The Bethlehem Motors Corporation was a manufacturer of tractors, automobiles and trucks in Allentown, Pennsylvania, between 1917 and 1926. [1]
The Bethlehem Motors Corporation was a manufacturer of tractors, automobiles and trucks in Allentown, Pennsylvania, between 1917 and 1926. [1]
In 1918 and 1919, the Corporation built the Model 18-36 tractor, which weighed three tons, and was powered by a Beaver 4-cylinder engine with two forward speeds. [1] Standard equipment included a Stromberg carburettor, Bosch magneto and Fedders radiator. [1] The tractor was not a success, probably due to the poor financial position of the company, the crowded tractor market in the United States, and the 1920 agricultural depression. [1]
In 1920, the Bethlehem Motors Corporation built the 'Ideal' automobile, which was to be sold only outside the United States. [2] The Ideal was a four-seater sedan with a 40 hp engine built by Bethlehem, Timken axles, and was priced at $3,000. [2] The company went into receivership later that year, and all plans to further produce and sell the car were discontinued. [2] New management disposed of the unsold cars for approximately $1,000 each in 1921. [2]
Truck manufacture began in 1917, with 1+1⁄4-ton trucks powered by Golden, Belknap and Swartz engines, and a 2+1⁄4-ton vehicle using a North American engine. [1] The smaller models cost $1,245; the larger models $1,775. Speeds were between 12 and 18 mph, depending on the engine governor used. [1] Production in 1919 was approximately 3,500. [3] By 1920, all Bethlehem trucks came with electric starter and lights, with the company motto at this time being "Trucks bought today without electric lights will be out of date tomorrow". [1] Despite these new features, business decreased, with the company going into receivership. [3] The last Bethlehem trucks, and the last vehicles of any type manufactured by the Bethlehem Motors Corporation were assembled in 1926. [1] The factory was bought by Hahn and Company in 1927. [3] Bethlehem was also one of the manufacturers of Liberty Trucks for the United States Army during World War I. [4]
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