General Information

Serial #

605

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL/ WOOD/ SYNTHETIC/ LEATHERETTE

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

467.0 cm

Width

167.0 cm

Height

183.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

600.0

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Motorized Ground Transportation

Category

Automotive vehicles

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Tudhope

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Orillia

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

The company's history started in Orillia when William Tudhope established a blacksmith and wheelwright shop. Eventually his sons joined the company, making it the William Tudhope and Son firm. In 1897, it became the Tudhope's Carriage Works. In 1897, two of the sons (J.B. and William Hugh) formed along with Hugh Reid Campbell the Tudhope Carriage Company Ltd. The firm started automobile manufacturing in 1908 by importing chassis and engines of the McIntyre Company situated in Auburn, Indiana. The model produced was very similar to the American model except for a few extra styling touches to the body. It was popular from coast to coast as it was a reliable, easy-starting vehicle. In 1909, a fire destroyed the plant. A new building was reconstructed and the company began full production of a new car, the Everitt '30'. It no longer produced the McIntyre High-Wheeler. This firm started out as the Tudhope Motor Company limited and lasted until 1913.

Function

Owner driven passenger vehicle for general transportation.

Technical

The High wheelers type of automobile filled brief need for light cheap, rural transportation when the roads were too rough for conventional cars. By 1909, the demand for high wheelers had dropped. The vehicle had a 13 hp, two-cylinder, air -cooled engine, horizontally opposed, chain drive and planetary transmission and Chapman's double ball bearing axles.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

N/A

Missing

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Finish

Unknown

Decoration

N/A