1907 Welch Touring Car
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After experimenting in their Chelsea, Michigan, shop, the Welch brothers went into automobile manufacturing in 1903. Hemispherical combustion chambers and an overhead camshaft set the Welch engine apart as an advanced power plant for its day. But technical sophistication was expensive, and the car was never a big seller. General Motors acquired Welch in 1910 and soon discontinued the brand.
After experimenting in their Chelsea, Michigan, shop, the Welch brothers went into automobile manufacturing in 1903. Hemispherical combustion chambers and an overhead camshaft set the Welch engine apart as an advanced power plant for its day. But technical sophistication was expensive, and the car was never a big seller. General Motors acquired Welch in 1910 and soon discontinued the brand.
Artifact
Automobile
Date Made
1907
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
29.358.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Elmer and Edna Dohany.
Material
Steel (Alloy)
Metal
Wood (Plant material)
Glass (Material)
Leather
Color
Olive green
Red
Dimensions
Height: 82.75 in
Width: 67.5 in
Length: 173.5 in
Diameter: 27.25 in
Inscriptions
Headlights inscribed: THE/ RUSHMORE/ LENS. MIRROR/ - SEARCHLIGHTS -/ MAN'F'D BY/ RUSHMORE DYNAMO WORKS/PLAINFIELD, N.J. U.S.A. Inscribed above crank in front: MODEL 4/ WELCH MOTOR CAR CO./ DETROIT AND PONTIAC MICH/ USA. Two plates on front floor inscribed: THE WELCH MOTOR/ CAR CO/ WELCH / PONTIAC MICH / USA
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