Ardsley (automobile)

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Ardsley Motor Car Company
Industry Automotive
Founded1905
Defunct1906
Headquarters Yonkers, New York
Products Automobiles
Ardsley Model B (1906) Ardsley Model B (1906).jpg
Ardsley Model B (1906)

The Ardsley was a short-lived American automobile designed by W. S. Howard and manufactured from 1905 to 1906 in Yonkers, New York, by the Ardsley Motor Car Company. [1]

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History

The company salesrooms were located at 50th Street and Broadway in Yonkers. [1]

By 1906, the automobile was advertised in a national automobile trade magazine as "quiet and powerful." It had 35 horsepower, could seat five and was priced at US$3,500. [1] The displacement of the four-cylinder Model B was 6470 cc with a bore of 117.475 mm and a stroke of 149.225 mm. The engine reached 35 horsepower at 900 RPM, at 1500 RPM it was 40 horsepower, hence the designation 35-40 horsepower. The transmission had three gears. The wheelbase was 2540 mm. The vehicle weight was 1021 kg.

Ardsley Motor Car Company of Yonkers, New York - 1906 model Ardsley-auto 1906 ad.jpg
Ardsley Motor Car Company of Yonkers, New York - 1906 model

Production models

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Advertisement in Motor". Motor. Modern Motor Cars, March 1906. p.  87 . Retrieved August 27, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Ardsley Model A, B". List of automobiles showing year, model, type of body, horsepower, list price and collision insurance ratings 1916. 1916-01-01. Retrieved 2025-09-15.
  3. ↑ "Ardsley Model B". Automobile trade journal v.10 1906 Mar. 1906-01-01. Retrieved 2025-09-15.
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