WB Robe & Company

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WB Robe & Company
legal form Company
founding 1913
resolution 1915
Seat Portsmouth , Ohio , USA
management WB robe
Branch Automobiles

WB Robe & Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

WB Robe began developing a cycle car in 1910 . When he announced production at the end of 1913, three prototypes were ready. He founded the company in Portsmouth , Ohio and began manufacturing automobiles. The brand name was Robe . Production ended in 1915.

Robe again manufactured Robe brand vehicles in 1923 with Robe Motor Corporation .

vehicles

Different data has been passed on to the vehicles. It is unclear whether there were different models. They were either cycle cars or small cars .

One source mentions a four-cylinder engine with 66.04 mm bore and 76.2 mm stroke . This resulted in a displacement of 1044 cm³ , which means that the displacement limit of 1100 cm³ for Cyclecars was complied with. The engine developed 11 hp . The chassis had a wheelbase of 213 cm . The roadster offered space for two people side by side. The curb weight was about 159 kg.

A second source mentions a four-cylinder engine with 1160 cm³ displacement, two-speed transmission and cardan drive . On the one hand 122 cm are mentioned as the track width , on the other hand the usual track width of 142 cm in the USA was also available. A roadster and a four-door torpedo roadster have survived.

A third source gives a four-cylinder engine with a displacement of 70.6 cubic inches . That is the equivalent of 1160 cm³. The engine was water-cooled . Two-speed transmission and cardan drive are also mentioned. The wheelbase was 254 cm and the track width of your choice 117 cm or 142 cm. A roadster for US $ 325 , a luxury roadster with a starter for US $ 375 and a torpedo roadster with four doors for US $ 375 are mentioned.

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. 1300 (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. 1343 (English).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d 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. 1300 (English).
  2. ↑ 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. 1343 (English).