Draft:Atterbury Trucks

Atterbury Motor Truck Company
Founded	1910
Founder	John B. Corcoran, George W. Atterbury, Elmer B. Olmstead
Defunct	1935
Products	Trucks

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Atterbury Motor Truck Company, formerly Auto Car Equipment Company, Auto Car Manufacturing Company, and Atterbury Motor Car Company, was an American manufacturer of motor vehicles.

Company history

John B. Corcoran, George W. Atterbury, and Elmer B. Olmstead founded the Auto Car Equipment Company in 1903 or 1904 for the manufacture of commercial vehicles. It was headquartered in Buffalo, New York, United States. In 1907, passenger cars were produced for the first time, which were marketed as Auto Car. Later, the name changed to Auto Car Manufacturing Company and in December 1909 to Atterbury Motor Car Company. The reason given was the risk of confusion with Autocar. Between 1908 and 1910, commercial vehicles were offered under the Buffalo brand name, which could also lead to confusion. In 1911, a number of passenger cars were produced again, which were now offered as Atterbury. In March 1912, the next name was changed to the Atterbury Motor Truck Company. It was not until 1935 that truck production ended.

Vehicles

The trucks until 1908 had either gasoline or electric motors. The maximum value is 6 tons, although it remains unclear whether this was the payload or the permissible total weight. In addition, buses are specified. Buffalo commercial vehicles used a uniform chassis. Buses were available with 10 or 20 seats. A little later, a van with 0.5 sh tn and a truck with a 2 sh tn payload followed. The latter was available with either a four- or six-cylinder engine. In addition, there was a commercial vehicle series with electric drive, another bus, called Model F, and a truck with a 5 sh tn payload. The program for 1910 consisted of:

Buffalo Model K 0.5 sh tn
Buffalo Model O 1.0 sh tn Delivery Van
Buffalo Model N 2,0 sh tn, engine 40 HP
Buffalo Model M 3,0 sh tn, engine 50 HP
Buffalo Model S 5.0 sh tn Electric
Buffalo Model H bus, 20 seats

All Buffalos had solid rubber tires and chain drive.

At the end of 1910, the brand name was changed back to Atterbury. The trucks had payloads between 1.5 tons and 7 tons. Various gasoline engines from Buda, Continental and Lycoming powered the vehicles.

A ten-seater touring car followed in 1911.

References

Beverly Rae Kimes, Henry Austin Clark Jr.: . 3rd edition. Krause Publications, Iola 1996, ISBN 0-87341-428-4,p.69 and p. 86 (English).
George Nicholas Georgano (ed.): .Volume1 : A–F. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1,p.114 (English).
Albert Mroz: Illustrated Encyclopedia of American Trucks and Commercial Vehicles. Krause Publications, Iola WI 1996, ISBN 0-87341-368-7
Halwart Schrader, Jan P. Norbye: Das Lastwagen Lexikon. Alle Marken 1900 bis heute. Schrader Verlag, Stuttgart 1998, ISBN 3-613-01837-3, p. 15 and p. 16.
^{Hochspringen nach:a} ^b Beverly Rae Kimes, Henry Austin Clark Jr.: . 3rd edition. Krause Publications, Iola 1996, ISBN 0-87341-428-4,p.69 and p. 86 (English).
George Nicholas Georgano (ed.): .Volume1 : A–F. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1,p.114 (English).
^{Hochspringen nach:a} ^b ^c Albert Mroz: Illustrated Encyclopedia of American Trucks and Commercial Vehicles. Krause Publications, Iola WI 1996, ISBN 0-87341-368-7, p. 45.
Mark Theobald: Brunn Carriage Mfg. Co. On coachbuilt.com of 2004, retrieved 10 January 2021.