User:Chief tin cloud/McIntyre Automobile

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The McIntyre Company started as the W. H. Kiblinger Company in 1887, manufacturing buggies. After W. H. Kiblinger's death in 1894, William H. McIntyre purchased the company and began experimenting with automobiles as early as 1897. In 1906 they began selling high-wheelers with tiller steering and twin-cylinder engines under the Kiblinger name. Prices started as low as $250 and did not exceed $450.

Expansion

The company soon grew to occupy a total of five buildings around Auburn, Indiana and employed 400 men. In December 1908, the name was changed to the W. H. McIntyre Co. and the manufacture of buggies and high-wheelers continued, but the line gradually changed to more modern cars and trucks. Trucks of up to 5-ton capacity were offered. McIntyre also had success with its IMP Cyclecar model.

Model overview, 1907–1915

1914 IMP

Year	Model	Engine type / Cyl.	Power bhp (kW)	Wheelbase in	Cost
1907	Kiblinger	?	?	?	?
1908	McIntyre	?	?	?	?
1909	McIntyre	Straight 4 cyl.	30 bhp (22 kW)	112	$850
1913	IMP	?	?	?	?

Bankruptcy

In 1915, the McIntyre Company was forced into bankruptcy. The DeKalb Manufacturing Co. purchased the assets and assembled cars for another two years.

Weblinks

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:unidentified_automobiles?uselang=de

Commonscat

• american-automobiles.com: The Kiblinger Automobile & The W. H. Kiblinger Co. (englisch) (abgerufen am 16. März 2015)

• american-automobiles.com: The Kiblinger Automobile & The W. H. Kiblinger Co. (englisch) (abgerufen am 16. März 2015)

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