WA Paterson Company

WA Paterson Company
legal form	Company
founding	1869
resolution	1923
Seat	Flint , Michigan , USA
management	WC Paterson
Branch	vehicles

Paterson from 1910

Paterson from 1916

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WA Paterson Company was an American manufacturer of vehicles .

Company history

William A. Paterson was born in Canada in 1838 . He founded the company in Flint , Michigan in 1869 . At first he made carriages . In 1907 the first prototype of an automobile was created . Series production began in December 1908. The brand name was Paterson . Carriage production ended in 1910. EC Kollmorgen was an engineering and production manager from around 1914. In the best of 1920, over 2000 vehicles were built. There were sales offices in 48 US states.

William A. Paterson died in September 1921. His son WC Paterson and WR Hubbard now ran the company. They fought against the post-war depression. In July 1923 they sold the company to Dallas Winslow, who ran a dealership for Dodge in the same town. His plans to continue production failed.

vehicles

In 1909 there was only the Model 14 . It is described as a motor buggy . An air-cooled two-cylinder engine with 14 hp powered the rear axle via a planetary gearbox and two chains. The solid rubber tires were striking . The chassis had a wheelbase of 203 cm .

In 1910 a more modern vehicle appeared with the Model 30 . It had a four-cylinder engine with 30 hp, an ordinary manual gearbox and cardan drive . The wheelbase was 264 cm. There was a choice of touring cars with five seats, Demi-Tonneau with four seats and Tourabout with four seats.

In 1911 this model was further developed. The wheelbase has been lengthened to 269 cm for four versions. These were Model A as a five-seat touring car, Model B as a four-seat demi-tonneau, Model C as a four-seat Tourabout and Model F as a two-seat roadster . Two versions had 279 cm wheelbase, front doors and probably touring car bodies. The Model E was four-seater and the other, handed down by the no model name, fünfsitzig. In addition, the Model 38 was released as Model G that year . Its four-cylinder engine developed 38 hp. The wheelbase of 300 cm enabled it to be built as a five-seater touring car.

In 1912 the Model 35 was the smaller of two models. His data were 30 hp, a 274 cm wheelbase and a touring car body with five seats. The Model 45 had a 45 hp engine, 305 cm wheelbase and a touring car body with either five or seven seats.

In 1913, the Model 41 and 43 had the same dates. The engine was specified with 40 hp. The wheelbase measured 295 cm. The open touring car offered space for five people. The Model 47 was a little more powerful with 45 hp, a little longer with a 310 cm wheelbase and was bodied as a seven-seater touring car.

In 1914 the range was limited to a model series with a 32 hp engine and a 284 cm wheelbase. Model 32 was a two-seat roadster and Model 33 was a five-seat touring car.

In 1915 this model became the Model 4-32 . The wheelbase was now 297 cm. A runabout and a touring car were available. In addition, the Model 6-48 was a vehicle with a six-cylinder engine from the Continental Motors Company . It was specified with 40 hp. The wheelbase corresponded to the four-cylinder model. The structure was a five-seater touring car.

In 1916, the wheelbase of the Model 4-32 was shortened to 284 cm. The runabout was omitted while the touring car had five seats. No wheelbase has survived for the six-cylinder model. It was available as a five- and seven-seater touring car.

The four-cylinder model was discontinued in 1917. The Model 6-45 had 40 hp and a 297 cm wheelbase. Touring cars with five and seven seats and a roadster with four seats are known.

In 1918, a five-seater limousine added to the superstructures available. This was Paterson's first closed car body.

In 1919 only the wheelbase changed to 305 cm.

The Model 6-47 followed in 1920 . The engine output had been increased to 42 hp. Touring cars with five and seven seats, sedans with six and seven seats and, for the first time, a coupé with five seats were available.

In 1921 it became the Model 6-50 . The engine was now specified with 55 hp. The limousine now had five seats again.

In 1922 there were no changes to the dates. However, the vehicle was now called Model 22 .

In 1923 there were six bodies to choose from. These were touring cars with five and seven seats, a sedan with five seats, a coupe with four seats, a sport with five seats and a brougham with also five seats.

Model overview

year	model	execution	cylinder	Power ( hp )	Wheelbase (cm)	construction
1909	Model 14		2	14th	203	Motor buggy
1910	Model 30		4th	30th	264	Touring car 5-seat, Demi-Tonneau 4-seat, Tourabout 4-seat
1911	Model 30	Model A	4th	30th	269	5-seater touring car
1911	Model 30	Model B	4th	30th	269	Demi-Tonneau 4-seater
1911	Model 30	Model C	4th	30th	269	Tourabout 4-seater
1911	Model 30	Model E.	4th	30th	279	Fore-Door 4-seater
1911	Model 30	Model F	4th	30th	269	Roadster 2-seater
1911	Model 30		4th	30th	279	Fore-Door 5-seater
1911	Model 38	Model G	4th	38	300	Fore-Door touring car, 5-seater
1912	Model 35		4th	30th	274	5-seater touring car
1912	Model 45		4th	45	305	5-seater and 7-seater touring cars
1913	Model 41		4th	40	295	5-seater touring car
1913	Model 43		4th	40	295	5-seater touring car
1913	Model 47		4th	45	310	7-seater touring car
1914	Model 32		4th	32	284	Roadster 2-seater
1914	Model 33		4th	32	284	5-seater touring car
1915	Model 4-32		4th	32	297	Runabout, touring car
1915	Model 6-48		6th	40	297	5-seater touring car
1916	Model 4-32		4th	32	284	5-seater touring car
1916	Model 6-42		6th	40		5-seater and 7-seater touring cars
1917	Model 6-45		6th	40	297	5-seater and 7-seater touring cars, 4-seater roadsters
1918	Model 6-45		6th	40	297	5-seater and 7-seater touring cars, 4-seater roadsters, 5-seater sedans
1919	Model 6-45		6th	40	305	5-seater and 7-seater touring cars, 4-seater roadsters, 5-seater sedans
1920	Model 6-47		6th	42	305	5-seater and 7-seater touring cars, 6-seater and 7-seater sedans, 5-seater coupé
1921	Model 6-50		6th	55	305	5-seater and 7-seater touring cars, 5-seater coupé, 5-seater sedan
1922	Model 22		6th	55	305	5-seater sedan, 5-seater coupé, 5-seater and 7-seater touring cars
1923	Model 23		6th	55	305	Touring car 5-seat and 7-seat, sedan 5-seat, coupé 4-seat, Sport 5-seat, Brougham 5-seat

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Production numbers

year	Production number
1909	163
1910	233
1911	293
1912	424
1913	349
1914	419
1915	574
1916	983
1917	1,985
1918	635
1919	1,630
1920	2.013
1921	1,483
1922	906
1923	562
total	12,652

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. 1154-1156 (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. 1197 (English).

Web links

Commons : WA Paterson Company - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c 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. 1154-1156 (English).
↑ ^a ^b 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. 1197 (English).

[Kimes-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. 1154-1156 (English).

[Beaulieu-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. 1197 (English).