Lozier

US, 1905 – 1917

(1) Lozier Motor Co, Plattsburg, N.Y., 1905 – 1910

(2) Lozier Motor Co, Detroit, Mich., 1910 – 1917

The Lozier car was one of the highest quality American cars of its era, and was highly favoured by the wealthy, conservative buyer. After three years of experimental work, which included the building of a Lozier steam car, the Lozier car company launched their production Lozier car at the Madison Square Show in 1905. This Lozier car had a 30/35hp 4-cylinder T-head engine, 4-speed gearbox and double chain drive, and cost $5.000 for the chassis alone. After 1907 shaft drive was adopted on Lozier cars, and two models were available, a 40hp four and a 50hp six Lozier car, the latter with a capacity of 9.3-litres. The cylinders were cast in pairs, and the T-head layout was still used. On this Lozier car third gear was direct, fourth being an overdrive. Although closed model Lozier cars were available, the most popular bodies were the Briarcliff sports tourer, the Lakewood torpedo and the Meadowbrook two-seater roadster. For a short period Lozier cars had considerable success in racing. They won the 1910 National Stock Car Championship at Elgin, and in 1911 a Lozier car won the Vanderbilt Cup and came second at Indianapolis. These successes were achieved with largely stock 6-cylinder Lozier cars.

In 1911 a smaller 6-cylinder, the Lozier 6-77, was introduced with an L-head engine which cost only $3.250 for the chassis. This Lozier car was designed by Frederick C. Chandler who left Lozier the same year with two other engineers, and formed the Chandler Company. This was the beginning of the end for the Lozier car, who brought out a 4-cylinder Lozer car in 1914 but found their sales hit by the Cadillac V8 at the same price. They tried to interest Henry Ford in a take-over of the Lozier car company, but without success. From 1915 to 1917 prices were drastically cut, the 1916 Lozier Model 6-82 chassis costing only $2.775 as against $5.000 for the comparable 1913 Lozier 6-72. The Model 84 Lozier car, with 4-cylinder cost only $1.575, but production of Lozier cars ended the following year. H.A. Lozier, son of the founder, and brother of co-chairman E.R. Lozier, had left the Lozier car company in 1913, and afterwards manufactured the 12-cylinder Hal car at Cleveland.

Source: Georgano, encyclopedia of motorcar; GNG

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