257:
281:
269:
293:
27:
356:
The Model 20 came standard with electric lighting and horn, folding top with side curtains and dust boot, speedometer, the (typical for the period) tool kit, jack, and tire patch, all for $ 495 (equivalent to $ 15,057 in 2023). In 1916 a
392:
was listed as made by the
American Manufacturing Company rather than Partin Manufacturing Company. The Pioneer was available only for the 1914 season and was priced at $ 385, equivalent to $ 11,711 in 2023.
388:. On a 96-inch wheelbase, the seating was advertised as side by side, the passenger sat about a foot to the rear of the driver to allow for sufficient elbow room within the forty-inch-wide body. The
525:
560:
256:
555:
550:
280:
208:. The Partin model did not last to the end of 1913, and all models were subsequently called Partin-Palmers. The company first moved to Chicago to take over the
520:
268:
515:
292:
184:, a large automobile sales agency in Chicago, joined in 1913 with the Palmer Motor Car Co. of Henry Palmer, formerly general manager of
405:
with a 115 in (2921 mm) wheelbase was also available, for $ 975 (equivalent to $ 30,058 in 2023). For the first year a
452:
227:
99:
565:
215:
Partin and Palmer were no longer with the company by 1915 and the new manager, C. C. Darnall moved production to
490:
164:
automobile manufacturer, headquartered at 29 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois from 1913 to 1917. The
540:
545:
535:
209:
189:
220:
318:
242:
500:
326:
495:
8:
530:
442:
216:
448:
438:
385:
374:
110:
330:
235:
230:
and the cars were still called Partin-Palmers into 1917 when a new car called the
346:
381:
509:
377:
161:
26:
373:
In late 1913 Partin
Manufacturing produced a typical cyclecar with an 9-hp
358:
338:
334:
322:
135:
298:
1913-1914 Pioneer
Cyclecar - American Mfg. Co. - Horseless Age Magazine
45:
350:
342:
185:
158:
274:
1914 Partin-Palmer Model 20 advertisement in
Horseless Age Magazine
262:
1913 Partin-Palmer two-page advertisement in
Horseless Age Magazine
193:
286:
1913 Partin-Palmer Model 38 advertisement in Motor
Magazine
526:
Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of the United States
361:
version was offered with a more powerful engine as the
325:
engine of 22 hp (16 kW), with Gray and Davis
188:. Palmer had formed his company from the assets of the
561:
Vehicle manufacturing companies disestablished in 1915
501:
Partin-Palmer Model 20 images - Flagg
Township Museum
556:
Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1913
476:Treasury of Early American Automobiles, 1877-1925
551:Defunct manufacturing companies based in Chicago
507:
437:
521:Motor vehicle manufacturers based in Illinois
241:A restored Partin-Palmer is displayed at the
444:Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805-1942
16:Defunct American motor vehicle manufacturer
25:
409:with a more powerful engine was offered.
127:R. A. Palmer, G. H. Partin, C. C. Darnall
516:Manufacturing companies based in Chicago
496:Checker Cab Club Article - Partin-Palmer
478:(New York: Bonanza Books, 1950), p.151.
234:was introduced and production moved to
226:In 1915 the company was reorganized as
508:
491:ClassisCars Journal - Pioneer Cyclecar
337:. It had a 56 in (142 cm) tread (
447:(3rd ed.). Krause Publications.
470:
468:
466:
464:
433:
431:
429:
427:
425:
423:
421:
396:
368:
308:
13:
441:; Clark Jr., Henry Austin (1996).
14:
577:
461:
418:
248:
291:
279:
267:
255:
228:Commonwealth Motors Corporation
1:
412:
321:offered with a four-cylinder
192:They began by manufacturing
182:Partin Manufacturing Company
155:Partin Manufacturing Company
75:; 107 years ago
57:; 111 years ago
20:Partin Manufacturing Company
7:
484:
341:) and 96 in (2438 mm)
190:Suburban Motor Car Company.
10:
582:
401:From 1913 a six-passenger
329:, optional Gray and Davis
175:
303:
210:Staver-Chicago automobile
141:
131:
121:
105:
95:
87:
69:
51:
41:
33:
24:
172:cyclecar were produced.
566:Cars introduced in 1913
245:in Rochelle, Illinois.
