Velie

The Velie was an American car, the (Illinois ) was produced from 1909 to 1929 by the Velie Motors Corporation in Moline. The company was founded by Willard Velie, a grandson of John Deere, .

Velie - promotional literature stressed that the company " every important part of self- made ​​", and not only purchased parts screwed together, a lesson she learned from Ford.

The Velie 40 of 1911 had a side-valve four-cylinder in-line engine with 5473 cc capacity, split village magneto ignition and a power of 40 bhp ( 29 kW ) and a Brown - Lipe - helical three-speed gearbox. It was a four-seater with 2921 mm wheelbase, 34 " wood spoke wheels and tires - depending on the customer from Hartford or Firestone. The car cost U.S. $ 1800, -, in comparison, cost the Colt Runabout U.S. $ 1500, - and the Oakland 40 U.S. $ 1600, -. This price was however significantly lower than that of the cheapest model of American with U.S. $ 4250, - ( the most expensive model costing even U.S. $ 5250 - ).

Velie put forth 9000 cars in 1920. During the 1920s, the Velie cars were powered by six-cylinder Continental engines, but there were also a series of eight-cylinder Lycoming engine. From 1924 Velie used instead of the magneto ignition battery ignition Westinghouse Electric. The Velie Royal Sedan was the first car whose A-pillars were tilted back, so the windshield was an essential inclination.

The company made ​​a few years ago also airplanes. The Velie Monocoupe was one of the first aircraft for private pilots. In addition, it also featured aircraft engines forth, such as the Monocoupe 70th

Willard Velie died in 1928 and his family discontinued the production of the Velie automobiles in January 1929. Monocoupe was sold to Phil Ball, a businessman from St. Louis ( Missouri) and supporter of Charles Lindbergh. Monocoupe aircraft were then built a few years in St. Louis.

According Velie registers there are 230 Velie automobiles in 2009.

Car models

Aircraft engine Velie M-5

  • 5-cylinder radial engine
  • Bore x stroke: 104.78 mm x 95.25 mm
  • Displacement: 4,106 cc
  • Power: 65 bhp (48 kW) at 1,900 min-1
  • Year built: 1928

4.125 × 3.75 = 250.58 cubic inches ( 4.11L ) 65 hp @ 1900 rpm (1928 )

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