Leach (steam automobile company)
Leach or Leach Steamer was an veteran era American automobile company in Everett, Massachusetts, from 1899 to 1901.[1]
History
[edit]John M. Leach turned his Everett Cycle Company into Leach Motor Vehicle Company in 1899.[2] The Leach car was a runabout steamer built on a frame of steel tubing with suspension by three elliptical springs. The boiler was fed automatically and the fuel was gasoline. In 1901 the company was closed.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Automobile Manufacturers Worldwide Registry, McFarland, 17 November 2015
- ^ a b Kimes, Beverly Rae; Clark Jr., Henry Austin (1996). Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805-1942 (3rd ed.). Krause Publications. ISBN 978-0-87341-428-9.
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- 1890s cars
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- Motor vehicle manufacturers based in Massachusetts
- Cars introduced in 1899
- Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1899
- Vehicle manufacturing companies disestablished in 1901