221:Geo D. Whitcomb Company
204:, and a Model 38 named
200:, a Model 45 named the
37:Automobile manufacturer
333:, and (still unusual)
147:1,874 (1913–1917)
382:friction transmission
243:Flagg Township Museum
180:G. H. Partin, of the
541:History of Illinois
100:Commonwealth Motors
21:
546:History of Chicago
536:Brass Era vehicles
439:Kimes, Beverly Rae
365:priced at $ 675.
217:Rochelle, Illinois
19:
454:978-0-87341-428-9
151:
150:
143:Production output
111:Chicago, Illinois
573:
479:
472:
459:
458:
435:
397:Partin-Palmer 38
369:Pioneer Cyclecar
347:elliptic springs
331:electric starter
315:Partin-Palmer 20
309:Partin-Palmer 20
295:
283:
271:
259:
236:Joliet, Illinois
223:assembled them.
83:
81:
76:
65:
63:
58:
29:
22:
18:
581:
580:
576:
575:
574:
572:
571:
570:
506:
505:
487:
482:
474:Clymer, Floyd.
473:
462:
455:
436:
419:
415:
407:Partin Model 45
399:
371:
311:
306:
299:
296:
287:
284:
275:
272:
263:
260:
251:
178:
168:automobile and
144:
124:
117:
113:
79:
77:
74:
61:
59:
56:
17:
12:
11:
5:
579:
569:
568:
563:
558:
553:
548:
543:
538:
533:
528:
523:
518:
504:
503:
498:
493:
486:
483:
481:
480:
460:
453:
416:
414:
411:
398:
395:
370:
367:
310:
307:
305:
302:
301:
300:
297:
290:
288:
285:
278:
276:
273:
266:
264:
261:
254:
250:
249:Advertisements
247:
177:
174:
149:
148:
145:
142:
139:
138:
133:
129:
128:
125:
122:
119:
118:
115:
109:
107:
103:
102:
97:
93:
92:
89:
85:
84:
71:
67:
66:
53:
49:
48:
43:
39:
38:
35:
31:
30:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
578:
567:
564:
562:
559:
557:
554:
552:
549:
547:
544:
542:
539:
537:
534:
532:
529:
527:
524:
522:
519:
517:
514:
513:
511:
502:
499:
497:
494:
492:
489:
488:
477:
471:
469:
467:
465:
456:
450:
446:
445:
440:
434:
432:
430:
428:
426:
424:
422:
417:
410:
408:
404:
394:
391:
387:
383:
379:
376:
366:
364:
360:
354:
352:
348:
344:
340:
336:
332:
328:
324:
320:
316:
313:In 1914, the
294:
289:
282:
277:
270:
265:
258:
253:
252:
246:
244:
239:
237:
233:
229:
224:
222:
218:
213:
211:
207:
206:Partin-Palmer
203:
199:
195:
191:
187:
183:
173:
171:
167:
166:Partin-Palmer
163:
160:
156:
146:
140:
137:
134:
130:
126:
120:
116:United States
112:
108:
104:
101:
98:
94:
90:
86:
72:
68:
54:
50:
47:
44:
40:
36:
32:
28:
23:
475:
443:
406:
402:
400:
389:
372:
362:
355:
353:front axle.
323:water-cooled
314:
312:
240:
232:Commonwealth
231:
225:
214:
205:
201:
197:
181:
179:
169:
165:
154:
152:
106:Headquarters
34:Company type
335:shaft drive
196:called the
136:Automobiles
91:Reorganized
531:1910s cars
510:Categories
413:References
386:belt drive
375:air-cooled
219:where the
123:Key people
46:Automotive
345:, with ¾-
343:wheelbase
327:generator
212:factory.
194:cyclecars
186:Cartercar
159:brass era
96:Successor
485:See also
403:Model 38
363:Model 32
319:roadster
162:American
132:Products
42:Industry
390:Pioneer
359:touring
317:was a
198:Pioneer
176:History
170:Pioneer
78: (
70:Defunct
60: (
52:Founded
451:
378:V-twin
351:I-beam
304:Models
202:Partin
157:was a
339:track
449:ISBN
384:and
349:and
153:The
88:Fate
80:1917
73:1917
62:1913
55:1913
512::
463:^
420:^
380:,
238:.
114:,
457:.
82:)
64:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
