Colonial (1921 automobile)

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The Colonial was an American automobile manufactured in Boston by the Colonial Motors Corporation from 1921 until 1922. [1]

Boston Capital city of Massachusetts, United States

Boston is the capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. The city proper covers 48 square miles (124 km2) with an estimated population of 685,094 in 2017, making it also the most populous city in New England. Boston is the seat of Suffolk County as well, although the county government was disbanded on July 1, 1999. The city is the economic and cultural anchor of a substantially larger metropolitan area known as Greater Boston, a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) home to a census-estimated 4.8 million people in 2016 and ranking as the tenth-largest such area in the country. As a combined statistical area (CSA), this wider commuting region is home to some 8.2 million people, making it the sixth-largest in the United States.

Although the company pledged to produce "in excess of 100 cars" during its first year in business [1] no more than a dozen are believed to have left the factory. Each car had a 130-inch wheelbase and a six-cylinder Beaver engine. [2] A complete line of open and closed body styles was advertised, but the few completed models all appear to have been open. [1] Disc wheels were a feature of all models, and prices were approximately $5,000 for all body styles. [2]

Wheelbase distance between the centers of the front and rear wheels

In both road and rail vehicles, the wheelbase is the distance between the centers of the front and rear wheels. For road vehicles with more than two axles, the wheelbase is the distance between the steering (front) axle and the centerpoint of the driving axle group. In the case of a tri-axle truck, the wheelbase would be the distance between the steering axle and a point midway between the two rear axles.

See also

The Colonial was an American automobile manufactured in 1920 by the Mechanical Development Corporation of San Francisco.

The Colonial was an American automobile that was manufactured from 1920 until 1921.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Georgano, Nick (2000). The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. London: Stationery Office. p. 1792. ISBN   0117023191.
  2. 1 2 Kimes, Beverly Rae (1996). The Standard Catalog of American Cars: 1805-1942. Iola, IA: Krause Publications. p. 1612. ISBN   0873414284.


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