Triumph Motor Car Company

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Triumph Motor Car Company
legal form Company
founding 1907
resolution 1912
Seat Chicago , Illinois , USA
Branch Automobiles

Triumph Motor Car Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

John H. Behrens founded the company in Chicago , Illinois in 1907 . In the same year the production of automobiles began. The brand name was Triumph . CL Halladay was superintendent. Eric B. Christopher was in charge of sales. He brought his two brothers ME and RB into the company.

In August 1907 Vincent Hugo Bendix and OM Delauney, who previously worked for the Holsman Automobile Company , bought the company. Production ended in 1912.

There was no association with Triumph Motor Vehicle Company , which used the same brand name a few years earlier.

vehicles

All vehicles had a four-cylinder engine . A special feature was a device for starting the engine.

In 1907 the Model A had a 30 HP engine, a chassis with a 274 cm wheelbase and was bodied as a runabout with two and three seats. In the Model B , the engine developed 45 hp. The wheelbase was 287 cm. The open touring car offered space for five people.

In 1908, both models were specified with 30 hp and a 288 cm wheelbase. Model A was now referred to as a roadster with two and three seats.

In 1909 the engine output was increased to 35 hp. The Model A was 277 cm wheelbase. The Model B with 287 cm wheelbase was now also as a sedan available.

From 1910 to 1911 the engine developed 40 hp. When model B is the wheelbase has been extended to 290 cm. The limousine was omitted.

1912 saw a reduction in engine power to 35 hp. The wheelbase was 290 cm for the Model A and 300 cm for the Model B .

Model overview

year model cylinder Power ( hp ) Wheelbase (cm) construction
1907 Model A 4th 30th 274 Runabout 2-seat and 3-seat
1907 Model B 4th 45 287 5-seater touring car
1908 Model A 4th 30th 288 Roadster 2-seat and 3-seat
1908 Model B 4th 30th 288 5-seater touring car
1909 Model A 4th 35 277 Roadster 2-seat and 3-seat
1909 Model B 4th 35 287 5-seater touring car, limousine
1910-1911 Model A 4th 40 277 Roadster 2-seat and 3-seat
1910-1911 Model B 4th 40 290 5-seater touring car
1912 Model A 4th 35 290 Roadster 2-seat and 3-seat
1912 Model B 4th 35 300 5-seater touring car

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. 1480 (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. 1613 (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. 1480 (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. 1613 (English).