The Fleetwood-Knight was a Canadian automobile built in Kingston, Ontario by the Davis Dry Dock Company in 1923. [1]
The Davis Dry Dock Company had an excellent reputation for the quality of their yachts, launches and lifeboats, [2] and company owner John Davis wanted to build a car to the same high standards. [2] The prototype was going to be built as a tourer, but Davis's son Lloyd took over development of the car and made it into a sedan. [1] The prototype was nearly finished when it was damaged in a fire. It was rebuilt as a roadster, with a body of finished aluminium. [1]
The Fleetwood-Knight was powered by a 6-cylinder Knight sleeve valve engine, which gave excellent performance. The car was very well appointed, with gasoline and temperature gauges on the dashboard. [1] Unfortunately for the Davises, the prototype cost between CDN$5,000 and CDN$6,000 to build, so it was not economically viable to put the car in production. [2] The car was driven by members of the Davis family until sold, and was still in regular use in Renfrew, Ontario in the late 1960s. [2]
References
- ^ a b c d Durnford, Hugh (1973). Cars of Canada. Canada: McClelland and Stewart. p. 384. ISBN 0771029578.
- ^ a b c d Georgano, Nick (2000). The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. London: Stationery Office. p. 1792. ISBN 0117023191.
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