Elcar Seven Passenger Sedan-8-80

The Elcar Seven Passenger Sedan-8-80 was manufactured by Elkhart Carriage Company of Elkhart, Indiana.

Specifications (1926 data)

• Color – Light or dark coach blue or Thebes gray
• Seating Capacity – Seven
• Wheelbase – 127 inches
• Wheels – Steel or wood
• Tires – 32" x 6.20" balloon
• Service Brakes – Hydraulic, contracting on four wheels
• Emergency Brakes – Contracting on front universal
• Engine – Eight cylinder, vertical, cast en bloc, 3-1/8 x 4-1/4 inches (260.78 c.i.d.; 4.273 liters); valves in side; H.P. 31.25 N.A.C.C. rating
• Lubrication – Full force feed
• Crankshaft – Five bearing
• Radiator – Cellular type
• Cooling – Water pump
• Ignition – Storage Battery
• Starting System – Single Unit
• Voltage – Six
• Wiring System – Single
• Gasoline System – Vacuum
• Clutch – Dry plate
• Transmission – Selective sliding
• Gear Changes – 3 forward, 1 reverse
• Drive – Hotchkiss
• Springs – Semi-elliptic
• Rear Axle – Three-quarter floating
• Steering Gear – Cam and lever

Standard equipment

New car price included the following items:

• combination tail and stop lights
• two lights on instrument board
• electric horn
• speedometer
• ammeter
• oil gauge
• motometer
• automatic gasoline gauge on instrument board
• bumpers front and rear
• snubbers all around
• automatic windshield wiper
• rear vision mirror
• cowl ventilator
• extra rim and carrier
• pump
• jack
• tools
• repair kit
• robe rail
• foot rail
• enclosed models have heaters

Optional equipment

The following was available at an extra cost:

none listed

Prices

New car prices were F.O.B. factory, plus Tax:

• 8-80 Five Passenger Touring – $2165
• 8-80 Seven Passenger Touring – $2265
• 8-80 Four Passenger Open Roadster – $2315
• 8-80 Three Passenger Coupé Roadster – $2315
• 8-80 Five Passenger Sedan – $2265
• 8-80 Seven Passenger Sedan – $2765
• 8-80 Five Passenger Brougham – $2865

It is unknown at this time if any have survived.

See also

• Elcar

References

Source: Slauson, H. W.; Howard Greene (1926). ""Leading American Motor Cars"". Everyman's Guide to Motor Efficiency. New York: Leslie-Judge Company.