The Yale was an automobile by the Kirk Manufacturing Company, a manufacturer of Brass Era automobiles in Toledo, Ohio, from 1901 to 1905.[2]
History
The 1904 Yale was a touring car. Equipped with a tonneau, the basic model could seat 5 passengers and sold for US$1500. The car's engine was a horizontally mounted water-cooled flat-2, mid-mounted, which produced 16 hp. It powered the wheels through a 2-speed transmission. The car weighed 1800 lb.[2]
A model with a 30 hp engine sold for US$2500.[2] A 12-horsepower Yale touring car was also sold in 1904 for $1700. It was advertised nationally that year in Dun's Review as "the simplest, safest and most economical touring car made in America."[1]
Production models
Advertisements
References
- Dun's Review R.G. Dun, March 1904, retrieved July 2, 2011^
- Frank Leslie. Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly January 1904^
- Yale B Automobile trade journal v.8 1904 Apr, 1904-01-01, retrieved 2025-10-02^
- Yale D Automobile trade journal v.8 1904 Apr, 1904-01-01, retrieved 2025-09-27^
- Yale E Hand book of automobiles (1905), 1905-01-15, retrieved 2025-03-05^
- Yale F Hand book of automobiles (1905), 1905-01-15, retrieved 2025-03-05^
- Yale G Hand book of automobiles (1905), 1905-01-15, retrieved 2025-03-05^