CLARK

Clark Motor Car Co. (1910-1912)

Shelbyville, Indiana

This is a Clark 30 serial plate (c1910-1911)   khc
Size: 77mm wide 44mm high

The Clark from Shelbyville, Indiana was initially produced in two engine sizes, a 30 hp model and a 40 hp model, both offered in touring and roadster body styles. There was a single 30/40 hp model offered for 1912 with a slight change in body styles but there were problems and the company was bankrupt by June 1912. Production was resumed under new management but this did not work and the factory was sold in 1913.

Emblem

The first Clark "30" built in Shelbyville for 1910-1911 displayed the company name on a small serial plate, which would have been attached to the body of the car, see example shown below at the top of this post. This Clark "30" serial plate is very rare.

I can find no original period photos of the Clark motor car clearly showing the radiator but it is most likely that the Clark also displayed a brass "Clark" script mounted on the radiator core following the style used in the Clark 30 serial plate shown above at the top of this post. Original Clark radiator scripts would also be very rare.