What is it? Quiz #488

The car is a 1915 Lozier roadster. Lozier was one of the top US prestige auto manufacturers between 1900 and 1915, selling cars that retailed between $5000 and 7,000. The cars were first built in Plattsburgh before the company moved to Detroit in 1910. Founder Henry Abraham Lozier began as a sewing machine and bicycle manufacturer before moving into boat engines and finally automobiles. The Lozier was distinguished by its use of ball bearings instead of plain bearings, including for the main bearing. Due to the high prices, not more than 600 cars a year were manufactured. Attempts to move into medium priced cars failed, as did a merger attempt with Ford, and the company failed in 1915.

1915 Lozier Roadster Type 82 than can be seen at the Tupelo Automobile Museum in Mississippi

This is a 1915 Lozier. Lozier started production of cars in 1905 in New York. In 1910 they moved to Detroit making high quality, very expensive cars. Their slogan was 'The Quality Car for Quality People' Lozier were successful in motor racing, their driver Ralph Mulford winning the 1911 Vanderbilt Cup. Mulford in a Lozier was placed second in the first Indianapolis 500 race, controversy over the final result continues today. When sales fell and a Ford take-over deal fell through, the company foundered. The last Lozier was built in 1917.

Sources:
The Complete Encyclopedia of Motorcars 1885 to the Present. G.N.Georgano
The Illustrated Encyclopedia or Automobiles. David Burgess Wise.
Blood and Smoke. Charles Leerhsen

Lozier Roadster ± 1915

Photo made in: The Tupelo Automobile Museum in Tupelo, Mississippi.
How did I know? : Remarkable Cars.com was selling this car.
Did you know this: Lozier quality in the utmost degree-mechanical precision, power, comfort and safety is found only in Lozier cars.

This is a 1915 Lozier Type 82 Roadster, on display at the Tupelo Automobile Museum, Missisippi. Built from 1915 to 1918 in Detroit, the Type 82 was the last new Lozier model. The 132'' wheelbase chassis was powered by a six-cylinder engine of 36 hp or 61 bhp (depending on sources). In 1915, only 200 Lozier cars were built. Lozier, originally a bicycle and sewing machine manufacturer started building luxury cars in 1905, after various studies - some call it industrial espionage - on European upmarket cars like Mercedes, Panhard, Mors, Darracq and CGV. By 1912 Harry Lozier left his company.

Sources:
Beverly Ray Kimes/Henry Austin Clark: Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805–1942
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lozier_Motor_Company

It is a 1915 Lozier roadster. Yet another great American automobile . Lozier started producing bicycles in Toledo Ohio, Henry Abram Lozier wanted to start manufacturing cars so in 1898 produced a steam car in Plattsburg N.Y. By 1905 they showed a car at the New York auto show production was 25 units in 1905. In 1907 racing driver Ralph Muford won more races than any other car of its time. In 1910 the won the Elgin road race and in 1911 they won the Vanderbilt Cup Race and placed second in Indianapolis . Lozier moved to Detroit in 1910 by 1912 H.A. Lozier had been voted out by his stockholders and Harry Jewett was ceo and was also president of Paige -Detroit Motor Co , a light six was introduced in $ 3,200 range but sold poorly. In 1914 when Cadillac brought out a V8 in the $ 2,000 range Lozier was dealt a death blow.

Sources are standard catalog of American cars 1805-1942 by kimes and Henry Austin Clark.

This car is a 1914 Lozier type 77. This particular car belonged to the Lozier family and is currently for sale.

Source The Horseless Cariage Club USA .

This is a 1915 Lozier Model 82, 6 cylinder. I first saw this car when it was owned by the man who made the Meadowbrook "roadster" body for it. He lived in Delaware in 1969 when I was on one of my early "Lozier quests" for parts. He knew it was a Lozier but I identified it as a model 82 due to the rounded radiator on it. I had an original piece of literature to prove this identification. He had obtained it from a local railroad. It was abandoned on their right of way and they were going to haul it to a junk yard. He obtained it and spent several years rebuilding the chassis as well as creating the body for it. He drove it and enjoyed it for several years. By the way, I maintain the roster of the 41 known Loziers that have survived since the company went out of business in 1915. There are two model 82 Loziers left.