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Gabriel Motor Company
Cleveland , Ohio , United States from 1910 to 1920
Gabriel Auto Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles . Another source mentions the company name for the period 1913-1919 Gabriel Motor Truck Company .
History
The company had its origins in the founded in 1851 WH Gabriel Carriage & Wagon Company , which manufactured carriages . For the motor vehicle manufacturing 1910 a separate enterprise in Cleveland in Ohio was created. The production of passenger cars began. The brand name was Gabriel . 1912 ended their production. Instead, commercial vehicles were created , which turned out to be more profitable. It was not until 1920 that production ended.
In March 1910, the first car was announced. In the same month, a vehicle was on the Cleveland Automobile Show . Series start was in April 1910. In July 1910, a vehicle successfully participated in the Cleveland News Reliability Run . The only production model had a four-cylinder engine . He had 107.95 mm bore , 114.3 mm stroke and 4184 cc displacement . The achievement was specified with 25/30 HP . The chassis had 305 cm wheelbase . The sales figures remained low.
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Ghent Motor Company
Ottawa , Illinois , USA from 1916 to 1919
Ghent Motor Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles from the 1910s .The brand name was Ghent .
History
CA Ghent founded the company in late 1916. The seat was initially in Chicago , Illinois . There he produced prototypes . In 1917, the company moved to Ottawa , also in Illinois. Ormus L. Brockett became the new president. Only here did the series production of automobiles begin.
In 1917 the assortment consisted of two models. The model 4-30 had a four-cylinder engine with 23 hp and the model 8-40 a V8 engine , which was rated at 22 hp. Identical was the wheelbase of 305 cm and the structure as a five-seat touring car .1918 replaced the model 6-60 both models. It had a six-cylinder engine , which was specified with 23.5 hp. The chassis had 318 cm wheelbase. The choice was limousine and touring car, both with seven seats.
In 1918 the production ended. In January 1919 the works was sold. In total, 187 vehicles were created.
Model overview
|
year |
model |
cylinders |
Power |
Wheelbase |
construction |
|
1917 |
Model 4-30 |
4 |
23( PS ) |
305(cm) |
Touring car 5-seater |
|
1917 |
Model 8-40 |
8th |
22( PS ) |
305(cm) |
Touring car 5-seater |
|
1980 |
Model 6-60 |
6 |
23.5( PS ) |
318(cm) |
Sedan 7-seater, touring car 7-seater |
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Goddeu automobiles
Winchester , Massachusetts , USA from 1898 to 1914
Goddeu was an early American manufacturer of automobiles .
History
Louis Goddeu was originally from Canada . He emigrated to the US and soon became rich. He was involved in the McKay Metal Fastener Company in Winchester , Massachusetts , which was later acquired by the United Shoe Machinery Company . He was interested in technology and received over 300 patents during his lifetime , including one for a stapler for paper along with machines for the footwear industry .
He produced between 1898 and 1914 a total of five motor vehicles. The brand name was Goddeu . One of them still exists. The first vehicle dates from 1898 this is a tandam seat light car. It has a boxer two-cylinder engine , which is mounted in the rear with two speed transmission. Denatured alcohol serves as fuel . The gearbox has two gears advanced technology for the time, such as an overhead camshaft. The body is open. She has two seats in a row. This vehicle was restored It is exhibited in the Louwman Museum in The Hague .
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Fremont Motors Corporation
Fremont , Ohio , USA from 1919 to 1924
Fremont Motors Corporation was an American manufacturer of automobiles. The brand name was Fremont .
History
The company was founded in September 1919 in Fremont , Ohio . Sales Manager was Fred M. Guy, who had gained experience with the Hackett Motor Car Company and had designed a motor for the Apex Motor Corporation . CW Whitmore, who previously worked for Packard, held shares. They acquired the factory of the Taylor Motor Truck Company . After 60 days, the production should begin, which was mainly intended for export .
In April 1920, production was announced again. At the time, RT was Walsh president, previously as advertising manager for the King Motor Car Company was active. Production began in 1920 and included commercial vehicles . In the summer of 1922, the All American Truck Company was taken over. In the same year the production ended. Overall, only a few vehicles. In November 1924, the bankruptcy followed .
One offer was only the model R-6 . It had a six-cylinder engine of the Falls Motor Corporation with 3205 cc capacity and 37 PS output. The chassis had 295 cm wheelbase . The construction was a touring car with five seats. The original price was initially 1685 US dollars and 1922 was lowered to 1450 dollars.
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Blackhawk Clark Manufacturing Company
Moline, Illinois, USA founding 1897 resolution 1903
Clark Manufacturing Company was an early American manufacturer of automobiles.
History
WE Clark dealt with the development of automobiles from 1897 onwards. His company was based in Moline, Illinois. The first car was a single-cylinder, air-cooled auto-buggy with a cooling fan mounted on the flywheel later in 1901 serial production was announced with a single-cylinder air-cooled 4 hp runabout car by 1903 he had developed
two-cylinder model as well Both of these used the same chassis with the engine rear mounted above the frame at me with horizontal flywheel fitted.
In 1902 it was announced that the brand name will be Blackhawk. In the standard version of this model named the Blackhawk, was air-cooled and available as single-cylinder engine model for $750 or a two-cylinder had tiller steering and a planetary transmission. A larger Phaeton with a two-cylinder engine was on offer at the same time costing $850. The chassis of both models was the same. The engines were mounted in the rear and powered by a planetary gear on the rear axle. Only around 50 of these Blackhawks were made before production stopped later in 1903. Clark again and in 1906, after a large money investment from Charles Deere of tractor fame, later introduced the Deere-Clark cars.