Yale (automobile)

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Kirk Manufacturing Company
Company typeAutomobile Manufacturing
Industry Automotive
GenreTouring cars [1]
Headquarters
Toledo, Ohio
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United States
Area served
 United States
Products Vehicles
Automotive parts

The Yale was an automobile by the Kirk Manufacturing Company , a manufacturer of Brass Era automobiles in Toledo, Ohio, from 1901 to 1905. [2]

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History

Yale car, 1903 1903 Yale.jpg
Yale car, 1903

The 1904 Yale was a touring car. Equipped with a tonneau, the basic model could seat 5 passengers and sold for US$1500. The car's engine was a horizontally mounted water-cooled flat-2, mid-mounted, which produced 16 hp (11.9 kW). It powered the wheels through a 2-speed transmission. The car weighed 1800 lb (816 kg). [2]

A model with a 30 hp (22.4 kW) engine sold for US$2500. [2] A 12-horsepower Yale touring car was also sold in 1904 for US$1700. It was advertised nationally that year in Dun's Review as "the simplest, safest and most economical touring car made in America." [1]

Production models

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Kirk Manufacturing Company - The Yale Touring Car - 1904 Yale-auto 1904.jpg
Kirk Manufacturing Company - The Yale Touring Car - 1904

References

  1. 1 2 Dun's Review. R. G. Dun & Company, New York, New York, March, 1904 p. 55. 1904. Retrieved July 2, 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 Leslie, Frank. Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly. January, 1904.
  3. ↑ "Yale E". Hand book of automobiles (1905). 1905-01-15. Retrieved 2025-03-05.
  4. ↑ "Yale F". Hand book of automobiles (1905). 1905-01-15. Retrieved 2025-03-05.
  5. ↑ "Yale G". Hand book of automobiles (1905). 1905-01-15. Retrieved 2025-03-05.
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