Covert (automobile)

B. V. Covert and Company was a manufacturer of automobiles in Lockport, New York, from 1901 to 1907.[1] The company started as a manufacturer of steam-powered cars, but later switched to gas-powered vehicles.[1] Some Coverts were exported to England as Covert-Jacksons.[1]

Covert Motor Vehicle Company
Automobile manufacturing
IndustryAutomotive
Founded1901
Defunct1907
Headquarters
Rochester, New York
,
United States
Area served
United States
ProductsVehicles
automotive parts
Covert Chainless

History

The 1904 Covert was a small, inexpensive touring car model. It could seat two passengers and sold for US$750. The vertically mounted single-cylinder engine, situated at the front of the car, produced 6 hp (4.5 kW). A two-speed sliding transmission was fitted. The angle iron-framed car weighed 750 lb (340 kg). It was one of the least expensive conventional touring cars on the market, but used the modern Système Panhard found on much more full-featured cars from Europe.

See also
  • List of defunct United States automobile manufacturers
  • Brass Era car

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Covert Motor Vehicle Company of Rochester, New York - 1903

References
  1. Wise, David Burgress (2000). The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Automobiles. Chartwell Books. ISBN 0-7858-1106-0.
  • Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly (January, 1904)


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