Sterling Automobile Manufacturing Company

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Sterling Automobile Manufacturing Company
legal form Inc.
founding 1913 or 1915
resolution 1916
Seat New York City , New York , USA
Branch Automobiles

Sterling Automobile Manufacturing Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

Sterling Automobile Manufacturing Company stock dated February 8, 1916

William and Edward Adelson, Charles Chambers and Henry Hyman founded the company in New York City . Both 1913 and 1915 are given as the year of foundation. The factory was in Paterson , New Jersey . In 1915 the production of automobiles began. The brand name was Sterling New York . The designer was Joseph Anglada, who previously ran the Liberty Motor Company and later worked for the Anderson Buggy Company . The vehicles were intended for export . Sales remained low.

In September 1916, Charles W. Ams took control. He then founded his own Amston Motor Car Company in Bridgeport , Connecticut .

vehicles

Sterling New York Roadster from 1916

A source mentions a vehicle with a water-cooled four - cylinder engine with OHV valve control and 1703 cm³ displacement as the first model . The engine power was transmitted to the rear axle via a three-speed gearbox. The chassis had a wheelbase of 259 cm . The original price was 595 US dollars . Other sources do not mention this model.

In December 1915, vehicles with an engine of the Sterling Engine Company with 1970 cc displacement were offered.

Another source mentions a four-cylinder engine from the LeRoi Company and 28 hp . It is not certain that this engine was used before September 1916.

Overview of car brands from the US, the Sterling include

brand Manufacturer Marketing start End of marketing Location, state
Ams sterling Amston Motor Car Company 1917 1918 Bridgeport, Connecticut
sterling Sterling Automobile & Engine Company 1901 1902 Sterling, Illinois
sterling Springfield Cornice Works 1901 1901 Springfield, Massachusetts
sterling Sterling Machine Works 1909 1909 Sterling, Illinois
sterling Elkhart Motor Car Company 1909 1911 Elkhart, Indiana
sterling Sterling Motor Car Company 1915 1916 Brockton, Massachusetts
sterling Consolidated Motor Car Company (Connecticut) 1920 1920 Middlefield, Connecticut
Sterling Knight Sterling Knight Company 1920 1926 Warren, Ohio
Sterling New York Sterling Automobile Manufacturing Company 1915 1916 New York City, New York

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. 1397-1398 (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. 1510-1511 (English).

Web links

Commons : Sterling Automobile Manufacturing Company  - Collection of Pictures, Videos, and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c 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. 1397-1398 (English).
  2. ↑ a b c d e 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. 1510-1511 (English).