Colt Runabout

The Colt Runabout was an American car, the 1907 by the Colt Runabout Company in Yonkers (New York) was built. The company was founded in 1891 in Yonkers businessman founded by William Mason Turner, .

It was a two-seater with 2667 mm wheelbase, long hood and short rear, were mounted on the two spare tires. The car was typical of his time and weighed 816 kg. Its price was U.S. $ 1500, -. In comparison, the Oldsmobile mass produced Curved Dash U.S. $ 650 cost - Ford's "Doctor 's Car " U.S. $ 850, -, but the Oakland 40 U.S. $ 1600, - and the cheapest model of American U.S. $ 4250 - that expensive cost U.S. $ 5250, -.

The Runabout had a six-cylinder in-line engine with 7,816 cc, the 40 bhp (29 kW) supplied power. Colt stated that the car 100 km / h reached a remarkable top speed for the 1907.

Already in December 1907, the Company was forced to declare bankruptcy. The data on the actual number of cars built fluctuate between 2 and "less than 100 " copies.

Source

• Clymer, Floyd. Treasury of Early American Automobiles, 1877-1925, Bonanza Books, New York ( 1950)
• Kimes, Beverly Ray & Clark jr. Henry Austin: Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805-1942, Krause Publications, Iola WI (1985 ), ISBN 0-87341-045-9

• Former Automobile Manufacturers Association ( United States)
• Company (New York)