Engineering:Davis (automobile)
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Short description: Defunct American motor vehicle manufacturer
The Davis was a cyclecar manufactured in Detroit, Michigan, by the Davis Cyclecar Company in 1914.[1] The car used a two-cylinder Spacke air-cooled engine, and featured three-speed selective transmission and a double chain drive[1] on a 93-inch wheelbase.[2] The Davis was similar to the French Bedelia (cyclecar) in that the driver sat in the rear seat.[1] The tandem two-seater cost $425, but designer William Norris Davis was unable to secure the capital to undertake production.[2] He moved to the West Coast and joined the Los Angeles Cyclecar Company.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Georgano, Nick (2000). The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. London: Stationery Office. pp. 1792. ISBN 0117023191.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kimes, Beverly Rae (1996). The Standard Catalog of American Cars: 1805-1942. Iola, IA: Krause Publications. pp. 1612. ISBN 0873414284.
- ↑ "Cyclecar News". Toronto Sunday World. May 31, 1914. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GeUJAAAAIBAJ&sjid=USkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4875%2C285324. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
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