Trumbull Motor Car Co. (1914-1915)
Bridgeport, Connecticut
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| This is a Trumbull radiator emblem (1914-1915) ms Size: 65mm wide 56mm high MM: Unknown (poss None) |
The Trumbull was designed and developed by Harry J Stoops of the American Cyclecar Company, which was bought by the Trumbull brothers of Bridgeport, Connecticut. The Trumbull Motor Car Company was established and production of the Trumbull began in 1914.
The Trumbull was a fine, well made cyclecar powered by a 14/18 hp four-cylinder water-cooled engine. Unfortunately for the Trumbull, other cyclecars in America were not so well designed or so well made and cyclecars soon fell out of fashion. However, there was a strong export market for the Trumbull and about 1,500 of the 2,000 total production of the Trumbull were exported to Europe and Australia.
One of the Trumbull brothers was on his way to the UK in May 1915 to finalise a deal for 300 Trumbull cars but lost his life when the Lusitania ocean liner was torpedoed by a German U-boat. Production of the Trumbull was brought to a halt.
Emblems
The simple, hexagonal metal Trumbull radiator emblem is rare, see examples above and below:
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| This is a Trumbull Model 15B showing the radiator emblem (1915) bonhams |
But, beware there are reproduction Trumbull radiator emblems in various colors, see example below:
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| This is a reproduction Trumbull radiator emblem ms Size: 51mm wide 44mm high |
Some surviving Trumbull cars are found without a radiator emblem but with a "Trumbull" radiator script, see example below. Original Trumbull radiator scripts are rare.
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| Trumbull cyclecar showing only a radiator script (1915) ms |
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| This is a Trumbull radiator script (1914) ms Size: Unknown |
The following photos show a Trumbull Model 15B serial plate and a Trumbull hub:
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| This is a Trumbull Model 15B serial plate (c1914) sam Size: 65mm wide 22mm high |
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| This is a Trumbull hub cap (1914-1915) ms |
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