Colt Runabout | |
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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).