	Los Angeles , California , USA
management	Alonzo F. Smith; R. Stanley Smith;
Branch	Motor vehicles

Smith Runabout at the Petersen Automotive Museum

Smith Automobile and Machine Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The brothers Alonzo F. and R. Stanley Smith ran a mechanical workshop at the beginning of the 20th century. Its headquarters were on Santa Fe Avenue in Los Angeles , California . There is evidence that they were already active there in 1900. However, one source states that, according to the city's records, they did not reside there until 1905. They offered passenger cars from 1900 to 1907 and trucks until 1908. The brand name was Smith . After that they were still working as a car dealership and garage. In 1911 the company was dissolved.

vehicles

Little is known about the vehicles.

A car still exists. The year of construction is estimated at 1900, but could also be a little younger. An air-cooled two - cylinder boxer engine provides the drive. It drives the rear axle via two belts. The carburetor comes from Tillotson . The body is open. The small runabout offers space for two people. It is steered with a steering lever.

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. 1357 (English).

Web links

Commons : Smith Automobile and Machine Company - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g 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. 1357 (English).
↑ Marián Šuman-Hreblay: Automobile Manufacturers Worldwide Registry . McFarland & Company, London 2000, ISBN 978-0-7864-0972-3 , pp. 264 (English).

[Kimes-1] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g 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. 1357 (English).

[Registry-2] Marián Šuman-Hreblay: Automobile Manufacturers Worldwide Registry . McFarland & Company, London 2000, ISBN 978-0-7864-0972-3 , pp. 264 (English).