Kidder (steam automobile company)
Kidder Motor Vehicle Company was a veteran era automobile manufacturer started in 1899 in New Haven, Connecticut.[1]
History
[edit]Inventor Wellington P. Kidder experimented with steam cars and established the Kidder Motor Vehicle Company in New Haven to produce them.[2]
Kidder Model 2 was a $1,000 runabout and Model B was a $1,600 delivery wagon. The twin cylinders of its motor were placed on each side of the boiler at the back of the vehicle with direct drive to the rear axle.[2]
In 1903 the company voted to discontinue its corporate existence.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ 100 Years of the American Auto Millennium Edition, Copyright 1999 Publications International, Ltd.
- ^ a b c Kimes, Beverly Rae; Clark Jr., Henry Austin (1996). Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805-1942 (3rd ed.). Krause Publications. ISBN 978-0-87341-428-9.