Lyons-Knight
Defunct American motor vehicle manufacturer
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::summary Defunct American motor vehicle manufacturer ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Lyons-Atlas Company |
| logo | 1914 Lyons-Knight Logo.jpg |
| logo_caption | The Car of Silence |
| industry | Automotive |
| predecessor | Atlas Engine Works |
| founded | |
| founder | James W. Lyons, William P. Lyons, George W. Lyons |
| defunct | |
| fate | Ended Car production |
| hq_location_city | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| hq_location_country | United States |
| key_people | Harry A. Knox, James W. Lyons, William P. Lyons, George W. Lyons |
| products | Gasoline Engines, Automobiles |
| :: |
| name = Lyons-Atlas Company | logo = 1914 Lyons-Knight Logo.jpg | logo_caption = The Car of Silence | industry = Automotive | predecessor = Atlas Engine Works | founded = | founder = James W. Lyons, William P. Lyons, George W. Lyons | defunct = | fate = Ended Car production | hq_location_city = Indianapolis, Indiana | hq_location_country = United States | key_people = Harry A. Knox, James W. Lyons, William P. Lyons, George W. Lyons | products = Gasoline Engines, Automobiles
The Lyons-Knight was an American automobile manufactured from 1913 until 1915, in Indianapolis, Indiana.
History
Three brothers, James W., William P., and George W. Lyons, purchased the Atlas Engine Works and reorganized as the Lyons-Atlas Company. The previous Atlas Company manufactured two-stroke gasoline and diesel engines, and had developed a line of gasoline engines using the Knight sleeve-valve design.
The Lyons-Knight featured Knight sleeve-valve engines and worm-drive rear axles, that were designed by Harry A. Knox, who had previously worked at the Atlas-Knight Automobile Company in Springfield, Massachusetts.
Beginning in 1913, the Lyons-Knight Model K-4 offered a four-cylinder engine that produced 50 hp and was installed in a choice of five or seven passenger touring car, sedan, or berline bodies, using a 130 in wheelbase. Prices started at $2,900 for the five passenger touring sedan while the berline sedan was $4,300.()
For 1914, a Model K-6, six-cylinder engine was offered with the same wheelbase in either a five or seven passenger touring sedan for $3,200 (). In 1915, only the Model K-4 was offered, but with the addition of limousine and roadster bodies. Automobile manufacturing ended in 1915, soon after Harry Knox resigned from the company. File:1913 Lyons-Knight Advertising 1.jpg|alt=|1913 Lyons-Knight Advertising File:1914 Lyons-Knight Advertising.jpg|alt=|1914 Lyons-Knight Advertising Lyons-Atlas Company continued building engines and manufactured Standard marine engines for Britain during World War I.
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