Western Tool Works (automobile company)

Western Tool Works was an American automobile manufacturer, the 1905-1907 Galesburg (Illinois ) produced automobiles under the name Gale.

History

In addition to the cars, the company built also machine tools and wall safes. For automobile production came by DW Cook, who previously produced a car under his own name in Chicago (Illinois ) in individual production. About a sale via mail order company Sears, Roebuck and Company to Cook could not agree with the management, as Sears only less than 200, - wanted to pay U.S. $ per car. Finally it came to the 1905 agreement with Western Tool Works on a series production.

1905 were only five copies (models A and B) built, but in the following year, demand rose sharply and different models were offered. Some cars were even exported to Europe and Australia.

1907 came the Western Tool Works in economic difficulties, focused on their core business and stopped the automobile. A total of 600 single-cylinder models and about 140 two-cylinder models had been manufactured in three years.

Models

Western built 1905 Gale Model A, an open roadster, which cost U.S. $ 500 less than the mass-produced car Oldsmobile Curved Dash with 650, - U.S. $, Ford Doctor 's Car with 850, - U.S. $ or the Holsman for the same price. The Black contrast, cost 375, - U.S. $ and the Success only 275, - U.S. $.

The car was fitted as standard with a water-cooled single-cylinder engine with 1925 cc ( bore x stroke = 127 mm × 152 mm). He owned a chain drive to the rear wheels, 89 cm long, elliptic leaf springs, 28 " wheels with 76 mm wide tubular tires and came with a toolbox.

In the same year offered the Western 650, - U.S. $ expensive Gale Model B at. It was designed just like the Model A, but offered an additional leather roof, Kramp tires, a horn and brass lamps.

In 1907, Western offered the 26 bhp (19 kW) Gale Model K- 7 with Phaeton structure for 1250, - U.S. $.

Source

Kimes, Beverly Ray & Clark jr. Henry Austin: Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805-1942, Krause Publications, Iola WI (1985 ), ISBN 0-87341-045-9