Whitney Automobile Company

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Whitney Automobile Company
legal form Company
founding 1902
resolution 1903
Seat Whitney Point , New York , USA
Branch Automobiles

Whitney Automobile Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The company was founded in 1902 in Whitney Point , New York , United States . In the same year the production of automobiles began. The brand name was Whitney . Production ended in 1903.

Other American manufacturers of passenger cars of this brand were Whitney Motor Wagon Company and Whitney Machine Company .

vehicles

Only one model was on offer. It had a single-cylinder , four-stroke , air-cooled engine . The engine output of 6 hp was transmitted to the rear axle via a two-speed planetary gearbox . The setup was a runabout . Was steered with a steering lever. The base price was 850 US dollars . Fenders and convertible top cost extra.

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. 1542 (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. 1542 (English).
  2. ↑ Marián Šuman-Hreblay: Automobile Manufacturers Worldwide Registry . McFarland & Company, London 2000, ISBN 978-0-7864-0972-3 , pp. 304 (English).