Troy Automobile & Buggy Company

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Troy Automobile & Buggy Company
legal form Company
founding 1906
resolution 1910
Seat Troy , Ohio , USA
management James Stanley
Branch Automobiles

Troy Automobile & Buggy Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

James Stanley announced in 1905 that he wanted to manufacture a cheap vehicle. In 1906 he started a company in Mooreland , Indiana . The company name was either Stanley Automobile Manufacturing Company , Stanley Automobile Company or Stanley Automobile & Manufacturing Company . In 1907 the production of automobiles began. The brand name was Stanley . Production in Mooreland ended in late 1908.

In 1909, Stanley merged with the Troy Buggy Company of Troy , Ohio . The company now traded as Troy Automobile & Buggy Company . Production continued. It ended in February 1910.

In total, only a few vehicles were built. A source states that 25 pieces were made in Mooreland.

There was no affiliation with the Stanley Motor Carriage Company , which used the same brand name for their steam cars .

vehicles

Only one model was on offer. It had a two-cylinder engine with water cooling . 127 mm bore and 139.7 mm stroke resulted in a displacement of 3539 cc and 20 hp . The engine power was transmitted to the rear axle via a planetary gear and a chain. The chassis had a 221 cm wheelbase . The original price was 575 US dollars .

In a catalog of 1907 as the vehicle is Model A designated. The bore is specified with 133.35 mm, which results in 3902 cm³ displacement. The wheelbase is confirmed and the track width is given as 142 cm. The tire size of 30 inches corresponded to the Model T Ford . The curb weight was given as about 454 kg. The structure was a tonneau with five seats.

An announced model with cardan drive no longer appeared.

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. 1382 (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. 1502 (English).

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. 1382 (English).
  2. ↑ a b 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. 1502 (English).
  3. ^ A b c Norman Thornburgh, Wilma Massengale: Henry County Genealogical Services: History of the town of Mooreland Indiana (accessed March 2, 2019)
  4. ^ Henry County Historical Society (PDF; accessed March 2, 2019)
  5. ↑ The Horseless Age of October 21, 1908 (PDF; accessed March 2, 2019)
  6. ↑ a b (1907) An Illustrated Directory of Specifications of all Domestic and Foreign Motor-Cars and Motor-Business Wagons - Gasoline, Steam and Electric Sold in the Country (accessed March 2, 2019)