The Hall Cycle and Plating company was a maker of Cycle cars in

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from 1914-1915. Hallcyclecar1914

History

In 1914, a man named John B. Fisher designed a cyclecar for the Hall Cycle and Plating Company. It had an underslung frame. Lawrence Hall, president of the company, did a test run from Waco to

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, covering 104 miles while consuming only 2.5 gallons of gasoline. The cyclecar had a 4-cylinder, 18 hp engine(the prototype only had a two-cylinder engine) with a 100" wheelbase. The company reorganized in 1915 as the Hall Motor car Company. Production ended in 1915, and Lawrence Hall moved to

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References

{{reflist Cyclecars Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of the United States Manufacturing companies based in Texas Companies based in Waco, Texas Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1914 Vehicle manufacturing companies disestablished in 1915 1914 establishments in Texas 1915 disestablishments in Texas Defunct companies based in Texas