Winfield Barnes Company

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Winfield Barnes Company
legal form Company
founding 1920
resolution 1922
Seat Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , USA
Branch Automobiles

Winfield Barnes Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The company was founded in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania in 1920 . In the summer of the same year, the production of automobiles began. The brand name was Adelphia . The vehicles were intended exclusively for export . Production ended in 1920. In total, only a few vehicles were built. A first auction of the work in July 1921 did not result in a sufficient bid. It wasn't auctioned for $ 86,000 until 1922 .

vehicles

The only model was the Model 48 . It was a five-seat touring car . Right- hand drive was unusual . The chassis was 292 cm long. The four-cylinder engine came from Herschell-Spillman and developed 39 hp .

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. 18 (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. 14. (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. 18 (English).
  2. ^ A b George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 14. (English)