Phelps Motor Vehicle

Phelps Motor Vehicle Company was a manufacturer of automobiles in Stoneham, Massachusetts, between 1903 and 1905. The manufacturing plant was then used by the Shawmut Motor Company.

Phelps Motor Vehicle Company
IndustryAutomobile manufacturing
Founded1903 (1903)
Defunct1905 (1905)
Headquarters
Stoneham, Massachusetts
,
United States
Products1904 Phelps touring car

The 1904 Phelps was a touring car model. Equipped with a tonneau, it could seat 4 passengers and sold for US$2000. The vertically mounted water-cooled straight-3, situated at the front of the car, produced 15 hp (11 kW; 15 PS). A 3-speed transmission was fitted. The armored wood-framed car weighed 1,500 lb (680 kg).

References
  • Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly (January 1904)


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