Mors (automobile)
The Mors
Technical achievements
Mors was one of the first automobiles to use the
Mors ended racing in 1908. Plans to return to auto racing were cancelled due to World War I.[2]
Citroën
André Citroën became chairman of Mors in 1908 and restored the company's viability. In 1925, Citroën bought Mors outright and closed it down, using its factory for the production of his Citroën automobiles.[3]
Range
The company produced a number of models which were sold widely in Europe and in the USA. In 1905 these ranged from 2.3 litres to the 8.1 litre 40/52 HP and by 1914
The marque was resurrected briefly when a few small electric cars were made during World War II by a subsidiary electrical company of Émile Mors.[4]
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Mors 10HP tonneau from 1901 owner The Royal Automobile Club
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Mors 16HP limousine from 1902
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Henri Fournier on the "Mors Machine", 1902
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Mors32 HP Roi-des-Belges 1904
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Mors tonneau fermé Type N, 4 cylinder, 1809 cc, 1910. 60 km/h, Cité de l'Automobile, Mulhouse, France
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Last Mors model: 1925 12/16HP sport
Central Automobile Company
Central Automobile Company was the US importer of Mors automobiles in
The 1904 Mors 18 HP was a
American Mors
The St. Louis Car Company also manufactured the American Mors.[5] After manufacturing the St. Louis and Kobusch cars, the latter of which looked like a Mors, in 1906 the St. Louis Car Company acquired an official license, blueprints, and plans from the Parisian factory to manufacture Mors cars in the U.S.[6] After making the American Mors for three years, the company turned to the manufacture of a car of their own design, the Standard Six.
References
- ^ Setright, L. J. K. "Dampers: Smoothing Out the Bumps", in Northey, Tom, ed. World of Automobiles (London: Orbis, 1974), Volume 5, p.490.
- ^ "Mors 60 HP". Ddavid.com. Retrieved 2012-04-27.
- ^ "Mors". Brighton-Early. Archived from the original on 2004-12-09. Retrieved 2012-04-27.
- ^ Georgano, Nick, ed. The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile (Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn, 2000), p.1080.
- ^ "PDF of the St. Louis Car Company collection at Washington University" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-05. Retrieved 2012-04-27.
- ^ Kimes, Beverly Rae. Standard Catalog of American Cars: 1805-1942 (Iola, WI: Krause, 1996), p.43.
Sources
- Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly (January, 1904)
- Georgano, Nick (Ed.). The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile (Volume 2). Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn, 2000. ISBN 1-57958-293-1
- Kimes, Beverley Rae, & Clark Jr, Henry Austin. Standard Catalog of American cars: 1805-1942 (Third Edition). Iola, WI: Krause, 1996. ISBN 0-87341-428-4