Daniels Motor Company
Company type | Manufacturer |
---|---|
Industry | Automobile |
Founded | 1915 in Reading, Pennsylvania, United States of America |
Founder | George E. Daniels and Neff E. Parish |
Defunct | 1924 |
Fate | Closed |
Headquarters | , United States of America |
Products | Daniels Eight |
Daniels Motor Company was a pioneer
No stock models were created. Below that, presumably, a Daniels customer would not have looked.
Beginning
The Daniels Motor Company was incorporated in 1915. Its president, George E. Daniels, was an incorporator of General Motors, a branch manager for Buick, and vice president and general of the Oakland Motor Car Company. The company outfitted a 30,000 square foot factory in Reading, Pennsylvania formerly occupied by the Mt. Penn Stove Works. Daniels chose to specialize on an eight cylinder car and chose Herschell–Spillman, which constructed engines for the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company, to be his engine supplier.[15]
In 1916, Daniels Motor Company produced 142 Model A Daniels Eight Cylinder cars with several body styles.[16] As Daniels did all of its own production, the company never had to refuse buyers due to high demand unlike competitors.[17] In 1917, the three passenger Coupe Model B was produced. Prices ranged from $3,100 to $5,200. In 1919, between one hundred and two hundred Cloverleaf Coupe model Cs were produced.[18] This model displayed the first Daniels-built engine. The engine, designed by the same Italian engineer who created the best four-cylinder engines in Europe, proved inadequate and had to be reconfigured.[19]
1920s
In 1920, Daniels announced it would be opening a new plant in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and premiered the V8 engine.[20] Production was expected to be 1,500 automobiles annually at the new facility. Seven different body styles were available with V8 engines, with designs ranging from the seven-passenger touring cars priced $4,750 to the Daniels limousine at $6,250. In 1921, prices increased and existing models experienced moderate design changes. In 1922, the Daniels Motor Company opened a new office in
Financial crisis
In 1923, the company underwent “unusual” procedures to take back its declaration of
In a statement from the company:[31]
With a desire to produce the best material available and to obtain products at the lowest prices, a heavy cash investment was made in raw materials. These expenditures have placed the company in the position of not having sufficient cash to conduct its business along the best and most economical lines. With the object of conserving assets, protecting the creditors, serving the public, and to insure a continuation of the company as soon as the present financial situation is straightened out, the company is asking for a temporary receiver in equity.
The corporation was sold by the order of the district court. One hundred people attended the
Post operation
In 1953, a 32-year-old Daniels 1921 model D car was up for auction in California. The original cost was $6,500. It was believed to be the last existing 1921 Daniels Model D in existence, and one of fifteen remaining Daniels cars in the world.[33] Chassis numbers 1915 101-108 Model A Herschell Spillman engine 1916 109-250 Model A Herschell Spillman engine 1917 251-400 Model A Herschell Spillman engine 1918 401-? Model B Herschell Spillman engine 1919 601-? 1920 ?-1350 1921 1351-1769 1922 1838-2087 1923 2089-?
See also
- List of automobile manufacturers
- List of defunct automobile manufacturers
References
- ISBN 0873414284. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ "Daniels "8" is Much Admired". The Scranton Republican. 114 (27): 14. 1 February 1921. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ "Erect Factory in Quaker City". Los Angeles Times. 39: 12. 8 August 1920. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ "The Daniels Automobile & The Daniels Motor Car Co". american-automobiles.com. Farber and Associates, LLC. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ "The Daniels Automobile & The Daniels Motor Car Co". american-automobiles.com. Farber and Associates, LLC. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ "Underneath the Lustre and Beauty". The New York Times. 71 (23, 279): 10. 19 October 1921. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ "Underneath the Lustre and Beauty". The New York Times. 71 (23, 279): 10. 19 October 1921. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ISBN 0873414284. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ISBN 0873414284. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ISBN 0873414284. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ISBN 0873414284. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ISBN 0873414284. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ISBN 0873414284. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ISBN 0873414284. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ "Reading to Place an Eight-Cylinder Automobile on the Market". Reading Eagle. August 28, 1915. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ "The Daniels Automobile & The Daniels Motor Car Co". american-automobiles.com. Farber and Associates, LLC. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ "Erect Factory in Quaker City". Los Angeles Times. 39: 12. August 8, 1920. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ "The Daniels Automobile & The Daniels Motor Car Co". american-automobiles.com. Farber and Associates, LLC. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ "Underneath the Lustre and Beauty". The New York Times. 71 (23, 279): 10. 19 October 1921. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ "The Daniels Automobile & The Daniels Motor Car Co". american-automobiles.com. Farber and Associates, LLC. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ "Daniels Roadster Emergency Model". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. 82 (188): 4C. 9 July 1922. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ "Erect Factory in Quaker City". Los Angeles Times. 39: 12. 8 August 1920. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ "The Daniels Automobile & The Daniels Motor Car Co". american-automobiles.com. Farber and Associates, LLC. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ "Price Decline Is Announced". San Francisco Chronicle. 93 (120): A11. 23 April 1922. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ "Days High Spots in Wall Street". The Hartford Daily Courant. 86: 21. 18 January 1923.
- ^ "The Daniels Automobile & The Daniels Motor Car Co". american-automobiles.com. Farber and Associates, LLC. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ "Sale Offers Rejected". The Philadelphia Inquirer. 189 (122): 8. October 30, 1923. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ "Sale Offers Rejected". The Philadelphia Inquirer. 189 (122): 8. 30 October 1923. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ "Daniels Motor Plant Sold by Court Order". Reading Times. 65 (463): 10. 15 January 1924. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ "Will Receive Claims Against Daniels Co". The Indianapolis Sunday Star. 21 (348): 2. 18 May 1924. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ Brooks, JH (1 February 1923). "Local and Unlisted Securities Market". The Scranton Republican. 122 (28): 15. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ "Daniels Motor Plant Sold by Court Order". Reading Times. 65 (463): 10. 15 January 1924. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ "42-Year-Old Car at Motor Show". Humboldt Standard. 81 (277): 20. 19 November 1953. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
Sources
- Clymer, Floyd. Treasury of Early American Automobiles, 1877-1925. New York: Bonanza Books, 1950.