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right | thumb | 1910 Herreshoff Touring Car The Herreshoff was an automobile built in both Detroit, Michigan, and Troy, New York, by the Herreshoff Motor Company during 1909–14. The Herreshoff started as a small car with a 24 hp (18 kW) four-cylinder engine, and was made with three different models. Later models were upgraded to six-cylinder engines up to 3.8 liters capacity. For 1911, Herreshoff had a roadster with a rudimentary rumble seat at US$950; by contrast, the high-volume Oldsmobile Runabout went for US$650, the Ford Model N and Western's Gale Model A were US$500, the Black went as low as $375, and the Success hit the amazingly low US$250.
A light car with a 16 hp (12 kW) engine was introduced in 1914. Fisher produced bodies for the company.
The Herreshoff Motor Company was founded by Charles Frederick Herreshoff (1880–1954), nephew of famed yacht builder Captain Nathanael Greene Herreshoff I. In addition to the aforementioned roadster (the Model 25), the company in 1911 offered a Touring Car, Tourabout and Runabout, each $1500.
Herreshoff may refer to:
- Herreshoff (surname), a German surname
- Herreshoff (automobile), any of three models of automobile built by the U.S. manufacturer Herreshoff Motor Company, 1909–14
- Herreshoff Castle, an unusual residence in Marblehead, Massachusetts
- Herreshoff 12½ (keelboat)
- USS Herreshoff No. 306 (SP-1841)
- USS Herreshoff No. 308 (SP-2232)
- USS Herreshoff No. 309 (SP-1218)
- USS Herreshoff No. 321 (SP-2235)
- USS Herreshoff No. 322 (SP-2373)
- USS Herreshoff No. 323 (SP-2840)
Herreshoff is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Lewis Francis Herreshoff (1890–1972), American boat designer
- Nathanael Greene Herreshoff (1848–1938), American boat designer
- Frederick Herreshoff (1888–1920), American golfer
- Charles Frederick Herreshoff (1880–1954), English-born American automobile designer and manufacturer
- John B. F. Herreshoff (1850–1932), American metallurgical chemist