Haynes Automobile Company
The Haynes Automobile Company was an American automobile manufacturer in Kokomo (Indiana) was a resident from 1904 to 1925. The company went out of the Haynes - Apperson Company (1896-1904) produced at the same location. Elwood Haynes, co-founder of the latter company changed the name of the company after leaving his companions Elmer and Edgar Apperson, who had formed their own company to produce automobiles.
First, a two-cylinder boxer - model and a model with four-cylinder in-line engine, both of which were adopted by the predecessor company, were made . In 1906 there were only four cylinders. The first six cylinder model were presented in 23 1913. From the end of 1913 there were for all models electrical code transmission of Vulcan. 1914 was the last four-cylinder model, who was 28, prepared and from 1916 there was a V12 engine with 5986 cc and 60 bhp initially (44 kW) in the models 40 and 41 until 1922 this Light Twelve in the offer; a total of only 650 units were built.
1923, shortly before the closing of the company, led Haynes to a 57, it gave with 3,073 mm wheelbase as the 4-door sedan with 5 seats, 3 - seater coupé and two - seater roadster. The cars were complete with front and rear bumpers, disc wheels, " wind wings", sun visors, " artistically designed levels" ( running boards ) and "special fenders " equipped. Until September 1924 or six-cylinder vehicles were offered to the model last produced 60 cost only U.S. $ 1.295, -. Then the company went bankrupt, in January of 1925 another 200 sedans from residual parts. Elwood Haynes died in April 1925 of pneumonia.