The Acorn Motor Truck Company of Chicago, was a truck manufacturer.
History The company was officially founded in 1925 in Chicago, Illinois. George Nicholas Georgano: The Complete Encyclopedia of Commercial Vehicles. Motorbooks International, Osceola 1979, ISBN 0-87341-024-6, p. 25 But production had already started in 1924 with the models 50 and 70. The brand name was Acorn. In 1928, the manufacturing site was moved from Chicago to Cadillac, Michigan. The production lineup was very extensive and ranged from 1 tonners to 5 tonners. The lighter vehicles used engines from Continental, while the heavier vehicles got Buda engines. Production ended in 1931. A connection with the company Acorn from Cincinnati, Ohio, which had already produced light vans from 1910 to 1912, is not known.
The first vehicle of the 1924 Model 50 series used the Buda engine from the ETU series. The wheelbase was 3,962 mm.
Production models
The pre-assigned serial numbers only indicate the maximum possible production quantity.
Year Production figures Model Load capacity Serial number 1924 4 50 2,5 to 5010 to 5013 70 3,5 to 7010 to 1925 50 2,5 to 5014 to 70 3,5 to 1926 20 1 to 30 1,5 to ↓↓ 40 2 to 50 2,5 to 70 4 to 80 4 to 1927 20 1 to 7 30 1,5 to 3007 to 3013 40 2 to 50 2,5 to 70 4 to 80 4 to 15-6 1 to 1928 8 20-P 1 to 2000 to 2007 30 1,5 to ↓ 430-P 1,5 to 3010 to 3013 Cadillac plant 1928 40 2 to ↓ 10 40-P 2 to 4000 to 4009 45 2,5 to↓ 11 45-P 2,5 to4500 to 4510 50 3 to↓ 3 50-P 3 to5031 to 5033 770 4 to7000 to 7006 2 100 5 to10000 to 10001 1929 20-P 1 to 2008 to 30 1,5 to ↓ 30-P 1,5 to 3014 to 40 2 to ↓ 40-P 2 to 4010 to 45 2,5 to↓ 45-P 2,5 to4511 to 50 3 to↓ 50-P 3 to5034 to 70 4 to7007 to 100 5 to10002 to 1930 to 1931 to
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