Chandler

US, 1913 – 1929

Chandler Motor Car Co, Cleveland, Ohio

A highly esteemed independent make of American car, the Chandler reached its greatest production in 1920, with an output of approximately 20.000 Chandler cars. Design was generally conventional, but the Chandler make was noted for its Traffic Transmission, a constant-mesh gear-change introduced in 1924, and for all-round lubcrication effected by the pull of a lever, adopted two years later. Engines were sixes of Chandler’s own make, joined in 1928 by two Chandler eights. Sales tapered off towards the end of the 1920s, and the Chandler company was absorbed by Hupmobile in 1929. Although at least one Chandler prototype of the 1930s line was built, the Chandler name ended with the 1929 models. A cheaper line was the Cleveland six, made from 1919 to 1925.

Source: Georgano, encyclopedia of motorcar; KM
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Orient

US, 1898 – 1908

Waltham Mfg Co, Waltham, Mass.

The Orient car company made an experimental electric runabout in 1898, but did not put this Orient car into production. Their first petrol-engined Orient cars were motor cycles, tricycles and light runabouts powered by De Dion engines. In 1902 they introduced the Orient Buckboard, a very simple Orient car consisting of two seats on a wooden platform, with a 4hp air-cooled engine geared to the rear axle, and, originally, only one speed. There were no springs on this Orient car, as the wooden platform was said to have enough resilience. The weight was 350lb and the price $375.

Although the simple Buckboard was continued, more sophisticated Orient cars were gradually introduced, including a four-seater version Orient car which in turn became a side-entrance tonneau. Wheel steering and small bonnets to cover the driver’s feet appeared in 1904, although the engine of the Orient car was still at the back, and the Buckboard ancestry remained obvious.

In 1905 a completely new Orient car appeared, known as the Waltham Orient. This Orient car had a 4-cylinder air-cooled 18/20hp engine mounted in front in the conventional manner, friction transmission and shaft drive. A slightly smaller 16hp Orient car model was also made. In 1908 Waltham merged with the C.H. Metz Company, and for the following year the cars were known as Metz.

Source: Georgano, encyclopedia of motorcar; GNG

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