Colt Runabout Explained

Colt Runabout
Manufacturer:Colt Runabout Company
Production:1907
Body Style:Runabout
Engine:Six-cylinder gasoline
Transmission:3-speed manual[1]
Wheelbase:[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, and weighing in at . It was priced at US$1500, 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 (100 km/h).

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Colt Automobile & The Colt Runabout Co . American-automobiles.com . 2011-11-20.
  2. Book: Kimes, Beverly. Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805-1942. 1996. Krause publications. 0-87341-428-4.
  3. Clymer, p.63.
  4. Clymer, p.32.
  5. Clymer, p.37.
  6. Clymer, p.84.
  7. Clymer, p.91.