Colt Runabout

Colt Runabout
Overview
ManufacturerColt Runabout Company
Production1907
Body and chassis
Body styleRunabout
Powertrain
EngineSix-cylinder gasoline
Transmission3-speed manual[1]
Dimensions
Wheelbase105 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).

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