Wilson-Pilcher Car
United Kingdom, 1901-1904
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The company Wilson-Pilcher was founded in 1901 by Walter Gordon Wilson in London to produce automobiles. Percy Pilcher had died in a gliding accident in 1899, and Wilson had been working with him on the engine for an attempt at powered flight. According to Bonhams there is photographic evidence of a wooden mock-up of the car in 1899, and a photo of a working car taken at Stanhope Hall in 1900.
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Wilson Automobile Manufacturing Co.
Wilson, NY 1903-1905
The Niagara was a runabout model that could seat 2 or 4 passengers and sold for $850, equivalent to $29,747 in 2024. The vertically mounted water-cooled single-cylinder engine, situated at the rear of the car, produced 5 hp (3.7 kW). A 2-speed sliding transmission was fitted. The steel and wood-framed car weighed 1100 lb (499 kg). Full elliptic rear suspension and semi-elliptic front suspension was fitted.
The assets of the company were purchased by the La Salle-Niagara Company in 1905. Wilson became an automobile dealership.
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