Daniels Motor Company

Daniels Motor Company was a pioneer brass era American automobile company, founded in 1915 by George E. Daniels (formerly of GM AND Buick) with Neff E. Parish.[1]George Daniels was a known lawyer, engineer, and mechanic. He was considered the best motorcar designer in the United States.[2] Neff Parish had his own automobile parts and framing manufacturing company. Neff was the creator of the time's highest-grade heat-treated alloy steel frames, respected in the steel industry.[3] Daniels Motor Company produced 1,500 high quality automobiles between 1916-1924, branding themselves as “the distinguished car with just a little more power than you will ever need”, and “The aristocrat of American cars”.[4]

Daniels Motor Company
Manufacturer
IndustryAutomobile
FateClosed
Founded1915 in Reading, Pennsylvania, United States of America
FounderGeorge E. Daniels and Neff E. Parish
Defunct1924
Headquarters
Reading, Pennsylvania
,
United States of America
ProductsDaniels Eight

No stock models were created.[5] Daniels cars were built to be permanent personal pieces of art.[6] Each car fabricated was crafted for the individual buyer.[7] With custom coachwork, the Daniels was a bespoke car, built to order, offering a proprietary narrow-angle V8 as stand V8 as standard equipment, for a price (in 1922) of US$7,450.[8] By contrast, the 1913 Lozier Big Six limousines and landaulettes were US$6,500, tourers and roadsters US$5,000; the Lozier Light Six Metropolitan tourer and runabout started at US$3,250;[9] Americans ran from US$525 down to US$4250;[10] the Enger 40 was US$2000,[11] the FAL US$1750, the Oakland 40 US$1600,[12] and both the Cole 30 US$1500,[13] and Colt Runabout were US$1500.[14] Below that, presumably, a Daniels customer would not have looked.

See also

References
  1. Clymer, Floyd (1950). Treasury of Early American Automobiles, 1877-1925 (2 ed.). United States of America: Bonanza Books. p. 161. ISBN 0873414284. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  2. "Daniels "8" is Much Admired". The Scranton Republican. 114 (27): 14. 1 February 1921. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  3. "Erect Factory in Quaker City". The Los Angeles Times. 39: 12. 8 August 1920. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  4. "The Daniels Automobile & The Daniels Motor Car Co". american-automobiles.com. Farber and Associates, LLC. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  5. "The Daniels Automobile & The Daniels Motor Car Co". american-automobiles.com. Farber and Associates, LLC. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  6. "Underneath the Lustre and Beauty". The New York Times. 71 (23, 279): 10. 19 October 1921. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  7. "Underneath the Lustre and Beauty". The New York Times. 71 (23, 279): 10. 19 October 1921. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  8. Clymer, Floyd (1950). Treasury of Early American Automobiles, 1877-1925 (2 ed.). United States of America: Bonanza Books. p. 161. ISBN 0873414284. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  9. Clymer, Floyd (1950). Treasury of Early American Automobiles, 1877-1925 (2 ed.). United States of America: Bonanza Books. p. 111. ISBN 0873414284. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  10. Clymer, Floyd (1950). Treasury of Early American Automobiles, 1877-1925 (2 ed.). United States of America: Bonanza Books. p. 91. ISBN 0873414284. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  11. Clymer, Floyd (1950). Treasury of Early American Automobiles (2 ed.). United States of America: Bonanza Books. p. 104. ISBN 0873414284. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  12. Clymer, Floyd (1950). Treasury of Early American Automobiles, 1877-1925 (2 ed.). United States of America: Bonanza Books. p. 84. ISBN 0873414284. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  13. Clymer, Floyd (1950). Treasury of Early American Automobiles (2 ed.). United States of America: Bonanza Books. p. 104. ISBN 0873414284. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  14. Clymer, Floyd (1950). Treasury of Early American Automobiles (2 ed.). United States of America: Bonanza Books. p. 63. ISBN 0873414284. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  15. "The Daniels Automobile & The Daniels Motor Car Co". american-automobiles.com. Farber and Associates, LLC. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  16. "Erect Factory in Quaker City". The Los Angeles Times. 39: 12. August 8, 1920. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  17. "The Daniels Automobile & The Daniels Motor Car Co". american-automobiles.com. Farber and Associates, LLC. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  18. "Underneath the Lustre and Beauty". The New York Times. 71 (23, 279): 10. 19 October 1921. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  19. "The Daniels Automobile & The Daniels Motor Car Co". american-automobiles.com. Farber and Associates, LLC. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  20. "Daniels Roadster Emergency Model". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. 82 (188): 4C. 9 July 1922. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  21. "Erect Factory in Quaker City". The Los Angeles Times. 39: 12. 8 August 1920. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  22. "The Daniels Automobile & The Daniels Motor Car Co". american-automobiles.com. Farber and Associates, LLC. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  23. "Price Decline Is Announced". The San Francisco Chronicle. 93 (120): A11. 23 April 1922. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  24. "Days High Spots in Wall Street". The Hartford Daily Courant. 86: 21. 18 January 1923.
  25. "The Daniels Automobile & The Daniels Motor Car Co". american-automobiles.com. Farber and Associates, LLC. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  26. "Sale Offers Rejected". Philadelphia Inquirer. 189 (122): 8. October 30, 1923. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  27. "Sale Offers Rejected". Philadelphia Inquirer. 189 (122): 8. 30 October 1923. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  28. "Daniels Motor Plant Sold by Court Order". Reading Times. 65 (463): 10. 15 January 1924. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  29. "Will Receive Claims Against Daniels Co". The Indianapolis Sunday Star. 21 (348): 2. 18 May 1924. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  30. Brooks, JH (1 February 1923). "Local and Unlisted Securities Market". The Scranton Republican. 122 (28): 15. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  31. "Daniels Motor Plant Sold by Court Order". Reading Times. 65 (463): 10. 15 January 1924. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  32. "42-Year-Old Car at Motor Show". Humboldt Standard. 81 (277): 20. 19 November 1953. Retrieved 23 January 2019.

Sources
  • Clymer, Floyd. Treasury of Early American Automobiles, 1877-1925. New York: Bonanza Books, 1950.
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