Altham (car)
{{short description|An automobile manufactured in the United States from 1898 to 1899}}
{{About|a 1880s automobile|other uses|Altham (disambiguation){{!}}Altham}}
{{Infobox automobile
| image = 1898_Altham_car.jpg
| caption = The Altham car in 1898.
| name = Altham
| production = 1898–1899
| assembly = Fall River, Massachusetts, United States
| predecessor =
| successor =
| class = Automobile
| manufacturer = Altham International Motor Car Company
| platform =
| body_style = Phaeton
| engine = {{convert|1500.0|cc|cuin L}} Inline Twin
| transmission = 2-Speed Forward, No Reverse
| wheelbase =
| length =
| layout = Rear Engine, RWD
| width =
| height =
| weight = {{convert|1100|lb}}
| aka = Altham 6 HP
| related =
| designer = George J. Altham
| powerout = {{convert|6|bhp|kW PS}} @ 1,000 rpm
{{convert|7|lb.ft}}
}}
Altham was an automobile manufactured from 1898 to 1899, in Fall River, Massachusetts, United States. It was designed by George J. Altham, and manufactured by Altham International Motor Car Company, which was based in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
History
In 1896, a designer George J. Altham from Fall River, Massachusetts, United States, after years of work, had made a petrol engine. In August 1897, he installed it in a vehicle for testing purposes. In 1898, Altham International Motor Car Company was established, with its headquarters in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. By October 1898, the working prototype was sufficiently developed, and the commercial production of the Altham car had begun. The manufacturing factory was located in Fall River, Massachusetts, United States. The production ended in 1899, with only a few vehicles being built overall.Beverly Rae Kimes, Henry Austin Clark Jr.: Standard Catalog of American Cars, 1805-1942. vol. 3. Iola: Krause Publications, 1996, p. 30. ISBN 0-87341-428-4.Marián Suman-Hreblay: Automobile Manufacturers Worldwide Registry. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, 2015. p. 16. ISBN 9-781476611402.
Specifications
The Altham car had an air-cooled two-cylinder petrol engine, with 6 horsepower (4.4 kW), and 1000 revolutions per minute. The vehicle had two seats.
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Category:Cars introduced in 1898
Category:Defunct manufacturing companies based in Massachusetts
Category:Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of the United States
Category:Fall River, Massachusetts
Category:Motor vehicle manufacturers based in Massachusetts
Category:1898 establishments in Massachusetts