Lozier
Automotive parts |
The Lozier Motor Company was a
History
Lozier Motor Company was founded by Henry Abram Lozier, an Indiana-born sewing machine and bicycle manufacturer. After selling his bicycle business, Lozier moved to Plattsburgh to manufacture boat engines. In 1900, he entered the automobile business. At his death in 1903, his son Harry took over the company.
Loziers were luxury cars and for a time were the most expensive cars produced in the United States. The 1910 model line featured cars priced between $4,600 and $7,750, (equivalent to $253,425 in 2023).[1]
The company was moved to Detroit in 1910. In 1911, a Lozier was entered into the first running of the Indianapolis 500. The car, in the hands of Ralph Mulford, finished second in a controversial scoring decision and many observers felt Mulford's Lozier had actually won the race.[1] On March 19 the same year, Lozier ads claimed, a stock 49 hp (37 kW) model piloted by Teddy Tetzlaff set a world record for 100 mi (160 km) at 1:14:29.[2] The company developed its braking system using pressurized water to cool hollowed brake drums. This led to claims that Lozier's brakes were "impossible to burn out".[3]
The company faced new pressures as more manufacturers entered the luxury market. Frederick C. Chandler, Lozier's top designer, left the company in 1913 and formed the
At the 1913
Because of Lozier's limited
Lozier tried to expand into the mid-priced car market and in 1914 offered a four-cylinder car priced at US$2,000. The new four was not a sales success and company finances continued to falter. After a failed attempt to merge with Ford Motor Company, the company declared bankruptcy in 1915. Attempted re-organizations and production continued sporadically up to 1918.[1]
Advertisements
 |
 |
See also
- List of defunct United States automobile manufacturers
- List of automobile manufacturers
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-87341-428-9.
- ^ a b Clymer, Floyd. Treasury of Early American Automobiles, 1877–1925. New York: Bonanza Books, 1950
- ^ "1915 Lozier Model 82 - Type 82 Seven-Passenger Touring". www.classicdriver.com. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
- ^ "A Lozier for $3250! (advertisement)". The Pittsburgh Press. November 17, 1912. p. 6. Retrieved 2013-01-31.
External links
- The Lozier at conceptcarz
- Race Pictures by Photographer James Walter Collinge 3.,4., 9. picture: Teddy Tetzlaff in a Lozier.