Essex Coach
Encyclopedia
The Essex Coach was manufactured by the Essex Motor Company
in Detroit, Michigan
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Essex (automobile)
The Essex was a brand of automobile produced by the Essex Motor Company from 1918–1922 and Hudson Motor Company of Detroit, Michigan between 1922 and 1932.-Corporate strategy:...
in Detroit, Michigan
Detroit, Michigan
Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River...
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Essex Coach specifications (1926 data)
- Color – Body and wheels, blue; running gear, black
- Seating Capacity – Four or five
- Wheelbase – 110½ inches
- Wheels - Wood
- Tires - 30” × 4.95” balloon
- Service Brakes - contracting on rear
- Emergency Brakes - expanding on rear
- Engine - Six cylinder, vertical, cast en block, 2-11/16 × 4¼ inches; head removable; valves in side; H.P. 17.32 N.A.C.C. rating
- Lubrication – Splash, with circulating pump
- Crankshaft - Three bearing
- Radiator – Cellular
- Cooling – Thermo-syphon
- Ignition – Storage Battery
- Starting System – Two Unit
- Voltage – Six
- Wiring System – Single
- Gasoline System – Vacuum
- Clutch – Multiple disc in oil
- Transmission – Selective sliding
- Gear Changes – 3 forward, 1 reverse
- Drive – Spiral bevel
- Rear Springs – Semi-elliptic
- Rear Axle – Semi-floating
- Steering Gear – Worm and full worm wheel
Standard equipment
New car price included the following items:- tools
- jack
- speedometer
- ammeter
- electric horn
- transmission theft lock
- demountable rims
- spare tire carrier
- sun visor
- cowl ventilator
- headlight dimmer
Prices
New car prices were F.O.B. factory, plus Tax:- Touring - $850
- Coach - $850