Colt Runabout

Colt Runabout
Overview
Manufacturer	Colt Runabout Company
Production	1907
Body and chassis
Body style	Runabout
Powertrain
Engine	Six-cylinder gasoline
Transmission	3-speed manual[1]
Dimensions
Wheelbase	105 in (2,667 mm)[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,^[3] and weighing in at 1,800 lb (820 kg). It was priced at US$1500,^[3] 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).

References

1. "The Colt Automobile & The Colt Runabout Co". American-automobiles.com. Retrieved 2011-11-20.^{[dead link‍]}
2. Kimes, Beverly (1996). Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805-1942. Krause publications. ISBN 0-87341-428-4.^{[page needed]}
3. Clymer, p.63.
4. Clymer, p.32.
5. Clymer, p.37.
6. Clymer, p.84.
7. Clymer, p.91.

Sources

• Clymer, Floyd. Treasury of Early American Automobiles, 1877-1925. New York, Bonanza Books, 1950.