Iroquois Motor Car Company
Iroquois Motor Car Company (1903–1907) was a manufacturer of automobiles in Syracuse, New York, and later, Seneca Falls, New York.
Iroquois Motor Car Company
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- Name
- Iroquois Motor Car Company
- Founded
- 1903
- Headquarters
- Syracuse
- Activity
- automotive industry
- Products
- car
- Dissolved
- 1907
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Iroquois Motor Car Company (1903–1907) was a manufacturer of automobiles in Syracuse, New York, and later, Seneca Falls, New York.
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It is associated with United States. The record gives 1903 as its date of establishment or first appearance. Activity is recorded as ending in 1907. Its recorded seat is Syracuse. The recorded field of activity is automotive industry. Recorded products are car.
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• Name — Iroquois Motor Car Company • Predecessor — Leggett Carriage Company • Founder — John S. Leggett • Fate — Foreclosure • Hq Location City — Syracuse, New York, later moved to Seneca Falls, New York • Hq Location Country — United States • Industry — Automotive • Products — Automobiles
History
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The company was founded by John S. Leggett as Leggett Carriage Company and originally specialized in the production of automobile bodies. The Iroquois was a four-cylinder car with sliding gear transmission and shaft drive. Horsepower and size increasing yearly up to a 40hp model in 1907. In 1907, the Type C represented the entry-level model. The engine was rated at 25/30 hp. The wheelbase was 104 inches = 2642 mm. The track gauge was 56 inches = 1422 mm. The vehicle weight was 2400 pounds = 1089 kg. The touring car had five seats. The selling price was 2400 dollars. The top model in 1907 was the Type D. Its engine was rated at 35/40 hp. The wheelbase measured 108 inches = 2743 mm. The track width was 56 inches = 1422 mm. The vehicle weight was 2800 pounds = 1270 kg. The selling price was 2800 dollars. The body was a seven-seater touring car.
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• Illustration — 1905 Iroquois Motor Car advertisement • Illustration — 1907 Iroquois Motor Car advertisement
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1903
Iroquois Motor Car Company established.
1907
Iroquois Motor Car Company ceased.
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- 1.Coachbuilt Inc. - 2004. Leggett Carriage Co. - 1880s-1907 - Syracuse, New York.
- 2.Kimes, Beverly Rae. Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805-1942. Krause Publications. 1996. 978-0-87341-428-9.
- 3.An illustrated directory of the specifications of all domestic and foreign motor-cars and motor business wagons, gasoline, steam and electric, sold in this country, 1907, published by Motor, the national monthly magazine of motoring. Type C. 1907-01-01.
- 4.An illustrated directory of the specifications of all domestic and foreign motor-cars and motor business wagons, gasoline, steam and electric, sold in this country, 1907, published by Motor, the national monthly magazine of motoring. Type D. 1907-01-01.
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