- Elmore (automobile)
Elmore Manufacturing Company was a manufacturer of veteran and
brass era automobile s, headquartered at 504 Amanda Street, [Clymer, Floyd. "Treasury of Early American Automobiles, 1877-1925" (New York: Bonanza Books, 1950), p.205.]Clyde, Ohio , from 1893 until 1912. The company took its name from its original place of manufacture, the nearby Village of Elmore. Founded by James and Burton Becker, Elmore used a2-stroke engine design, instraight-2 or single-cylinder versions. They later produced astraight-3 as well.The smallest 1904 model was the "Elmore Convertible Runabout". Equipped with a
tonneau , it could seat 4 passengers and sold for just US$650, making it one of the least-expensive vehicles on the market. The flat-mounted single-cylinder engine, situated at the center of the car, produced 6.5 hp (4.8 kW). A 2-speed transmission was fitted. The car weighed 1050 lb (476 kg).The "Elmore Runabout" was next in line. It could seat 2 passengers and sold for US$800. The vertically-mounted
straight-2 , also situated at the center of the car, produced 8 hp (6 kW). A 3-speed transmission was fitted. The angle iron-framed car weighed 1400 lb (635 kg).The top model was the "Elmore
Tonneau ". It could seat 4 passengers and sold for US$1400. The flat-mounted straight-2 was situated at the front of the car, produced 12 hp (8.9 kW). A 3-speed transmission was fitted. The angle iron-framed car weighed 1500 lb (680 kg).In 1908, Elmore's three-cylinder two-stroke caught the attention of
William C. Durant , founder of General Motors. He purchased the company the following year, with Elmore becoming one of General Motors' divisions. After Durant was forced out of General Motors in 1910, the Elmore marque was soon cut, along with several other underperforming brands, to help General Motors achieve financial stability.ee also
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Brass Era car
*List of defunct United States automobile manufacturers Notes
References
* "Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly" (January, 1904)
* Clymer, Floyd. "Treasury of Early American Automobiles, 1877-1925". New York: Bonanza Books, 1950.
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