Vandewater & Co.

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Vandewater & Co. Inc.
legal form Inc.
founding 1908
resolution 1914
Reason for dissolution Bankrupt
Seat Elizabeth , New Jersey , USA
management
  • Edwin Vandewater
  • Vandewater FC
Branch Automobiles

Vandewater & Co. was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

Edwin and FC Vandewater had already gained experience in their Eagle Automobile Company from 1905 to 1907 . In 1908 they founded the new company in Iselin , New Jersey . In August 1908 the production of automobiles began. The brand name was Correja . In December 1909 they moved to Elizabeth , New Jersey. 1911 was the best year with 120 vehicles sold. In February 1914, the production ended when the company in the bankruptcy went.

vehicles

In model year 1909 there was only the Four . It had a four-cylinder engine with 40 hp . The wheelbase was 279 cm. Superstructures have been handed down as touring cars with five seats and as runabouts with either two or three seats.

In 1910 the range was expanded. The Four was available in two different performance levels. The Model 30 had a 30 hp engine. The chassis had a 295 cm wheelbase. The only structure was a four-seater torpedo . There was also the Model 50 with a 50 hp engine. It was available as an open touring car . It had five seats on a 295 cm wheelbase and seven seats on a 323 cm wheelbase.

In 1911 there was only one variant of the Four . Its four-cylinder engine developed 35 hp. A two-seater body called the Speed ​​Runabout was mounted on a chassis with a 267 cm wheelbase .

In 1912, the Four was still available with the 35 hp engine and 267 cm wheelbase. Model A was a torpedo runabour, Model B was a torpedo, and Model C was a roadster. The Model T was a torpedo touring car with 318 cm wheelbase. The Six was added . Its six-cylinder engine developed 60 hp. The wheelbase was 318 cm. Model R was a torpedo roadster and Model S was a torpedo touring car.

In 1913 all four-cylinder models were discontinued. The Six was available in the weaker version with 45 hp and in the more powerful version with 65 hp. The wheelbase was uniformly 318 cm long. Model C and Model J had the weaker engine. Model C and Model R were speed roadsters , while Model J and Model S were bodied as torpedo touring cars.

In 1914 there was only one model with two different bodies in the range. The engine in the Six was specified with 34 hp. The chassis now had a wheelbase of 325 cm. There was a five-seat touring car and a seven-seat touring car called the Knickerbocker .

Model overview

year model execution cylinder Power ( hp ) Wheelbase (cm) construction
1909 Four 4th 40 279 Touring car 5-seat, runabout 2-seat and 3-seat
1910 Four Model 30 4th 30th 295 Torpedo 4-seater
1910 Four Model 50 4th 50 295 and 323 Torpedo 5-seat and 7-seat
1911 Four 4th 35 267 Speed ​​Runabout 2-seater
1912 Four Model A 4th 35 267 Torpedo runabout
1912 Four Model B 4th 35 267 torpedo
1912 Four Model C 4th 35 267 Roadster
1912 Four Model T 4th 35 318 Torpedo touring car
1912 Six Model R 6th 60 318 Torpedo Roadster
1912 Six Model S 6th 60 318 Torpedo touring car
1913 Six Model C 6th 45 318 Speed ​​Roadster
1913 Six Model J 6th 45 318 Torpedo touring car
1913 Six Model R 6th 65 318 Speed ​​Roadster
1913 Six Model S 6th 65 318 Torpedo touring car
1914 Six 6th 34 325 5-seater touring car, 6-seater Knickerbocker 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. 380-381 (English).
  • George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Volume 1: A – F. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 338. (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. 380-381 (English).
  2. ↑ George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 338. (English)