O-We-Go Explained

O-We-Go Car Company
Type:Automobile manufacturer
Founded:February,
Defunct:January,
Fate:Bankruptcy
Hq Location:Owego, New York
Hq Location Country:United States
Key People:Charles B. Hatfield, Jr.
Products:Cyclecars
Production:300 (approx)
Production Year:1914

The O-We-Go was an American Cyclecar manufactured in 1914 in Owego, New York.

History

Designed by Charles B. Hatfield, Jr. of the Hatfield Auto Truck Company in Elmira, New York, the O-We-Go prototype cyclecar was tested for 3 months before production in Owego, New York began in 1914.

The O-We-Go had a 12-hp twin-cylinder Ives motorcycle engine with a friction transmission on a 104-inch wheelbase. The tandem-seat automobile sold for $385, . The "cyclecar craze" faded as quickly as it started, and the company entered into voluntary bankruptcy in January 1915.

In 1916, C.B. Hatfield, Jr. reconfigured the O-We-Go and sold it in kit form which could be purchased complete, or piece-by-piece under the name Tribune. The only known surviving O-We-Go is currently on display at the Northeast Classic Car Museum.

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