Wheeler Manufacturing Company

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Wheeler Manufacturing Company
legal form Company
founding before 1900
resolution after 1904
Seat Detroit , Michigan , USA
Branch Automobiles

Wheeler Manufacturing Company was an American company.

Company history

The company was based in Detroit , Michigan . Mainly it manufactured auxiliary seats for cars. On January 15, 1900, a patent for a bicycle saddle was granted. In 1904 some automobiles were also made. The brand name was Detroit .

It is not known when the company was dissolved.

vehicles

A two-cylinder engine with 15 hp was installed under the front seat . It drove the rear axle via a chain. The fuel tank and water tank were located under the front hood . The hood was closed at the front, as no radiator grille was necessary for a water cooler at this point , and rose slightly towards the rear. One source sees a resemblance to early Renault vehicles , where the hood covered the engine and the radiator behind it. The chassis had a wheelbase of 213 cm . The open vehicle usually offered space for two people as a runabout . Interchangeable superstructures as a four-seater tonneau or delivery van were easy to assemble.

An overview of US car brands starting with Detroit

brand Manufacturer Marketing start End of marketing Location, state
Detroit Detroit Automobile Company 1899 1901 Detroit, Michigan
Detroit Wheeler Manufacturing Company 1904 1904 Detroit, Michigan
Detroit Detroit Motor Chassis Company 1912 1912 Detroit, Michigan
Detroit Detroit Motor Wagon Company 1912 1912 Detroit, Michigan
Detroit Detroit Cyclecar Company 1913 1914 Detroit, Michigan
Detroit Detroit Chassis Company 1915 1917 Detroit, Michigan
Detroit Electric Detroit Electric Car Company 1907 1939 Detroit, Michigan
Detroit Taxicab Detroit Taxicab & Transfer Company 1914 1915 Detroit, Michigan
Detroit-Dearborn Detroit-Dearborn Motor Car Company 1909 1910 Dearborn, Michigan

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. 443-444 (English).
  • George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Volume 1: A – F. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 430 (English).

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b 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. 443-444 (English).
  2. ↑ George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 430 (English).
  3. ↑ Patent (English, accessed December 30, 2017)