Black Motor Company

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Black
Manufacturer Black Motor Company
Class Entry-level car
Body style(s) roadster, surrey
Engine(s) two-cylinder aircooled gasoline

The Black was a brass era United States automobile, built at 124 East Ohio Street,[1] Chicago, Illinois, in 1906.

It was a high wheeler buggy priced at a surprisingly low US$375-$450,[2] when Gale's Model A was US$500,[3] the high-volume Oldsmobile Runabout went for US$650,[4] and the Ford "Doctor's Car" was US$850.[5]

The Black featured a 10 hp (7.5 kW) two-cylinder aircooled gasoline engine, chain drive, wheel steering and (unusual for the era) double brakes.[6] It bragged speeds of 2-25 mph (3.2-40 km/h) and mileage of 30mpg (12.75 l/100km).[7]

Surries and "top motor buggies" were also advertised.[8]

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Clymer, Floyd. Treasury of Early American Automobiles, 1877-1925 (New York: Bonanza Books, 1950), p.32.
  2. ^ Clymer, p.31.
  3. ^ Clymer, p.51.
  4. ^ Clymer, p.32.
  5. ^ Clymer, p.37.
  6. ^ Clymer, p.61.
  7. ^ Clymer, p.61.
  8. ^ Clymer, p.61.

[edit] Sources

  • Clymer, Floyd. Treasury of Early American Automobiles, 1877-1925 (New York: Bonanza Books, 1950), p.32.</ref>ork: Bonanza Books, 1950).

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