Yale (automobile)

Kirk Manufacturing Company
Automobile Manufacturing
Industry Automotive
Genre Touring cars[1]
Headquarters Toledo, Ohio, United States
Area served
 United States
Products Vehicles
Automotive parts

Kirk Manufacturing Company was a manufacturer of Brass Era automobiles in Toledo, Ohio from 1901 to 1905. Their automobile was marketed as the Yale.[2] It should not be confused with the Yale automobile made in Saginaw, Michigan from 1916 to 1918.

History

The 1904 Yale was a touring car. Equipped with a tonneau, the basic model could seat 5 passengers and sold for US$1500. The car's engine was a horizontally mounted water-cooled flat-2, mid-mounted, which produced 16 hp (11.9 kW). It powered the wheels through a 2-speed transmission. The car weighed 1800 lb (816 kg).[2]

A model with a 30 hp (22.4 kW) engine sold for US$2500.[2] A 12-horsepower Yale touring car was also sold in 1904 for US$1700. It was advertised nationally that year in Dun's Review as "the simplest, safest and most economical touring car made in America."[1]

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Kirk Manufacturing Company - The Yale Touring Car - 1904

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References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Dun's Review. R. G. Dun & Company, New York, New York, March, 1904 p. 55. Retrieved July 2, 2011.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Leslie, Frank. Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly. January, 1904.