Topic: Norwalk Underslung Six Touring (1914)

[BERTRAND]

Please, make and model

[BERTRAND]

Up!

[Zerk]

A Norwalk Underslung?

EDIT: I wish to guess that it is a Model B Underslung 6-passenger Touring. As this is probably the only Norwalk car left in existance, I feel somewhat secure in my identification.

[BERTRAND]

Yes that's it.  Point is your

[franck.kegelart]

What's the difference between Norwalk Underslung and American Underslung ?

[Zerk]

BERTRAND, thank you for introducing me to a beautiful and interesting auto.

franck.kegelart, they share their suspension configuration of springs over the axles rather than under them, giving a lower center of gravity and I suspect improved roadability. The name "Underslung" was adopted by both, much the same way coachwork names are easily adopted by different manufacturers. Norwalk and American were both in the USA, but not related in any way.

edited 11/28 to correct silly mistake about underslungs.

[4popoid]

Let me expand just a bit on Zerk's comment.  This Norwalk is an old friend, ever since I researched it quite sometime ago for another (now defunct) on-line auto quiz.  As Zerk said, this is the only known Norwalk in existence, and currently resides in Martinsburg, West Virginia, where it was built.  The name originates from Norwalk, Ohio, where the manufacturer was located (1910) before moving to Martinsburg.  Googling "Norwalk Underslung" will yield lots more technical, and historical, information on this particular car.

The better known American Underslung was conceived much earlier (1905) by the famous Harry Stutz, and Fred Tone, and was manufactured in Indianapolis, Indiana.   

[Allan L]

And there was also the Regal underslung (from Detroit), which was better known in the UK where Seabrook imported them to sell as RMC or Seabrook-RMC