Ardsley (automobile)

Ardsley Motor Car Company
IndustryAutomotive
Founded1905
Defunct1906
HeadquartersYonkers, New York
ProductsAutomobiles

The Ardsley was a short-lived American automobile designed by W. S. Howard and manufactured from 1905 to 1906 in Yonkers, New York, by the Ardsley Motor Car Company.[1]

History

The company salesrooms were located at 50th Street and Broadway in Yonkers.[1]

By 1906, the automobile was advertised in a national automobile trade magazine as "quiet and powerful." It had 35 horsepower, could seat five and was priced at US$3,500.[1] The displacement of the four-cylinder Model B was 6470 cc with a bore of 117.475 mm and a stroke of 149.225 mm. The engine reached 35 horsepower at 900 RPM, at 1500 RPM it was 40 horsepower, hence the designation 35-40 horsepower. The transmission had three gears. The wheelbase was 2540 mm. The vehicle weight was 1021 kg.

Production models

  • Ardsley Model A (1905)[2] 30-35 HP
  • Ardsley Model B [3](1906) 35-40 HP

References

  1. ^ a b c "Advertisement in Motor". Motor. Modern Motor Cars, March 1906. p. 87. Retrieved August 27, 2011.
  2. ^ "Ardsley Model A, B". List of automobiles showing year, model, type of body, horsepower, list price and collision insurance ratings 1916. 1916-01-01. Retrieved 2025-09-15.
  3. ^ "Ardsley Model B". Automobile trade journal v.10 1906 Mar. 1906-01-01. Retrieved 2025-09-15.