- Owen Thomas (automobile company)
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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.
Cars
The company made cars that were called Owen Thomas "Sixes."[2]. They had air-cooled, 60hp six-cylinder engines. On advance feature was that instead of a carb., the Owen Thomas had an early type of fuel injection system based on early aviation practices[3]. 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[4].
References
- ^ Kimes, Beverly (1996). standard catalog of American Cars 1805-1942. Krause publications. ISBN 0-87341-428-4.
- ^ http://books.google.com/books?id=q9YqAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA499&lpg=PA499&dq=Owen+Thomas+car+company+1910&source=bl&ots=G-BobfLj0z&sig=mWnkONuG_U699AZlhagBYesLIQ0&hl=en&ei=MsG1TMPPKYj4swOno6zWCA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&sqi=2&ved=0CBgQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Owen%20Thomas%20car%20company%201910&f=false
- ^ Kimes, Beverly (1996). standard catalog of American Cars 1805-1942. Krause publications. ISBN 0-87341-428-4.
- ^ Kimes, Beverly (1996). standard catalog of American Cars 1805-1942. Krause publications. ISBN 0-87341-428-4.
Categories:- History of Wisconsin
- Janesville, Wisconsin
- Motor vehicle manufacturers of the United States
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