Whiting Motor Car Company

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Whiting Motor Car Company
legal form Company
founding 1910
resolution 1912
Seat Flint , Michigan , USA
management James H. Whiting
Branch Automobiles

Whiting Model A from 1910 or 1911

Whiting Motor Car Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The company was founded in Flint , Michigan in 1910 . It belonged to the carriage manufacturer Flint Wagon Works . James H. Whiting became president. In the same year the production of automobiles began. The brand name was Whiting .

In late 1911, William Durant took over Flint Wagon Works . As a result, Whiting production ended in 1912. The Little Motor Car Company later used the plant.

vehicles

All vehicles had a four-cylinder engine , an ordinary gearbox and cardan drive to the rear axle.

In 1910 the Model A had a 20 hp engine. The chassis had a 229 cm wheelbase . The body was a roadster . The Model C had a 40 hp engine, 279 cm wheelbase and an open touring car body .

In 1911, the Model A received a more powerful 30 hp engine. The new Model E had an engine with 20 hp, a wheelbase of 229 cm and was bodied as a coupé . The Model C was the same as the previous year's model, apart from a longer wheelbase of 295 cm. The Model G was identical as a touring car with four doors except for the body.

In 1912 the range was limited to the Model 22 . This was an indication of engine performance. The wheelbase was 229 cm. The only body style offered was a roadster.

Model overview

year model cylinder Power ( hp ) Wheelbase (cm) construction
1910 Model A 4th 20th 229 Roadster
1910 Model C 4th 40 279 Touring car
1911 Model A 4th 30th 229 Roadster
1911 Model C 4th 40 295 Touring car
1911 Model E. 4th 20th 229 Coupe
1911 Model G 4th 40 295 4-door touring car
1912 Model 22 4th 22nd 229 Roadster

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. 1541 (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. 1739 (English).

Web links

Commons : Whiting Motor Car 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. 1541 (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. 1739 (English).