WH Kiblinger Company

WH Kiblinger Company
legal form	Company
founding	1887
resolution	1909
Reason for dissolution	reorganization
Seat	Auburn , Indiana , USA
Branch	vehicles

WH Kiblinger Company was an American manufacturer of vehicles .

Company history

WH Kiblinger founded the company in Auburn , Indiana in 1887 . At first he made carriages and later also bicycles . WH McIntyre took over management after his death. In 1907 the production of automobiles began . The brand name was Kiblinger .

Problems began in 1909 when the Success Auto-Buggy Manufacturing Company sued for patent infringement. McIntyre took over the company and continued it as the WH McIntyre Company .

In 1907 131 vehicles were built . This number could be increased to 218 in 1908. For 1909, 264 vehicles have survived, although this may already include vehicles from the new company.

Motor vehicles

Only high-wheelers were on offer . With their big wheels, they were well suited for the bad roads of the time. The chassis had a uniform 165 cm wheelbase . Open two and four-seaters are mentioned.

The Model A had a single cylinder engine with 4 hp . This was unusual because many competitors used two-cylinder engines. The original price was 250 US dollars , which was very low.

Model B and Model C had a slightly more powerful single cylinder engine that made 6 hp.

Model D , Model E and Model F had a two-cylinder engine. 95.25 mm bore and also 95.25 mm stroke resulted in 1357 cm³ displacement . The engine output was specified with 10 hp.

Another source mentions in addition the Model H . The enlarged bore of 104.775 mm with the same stroke made for 1642 cm³ displacement. The engine developed 12 hp. The wheelbase was 177 cm.

Model overview

year	model	cylinder	Power ( hp )	Wheelbase (cm)	construction
1907-1909	Model A	1	4th	165	open with 2 and 4 seats
1907-1909	Model B	1	6th	165	open with 2 and 4 seats
1907-1909	Model C	1	6th	165	open with 2 and 4 seats
1907-1909	Model D	2	10	165	open with 2 and 4 seats
1907-1909	Model E.	2	10	165	open with 2 and 4 seats
1907-1909	Model F	2	10	165	open with 2 and 4 seats

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. 805 (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. 822 (English).

Web links

Carriage from 1887 (English)

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h 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. 805 (English).
↑ ^a ^b 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. 822 (English).
↑ ^a ^b ^c Conceptcarz (English, accessed on May 18, 2019)
^ ^A ^b Robert D. Dluhy: American Automobiles of the Brass Era. Essential Specifications of 4,000+ Gasoline Powered Passenger Cars, 1906-1915, with a Statistical and Historical Overview. McFarland & Company, Jefferson NC 2013, ISBN 978-0-7864-7136-2 , p. 89.

[Kimes-1] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h 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. 805 (English).

[Beaulieu-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. 822 (English).

[Conceptcarz-3] Conceptcarz (English, accessed on May 18, 2019)

[Dluhy-4] A ^b Robert D. Dluhy: American Automobiles of the Brass Era. Essential Specifications of 4,000+ Gasoline Powered Passenger Cars, 1906-1915, with a Statistical and Historical Overview. McFarland & Company, Jefferson NC 2013, ISBN 978-0-7864-7136-2 , p. 89.