Berg Automobile

The Berg Automobile Company was an American automobile manufacturer that was established in 1903-1905 Cleveland ( Ohio).

History

The company was founded by Hart O. Berg in January 1903 with a capital stock of $ 400,000 - was founded. Early as 1902, had announced that he would soon bring two cars " foreign type" on the U.S. market mountain. One of them was the mountain that was a perfect copy of a contemporary, French Panhard & Levassor model and was also marketed as. Apparently did not disturb this approach Panhard Levassor & because they provided no cars in the United States.

The presented at the New York Automobile Show in January 1903 car was a two-seat runabout with two-cylinder engine. He was provided with four-cylinder to the side soon a touring car.

Even the mountain of 1904 was a touring car. He was equipped with a tonneau, provided space for 6 people and cost U.S. $ 3500, -. The Standing Front mounted inline four- cylinder engine delivered 24 bhp ( 17.6 kW). The engine power is transmitted via a four-speed helical gearbox to the rear wheels. The car with wooden frame had semi-elliptical leaf springs and was considered very modern.

1905, the model was built from the previous year, in essence, there were two different bodies, one with side access and a with entry from behind. In the same year Mountain sold his company to the Worthington Automobile Company in New York City, the far built the mountain - car some time. Hartberg said goodbye to the technology and funded in future new business. Among other things, he entered into a partnership with the Wright brothers.

Models

Swell

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

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• Former Automobile Manufacturers Association ( United States)
• Company ( Cleveland)
• Established in 1903
• Former Company (Ohio )