US Long Distance Automobile Company

US Long Distance Automobile Company
legal form	Company
founding	1900
resolution	1904
Reason for dissolution	reorganization
Seat	Jersey City , New Jersey , USA
Branch	Automobiles , engines

Long distance from 1901 ...

... at the London to Brighton Veteran Car Run

Long Distance Type A as a runabout from 1903

US Long Distance Automobile Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles and engines .

Company history

John C. Fremont, DJ Newland and Lewis Nixon founded the company in early 1900. The seat was in Jersey City , New Jersey . Initially, boat engines were created. In April 1901 the production of automobiles was added. The brand name was Long Distance . CC Riotte was the designer. In November 1901, the plans were ten to twelve vehicles a week. Vehicle production ended in 1903.

In early 1904 a reorganization led to the Standard Motor Construction Company .

vehicles

During the three years there were five models in the range. All engines were water-cooled . The engine power was transmitted to the rear axle via a planetary gearbox with two or three gears and a chain. Little is known about model maintenance measures. It was not until the end of 1902 that the runabout models were given a steering wheel instead of the steering lever previously used.

The Type A had a single cylinder engine with 7 hp . The chassis had a wheelbase of 188 cm . The setup was a runabout.

The type B had a two-cylinder engine with 10 hp. The wheelbase was 203 cm. It was bodied as a tonneau .

The Type C had a slightly more powerful two-cylinder engine with 12 hp, the same wheelbase and a runabout structure.

The Type D was the top model. Its three-cylinder engine developed 20 hp. Wheelbase and structure corresponded to the Type B .

The Type E was a Type B as a delivery van .

Model overview

year	model	cylinder	Power ( hp )	Wheelbase (cm)	construction
1901-1903	Type A	1	7th	188	Runabout
1901-1903	Type B	2	10	203	Tonneau
1901-1903	Type C	2	12	203	Runabout
1901-1903	Type D	3	20th	203	Tonneau
1901-1903	Type E	2	10	203	delivery trucks

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. 899-900 (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. 1645 (English).

Web links

Commons : US Long Distance Automobile Company  - Collection of Pictures, Videos, and Audio Files

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. 899-900 (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. 1645 (English).