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The
Apperson was a brand of United States
automobile manufactured from
1902 to
1926 in
Kokomo, Indiana, Indiana. The company was founded by the brothers
Edgar Apperson and Elmer Apperson Apperson shortly after they left Haynes-Apperson; for a time they continued to use a FR layout
flat-twin engine, following it with a
flat-4.
By 1904, Apperson offered straight-4 in two models. The
1904 Apperson Touring Car was a touring car model. Equipped with a
tonneau, it could seat 6 passengers and sold for USD6000. The vertical-mounted straight-4, situated at the front of the car, produced 40 hp (29.8 kW). A 4-speed transmission was fitted. The steel-framed car weighed 2800 lb (1270 kg). The Apperson offered electric lights, a novelty for the time, and used a modern cellular radiator. The 25 hp (18.6 kW) version weighed 1800 lb (816 kg) and sold for
USD3500.
In 1906 the company catalogued a 95 hp (71 kW) four at $10,500. The next year the first of the famed Jackrabbit
speedsters rolled off the line; this was a 60 hp (45 kW) that sold for $5000. For a time, the entire range was known as the "Jack Rabbit" - in 1913 a 32.4 hp (24 kW) four and a 33.7 hp (25 kW) six were listed, and a 33.8 hp (25 kW) 90 degree
V-8 of 5.5 L (5502 cc/335 in³) followed in 1914.
In 1916 the company announced production of the "Roadplane" six and eights. The term "Roadplane" did not refer to a specific model but was a marketing concept devised by Elmer Apperson that was applied to the "Chummy Roadster" and the "Touring" car. Elmer took the unusual step of patenting the "Chummy Roadster" design (see: "U.S. Patent 48359").
The "Silver-Apperson", designed by
Conover T. Silver, was launched in 1917; the model was known as the "Anniversary" after
1919. A proprietary six of 3.2 L (3243 cc/197 in³) appeared in 1923, and a Lycoming Engines eight was offered beginning in
1924.
By now, Apperson and Haynes_(automobile) were both losing sales; a rumored re-marriage came to naught, and Apperson folded for good despite the introduction of
four-wheel brakes on the 1926 models.
References
- Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly (January, 1904)
- Madden, W.C. (2003) Haynes-Apperson and America's first practical automobile : a history, Jefferson, N.C. ; London : McFarland & Co., ISBN 0-7864-1397-2
The
Apperson was a brand of
United States automobile manufactured from 1902 to
1926 in
Kokomo, Indiana, Indiana. The company was founded by the brothers Edgar Apperson and Elmer Apperson Apperson shortly after they left
Haynes-Apperson; for a time they continued to use a
FR layout flat-twin engine, following it with a
flat-4.
By
1904, Apperson offered straight-4 in two models. The
1904 Apperson Touring Car was a touring car model. Equipped with a tonneau, it could seat 6 passengers and sold for USD6000. The vertical-mounted straight-4, situated at the front of the car, produced 40 hp (29.8 kW). A 4-speed transmission was fitted. The steel-framed car weighed 2800 lb (1270 kg). The Apperson offered electric lights, a novelty for the time, and used a modern cellular radiator. The 25 hp (18.6 kW) version weighed 1800 lb (816 kg) and sold for
USD3500.
In 1906 the company catalogued a 95 hp (71 kW) four at $10,500. The next year the first of the famed Jackrabbit speedsters rolled off the line; this was a 60 hp (45 kW) that sold for $5000. For a time, the entire range was known as the "Jack Rabbit" - in 1913 a 32.4 hp (24 kW) four and a 33.7 hp (25 kW) six were listed, and a 33.8 hp (25 kW) 90 degree V-8 of 5.5 L (5502 cc/335 in³) followed in 1914.
In
1916 the company announced production of the "Roadplane" six and eights. The term "Roadplane" did not refer to a specific model but was a marketing concept devised by Elmer Apperson that was applied to the "Chummy Roadster" and the "Touring" car. Elmer took the unusual step of patenting the "Chummy Roadster" design (see: "U.S. Patent 48359").
The "Silver-Apperson", designed by Conover T. Silver, was launched in 1917; the model was known as the "Anniversary" after 1919. A
proprietary six of 3.2 L (3243 cc/197 in³) appeared in 1923, and a Lycoming Engines eight was offered beginning in
1924.
By now, Apperson and
Haynes_(automobile) were both losing sales; a rumored re-marriage came to naught, and Apperson folded for good despite the introduction of four-wheel brakes on the 1926 models.
References
- Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly (January, 1904)
- Madden, W.C. (2003) Haynes-Apperson and America's first practical automobile : a history, Jefferson, N.C. ; London : McFarland & Co., ISBN 0-7864-1397-2
