Walter Automobile Company

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Walter Automobile Company
legal form Company
founding 1905
resolution 1909
Seat New York City , New York , USA
management William Walter
Branch Automobiles

Walter Automobile Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

William Walter came from Switzerland . He ran the American Chocolate Machinery Company in New York City . In 1898 he imported a motorized tricycle from Switzerland with which he was not satisfied. Then began experiments with self-made vehicles. Automobile production started in the summer of 1902. The brand name was Waltomobile in the first year and Walter from 1903 . His machine factory is considered the manufacturer.

It was not until 1905 that he founded the separate Walter Automobile Company . The seat was also in New York City. In early 1906, production was relocated to a plant in Trenton , New Jersey .

At the beginning of 1909, William Walter got out. This was followed by the new Roebling-Planche brand for a short time . In May 1909 the Mercer Autocar Company was founded .

William Walter founded the Walter Auto Truck Manufacturing Company in 1909 , renamed the Walter Motor Truck Company in 1911 , which manufactured commercial vehicles for decades .

vehicles

In 1902 there was only the Waltomobile as a 12 HP . It had a two-cylinder engine with 12 hp . The only superstructure offered was an open touring car .

In 1903 it became the Walter 12 HP . Apart from the name, nothing changed. The 24 HP was new . It had a four-cylinder engine , as it was to receive all subsequent models. He made 24 hp. It too was bodied as a touring car.

Then, from about 1904 to 1905, there was the 30 HP . Its engine was specified with 30 hp. The chassis had a wheelbase of 244 cm . The structure was called the King of Belgium - Tonneau .

In 1906 there were three models to choose from. In the 30 HP the engine made 30 HP. The wheelbase was 279 cm. The only body shape was a touring car. The only difference between the 40 HP was its 40 HP engine. The 50 HP had a more powerful engine with 50 HP, a longer chassis with a 310 cm wheelbase and was also available as a sedan .

In 1907 the weakest model was dropped. The wheelbase of the 40 HP has been extended to 305 cm. Touring cars and sedans were now available with seven seats each. The 50 HP remained unchanged and had the same body range as the 40 HP .

The 44 HP followed in 1908 . The engine was specified with 44 hp. The wheelbase was 305 cm. The touring car had space for seven people.

In 1909 the Model M appeared . The engine developed 50 hp. The wheelbase was 310 cm. There was a choice of an ordinary touring car and a touring car called Cape Top , both with seven seats.

Model overview

year brand model cylinder Power ( hp ) Wheelbase (cm) construction
1902 Waltomobile 12 HP 2 12 Touring car
1903 Walter 12 HP 2 12 Touring car
1903 Walter 24 HP 4th 24 Touring car
1904-1905 Walter 30 HP 4th 30th 244 King of Belgium Tonneau
1906 Walter 30 HP 4th 30th 279 Touring car
1906 Walter 40 HP 4th 40 279 Touring car
1906 Walter 50 HP 4th 50 310 Touring car, limousine
1907 Walter 40 HP 4th 40 305 7-seater touring car, 7-seater sedan
1907 Walter 50 HP 4th 50 310 7-seater touring car, 7-seater sedan
1908 Walter 44 HP 4th 44 305 7-seater touring car
1909 Walter Model M 4th 50 310 7-seater touring car, 7-seater Cape Top 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. 1509-1510 (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. 1717 (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. 1509-1510 (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. 1717 (English).