Colt Runabout
Overview
ManufacturerColt Runabout Company
Production1907
Body and chassis
Body styleRunabout
Powertrain
Enginesix-cylinder gasoline
Transmission3-speed manual[1]
Dimensions
Wheelbase105 in (2,667 mm) [2]

The Colt Runabout was an American Brass-era automobile built in Yonkers, New York, in 1907.[3] by William Mason Turner.[2]

It was a two-seater, with a long hood and short tail (where a pair of spare tires were mounted), characteristic of the period,[3] and weighing in at only 1800 lb (816 kg). It was priced at US$1500,[3] compared to $650 for the high-volume Oldsmobile Runabout[4] and the two-seat Ford Model C "doctor's car" at US$850,[5] but below the US$1600 of the Oakland 40,[6] and well below even American's lowest-priced model, which was US$4250 (its highest was US$5250).[7]

The Runabout's 477-in3 (7819 cc) (4.5×5.0-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.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The Colt Automobile & The Colt Runabout Co". American-automobiles.com. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
  2. 1 2 Kimes, Beverly (1996). standard catalog of American Cars 1805-1942. Krause publications. ISBN 0-87341-428-4.
  3. 1 2 3 Clymer, Floyd. Treasury of Early American Automobiles, 1877-1925 (New York: Bonanza Books, 1950), p.63.
  4. ↑ Clymer, Floyd. Treasury of Early American Automobiles, 1877-1925 (New York: Bonanza Books, 1950, p.32.
  5. ↑ Clymer, Floyd. Treasury of Early American Automobiles, 1877-1925 (New York: Bonanza Books, 1950, p.37.
  6. ↑ Clymer, Floyd. Treasury of Early American Automobiles, 1877-1925 (New York: Bonanza Books, 1950, p.84.
  7. ↑ Clymer, Floyd. Treasury of Early American Automobiles, 1877-1925 (New York: Bonanza Books, 1950, p.91.


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