Leach_(steam_automobile_company)

Leach (steam automobile company)

Leach (steam automobile company)

Defunct American motor vehicle manufacturer

This article is about the steam-power automobile company. For Leach-Biltwell Motor Company, see Leach (automobile).

Leach or Leach Steamer was an veteran era American automobile company in Everett, Massachusetts, from 1899 to 1901.[1]

History

John M. Leach turned his Everett Cycle Company into Leach Motor Vehicle Company in 1899.[2] The Leach car was a runabout steamer built on a frame of steel tubing with suspension by three elliptical springs. The boiler was fed automatically and the fuel was gasoline. In 1901 the company was closed.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Automobile Manufacturers Worldwide Registry, McFarland, 17 November 2015
  2. [2]
    Kimes, Beverly Rae; Clark Jr., Henry Austin (1996). Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805-1942 (3rd ed.). Krause Publications. ISBN 978-0-87341-428-9.
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