Lyons-Knight
Indianapolis,_Indiana , | |
Key people | Harry A. Knox, James W. Lyons, William P. Lyons, George W. Lyons |
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| Products | Gasoline Engines, Automobiles |
The Lyons-Knight was an American
History
Three brothers, James W., William P. and George W. Lyons purchased the Atlas Engine Works and reorganized as the Lyons-Atlas Company.
The Lyons-Knight featured Knight sleeve-valve engines and worm-drive rear axles, that were designed by Harry A. Knox who had previously worked at the Atlas-Knight Automobile Company in Springfield, Massachusetts.[2][1]
Beginning in 1913, the Lyons-Knight Model K-4 offered a
For 1914 a Model K-6, six-cylinder engine was offered with the same wheelbase in either a five or seven passenger touring sedan for $3,200 (equivalent to $97,340 in 2023). In 1915 only the K-4 model was offered but with the addition of limousine and roadster bodies. Automobile manufacturing ended in 1915 soon after Harry Knox resigned from the company.[1][2]
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1913 Lyons-Knight Advertising -
1914 Lyons-Knight Advertising
Lyons-Atlas Company continued building engines and manufactured Standard marine engines for Britain during World War I.[1]
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-87341-428-9.
- ^ ISBN 1-57958-293-1.