Twyford Motorcar Company

Twyford Motor Vehicle Company ; Twyford Motorcar Company
legal form	Company
founding	1899
resolution	1907
Seat	Brookville , Pennsylvania , USA
management	Alexander Deemer
Branch	Automobiles

Twyford Motorcar Company , previously Twyford Motor Vehicle Company , was an American manufacturer of automobiles . There is also the spelling Twyford Motor Car Company .

Company history

Robert E. Twyford founded the Twyford Motor Vehicle Company in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania in the spring of 1899 . He started with the production of automobiles. The brand name was Twyford . At the end of 1902 the company was dissolved.

In July 1904, Twyford founded the Twyford Motorcar Company in Brookville , also in Pennsylvania, together with WI Burton, JM Humphrey, William N. Humphrey, LA Leathers and Walter Richards . Production continued. In March 1905, two vehicles were presented at the Buffalo Automobile Show and three at the Brookville Fair in September of that year. In March 1906 Alexander Deemer became the new president. Production ended in 1907. In total, only a few vehicles were built.

vehicles

The vehicles had all-wheel drive , which was unusual for the time. The Philadelphia model had a rear engine and a fairly long cardan shaft to the front axle. Both axes were rigid. The front axle was designed as a turntable steering .

A two-cylinder two - stroke engine has been handed down for vehicles from 1904 onwards .

In 1905 there were Type A and Type B with a 20 hp engine, 221 cm wheelbase and a tonneau body . A delivery van was also offered with the Type F. Its engine developed 16 hp. The chassis had a wheelbase of 264 cm.

The Type B remained unchanged from 1906 to 1907 . Its tonneau structure was now specified with five seats. In addition, there was the Type C . The engine developed 15 hp. The wheelbase was 178 cm. The structure was a roadster with four seats.

Another source names three models for 1906 and 1907. The 15 HP Type C had a two-cylinder engine with 114.3 mm bore , 127 mm stroke , 2606 cm³ displacement and 15 hp. The vehicle, which had a wheelbase of 178 cm, was bodied as a Stanhope in 1906 and as a Roadster in 1907, both four-seater. The top model was the 35 HP (1906) and 35 HP Model A (1907). It had a four-cylinder engine with the same cylinder dimensions, ie 5212 cc, and 35 hp. The wheelbase was initially 259 cm and the following year 277 cm. The structure was a touring car with five seats. In between, ranked the 20 HP Type B . It had a three-cylinder engine with a 101.6 mm bore and stroke, which resulted in a displacement of 2471 cc. The performance was specified with 20 hp. The wheelbase measured 221 cm. The structure was a tonneau.

A catalog from 1907, on the other hand, names four models. The 15 HP had a two-cylinder engine in the rear. 114.3 mm bore and 127 mm displacement resulted in a displacement of 2606 cc. The wheelbase was 244 cm and the track was 142 cm. There was a choice of a roadster with two seats and a Stanhope with two seats plus two front jump seats . The Model A had a four-cylinder engine with the same cylinder dimensions, ie 5212 cc. It was mounted in the front of the vehicle. The wheelbase was 277 cm. The structure was a tonneau with side access for five people. There was also an open delivery van with the two-cylinder engine as the front engine.

Model overview

year	model	cylinder	Power ( hp )	Wheelbase (cm)	construction
1901-1902	Stanhope				Stanhope
1905	Type A	2	20th	221	Tonneau
1905	Type B	2	20th	221	Tonneau
1905	Type F	2	16	264	delivery trucks
1906-1907	Type B	2	20th	221	5-seater tonneau
1906-1907	Type C	2	15th	178	Roadster 4-seater

Source:

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. 1485 (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. 1635 (English).

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f 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. 1485 (English).
↑ Marián Šuman-Hreblay: Automobile Manufacturers Worldwide Registry . McFarland & Company, London 2000, ISBN 978-0-7864-0972-3 , pp. 289 (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. 1635 (English).
^ Robert D. Dluhy: American Automobiles of the Brass Era. Essential Specifications of 4,000+ Gasoline Powered Passenger Cars, 1906-1915, with a Statistical and Historical Overview. McFarland & Company, Jefferson NC 2013, ISBN 978-0-7864-7136-2 , p. 117.
↑ (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 April 6, 2019)

[Kimes-1] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f 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. 1485 (English).

[Registry-2] Marián Šuman-Hreblay: Automobile Manufacturers Worldwide Registry . McFarland & Company, London 2000, ISBN 978-0-7864-0972-3 , pp. 289 (English).

[Beaulieu-3] 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. 1635 (English).

[Dluhy-4] Robert D. Dluhy: American Automobiles of the Brass Era. Essential Specifications of 4,000+ Gasoline Powered Passenger Cars, 1906-1915, with a Statistical and Historical Overview. McFarland & Company, Jefferson NC 2013, ISBN 978-0-7864-7136-2 , p. 117.

[Directory-5] (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 April 6, 2019)