The Benton Harbor Motocycle & The Benton Harbor Motor Carriage Co.
The Benton Harbor was a high wheeled Surrey with 48 inch x 2 1/2 inch wheels in the rear and 44 inch x 2 inch wheels in the front. One lever steered the Benton Harbor and changed the speed. It was first powered by a William Worth designed steam engine. However, the steam engine was to heavy for the Surrey.
1894 Benton Harbor Motocycle Worth then designed a 2 cylinder opposed water cooled engine that developed 7 1/2 horsepower and claimed speeds of up to 23 mph. It was reported in a local newspaper that the Benton Harbor could only run a few hundred yards and stop. Poor engine design and lack of capital doomed the builders.
1896 Benton Harbor By 1896 The Benton Harbor Motor Carriage Co. and the Baushke Bros. abandoned both William Worth and the Benton Harbor automobile. The Baushles returned to building horse-drawn carriages. The Benton Harbor was Michigan's first entry into the still developing American auto industry. However, mechanical problems with Worth's design led to the disbanding of the company. William O. Worth went to Chicago where he was involved in several other auto manufacturing ventures, none of which enjoyed any real success. Including the Worth Automobile he built in and Kankakee, Illinois (1909-1910)
Restored 1895 Benton Harbor
Find Antique Cars, Collector Cars, 1950s-1960s Classic Cars, 1960s-1970s
|
Early American Automobiles For Sale Other Makes 1926 Duesenberg model A
Other Makes 1931 ESSEX HUDSON SUPER SIX N/R ESSEX 1931 SUPER SIX HUDSON RARE
Other Makes 1928 Hudson Super 6
Other Makes : 1 1/2 Ton 2 Doors 1935-37 Dodge Brothers 1 1/2 Ton Truck
Other Makes : Other 1929 Hudson Biddle and Smart Victoria
Other Makes 1941 Hollywood Graham
Other Makes : International Pick Up Hot Rod / Rat Rod 1937 International Rat Rod
Other Makes 1941 Hudson Commodore 6
|
