Buckmobile Company | |
Type: | Automobile Manufacturing |
Foundation: | 1902 |
Location Country: | United States |
Area Served: | United States |
Industry: | Automotive |
Products: | Vehicles Automotive parts |
Defunct: | 1905 |
The Buckmobile was an American automobile manufactured between 1902 and 1905 in Utica, New York, by the Buckmobile Company.[1] A prototype was created in 1901 before the company was incorporated. The automobile was a 15-horsepower, and 20 horsepower twin-cylinder roadster, and used the advertising slogan "Ease of Riding Without a Peer". Engines and transmissions were sourced and the bodies and suspension were built in-house.The company added extensions to their factory to increase production, but this dealt a crippling financial blow to the company.In October 1904 the firm was merged with the Black Diamond Automobile Company, but by July 1905 production had finished. The business was sold in a sheriff's sale shortly after, with total Buckmobile production estimated at 40 cars.