Knox Automobile Company
The Knox Automobile Company was an American automobile manufacturer in Springfield (Massachusetts ), 1900 until 1914. Knox also built trucks and presented to 1924 Tractors ago.
Starting in 1900, a three-wheeled runabout with two seats and an air-cooled single-cylinder engine was produced. One of the first specimens acquired the journalist Charles Yale Knight, who later became known by the invention of the sleeve valve engine.
The Knox from 1904 was also a runabout. The horizontally mounted air-cooled single-cylinder engine was installed in the middle of the car and made 8 hp ( 5.9 kW). In advertising the car as Waterless Knox (German: Waterless Knox ) was touted, but also received the nickname Old Porcupine (English: Old porcupine ), because its cylinder with 50 mm long needles equipped for cooling. Connected to the engine was a two-speed planetary transmission. The vehicle was installed on a frame of angle steel, weighed 839 kg, was standing side leaf springs and two seats. It cost 1350, - U.S. $.
U.S. $, the FAL - By comparison, the Ford Model F in 2000, cost 1750 - U.S. $, the Cole 30 and Colt Runabout 1500 each, - U.S. $, the Oakland 40 1.600, - U.S. $ and the Passenger 40 2000 - U.S. $, while the large-scale model Oldsmobile Curved Dash for only U.S. $ 650, the Western Gale model A for 500, - U.S. $ and the Brush runabout for 485, - U.S. $ were sold.
A larger Knox Tonneau model with Parallel Twin engine, which ( 11.8 kW) made 16 bhp, was also prepared and for 2000 - sold U.S. $. From 1910 and six-cylinder models came out.
End of 1912, the proceedings were opened against the company and discontinued in May 1914, the automotive industry. In 1919, the merger with the Militor Corporation, a company also located in Springfield motorcycle manufacturer. Plans for the new edition of a car failed, but until 1924 tractors were still produced. Then the company had to be closed permanently due to the poor economy.
Car models
Vehicles obtained
A 1911 -built Knox Type R took part in the vintage voyage Beijing - Paris 2007. The car is Dutch- owned.