Wizard engine

The Wizard Motor Company was an American engine and automobile manufacturer in Indianapolis (Indiana) .

description

The company was led by PS Florea, OC Forbes and EH Habig. It manufactured gasoline engines from 1913 to 1914 . They were V2 engines with air cooling . The power was specified as 9 bhp (6.6 kW). Buyers should be manufacturers of cycle cars . This engine was relatively expensive at $ 160 .

In January 1914, the company decided to manufacture cycle cars itself. The capital was increased to $ 50,000 for this purpose. The engine had 85.725 mm cylinder bore and 98.425 mm piston stroke . This resulted in a displacement of 1136 cm³ . This exceeded the capacity limit for cycle cars.

In 1917 one vehicle was still registered in California . It had the serial number DL 3 . One source sees this as an indication that at least three vehicles were made.

literature

• Beverly Ray Kimes, Henry Austin Clark Jr .: Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805-1942. Krause Publications, Iola 1985, ISBN 0-87341-045-9 . (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. 1563 (English).