Sampson (automobile)
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The Sampson was an early automobile
manufactured by the Alden Sampson Manufacturing Company of Pittsfield, Massachusetts
in 1904. It was based on the 1903 Moyea automobile for which the Alden Sampson Company had built the chassis. The Sampson was built again in 1911 by United States Motors, Alden Sampson Division, in Detroit, Michigan.
The 1904 Sampson had a 4 cylinder 18hp engine with a 4 speed sliding gear transmission with two chains to drive the rear wheels. The 1911 Sampson, called the Sampson 35, had a 4 cylinder 35hp engine. This model was a four door, five seater that was advertised as having 17 coats of paint. The car was sold for $1,250.00.
It actually had only 3 doors, the fourth was just an outline, and blocked by the gear shift and brake.
It was manufactured in Detroit, on Oakland Blvd, in a brand new city block long factory. There are only three survivors known to exist, and maybe a 4th in Australia.
It boasted a "transaxle". Aluminum was used for the transaxle, and crankcase.
Five were registered in 1919 in the Australian state of Queensland
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manufactured by the Alden Sampson Manufacturing Company of Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Pittsfield is the largest city and the county seat of Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is the principal city of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Berkshire County. Its area code is 413. Its ZIP code is 01201...
in 1904. It was based on the 1903 Moyea automobile for which the Alden Sampson Company had built the chassis. The Sampson was built again in 1911 by United States Motors, Alden Sampson Division, in Detroit, Michigan.
The 1904 Sampson had a 4 cylinder 18hp engine with a 4 speed sliding gear transmission with two chains to drive the rear wheels. The 1911 Sampson, called the Sampson 35, had a 4 cylinder 35hp engine. This model was a four door, five seater that was advertised as having 17 coats of paint. The car was sold for $1,250.00.
It actually had only 3 doors, the fourth was just an outline, and blocked by the gear shift and brake.
It was manufactured in Detroit, on Oakland Blvd, in a brand new city block long factory. There are only three survivors known to exist, and maybe a 4th in Australia.
It boasted a "transaxle". Aluminum was used for the transaxle, and crankcase.
Five were registered in 1919 in the Australian state of Queensland