Jaeger

Jaeger was an American automobile marque associated with the Jaeger Motor Car Company of Belleville, Michigan. It was not the German clothing label that shares the same name, but a small automotive venture active during the early 1930s. The company produced automobiles in 1932 and 1933, primarily as a practical demonstration of a suspension design patented by Charles F. Jaeger. The central technical feature was a novel suspension arrangement using two coil springs in tandem at each wheel. The springs were positioned on either side of the axle mounting, creating the basis for a distinctive suspension layout intended to improve the behavior of the vehicle. The car therefore functioned both as a commercial automobile and as a vehicle for developing and showcasing its inventor's engineering concept. Jaeger automobiles used a six-cylinder Continental engine rated at 70 horsepower, or approximately 52 kilowatts. Their visible styling included wire wheels, a V-shaped radiator grille, and three diagonal groups of four louvers on each side of the bonnet. These details gave the cars a recognizable appearance despite the marque's very limited production. Only five cars are reported to have been completed. The known production consisted of coupes and convertible coupes, making Jaeger one of the many small American automobile ventures that appeared during the interwar period but failed to establish sustained volume manufacturing. The vehicle was offered at a price of $700 at the time. The cited modern-equivalent estimate of that amount is approximately $17,410 in 2025, but this is a historical purchasing-power comparison rather than company revenue or financial performance. The Jaeger automobile project appears to have ended after its 1932–1933 production period. No continuing corporate operation, later model range, current owner, surviving commercial organization, or active market presence is identified in the available reference material. Its historical importance rests chiefly on the unusual suspension patent, the small number of vehicles produced, and its place among experimental and low-volume American automobile manufacturers of the period.

The Jaeger automobile was built in Belleville, Michigan, by the Jaeger Motor Car Company during 1932 and 1933. The project was closely connected to Charles F. Jaeger's patented automobile suspension. His design used two coil springs in tandem at each wheel, arranged around the axle mounting. The automobile appears to have been created in part to develop and demonstrate this mechanical concept rather than to support a large-scale manufacturing business. The car was powered by a six-cylinder Continental engine with a rated output of 70 horsepower. Its chassis and body incorporated several period-typical but distinctive design elements, including standard wire wheels, a V-shaped radiator grille, and three diagonal groups of four ventilation louvers on each side of the bonnet. The available account identifies coupes and convertible coupes among the completed vehicles. Production was extremely limited. Five cars were actually produced, indicating that the Jaeger Motor Car Company never achieved meaningful industrial scale. The automobile was sold for $700, a price that placed it within the broad range of contemporary American cars but did not overcome the commercial challenges faced by a small, technically specialized manufacturer during the early 1930s. The marque's production window closed after 1933, and the available source does not document subsequent models, acquisitions, a successor business, or a continuing brand operation. Jaeger is consequently best understood as a defunct, low-volume American automobile marque whose surviving historical identity is tied to its patented suspension design and its exceptionally small production run.

• 1933

  Production ends after a very small run

  [1]Jaeger (automobile)en.wikipedia.org

  Jaeger automobile production was limited to the 1932–1933 period. Five coupes and convertible coupes were completed according to the cited historical account.

• 1932

  Jaeger automobiles enter production

  [1]Jaeger (automobile)en.wikipedia.org

  The Jaeger Motor Car Company began building its automobile in Belleville, Michigan, using a six-cylinder Continental engine and Charles F. Jaeger's tandem-coil suspension concept.

A low-volume American automobile developed around a patented tandem-coil suspension system.

• Passenger car · 1932

  Jaeger automobile

  The Jaeger automobile was a low-volume American car built in Belleville, Michigan, during 1932 and 1933. It was equipped with a 70-horsepower six-cylinder Continental engine and used wire wheels as standard. Its styling included a V-shaped radiator grille and three diagonal groups of four bonnet louvers on each side. The vehicle's defining engineering feature was a patented suspension using two coil springs in tandem at each wheel, separated by the axle mounting. Five cars were produced, including coupes and convertible coupes.

• 1932

  Launch of the Jaeger automobileProduct launch

  Background

  The Jaeger Motor Car Company developed an automobile around Charles F. Jaeger's patented suspension arrangement, using tandem coil springs at each wheel.

  Action taken

  The company produced a six-cylinder automobile with a Continental engine, wire wheels, distinctive grille and bonnet ventilation treatment, and the experimental suspension system.

  Aftermath

  The venture remained a very small-scale operation. Only five cars were produced, and the production period ended after 1933.

  Source

1. 1Jaeger (automobile)en.wikipedia.org