The Altham was an automobile manufactured from 1898 to 1899, in Fall River, Massachusetts in the United States. It was designed by George J. Altham, and manufactured by Altham International Motor Car Company, which was based in Boston, Massachusetts.
History In 1896, designer George J. Altham from Fall River, Massachusetts in the United States, following years of work, constructed a petrol engine. In August 1897, he installed it in a vehicle for testing purposes. In 1898, Altham International Motor Car Company was established, with its headquarters in Boston, Massachusetts. By October 1898, the working prototype was sufficiently developed, and the commercial production of the Altham car had begun. The manufacturing plant was located in Fall River, Massachusetts. Its production ceased in 1899, with only a few vehicles being built overall.Beverly Rae Kimes, Henry Austin Clark Jr.: Standard Catalog of American Cars, 1805-1942. vol. 3. Iola: Krause Publications, 1996, p. 30. ISBN 0-87341-428-4.Marián Suman-Hreblay: Automobile Manufacturers Worldwide Registry. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, 2015. p. 16. ISBN 9-781476611402.
Specifications The Altham car had an air-cooled two-cylinder petrol engine, with 6 horsepower (4.4 kW), and 1000 revolutions per minute. The vehicle had two seats.
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