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Convair (Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation)
Automotive manufacturer USA From 1946 to 1948.
The Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation was an American aircraft and rocket manufacturer that built a flying car. The merger of Vultee Aircraft and Consolidated Aircraft company existed from 1943 to 1996.
History
Consolidated Vultee was created in March 1943, when the aircraft manufacturer Vultee and Consolidated Aircraft war time production united to form a new manufacturer. Convair
In 1946 there were attempts with a flying car Unlike most designers of flying cars the design started off as the Hall Flying Car,
later as the Southern Roadable and finally the ConvAirCar. Hall and Tommy Thompson designed and manufactured two prototypes.
The Convair Model 116 ConvAirCar was the first attempt this was two-seat car body, powered by a rear-mounted 26 hp engine, with detachable wings for flying a Franklin 4A4 air-cooled flat-four was used with 90hp.
The second model the 118 crashed near San Diego California when the pilot ran out of fuel having mistaken the car fuel gauge for the aviation fuel gauge the plane was a write off. The design is visually just specially designed 4-seat saloon car with the top of an airplane attached to it the controls for flying fold into the ceiling when driving on the road.
The body was made of fiberglass weighed just 723 lbs with an Empty weight 1,524 lb Gross weight 2,550 lb the wing Span 34'5" and Height 8'4" the car had a steel aluminium roof to support the flight section with aluminium wings fitted to the top. An air-cooled engine from Crosley Motors with 25 h.p. provided the drive on the road with 60 mph top speed and a 190 h.p Lycoming 0-435C air cooled flat six engine for propulsion in the air. Cruising speed of 125 mph and top speed was 131 mph when airborne.
by 1948 The company reverted to Theodore Hall Engineering and no longer built flying cars.
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Crofton Marine Engine Company
Automotive manufacturer San Diego, California; USA From 1959 to 1962.
The Crofton Marine Engine Company was an American Diesel equipment dealer and automaker, which was located between 1959 and 1961 in San Diego (California).
History
After the end of Crosley in 1952, WB Crofton, an established GMC and Detroit Diesel dealer in San Diego, acquired motor and automobile rights.
In 1959, the bug came out, which was modelled after the Crosley Farm-O-Road and had a slightly modified and uprated Crosley engine and the overall length was increased to 105 inches.
The bug was a small, four-seat open ATV jeep type car all were painted yellow but a $20 option for different paint was available. Its top-mounted four-cylinder in-line engine had a displacement of 721 cc and made 35 bhp (26 kW) at 5200 rpm Compression ratio of 9.9:1 .
The car had 63" 1600 mm wheelbase and was 105 inches long with a Width of 48 inches. The weight was 498 kg, the selling price at US $ 1350 to $2,350, There was also a pickup version called Tug with a full half-ton payload capacity. Standard equipment included padded seats, deluxe high back seats became options, other options such as heavy-duty suspension and wheels and Power-Lok differential an all-weather option with A canvas top, and side curtains. Transmission was a three-speed synchromesh Also, a six-speed transmission Tires (standard) 5.30x12 and larger 9.00 x 10-inch-high flotation or tires as options.Suspension Semi-elliptical leaf type springs .Brakes drum four-wheel hydraulic with a 6volt Electrical system and fuel capacity of 8 gallons.
Production ended in 1962 with around 250 of the Crofton versions sold.
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Crouch Automobile Manufacturing and Transportation Company
Automotive manufacturer Baltimore, Maryland; USA From 1899 to 1900.
Crouch Automobile Manufacturing and Transportation Company was an early American manufacturer of steam automobiles. The brand name was Crouch.
History
Lee Crouch had already manufactured in 1894 in his engineering company a vehicle with a gasoline engine. The Pierce & Crouchin New Brighton, Pennsylvania. He built a engine in 1896 it was a single-cylinder petrol engine for Carlos C. Booth, who installed this in a vehicle. This vehicle was called Booth-Crouch. Until 1899 followed by other engines. In January 1899, Crouch designed a steam car .
Lee Crouch founded in 1899 with a few partners the company in Baltimore. Crouch was Superintendent, DA Clark President, J. Stewart MacDonald Vice President and HC Fossett Treasurer. The brothers Frederick and Lewis Davidson were also involved.
The car had a body as a small runabout fitted with steam engine powered the vehicles with tiller steering. It was a V2 engine with 8 HP power. The maximum speed was indicated at 72 km / h.
The production of automobiles ran until bankruptcy in 1900. Overall, they only built three cars with the last two being steam.
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Cruiser Motor Car Company
Automotive manufacturer Madison, Wisconsin; USA From 1917 to 1919.
Cruiser Motor Car Company was an American manufacturer from the 1910s of automobiles from Madison, Wisconsin. The brand name was Cruiser.
History
The company was founded in 1917 initially in Portland, Maine, the production of automobiles began at a plant in Joliet, Illinois. In September 1917, for the first-time financial problems occurred Winthrop J. Burdick was president and DS Bobb secretary. In 1917. New backers from Chicago and Madison were found. WD Curtis became the new president. The company's headquarters and factory were now in Madison, Wisconsin.
The cars were built as five-seat touring cars and three-seat roadsters, all vehicles had a six-cylinder engine with 21.6 HP. The chassis was 298 cm.
There was an unusual Special Camping Roadster motorhome called the CRUISER marketed as the only American car with self-contained camping-out equipment. The accessories included touring equipment. with Many patented features, electric lighted waterproof features, electric mattress., bedding, dining table, chairs, refrigerator, fireless cooker also clothing compartments, toilet tent, compartments, toilet tank, utensils, stove. etc.
Price complete with all equipment was $1185.
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Cummins Inc.
Automotive manufacturer Columbus, Indiana; USA From 1929 to 1935.
Cummins Inc. is a US based manufacturer of diesel and gas engines headquartered in Columbus, Indiana they also built some cars with Duesenberg from the late 1920s to the mid 1930s .
History
Cummins is named for inventor Clessie Cummins, who was instrumental in the company's foundation. From 1919, when he began to enhance the design of existing diesel engines, he was financially backed by William Irwin. Cummins manufactured some Duesenberg racing vehicles for the 500 miles of Indianapolis between 1929 and 1934 to demonstrate the benefits of the diesel engine.
In 1931 a Duesenberg Cummins in Daytona Beach set the world record for diesel vehicles with 100.75 mph (162.141 km / h). 1934, "Stubby" Stubblefield qualified in a Duesenberg race car just with the second worst time for Indianapolis. His car had a six-cylinder Diesel two-stroke engine from Cummins. It went through the entire 500 miles, eventually finishing in 12th place. Cummins diesels were occasionally installed in Indy racing cars until 1952.
In 1930, Clessie Cummins had driven from Indianapolis to New York with a car converted to Cummins Diesel. For this distance of 792 miles (1274 km) he consumed fuel for just 1.38 US dollars. In 1935, he exhibited at the Motor Show in New York City Auburn passenger cars with Cummins diesel engine. The vehicle did not go into production.