Briscoe
Illustration — Briscoe Model B 4/24 Touring 1919 The Briscoe was an American automobile manufactured in Jackson, Michigan, by a group headed by Benjamin Briscoe. Briscoe cars were made between 1914 and 1921. A few months after his departure from the United States Motor Company in 1913, Benjamin Briscoe established a plant at Billancourt, France to design and manufacture the first automobile in France built by American methods.
Briscoe
dave_7 · Flickr: 1917 Briscoe Touring · CC BY 2.0
- Founded
- Briscoe was established or created in 1914.
- Headquarters
- Briscoe has its headquarters at Jackson.
- Dissolved
- Briscoe was dissolved or ceased in 1921.
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The business was called Briscoe Freres; Billancourt was the home of Renault. In 1915, Briscoe offered what he called "The First French Car at an American Price." Briscoe claimed that the auto had been designed by a French design studio. It featured a single headlamp in the front, faired into the radiator shell. The auto was priced at US$750.00 but this price did not include a top, windshield, or starter. The company also produced the Argo, the Hackett, and the Lorraine.
• Year — Production figures — Production according to Seltzer, Lawrence H. • 1914 — 4.938 • 1915 — 7.093 • 1916 — 8.149 — 7.100 • 1917 — 8.036 — 8.100 • 1918 — 8.193 — 9.400 • 1919 — 10.237 — 11.000 • 1920 — 6.120 — 6.000 • 1921 — 4.175 — 3.000 • 1922 — 4.600 • 1923 — 1.600 • Sum — 56.941 — 50.800
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1914
Briscoe established.
1914
Briscoe was established or created in 1914.
1921
Briscoe ceased.
1921
Briscoe was dissolved or ceased in 1921.
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The circumstances in which Briscoe stands. Recorded as automobile manufacturer. Established or created in 1914. Briscoe has its headquarters at Jackson. Dissolved or ceased in 1921. Situated in United States.
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- 1.Early American Automobiles 1915-1920.
- 2.Beverly Rae Kimes, Henry Austin Clark Jr.: Standard catalog of American Cars. 1805–1942. 3. Edition. Krause Publications, Iola 1996, ISBN 0-87341-428-4, p. 148–149
- 3.Seltzer, Lawrence H. Seltzer. 1925-01-01.
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