From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Content deleted Content added
|
 |
|||
| Line 5: | Line 5: | ||
|
| type = Truck Company |
| type = Truck Company |
||
|
| former_name = |
| former_name = |
||
|
| founded = {{Start date and age| |
| founded = {{Start date and age|}} |
||
|
| defunct = {{end date and age|1923}} |
| defunct = {{end date and age|1923}} |
||
|
| founder = Mr. Bell <ref>{{cite web|url= https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015014113321&seq=848 |title= Mr. Bell |date=1920-03-18|publisher= Motor age v.37 1920 Jan-Jun |access-date=2025-12-01}}</ref> |
| founder = Mr. Bell <ref>{{cite web|url= https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015014113321&seq=848 |title= Mr. Bell |date=1920-03-18|publisher= Motor age v.37 1920 Jan-Jun |access-date=2025-12-01}}</ref> |
||
| Line 18: | Line 18: | ||
|
==History== |
==History== |
||
|
The Iowa Motor Truck Co. produced light trucks under the brand ”’Bell”’. Before the Iowa Motor Truck Co. started delivering its own trucks from 1919, it already provided conversion kits in 1916 to turn [[Ford]] vehicles into trucks. These chassis were already called the same as the later own trucks, Model E and Model O. In 1919, the Model E with 1.5 tons and the Model O with 2 tons were produced. The engines came from the company [[Buda Engine Co.|Buda]]. The Model E used a four-cylinder engine with 3801 cc. The bore was 95.25 mm and the stroke 133.35 mm. The 1.5-ton had a wheelbase of 3708 mm. The transmission had three gears.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433107852679&seq=84&q1=Bell |title= Model E with 1.5 tons |date=1920-01-01|publisher= Motor truck; the national authority of power haulage v. 11 (1920) |access-date=2025-12-01}}</ref> The Model O had an engine displacement of 5343 cc with a bore of 114.3 mm and a stroke of 130.175 mm. |
The Iowa Motor Truck Co. produced light trucks under the brand ”’Bell”’. Before the Iowa Motor Truck Co. started delivering its own trucks from 1919, it already provided conversion kits in 1916 to turn [[Ford]] vehicles into trucks. These chassis were already called the same as the later own trucks, Model E and Model O. In 1919, the Model E with 1.5 tons and the Model O with 2 tons were produced. The engines came from the company [[Buda Engine Co.|Buda]]. The Model E used a four-cylinder engine with 3801 cc. The bore was 95.25 mm and the stroke 133.35 mm. The 1.5-ton had a wheelbase of 3708 mm. The transmission had three gears.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433107852679&seq=84&q1=Bell |title= Model E with 1.5 tons |date=1920-01-01|publisher= Motor truck; the national authority of power haulage v. 11 (1920) |access-date=2025-12-01}}</ref> The Model O had an engine displacement of 5343 cc with a bore of 114.3 mm and a stroke of 130.175 mm. |
||
|
=== Production figures Bell trucks=== |
=== Production figures Bell trucks=== |
||
| Line 55: | Line 55: | ||
|
[[Category:Defunct truck manufacturers of the United States]] |
[[Category:Defunct truck manufacturers of the United States]] |
||
|
[[Category:Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of the United States]] |
[[Category:Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of the United States]] |
||
|
[[Category:Vehicle manufacturing companies established in |
[[Category:Vehicle manufacturing companies established in ]] |
||
|
[[Category:Vehicle manufacturing companies disestablished in 1923]] |
[[Category:Vehicle manufacturing companies disestablished in 1923]] |
||
Latest revision as of 10:11, 2 December 2025
Defunct American motor vehicle manufacturer
.jpg){kind=logo} |
|
| Company type | Truck Company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Manufacturing |
| Founded | 1915 |
| Founder | Mr. Bell [1] |
| Defunct | 1923 |
| Headquarters | Ottumwa, Iowa, US |
| Products | Trucks |
.jpg)
.jpg)
The Iowa Motor Truck Co. of Ottumwa, Iowa, was a truck manufacturer.
The Iowa Motor Truck Co. produced light trucks under the brand Bell. The Iowa Motor Truck Company was founded on December 4, 1915.[2] Before the Iowa Motor Truck Co. started delivering its own trucks from 1919, it already provided conversion kits in 1916 to turn Ford vehicles into trucks. These chassis were already called the same as the later own trucks, Model E and Model O. In 1919, the Model E with 1.5 tons and the Model O with 2 tons were produced. The engines came from the company Buda. The Model E used a four-cylinder engine with 3801 cc. The bore was 95.25 mm and the stroke 133.35 mm. The 1.5-ton had a wheelbase of 3708 mm. The transmission had three gears.[3] The Model O had an engine displacement of 5343 cc with a bore of 114.3 mm and a stroke of 130.175 mm.
Production figures Bell trucks
[edit]
The pre-assigned serial numbers only indicate the maximum possible production quantity.
| Year | Production figures | Model | Load capacity | Serial Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1919 | 36 | E [4] | 1,5 to | 4875 to 4910 |
| 1919 | 295 | O | 2 to | 1001 to 1295 |
| 1920 | 202 | E | 1,5 to | 4910 to 5112 |
| 1920 | 199 | O | 2,5 to | 1295 to 1494 |
| 1921 | E | 1,5 to | ||
| 1921 | O | 2,5 to | ||
| 1921 | M | 1 to | 11205 to | |
| 1922 | ||||
| 1923 | ||||
| Sum [5] |
- ^ “Mr. Bell”. Motor age v.37 1920 Jan-Jun. 1920-03-18. Retrieved 2025-12-01.
- ^ “Iowa Motor Truck Company was founded”. The Commercial vehicle v. 13 (1915-1916). 1915-12-04. Retrieved 2025-12-02.
- ^ “Model E with 1.5 tons”. Motor truck; the national authority of power haulage v. 11 (1920). 1920-01-01. Retrieved 2025-12-01.
- ^ “Model E 1.5 tons”. The Commercial vehicle v.23 1920-1921. 1920-08-01. Retrieved 2025-12-01.
- ^ “Bell Serial Numbers”. Branham automobile reference book, showing in illustrated form the location of motor and serial numbers on all passenger cars and trucks 1923. 1923-01-01. Retrieved 2025-12-01.
