- Eldredge (automobile)
The Eldredge was an American
automobile manufactured from 1903 until 1906. A product of the National Sewing Machine Company ofBelvidere, Illinois , it was a light, two-seater runabout with left-hand drive or two-rowtonneau .The 1904 "Eldredge Runabout" was a runabout model. It could seat 2 passengers and sold for US$750. The horizontal-mounted
flat-2 , situated at the center of the car, produced 8 hp (6 kW). A 3-speed transmission was fitted. The armored wood-framed car weighed 1150 lb (522 kg) and used platform springs.The 1904 "Eldredge Tonneau" was a tonneau model. It could seat 5 passengers and sold for US$2000. The horizontal-mounted
flat-4 , situated at the front of the car, produced 16 hp (11.9 kW). The angle steel-framed car weighed 2300 lb (1043 kg). It was a modern touring car design with a cellular radiator (with fan), and semi-elliptic springs, but sold for far less than competing models.References
* "Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly" (January, 1904)
* David Burgess Wise, "The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Automobiles".
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