Kirk Manufacturing Company

Kirk Manufacturing Company
Company type	Automobile Manufacturing
Industry	Automotive
Genre	Touring cars
Headquarters	Toledo, Ohio, 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]

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 (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]

External links

Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly (January, 1904)

References

^ ^a ^b Dun's Review. R. G. Dun & Company, New York, New York, March, 1904 p. 55. 1904. Retrieved July 2, 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c Leslie, Frank. Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly. January, 1904.

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[duns-1] Dun's Review. R. G. Dun & Company, New York, New York, March, 1904 p. 55. 1904. Retrieved July 2, 2011.

[leslies-2] Leslie, Frank. Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly. January, 1904.

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