Herreshoff_(automobile)

Herreshoff (automobile)

Herreshoff (automobile)

Defunct American motor vehicle manufacturer

The Herreshoff was an American automobile built in both Detroit, Michigan, and Troy, New York, by the Herreshoff Motor Company from 1909 to 1914. The Herreshoff started as a small car with a 24 hp (18 kW) four-cylinder engine, and was made with three different models. Later models were upgraded to six-cylinder engines up to 3.8 liter capacity. For 1911, Herreshoff had a roadster with a rudimentary rumble seat at US$950 (equivalent to $31,065 in 2023); by contrast, the high-volume Oldsmobile Runabout went for $650 (equivalent to $21,255 in 2023).[1]

1910 Herreshoff Touring Car

A light car with a 16 hp (12 kW) engine was introduced in 1914. Fisher produced bodies for the company.

The Herreshoff Motor Company was founded by Charles F. Herreshoff. In addition to the aforementioned roadster (the Model 25), in 1911 the company offered a touring car, tourabout and runabout, each $1500 (equivalent to $49,050 in 2023).[2]

Notes

  1. [1]
    Clymer, p. 32.
  2. [2]
    Simpson, p. 82

References

  • Floyd Clymer (1950). Treasury of Early American Automobiles, 1877–1925. New York: Bonanza Books. ASIN B008KRY0H4.
  • G. N. Georgano (1968). The Complete Encyclopedia of Motorcars, 1885 to Present. E.P. Dutton. ASIN B000MFMNIA.[page needed]
  • Richard V. Simpson (2007). Herreshoff Yachts: Seven Generations of Industrialists, Inventors and Ingenuity in Bristol. The History Press. ISBN 978-1596293069.


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