United States Carriage Company

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United States Carriage Company
legal form Company
founding 1870s
resolution 1915
Reason for dissolution insolvency
Seat Columbus , Ohio , USA
management Charles Frederick Myers
Branch Automobiles , carriages

Building built in 1902

United States Carriage Company was an American manufacturer of vehicles .

Company history

The German descent Charles Frederick Myers founded the company in the 1870s. The seat was in Columbus , Ohio . At first he made carriages . In 1910 the production of automobiles began. The brand name was Great Eagle . The bankruptcy began in 1915 . Production ended at the same time.

Plans for a new beginning in 1918 could not be implemented.

vehicles

From 1910 to 1911 there was the 40 HP . It had a four-cylinder engine with 40 hp . The chassis had a wheelbase of 320 cm . Model 1215 was a sedan and Model 1217 was a landaulet , both with seven seats.

In 1912 the range consisted of two models. The Model 4-50 had a four-cylinder engine with 36 hp and a 343 cm wheelbase. The Model 6-60 , on the other hand, had a six-cylinder engine with 60 hp and a longer wheelbase of 351 cm. The superstructures corresponded to the previous year's model.

In 1913 the Model B replaced the previous four-cylinder model. The engine now developed 50 hp. The wheelbase remained unchanged. A seven-seater touring car supplemented the available bodies. There was also a ten-seat sedan with a 361 cm wheelbase. The Model C was the six-cylinder model. The engine developed 60 hp. The wheelbase was usually 361 cm, with the long sedan 373 cm. The body designs corresponded to the smaller model.

The Model 4-50 was in the range from 1914 to 1915 . The engine output was specified with 50 hp. The wheelbase measured 351 cm. Model A was a two-seat roadster and Model B was a seven-seat touring car. The previous six-cylinder model was now called Model 6-60 Model C and was only available as a seven-seater touring car. The data corresponded to the previous year's model.

Model overview

year model execution cylinder Power ( hp ) Wheelbase (cm) construction
1910-1911 40 HP Model 1215 4th 40 320 7-seater sedan
1910-1911 40 HP Model 1217 4th 40 320 7-seater landaulet
1912 Model 4-50 4th 36 343 7-seater sedan, 7-seater landaulet
1912 Model 6-60 6th 41 351 7-seater sedan, 7-seater landaulet
1913 Model B 4th 50 343 7-seater touring car, 7-seater sedan, 7-seater landaulet
1913 Model B 4th 50 361 10-seater sedan
1913 Model C 6th 60 361 7-seater touring car, 7-seater sedan, 7-seater landaulet
1913 Model C 6th 60 373 10-seater sedan
1914-1915 Model 4-50 Model A 4th 50 351 Roadster 2-seater
1914-1915 Model 4-50 Model B 4th 50 351 7-seater touring car
1914-1915 Model 6-60 Model C 6th 60 361 7-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. 656 (English).
  • George Nicholas Georgano (Ed.): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile . Volume 2: G-O . Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , pp. 647 (English).

Web links

Commons : United States Carriage 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. 656 (English).
  2. ↑ George Nicholas Georgano (Ed.): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile . Volume 2: G-O . Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , pp. 647 (English).
  3. ↑ coachbuilt (English, accessed March 30, 2018)