Colt Runabout

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Colt Runabout
Overview
Manufacturer Colt Runabout Company
Production1907
Body and chassis
Body style Runabout
Powertrain
Engine Six-cylinder gasoline
Transmission 3-speed manual [1]
Dimensions
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 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 1,800 lb (820 kg). It was priced at US$1500, [3] compared to US$650 for the high-volume Oldsmobile Runabout [4] and the two-seat Ford Model C "doctor's car" at $850, [5] but below the $1600 of the Oakland 40, [6] and well below even American's lowest-priced model, which was $4250 (its highest was $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 could reach 60 mph (97 km/h).

References

  1. ↑ "The Colt Automobile & The Colt Runabout Co". American-automobiles.com. Archived from the original on September 11, 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
  2. 1 2 Kimes, Beverly (1996). Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805-1942. Krause publications. ISBN   0-87341-428-4.[ page needed ]
  3. 1 2 3 Clymer, p.63.
  4. ↑ Clymer, p.32.
  5. ↑ Clymer, p.37.
  6. ↑ Clymer, p.84.
  7. ↑ Clymer, p.91.

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