Knox Automobile
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| Industry | Automobile |
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| Founded | 1900 |
| Defunct | 1924 |
| Headquarters | Springfield, Massachusetts, United States |
| Products | automobiles trucks tractors |
The Knox Automobile Company was a manufacturer of automobiles in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States between 1900 and 1914. Knox also built trucks and farm tractors until 1924.
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[edit] History
The Knox Automobile Company was established in 1900 and built 15 cars their first year.[1]
The 1904 Knox was a runabout model. The angle iron-framed car weighed 1850 lb (839 kg) and used side springs. It could seat 2 passengers.
[edit] 3 or 4 wheels
Initially, only three-wheelers were offered. Four-wheeled runabouts soon followed.[1]
[edit] Back seat driver
In some models, passengers rode up front over the front axle while the driver and another passenger sat in the back over the engine.[1]
[edit] The "Old Porcupine" engine
The flat-mounted air-cooled single-cylinder engine (which led to it sometimes being referred to as "Old Porcupine", due to the numerous projections on the cylinder cases)[2] was situated at the center of the car and produced 8 hp (6 kW). This engine was also called a "hedgehog".[3] A 2-speed planetary transmission was fitted.
[edit] Competitive pricing
The "Knoxmobile" sold for US$1350. By contrast, the Ford Model F was US$2000, the FAL US$1750,[4] the Cole 30[4] and Colt Runabout each US$1500,[5] the Oakland 40 US$1600,[6] and the Enger 40 US$2000,[4] while the high-volume Oldsmobile Runabout[7] ran US$650, Western's Gale Model A US$500[8] and the Brush Runabout was US$485.[4]
A larger Knox tonneau model, equipped with a straight-2 engine producing 16 hp (11.9 kW), was also produced, for US$2000.
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b c 100 Years of the American Auto Millennium Edition, page 24, Copyright 1999 Publications International, Ltd.
- ^ Clymer, Floyd. Treasury of Early American Automobiles, 1877-1925 (New York: Bonanza Books, 1950), p.170-1.
- ^ 100 Years of the American Auto Millennium Edition, page 19, Copyright 1999 Publications International, Ltd.
- ^ a b c d Clymer, p.104.
- ^ Clymer, p.63.
- ^ Clymer, p.84.
- ^ Clymer, p.32.
- ^ Clymer, p.51.
[edit] References
- Clymer, Floyd. Treasury of Early American Automobiles, 1877-1925. New York: Bonanza Books, 1950.
- Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly (January, 1904)
[edit] See also
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- Brass Era vehicles
- Defunct companies based in Massachusetts
- Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of the United States
- Companies established in 1900
- Companies disestablished in 1924
- 1900s automobiles
- 1910s automobiles
- History of Massachusetts
- Luxury motor vehicle manufacturers
- History of Springfield, Massachusetts
