6 - Carhartt Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 3/22/2015
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Carhartt Detroit, Michigan 1911-1912

“In opening salesrooms in the Plaza Hotel, New York, last week, the Carhartt Automobile Corporation, of Detroit, Mich., placed on the market its new car, known as the Carhartt "35." R. C. Kelsey, manager of the Carhartt Automobile Sales Co., the Eastern distributors, says he believes the car marks an epoch in the medium-priced, medium-powered cars now on the New York market.” The Carhartt bases its claims for public recognition on its refinement of detail, both in its external appearance and its internal construction. The motor in the Carhartt car is compact in design, and all repair parts and replacements axle is of the full-floating type, with bevel-gear differential. Timken roller bearings are used throughout. The steering gear is on the worm type, with a large hand wheel with hard rubber rim and solid aluminum spider. The channel section of the frame is of pressed steel, arched above rear axle. The artillery type wheels are 34 by 4 inches, and the base is 118 inches, with a tread of 56 inches. The tires are 34 by 4 inches and are mounted on quick detachable rims.

Hamilton Cathartt, clothing manufacturer in Detroit, decided to build automobiles in 1911 and incorporated his Carthartt Automobile Corporation in March of that year. It was in production by August with several models on a single chassis that offered 25 hp and 35 hp. His model numbers were trimmed in 1912, but increased horsepower and another chassis.

Not very many were known to have been made before he decided that the clothing business wasn't so bad after all. The Monarch automobile moved into the factory building.

Photo and info:
http://www.earlyamericanautomobiles.com

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