Haynes-Apperson
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Haynes-Apperson Company was a manufacturer of Brass Era automobiles in Kokomo, Indiana from 1896 to 1905. The company was founded by Elwood Haynes and brothers Elmer and Edgar Apperson. In 1894, the three built one of the first gasoline powered vehicles in the United States. In 1902, the Apperson brothers left Haynes-Apperson to form the Apperson automobile company. In 1905, Haynes-Apperson became the Haynes Automobile Company.
The 1904 Haynes-Apperson Light Car was a runabout model. It could seat 2 passengers and sold for US$1550. The horizontal-mounted water-cooled flat-2, situated at the rear of the car, produced 11 hp (8.2 kW). A 3-speed transmission was fitted, and the car used an angle iron frame.
The 1904 Haynes-Apperson Tonneau was a tonneau model. It could seat 5 passengers and sold for US$2500. The horizontal-mounted water-cooled flat-2, situated at the front of the car, produced 17 hp (12.7 kW). A 3-speed transmission was fitted. The angle iron-framed car weighed 2300 lb (1043 kg).
An 1894 Haynes is in the permanent collection of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History.
[edit] See also
- Duryea brothers, makers of the first American automobile
[edit] References
- Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly (January, 1904)
- [National Museum of American History: America on the Move]
