Eisenhuth Horseless Vehicle Company

Eisenhuth Horseless Vehicle Company was a early manufacturer of automobiles who were originally based in New York City.Brand names were compound and Later, Eagle Motor Car Company .

History 

Eisenhuth Horseless Vehicle Company Later as the Eagle Motor Car Company , John W. Eisenhuth experimented since 1896 with vehicles and engines. The vehicles were marketed until 1900 as Eisenhuth .In 1900 he joined forces with DF Graham. In 1901 they took over the RM Keating Motor Company from Middletown , Connecticut . In 1903, they presented a prototype at the New York Automobile Show at Madison Square Garden in New York City . This was called Graham-Fox . In 1904 they founded the Eisenhuth Horseless Vehicle Company in Middletown and began mass production of automobiles. The brand name was compound . Later, the name changed to Eagle Motor Car Company . 1908 ended production.

Unusually, the gasoline engine . In two cylinders , an explosion took place, and the pressure of the exhaust gases operated a third cylinder, which was centrally located. This type of three-cylinder engines was used until 1907. In other models from 1907 with two- and six-cylinder engines , this feature is not known. All vehicles had a front engine and cardan drive to the rear axle.

Their automobile was an unusual model called the Compound with three cylinders. Two were working cylinders, the larger middle one further expanded the exhaust gases of the outer working cylinders, this concept received later the name: '5-Stroke engine'.A number of body styles and commercial vehicle were sold.

The 1904 Compound was a touring car model. Equipped with a tonneau, it could seat 7 passengers and sold for $6000 to 8000. The vertical-mounted straight-3, situated at the front of the car, produced 16 hp with .96" wheel base and 28" tires A 3-speed sliding gear transmission was fitted. The car weighed 3100 lb (1406 kg).1904 made the engine 20 hp . The wheelbase was 254 cm. There was a choice of five- and seven-seat touring cars .

In 1905 it became the Model 3 . The engine was specified with 24/28 hp. The wheelbase remained unchanged. The only structure was a tonneau with lateral access. The Series 4 represented a smaller and weaker model. Its engine made 12/15 hp. The chassis had 206 cm wheelbase. Tonneau with side entry and a two-seat runabout are known .

1906 model 9 van

Aluminum body capable of carrying up to 2 tons with straight-3 16hp engine and 96" wheelbase. In 1906, the offer was reduced to a model range. The engine made uniformly 16 hp. A short chassis with 207 cm wheelbase formed the basis for a two-seater, which was called Doctor's Stanhope . In addition, there was a longer chassis with 245 cm wheelbase. Model 5 was a five-seat touring car. With model 7 ½ was called five-seated Tuxedo . The Model 8 with the construction Royal Victoria had four seats.

1906 Doctors Stanhope

2 seater with Special aluninum body,small wheel base of 82 inches with 28" wheels with extra large carrying space.

In 1907 there were only the Doctor's Stanhope of the previous models . His wheelbase had been slightly extended to 208 cm. Three new model series complemented the range. The Model H had a six-cylinder engine with 40 hp, a wheelbase of 292 cm and a structure as a touring car with seven seats. A two-cylinder model had 20 hp and 245 cm wheelbase. The model I was a Victorian with four seats, the Model K , a five-seater touring cars and the Model L is a two-seat runabout. The weakest vehicle had a two-cylinder engine with 16 hp. His wheelbase was also 245 cm. Construction was a touring car with five seats.

1908 stood only two-cylinder models with the 20-horsepower engine on offer. The chassis had a uniform 245 cm wheelbase. Model N was a touring car runabout, Model O a four-seat tonneau, and Model P a five-seat tonneau.