- Colt Runabout
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Colt Runabout Manufacturer Colt Runabout Company Production 1907 Body style Runabout Engine six-cylinder gasoline Transmission 3-speed manual[1] Wheelbase 105 in (2,667 mm) [2] The Colt Runabout was an American brass era automobile, built in Yonkers, New York, in 1907[3] by a man named William Mason Turner.[2]
It was a two-seater, with the long hood and short tail (where a pair of spare tires were mounted) characteristic of the period,[4] and weighing in at only 1800 lb (816 kg). It was priced at US$1500,[4] compared to US$650 for the high-volume Oldsmobile Runabout[5] and the Ford "Doctor's Car" at US$850,[6] but below the US$1600 of the Oakland 40[7] and well below even American's lowest-price model, which was US$4250 (its highest was US$5250).[8]
The Runabout's 477 in3 (7819 cc) (4.5×5-inch, 114×127 mm) six-cylinder produced 40 hp (30 kW), and Colt claimed the car would hit 60 mph (100 km/h), a considerable feat in 1907.
Notes
- ^ "The Colt Automobile & The Colt Runabout Co". American-automobiles.com. http://www.american-automobiles.com/Colt.html. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
- ^ a b Kimes, Beverly (1996). standard catalog of American Cars 1805-1942. Krause publications. ISBN 0-87341-428-4.
- ^ Clymer, Floyd. Treasury of Early American Automobiles, 1877-1925 (New York: Bonanza Books, 1950), p.63.
- ^ a b Clymer, p.63.
- ^ Clymer, p.32.
- ^ Clymer, p.37.
- ^ Clymer, p.84.
- ^ Clymer, p.91.
Sources
- Clymer, Floyd. Treasury of Early American Automobiles, 1877-1925 (New York: Bonanza Books, 1950), p.32.</ref> ork: Bonanza Books, 1950).
See also
Categories:- Brass Era vehicles
- Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of the United States
- 1900s automobiles
- History of New York
- Defunct companies based in New York
- History of Yonkers, New York
- Motor vehicle company stubs
- Brass auto stubs
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