Owen Thomas (automobile company)

The Owen Thomas Car Company was founded in 1908 in Janesville, Wisconsin, by W. Owen Thomas of Chicago in a machine shop that belonged to the Chicago & North Western Railroad.[1] It survived till 1910.

Cars

The company made cars that were called Owen Thomas "Sixes.".[2] They had air-cooled, 60 hp six-cylinder engines. On advance feature was that instead of a carb., the Owen Thomas had an early type of fuel injection system based on early aviation practices.[1] The wheelbase was a long 136". The company went out of business in Sept. of 1910, the official reason was because the backers could not get a Selden license.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Kimes, Beverly (1996). Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805-1942. Krause publications. ISBN 0-87341-428-4.
  2. ↑ Automotive Industries. 21. Chilton Company, Incorporated. 1909. p. 499. ISSN 0005-1527. Retrieved 2015-08-26.
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