Van Motor Car Company

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Van Motor Car Company
legal form Company
founding 1910
resolution 1912
Seat Grand Haven , Michigan , USA
management LM Strong
Branch Automobiles

Van Motor Car Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The company was founded in Grand Haven , Michigan in 1910 . In 1911 the production of automobiles began. The brand name was Van . Production ended in April 1912. Until then, only a few vehicles were made.

That month, JA Owen, HM Pierce and Ms. LM Strong took over the company. The woman became president. According to the company, she was the first woman in such a senior position in the automotive industry. The plan was to continue production and offer the vehicles as a pioneer . However, it never came to that.

vehicles

Only Model 22 was on offer . It had a four-cylinder engine with OHV valve control . It made 22 hp . It drove the rear axle via a three-speed gearbox and a cardan shaft . The chassis had a wheelbase of 244 cm . The only superstructure offered was a roadster with two seats. The original price was 850 US dollars .

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. 1492 (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. 1652 (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. 1492 (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. 1652 (English).