1914 Chalmers Model 24 Racecar

• ENGINE: Six-Cylinder T-Head Inline 6
• HP: 60
• WHEELBASE: 132 in.
• ENGINE NO: 24A3745
• MOTO­METER: Boyce (The Moto­Meter Com­pany)
• FUEL GAUGE: National Gauge & Equip Co.
• OIL GAUGE: U.S. Gauge Co.
• MAGNETO: Bosch
• DOCUMENTATION: Maine Registration

The year 1914 was the first year that the mighty six-cylinder was produced, as all previous models were built with four cylinders.

The example seen here today displays all its orig­inal patina in “barn find” condition, as it was found in rural New Eng­land. The engine was meticulously taken apart and rebuilt to excellent running condition.

This vehicle turned many heads and earned great distinction at its first showing in 2021 at the New­port, Rhode Island, Con­cours d’Elegance.

In 1908, Hugh Chalmers founded the Chalmers Motor Com­pany in Detroit, Michigan, to produce high-end automobiles. By 1911, it was the eighth-largest auto producer in the U.S., but as competition increased, its sales failed to do so. By 1923, it had merged with Maxwell Motor, which eventually became the Chrysler Corporation. Chalmers was a luxury brand known for its toughness, durability, and racing prowess, including winning the 1910 Glidden Trophy.

ADVERT­ISE­MENT FROM THE ARCHIVES:

"Chalmers Motor Car: 1914 Season The New "Six" Model 24, 1914 "Thirty-Six" Model 19”:

Facts About the Factory Back of Chalmers Cars

“Chalmers cars are built practically complete in a $7,000,000 factory - one of the most modern and best equipped in the motor car industry. With a production of more than 8,000 cars a year, we are enabled to take every advantage of the raw material markets. Chalmers Cars contain the highest quality materials.

Building our own parts, we save parts-makers’ profits and get a uniformly high quality of workmanship. In the 19 buildings of the Chalmers plant are employed an average of 4,000 skilled workmen. These 19 buildings occupy a site of 30 acres and contain 1,300,000 square feet of floor space.

We have our own foundry; build our own motors; make our own axles, except the Timken bearings; cut and grind all Chalmers gears; build our own steering gears, electric started dynamoes, fenders, transmissions, lighting systems, etc.

Every part of Chalmers Cars is built under the supervision of the Charlmers engin­eers and rigidly inspected. Throughout the Chalmers factory there is one inspector to every 13 workmen.

No cars at any price are more painstakingly built or more carefully inspected.”