Durocar Manufacturing Company

 Vehicle manufacturer Los Angeles, California USA from 1906 to 1911.

Durocar Manufacturing Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles. The brand name was Durocar,

History

Durocar Manufacturing Company from South Los Angeles began manufacturing cars in 1906. Vehicles were displayed at the Los Angeles Automobile Show in January 1907. Only seven vehicles were manufactured by September 1907, but the manufacturing techniques were improved and the daily output increased to five automobiles. Watt Moreland went on to run the Magnolia Automobile Company and the Auto Vehicle Company. In Long Beach, William M. Varney was the distributor for the latter brand. Varney was president, Moreland secretary, and chief engineer. Directors are Norris L. Claberg, Fred L. Dolittle, L. Eugene Parker and George H. Woodruff.

From 1906 to 1907 Runabout, Touring Car and Landaulet with two-cylinder engine with 26 hp powered via a propeller shaft to the rear axle. The chassis had 259 cm wheelbase. In 1909, the wheelbase was slightly extended to 264 cm. Runabout and touring cars remained in the range, while the Model N came as Tourabout.

In the period from 1910 to 1911, the previous models were referred to as Model 26. The wheelbase was now 267 cm. The choice was touring car and Tourabout. Innovations presented two models with four-cylinder engines. The smaller was the Model 35, whose engine made 35 hp. The chassis had 290 cm wheelbase. The Model 45 had a 45 hp engine and 315 cm wheelbase.

In 1911 the production ended. William Moreland, would leave the Durocar and found the Moreland Motor Truck Company of Burbank in 1911.Varney underwent in early 1912, which led to the Amalgamated Motors Company. There emerged trucks.