Lad's Car Explained

Lad's Car
Type:Cyclecar
Manufacturer:Niagara Motor Car Corporation
Production:1912-1914
Assembly:Niagara Falls, New York
Body Style:Runabout (car)

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

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".

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.

A working Lad’s Car exists in the Pierce-Arrow museum in Buffalo, NY.

References

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