14 - Essex Traditional Cache

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

Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Essex Detroit Michigan 1919-1922

Essex was set up in 1917 as a separate firm by the Hudson Motor Co to manufacture a small companion car for their Super Six range The Company started with a paid in capital of $500,000, the first president of the firm being William J McAneeny who was the Hudson's factory superintendent, also on the board was Roy D Chapin the man behind Hudson and that companies president. A new plant was acquired for Essex in Detroit, premises that Studebaker did not require, due to the war however the proposed plant was leased out for war work and production of the new Essex was delayed for 10 months and did in fact commence in a Hudson factory.

The prototype car was intended to enter production in May 1918 but the war forced a delay until December when it got under way as a 1919 model. This was a quality 4 cylinder 4/5 seat tourer with a wheelbase of 108 inches with the abilities and stamina of more expensive cars but with economy of operation. It was of conventional construction with an "F" head engine, that is the inlet valves were in the cylinder head whilst the exhaust were at the side, with a bore and stroke of 3.3/8 inches by 5 inches producing about 50 horsepower, it had a heavy counterbalanced crankshaft with large bearings which did away with much vibration. The transmission was 3 speed with Hotchkiss drive, springing was elliptic.

These cars were noted for their performance and reliability and on the Cincinnati Speedway a racing bodied standard chassis set a world long distance endurance record, in 50 hours covered 3,037 miles, an average speed of 60.7 mph.

The second Essex model was a 4 door 6 light sedan with a fabric visor and grey whip cord upholstery At this time the two assembly lines could produce 150 cars a day which could not keep up with the booming demand. A total of 21,879 Essex Cars were made in the first year of production. For 1920 (also 1921) four models were available, a 4/5 seat touring. 2 seat Cabriolet, 2 seat Roadster and 4/5 seat sedan, the first costing as little as $1,595.

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http://age-net.co.uk and www.kitfoster.com

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