Lyons-Knight
Defunct American motor vehicle manufacturer
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The Lyons-Knight was an American automobile manufactured from 1913 until 1915, in Indianapolis, Indiana.[1]
 The Car of Silence | |
| Industry | Automotive |
|---|---|
| Predecessor | Atlas Engine Works |
| Founded | 1913 |
| Founder | James W. Lyons, William P. Lyons, George W. Lyons |
| Defunct | 1915 |
| Fate | Ended Car production |
| Headquarters | Indianapolis, Indiana , |
Key people | Harry A. Knox, James W. Lyons, William P. Lyons, George W. Lyons |
| Products | Gasoline Engines, Automobiles |
History
Three brothers, James W., William P., and George W. Lyons, purchased the Atlas Engine Works and reorganized as the Lyons-Atlas Company.[1] The previous Atlas Company manufactured two-stroke gasoline and diesel engines, and had developed a line of gasoline engines using the Knight sleeve-valve design.[1]
The Lyons-Knight featured Knight sleeve-valve engines and worm-drive rear axles, that were designed by Harry A. Knox, who had previously worked at the Atlas-Knight Automobile Company in Springfield, Massachusetts.[2][1]
Beginning in 1913, the Lyons-Knight Model K-4 offered a four-cylinder engine that produced 50-horsepower (37 kW) and was installed in a choice of five or seven passenger touring car, sedan, or berline bodies, using a 130-inch (330 cm) wheelbase. Prices started at $2,900 for the five passenger touring sedan while the berline sedan was $4,300.(equivalent to $138,214 in 2025)
For 1914, a Model K-6, six-cylinder engine was offered with the same wheelbase in either a five or seven passenger touring sedan for $3,200 (equivalent to $102,857 in 2025). In 1915, only the Model K-4 was offered, but with the addition of limousine and roadster bodies. Automobile manufacturing ended in 1915, soon after Harry Knox resigned from the company.[1][2]
1913 Lyons-Knight Advertising
1914 Lyons-Knight Advertising
Lyons-Atlas Company continued building engines and manufactured Standard marine engines for Britain during World War I.[1]