Warren Motor Car Company

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Warren Motor Car Company
legal form Company
founding 1909
resolution 1913
Seat Detroit , Michigan , USA
management Homer Warren
Branch Automobiles

Warren Motor Car Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

Homer Warren, John G. Bayerline and WH Radford founded the company in Detroit , Michigan in 1909 . Bayerline previously worked for Oldsmobile and became general manager. Radford had automotive experience with Hudson Motor Car Co. and became chief engineer. In 1910 the production of automobiles began. The brand name was Warren , unofficially Warren-Detroit . In early 1910, a contract was signed with the Taylor Distributing Company of Philadelphia , Pennsylvania . Taylor sold all production in the first year and 500 vehicles in 1911. It seems that the contract was not renewed. Warren was left with no sales organization. That was when the problems began. In November 1912 there was a reorganization. Production ended in 1913. In August 1913 the factory was sold to the Rands Manufacturing Company .

Radford then worked for the Pilgrim Motor Car Company and the Balboa Motor Car Company .

There was no association with the Warren Automobile Company , which in 1905 used the same brand name for their passenger cars.

vehicles

In 1910 there was the Model 10 . Like almost all Warren, it had a four-cylinder engine . It made 30 hp . The chassis had a wheelbase of 279 cm . The choices were runabout and demi- tonneau .

In 1911 it became the Model 11 . The dates didn't change. The range of bodywork has been significantly expanded. An ordinary touring car had space for five people. There was also a Dickey Roadster with three seats, a Round Tank Roadster with two seats and Fore-Door Tank Roadster with two and five seats. Demi-Tonneau and Torpedo each offered four seats. Also called an Inside Side Coupé with two seats.

In 1912 there were three models to choose from. The model 12-30 K corresponded to the previous year's model. It was an open touring car with front doors. In the model 12-35 the engine developed 35 hp. The wheelbase was 284 cm. These include touring cars with front doors and roadsters. The Model 12-40 G had a 40 hp engine and 295 cm wheelbase. It was only available as a touring car with front doors.

In 1913 the smallest model was discontinued. The Wolverine corresponded to the middle model from the previous year. It was available as a touring car with five seats and a roadster with two seats. The Pilgrim model replaced the largest model from last year. The only body shape offered was a touring car with five seats. The Resolute Model had a six-cylinder engine that was specified with 58 hp. The wheelbase was 330 cm. The touring car had seven seats.

Model overview

year model cylinder Power ( hp ) Wheelbase (cm) construction
1910 Model 10 4th 30th 279 Runabout, Demi Tonneau
1911 Model 11 4th 30th 279 Touring car 5-seat, Dickey Roadster 3-seat, Demi Tonneau 4-seat, Round Tank Roadster 2-seat, Inside Side Coupe 2-seat, Torpedo 4-seat, Fore-Door Tank Roadster 2-seat and 5-seat
1912 Model 12-30 K 4th 30th 279 Fore-door touring car
1912 Model 12-35 4th 35 284 Roadster, Fore-Door Touring Car
1912 Model 12-40 G 4th 40 295 Fore-door touring car
1913 Wolverine 4th 35 284 5-seater touring car, 2-seater roadster
1913 Pilgrim model 4th 40 295 5-seater touring car
1913 Resolute model 6th 58 330 7-seater 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. 1515 (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. 1722 (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. 1515 (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. 1722 (English).