![]() Robert says that when he restored the car he did not know the correct material to use for the engine cover in the back, He used aluminum grate, but he says it should be copper screening. Lilly had a man who worked for him make the trip instead. Lilly could buy the lights if he wanted them, then Germain would fly Lilly back to the Cape. He told Lilly he would fly him back to Fall River, Mr. Robert flew a small airplane at that time, and he had a set of headlights for the car, so he flew to the Cape to offer them to Mr. He sold it back to Lehtola, who completed the fenders, then sold it to Mr. When he completed the restoration, except for the fenders, he needed to take it apart again to get it back out of the basement. Robert took it home and restored it in his basement in Fall River. Robert believes that someone had been using it to run a saw. He bought it from Raph Lehtola, who had purchased it from a farm near Bridgewater in a series of boxes. ![]() The complications of larger multi-cylinder engines were eliminated. It has one cylinder, one piston, one connecting rod and crank, one balance wheel, and two valves. This single-cylinder, four-horsepower engine powered the Oldsmobile Curved Dash runabout. In July 2017 our curator had a conversation with Robert Germain who once owned this car. Oldsmobile 1-cylinder Engine, circa 1903. Model L, Serial Number 97642, 2 cylinder, 7 horsepower, 4 passenger, maroon with black leather fenders. Note that the driver sits in the back seat. With 15hp four-cylinder motor mounted in a lightweight, though nonetheless robust chassis topped with. Sales literature for the little cars touted that "It starts from the seat" by means of a short crank attached to the tiller steering post, which connected by a chain to the engine, adding that "A boy of eight readily starts one of these machines." The Model L here is an excellent example of these earliest years. The two-seater N Runabout appeared from 1906. The firm started with small but mechanically sophisticated runabouts. Engine: Engine: 95 CID, Horizontal Single Cylinder, 4 Horsepower. The Duryea motorcar is recognized as "the first marketable car in America" and thus the beginning of the automotive industry in this country. Running changes were made to the little car through 1906, its final year of production. ![]() ![]() In 1896 they manufactured 13 cars of the same pattern, considered the first example of mass production of cars in America. Frank and Charles Duryea have been credited with building America's first successful gasoline-powered vehicle in 1893. Transmission: Selective 3 speeds forward, 1 reverseīrothers J. Stevens Arms & Tool Company, Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts (1901-1906)Įngine: Horizontally-opposed longitudinally-mounted 2-cylinder configuration, 4 3/4 x 4 1/2 inch bore and stoke, 7 horsepower ![]()
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