Bell_Motor_Car_Company

Bell Motor Car Company

Bell Motor Car Company

Defunct American motor vehicle manufacturer


Bell Motor Cars Company was an American automobile company, based in York, Pennsylvania.[1] They were also built under license in Barrie, Ontario.[2] Unrelated cars named Bell were built in England (1905-1914) and France (1923-1925).[3]

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1920 Bell Touring Car

Bell, an assembler rather than a manufacturer, offered light cars with a Herschell-Spillman engine, Westinghouse starter and generator, Stromberg carburetor, Warner steering, Muncie transmission, and Atwater-Kent (domestic) or Simms magneto (export) ignition system.


References

  1. Clymer, Floyd. Treasury of Early American Automobiles, 1877-1925 (New York: Bonanza Books, 1950), p.193.
  2. "The Barrie Bell, 1916-1921". drlogick.com. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  3. Wise, David Burgess. Encyclopedia of Automobiles (London: Quarto Publishing), 1979, p.96-97.

Sources

  • Clymer, Floyd. Treasury of Early American Automobiles, 1877-1925. New York: Bonanza Books, 1950.

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