Owen_Thomas_(automobile_company)

Owen Thomas (automobile company)

Owen Thomas (automobile company)

Defunct American motor vehicle manufacturer

The Owen Thomas Car Company was founded in 1908 in Janesville, Wisconsin, by W. Owen Thomas of Chicago in a machine shop that belonged to the Chicago & North Western Railroad.[1] It survived till 1910.

History

The company made cars that were called Owen Thomas "Sixes.".[2] They had air-cooled, 60 hp six-cylinder engines. One advanced feature was that instead of a carb., the Owen Thomas had an early type of fuel injection system based on early aviation practices.[1] The wheelbase was a long 136". The company went out of business in Sept. of 1910, the official reason was because the backers could not get a Selden license.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    Kimes, Beverly (1996). Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805-1942. Krause publications. ISBN 0-87341-428-4.
  2. [2]
    Automotive Industries. Vol. 21. Chilton Company, Incorporated. 1909. p. 499. ISSN 0005-1527. Retrieved 2015-08-26.
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