Yale (automobile)

This article is about the car made by Kirk Manufacturing Company. For the car made by Saginaw Motor Company, see Yale (1916 automobile).
Kirk Manufacturing Company
Company typeAutomobile Manufacturing
IndustryAutomotive
GenreTouring cars[1]
Headquarters
Toledo, Ohio
,
United States
Area served
United States
ProductsVehicles
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]

History

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 (12 kW). It powered the wheels through a 2-speed transmission. The car weighed 1,800 lb (820 kg).[2]

A model with a 30 hp (22 kW) engine sold for US$2500.[2] A 12-horsepower Yale touring car was also sold in 1904 for $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

Year Model Cylinder Horsepower Wheelbase (mm) Body design
1902 Model A 2 10 Detachable Tonneau 4-seater
1903 Model A 2 12 Detachable Tonneau 4-seater
1904 Model B [3] 2 16 2134 Touring 4-seater
1904 Model C 2 16 Touring 5-seater
1904 Model D [4] 2 16 Canopy Top Tonneau
1905 Model E [5] 2 14/16 2108 Rear Entrance Tonneau 5-seater
1905 Model F [6] 4 24/28 2642 Touring 5-seater
1905 Model G [7] 2 14/16 2159 Side Entrance Tonneau 5-seater

Advertisements

  • Kirk Manufacturing Company - The Yale Touring Car - 1904
  • Yale Model D (1904)
  • Yale Model A 10,5 HP (1903)
  • Yale 1904 Touring Car 16 HP

References

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  1. ^ a b Dun's Review. R.G. Dun. March 1904. p. 55. Retrieved July 2, 2011.
  2. ^ a b c Leslie, Frank (January 1904). Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly.
  3. ^ "Yale B". Automobile trade journal v.8 1904 Apr. 1904-01-01. Retrieved 2025-10-02.
  4. ^ "Yale D". Automobile trade journal v.8 1904 Apr. 1904-01-01. Retrieved 2025-09-27.
  5. ^ "Yale E". Hand book of automobiles (1905). 1905-01-15. Retrieved 2025-03-05.
  6. ^ "Yale F". Hand book of automobiles (1905). 1905-01-15. Retrieved 2025-03-05.
  7. ^ "Yale G". Hand book of automobiles (1905). 1905-01-15. Retrieved 2025-03-05.


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