Kessler (automobile)
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The Kessler was an American
automobile
manufactured from 1921 until 1922, in Detroit, Michigan
. It used an own-make four-cylinder 2L engine
, but otherwise was a typical assembled touring car
with wooden artillery wheels.
The Kessler was the forerunner of the Kess-Line 8
.
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Automobile
An automobile, autocar, motor car or car is a wheeled motor vehicle used for transporting passengers, which also carries its own engine or motor...
manufactured from 1921 until 1922, in Detroit, Michigan
Detroit, Michigan
Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River...
. It used an own-make four-cylinder 2L engine
Engine
An engine or motor is a machine designed to convert energy into useful mechanical motion. Heat engines, including internal combustion engines and external combustion engines burn a fuel to create heat which is then used to create motion...
, but otherwise was a typical assembled touring car
Touring car
A touring car, or tourer, is an open car seating five or more. Touring cars may have two or four doors. Often, the belt line is lowered in the front doors to give the car a more sportive character. They were often fitted with a folding roof and side curtains. Engines on early models were either in...
with wooden artillery wheels.
The Kessler was the forerunner of the Kess-Line 8
Kess-Line 8
The Kess-Line 8 was an American automobile manufactured only in 1922. A spin-off of the Kessler, probably only one car was actually built. This, a phaeton, featured an own-make eight-cylinder engine, wire wheels, and a wheelbase.-References:...
.