Herreshoff (automobile)

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1910 Herreshoff Touring Car
1910 Herreshoff Touring Car

The Herreshoff was an automobile built in both Detroit, Michigan and Troy, New York, by the Herreshoff Motor Company from 1909-14. The Herreshoff started as a small car with a 24hp (18 kW) four-cylinder engine, and was made with three different models. Later models were upgraded to six-cylinder engines up to 3.8 liters capacity. For 1911, Herreshoff had a roadster with a rudimentary rumble seat at US$950; by contrast, the high-volume Oldsmobile Runabout went for US$650,[1] the Ford Model N and Western's Gale Model A were US$500,[2] the Black went as low as $375,[3] and the Success hit the amazingly low US$250.[4]

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

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Clymer, p.32.
  2. ^ Clymer, p.51.
  3. ^ Clymer, p.61.
  4. ^ Clymer, p.32.

[edit] References

  • Clymer, Floyd. Treasury of Early American Automobiles, 1877-1925. New York: Bonanza Books, 1950.
  • Georgano, G.N. (1968). The Complete Encyclopedia of Motorcars, 1885 to Present. 

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