Starin Company

Starin Company
legal form	Company
founding	1903 or earlier
resolution	1907 or later
Seat	North Tonawanda , New York , USA
Branch	Automobiles

Starin Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The company was based in North Tonawanda , New York State . In 1903 the production of automobiles began. The brand name was Starin . The Buffalo Times reported on it on March 29, 1903. According to its own information, the company already had five years of experience in automobile construction at the time, although it remains unclear what was being produced. Vehicle production ended in 1904.

As a car dealership , the company was active for even longer. After February 1907 the track of the company is lost.

vehicles

There were two models on offer. Both had a single cylinder engine that was mounted under the seat and powered the rear axle via a two-speed planetary gear and a chain. One engine made 6 hp and the other 8 hp. The chassis had a wheelbase of 183 cm . The setup was an open runabout . The original price was, depending on engine 800 dollars and 1000 dollars.

The following used vehicle offers have been handed down:

• in July 1905 a Long Distance of 1903 for $ 285
• in August 1905 a touring car with a Brennan engine
• In September 1905, a motorcycle of Merkel for 65 US dollars and various runabout and touring car
• in October 1905 a Marr
• in March, April and May 1906 various from $ 135
• in December 1906, January and May 1907 various without price information
• February 1907 Cadillac , Oldsmobile , Autocar , Thomas , Packard , Winton , Locomobile , Geneva , Peerless and Pierce Great Arrow

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. 1385 (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. 1505 (English).

Web links

• Allcarindex (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. 1385 (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. 1505 (English).
3. ↑ The Buffalo Times, March 29, 1903 (accessed March 2, 2019)
4. ↑ Popular Mechanics, July 1905 on page 774 (accessed March 2, 2019)
5. ↑ Popular Mechanics, August 1905 on page 880 (accessed March 2, 2019)
6. ↑ Popular Mechanics of September 1905 on page 986 and Popular Mechanics of September 1905 on page 986 (accessed March 2, 2019)
7. ↑ Popular Mechanics, October 1905, p. 1086 (accessed March 2, 2019)
8. ↑ Popular Mechanics of March 1906 , Popular Mechanics of April 1906 on page 485 and Popular Mechanics of May 1906 on page 585 (accessed March 2, 2019)
9. ↑ Popular Mechanics of December 1906 , Popular Mechanics of January 1907 on page 184, and Popular Mechanics of May 1907 on page 595 (accessed March 2, 2019)
10. ↑ Popular Mechanics, February 1907 on page 284 (accessed March 2, 2019)