Wayne Automobile Company

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Wayne Automobile Company
legal form Company
founding 1902
resolution 1908
Seat Detroit , Michigan , USA
management Byron Everitt
Branch Automobiles

Wayne Automobile Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The designer William E. Kelly founded the company in Detroit , Michigan in 1902 . He was looking for investors. JB Brook, Charles Palms, EA Skae and Roger J. Sullivan then took part. In 1904 the production of automobiles began. The brand name was Wayne , named after Anthony Wayne . In January and February 1904, the first vehicles were shown at the automobile shows in New York City and Chicago . Almost 600 vehicles were built in 1907. In 1907 Byron Everitt became president. In June 1908 it merged with the Northern Manufacturing Company . Production ended in the summer of 1908.

The Everitt-Metzger-Flanders Company is considered the successor company.

vehicles

The vehicles are described as solidly constructed. The smaller models had a planetary gearbox and chain drive, while the larger models had an ordinary gearbox and cardan drive .

1904 there was only the Model A . It had a two-cylinder engine with 16 hp that was mounted under the front seat. The chassis had a wheelbase of 203 cm . The structure was an open touring car with five seats.

In 1905 this model remained unchanged. The Model B had the same engine, but 229 cm wheelbase and was as Tonneau karosseriert with partial boarding. The Model C was new . It had a four-cylinder engine with 24 hp. The wheelbase was 259 cm. The only body shape was a five-seater touring car.

In 1906 there were six models to choose from. Model G as a four-seater touring car and Model N as a two-seater runabout had a two-cylinder engine with 14 hp and a chassis with a 208 cm wheelbase. The Model C ranked above this . It also had a two-cylinder engine, but with an output of 20 hp. The 229 cm wheelbase made it possible to build a touring car with five seats. The Model B was the weakest of the four-cylinder models . The engine was specified with 24/28 hp. The wheelbase was 259 cm. The Model K had a 35 horsepower engine and a 254 cm wheelbase. Top model was the model F . It had a 50 hp engine. The wheelbase measured 297 cm. All three models were touring cars with five seats.

In 1907 the two-cylinder models were discontinued. Model K had an engine with 35 hp, 259 cm wheelbase and a five-seater touring car body. The only difference between the Model N was the wheelbase, which was slightly longer at 272 cm. Model R ranked above this . Its engine developed 50 hp. The 305 cm wheelbase made it possible to set up a seven-seater touring car.

In 1908 there was only the Model 30 . The engine was specified with 35 hp. The wheelbase was 269 cm. Touring cars with five seats, roadsters with two seats and Tourabout with four seats have been handed down.

Model overview

year model cylinder Power ( hp ) Wheelbase (cm) construction
1904 Model A 2 16 203 5-seater touring car
1905 Model A 2 16 203 5-seater touring car
1905 Model B 2 16 229 Side entrance tonneau
1905 Model C 4th 24 259 5-seater touring car
1906 Model B 4th 24/28 259 5-seater touring car
1906 Model C 2 20th 229 5-seater touring car
1906 Model F 4th 50 297 5-seater touring car
1906 Model G 2 14th 208 4-seater touring car
1906 Model K 4th 35 254 5-seater touring car
1906 To model 2 14th 208 Runabout 2-seater
1907 Model K 4th 35 259 5-seater touring car
1907 To model 4th 35 272 5-seater touring car
1907 Model R 4th 50 305 7-seater touring car
1908 Model 30 4th 35 269 5-seater touring car, 2-seater roadster, 4-seater Tourabout

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. 1523 (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. 1727 (English).

Web links

Commons : Wayne Automobile Company  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

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. 1523 (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. 1727 (English).
  3. ^ A b West Peterson: Automobile Quarterly Volume 48, Issue 4, pp. 17-23 (English).