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Mitchell-Lewis Motor Company
Mitchell was a major Brass Era car, brass-era automobile marque in Racine, Wisconsin, from 1903 to 1923. History Wisconsin Wheel Works was established in the 1890s by the Wainwright (occupation), wagon maker Mitchell & Lewis Company, Ltd. to manufacture bicycles and developed a motorcycle in 1900. The company began manufacturing automobiles in 1903 as the Mitchell Motor Car Company. Motor Cars The company's first models were a Chain drive, chain driven and Water cooling, water-cooled Four-stroke engine, four-stroke 4Horsepower, hp and Two-stroke engine, two-stroke 7hp Runabout (automobile), runabout, with tiller steering and a two-speed Epicyclic gearing, planetary transmission. The cars were designed by John W. Bates, a Chicago engineer. 1904 brought Air cooling, air-cooling and the addition of a Engine configuration, four-cylinder model . By 1907 four-cylinders only were produced, improved with shaft drive on all models and all engines water-cooled. Mitchell participated i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Racine, Wisconsin
Racine ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Racine County, Wisconsin, United States. It is located on the shore of Lake Michigan at the mouth of the Root River. Racine is situated 22 miles (35 km) south of Milwaukee and approximately 60 miles (100 km) north of Chicago. It is the principal city of the US Census Bureau's Racine metropolitan area (consisting only of Racine County). The Racine metropolitan area is, in turn, counted as part of the Milwaukee combined statistical area. As of the 2020 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 77,816, making it the 5th largest city in Wisconsin. In January 2017, it was rated "the most affordable place to live in the world" by the Demographia International Housing Affordability survey. Racine is the headquarters of a number of industries, including J. I. Case heavy equipment, S. C. Johnson & Son cleaning and chemical products, Dremel Corporation, Reliance Controls Corporation time controls and transfer switches, Twin Disc, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
