Standard Engineering Company

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Standard Engineering Company
legal form Company
founding 1913
resolution 1914
Seat Chicago , Illinois , USA
Branch Automobiles

Standard Engineering Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

Harry Hammill, Otto G. Knecht and Ernest Saunders headed the company, which was based in Chicago , Illinois . In January 1914 the production of automobiles began. The brand name was Standard . Production ended in the same year.

vehicles

There were two models on offer, one after the other, which differed only in terms of the engine and the price. Although they were as cyclecars referred, however, exceeded the allowed limit their engines of 1100 cc displacement . The engine power was transmitted to the rear axle via a friction gear and a single chain. The chassis had a wheelbase of 254 cm and a track width of only 91 cm . Nevertheless, the roadster offered space for two people side by side. The chassis and body were made of steel . Standard had starter and electric headlamps .

Initially, the vehicle had a V2 engine , which was specified with 9/13 hp . 88.9 mm bore and 93.218 mm stroke resulted in 1157 cm³ displacement and 9 hp. The original price was 375 US dollars .

From April, the company used a four-cylinder engine . It had 63.5 mm bore, 101.6 mm stroke, 1287 cm³ displacement, 10 hp and was specified with 10/16 hp. It cost $ 425.

An overview of US car brands that begin with Standard

brand Manufacturer Marketing start End of marketing Location, state
default Boston Automobile Company 1900 1900 Bar Harbor, Maine
default Standard Motor Vehicle Company (New Jersey) 1900 1901 Camden, New Jersey
default Standard Motor Vehicle Company (California) 1901 1902 Oakland, California
default Standard Motor Construction Company 1904 1905 Jersey City, New Jersey
default St. Louis Car Company 1910 1911 St. Louis, Missouri
default Standard Car Manufacturing Company 1911 1915 Jackson, Michigan
default Standard Engineering Company 1914 1914 Chicago, Illinois
default Standard Steel Car Company 1914 1923 Butler, Pennsylvania
Standard GE Standard Gas Electric Power Company 1909 1910 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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. 1376 (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. 1499 (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. 1376 (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. 1499 (English).