Cricket (1914 automobile)

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The Cricket was an American cyclecar manufactured in Detroit, Michigan, by the Cricket Cyclecar Company in 1914. It was a small cyclecar driven by a two-cylinder engine with a two-speed transmission. The vehicle sold for $385 (equivalent to $11,248in 2022). The company combined in late 1914 with the Motor Products Company, who manufactured motorcycles.

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