Lad's Car

Lad's Car
Lad's Car
Overview
Type	Cyclecar
Manufacturer	Niagara Motor Car Corporation
Production	1912–1914
Assembly	Niagara Falls, New York
Body and chassis
Body style	Runabout (car)

Last updated August 18, 2025

The Lad's Car was an American cyclecar automobile built between 1912 and 1914.^[1]

History

The Niagara Motor Car Corporation of Niagara Falls, New York, built a 4 horsepower air-cooled, single-seater juvenile car with belt drive. Marketed as the Lad's Car, it was advertised as "providing mechanically minded children a 'sure-enough' motor vehicle, with a 'sure-enough' engine".^[1]

The car was priced at US$160 ($5,000 in 2023). The 72-inch wheelbase cyclecar had a choice of hood, and a kit version was available.^[1]

1912 Lad's Car Advertising
1913 Lad's Car advertising with new Renault hood

A working Lad’s Car exists in the Pierce-Arrow museum in Buffalo, NY.^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1 2 3 Kimes, Beverly Rae; Clark Jr., Henry Austin (1996). Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805-1942 (3rd ed.). Krause Publications. ISBN 978-0-87341-428-9.

Burgess-Wise, David (2000). The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Automobiles. BookSales Inc; Rev Upd edition (May 2000). p. 559. ISBN 0-7858-1106-0.

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[:0-1] 1 2 3 Kimes, Beverly Rae; Clark Jr., Henry Austin (1996). Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805-1942 (3rd ed.). Krause Publications. ISBN 978-0-87341-428-9.

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