King-Remick

King-Remick was an early American automobile marque from the brass era of motoring. The vehicle associated with the name was built in Detroit, Michigan, in 1910, during a period when numerous small manufacturers and engineering ventures experimented with automobile designs before the industry consolidated around larger producers. Available historical references describe the King-Remick as a two-seat roadster commissioned from the Autoparts Manufacturing Company. The roadster used a large six-cylinder engine with a displacement of approximately 6.6 liters. Its drivetrain employed shaft drive, a configuration intended to provide a clean and mechanically direct transfer of power compared with chain-driven systems used by some early automobiles. The car had a wheelbase of nearly 120 inches, or about 3,000 millimeters. Contemporary claims reportedly emphasized that this layout provided a balanced distribution of load, suggesting that chassis stability and weight placement were central elements of the vehicle's design presentation. The documented King-Remick was not a mass-market model range. Historical accounts indicate that probably only a prototype was built, and there is no reliable evidence in the supplied sources of sustained production, a dealer network, commercial sales volume, export activity, or a continuing corporate organization under the King-Remick name. As a result, the marque is best understood as a short-lived or experimental automobile project rather than an established volume manufacturer. The brand's historical significance lies in what it illustrates about the American automobile industry in 1910. Detroit was becoming an important center of automotive production, but the market still contained many small and provisional ventures. Large-displacement engines, substantial wheelbases, and individually engineered body designs were common characteristics of this period. King-Remick represents one of these early attempts to create a distinctive automobile identity around a single known vehicle design. No later models, production succession, ownership history, current operations, or surviving commercial brand activity are identified in the available reference material. The marque is therefore treated as defunct or inactive, with its principal historical record consisting of the 1910 roadster prototype and its association with the Autoparts Manufacturing Company.

King-Remick emerged in Detroit in 1910, when the American automobile industry remained fragmented and many small ventures were developing individual vehicle concepts. The name is associated with a two-seat roadster built for King-Remick by the Autoparts Manufacturing Company. The available historical record does not establish whether King-Remick was a fully incorporated automobile manufacturer, a commissioning marque, or the commercial identity of a short-lived automotive project. The roadster was designed around a 6.6-liter six-cylinder engine, a notably large power unit for the period. It used shaft drive rather than a chain-drive arrangement, reflecting one of the engineering approaches available to early automobile builders seeking a more enclosed and direct drivetrain. The car's wheelbase measured nearly 120 inches, approximately 3,000 millimeters. Descriptions of the automobile claimed that its dimensions and mechanical arrangement produced a well-distributed load, presenting balance and chassis behavior as important selling points or engineering virtues. There is no evidence in the supplied sources of a broad product portfolio. The two-seat roadster appears to have been the central, and possibly sole, King-Remick vehicle. Historical summaries state that probably only the prototype was built. That limited production means the project did not develop into a durable automobile line with documented model generations, manufacturing expansion, dealership operations, or an identifiable succession of owners. The King-Remick project belongs to the brass-era phase of American automotive history, before the market had settled around a smaller number of dominant producers. During this period, manufacturers and engineering firms frequently tested different combinations of engine size, body configuration, drivetrain, and chassis dimensions. A large six-cylinder roadster with a long wheelbase was consistent with the era's interest in substantial touring and performance-oriented automobiles, even though the King-Remick did not apparently progress beyond prototype production. Later company activity, corporate continuity, production figures, financial performance, and the fate of the prototype are not documented in the supplied references. Consequently, King-Remick is recorded as a historical automobile marque rather than an active brand. Its surviving importance is primarily documentary: it provides an example of the many experimental and short-lived automobile ventures that operated in Detroit and elsewhere in the United States during the early years of the industry.

• 1910

  Two-seat roadster built in Detroit

  [1]King-Remicken.wikipedia.org

  The Autoparts Manufacturing Company built a two-seat King-Remick roadster in Detroit. The vehicle used a 6.6-liter six-cylinder engine, shaft drive, and a wheelbase of nearly 120 inches.

An early American brass-era automobile project emphasizing a large six-cylinder engine, shaft drive, a long wheelbase, and claimed load distribution.

• Automobile · 1910

  King-Remick two-seat roadster

  The documented King-Remick vehicle was a brass-era two-seat roadster built in Detroit in 1910 by the Autoparts Manufacturing Company. It was fitted with a 6.6-liter six-cylinder engine and shaft drive. Its wheelbase was nearly 120 inches, or approximately 3,000 millimeters, and the design was presented as providing balanced load distribution. Historical accounts indicate that probably only a prototype was produced.

1. 1King-Remicken.wikipedia.org