Staver
The Staver was an American automobile manufactured at 76th and Wallace Streets in Chicago, Illinois,[1] by the Staver Carriage Company from 1907 until 1914. It was also known as the Staver Chicago or Staver-Chicago.
| Staver | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Production | 1907-14 |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | high wheeler, torpedo, tourer |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | four- or six-cylinder gasoline |
The company's initial offerings were 18/20 hp high wheelers, but after two years, production was turned over to conventional four-cylinder models, which came in torpedo or touring bodywork.
For 1911, Staver offered a tourer at US$1600 and a five-seat open torpedo at US$1850.[2] By contrast, the Brush Runabout was at US$485,[2] the high-volume Oldsmobile Runabout went for US$650,[3] the Colt Runabout and Cole 30 at US$1500,[4] the Oakland 40 US$1600,[5] an FAL for US$1750,[2] an Enger 40 US$2000,[2] and the American's base model was US$4250.[6]
1914's Staver 65 had a 452in3 (7413 cc) monobloc six.
Notes
- Clymer, Floyd. Treasury of Early American Automobiles, 1877-1925 (New York: Bonanza Books, 1950), p.104.
- Clymer, p.104.
- Clymer, p.32.
- Clymer, p.63.
- Clymer, p.84.
- Clymer, p.91.
Sources
- David Burgess Wise, The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Automobiles.
- Clymer, Floyd. Treasury of Early American Automobiles, 1877-1925. New York: Bonanza Books, 1950.
- Traver Adolphus, David. "The Staver Carriage Company: A Chicago automaker's rise and fall." Hemmings Classic Car, January, 2010 http://www.hemmings.com/hcc/stories/2010/01/01/hmn_feature16.html