Bessemer Motor Truck Company

Bessemer Motor Truck Company

Company type	Truck and Car Company
Industry	Manufacturing
Founded	1911;114 years ago (1911)
Defunct	1923;102 years ago (1923)
Headquarters	Grove City, Pennsylvania, US
Products	Trucks  ; Automobiles

Bessemer Motor Truck Company of Grove City, Pennsylvania, was a car and truck manufacturer.

History

Bessemer Motor Truck Comp. 1918

Bessemer plant 1912

Bessemer Model A (1914)

Bessemer Model B (1913)

Bessemer Truck (1920)

Bessemer advertisement (1912)

Bessemer advertisement (1921)

The company, founded on January 1, 1911, in Grove City, Pennsylvania, manufactured trucks and cars under the brand name Bessemer. ^{[1] [2]} The name of the company and its products goes back to the highly respected British engineer and inventor Sir Henry Bessemer (1813–1898). He became known for his method of decarburizing pig iron by blowing air or steam into it, patented as the "Bessemer converter". Apparently, the company's name was chosen arbitrarily, without any direct connection. The first models were the A, the B, and the C. Model A was a 1.4 t with 30 hp. Model B was a 0.9 t with 30 hp, and Model C was a 0.7 t with 25 hp. The Model C had an engine displacement of 3153 cc with a bore of 88.9 mm and a stroke of 127 mm. The Model A and Model B had a displacement of 4599 cc with a bore of 104.775 mm and a stroke of 133.35 mm. ^{[3] [4]} Vehicle production was 3 trucks per week in 1912. ^[5] Buses were also manufactured. One example from 1915 has survived in Australia. ^[6]

Products

• Model G (1 t)
• Model H (1.5 t)
• Model J2 (2.5 t)
• Model K (3.5t)

References

1. "Bessemer". Power wagon Jan. -June 1914. 1914-01-01. Retrieved 2025-11-20.
2. "Bessemer p.13-p.14" (PDF). grovecityhistoricalsociety. 2014-05-01. Retrieved 2025-11-20.
3. "Bessemer engine". Power wagon Jan. -June 1914. 1914-01-01. Retrieved 2025-11-20.
4. "Bessemer Model B". Operation & maintenance v.9 no.4 1913 Sep. 1913-08-01. Retrieved 2025-11-20.
5. "Bessemer production 1912". Power wagon no.92-97 1912. 1912-07-01. Retrieved 2025-11-20.
6. "Bessemer Bus p.22" (PDF). sydneytramwaymuseum. 2014-05-01. Retrieved 2025-11-20.