Staver

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Production 1907-14
Body style(s) high wheeler, torpedo, tourer
Engine(s) four- or six-cylinder gasoline

The Staver was an American automobile manufactured at 76th and Wallace Streets in Chicago, Illinois,[1] from 1907 until 1914.

The company's initial offerings were 18/20hp high wheelers, but after two years, production was turned over to conventional four-cylinder models, which came in torpedo or touring bodywork.

For 1911, Staver offered a tourer at US$1600 and a five-seat open torpedo at US$1850.[2] By contrast, the Brush Runabout was at US$485,[3] the high-volume Oldsmobile Runabout went for US$650,[4] the Colt Runabout and Cole 30 at US$1500,[5] the Oakland 40 US$1600,[6] an FAL for US$1750,[7] an Enger 40 US$2000,[8] and the American's base model was US$4250.[9]

1914's Staver 65 had a 452in3 (7413 cc) monobloc six.

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Clymer, Floyd. Treasury of Early American Automobiles, 1877-1925 (New York: Bonanza Books, 1950), p.104.
  2. ^ Clymer, p.104.
  3. ^ Clymer, p.104.
  4. ^ Clymer, p.32.
  5. ^ Clymer, p.63.
  6. ^ Clymer, p.84.
  7. ^ Clymer, p.104.
  8. ^ Clymer, p.104.
  9. ^ Clymer, p.91.

[edit] Sources

  • David Burgess Wise, The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Automobiles.
  • Clymer, Floyd. Treasury of Early American Automobiles, 1877-1925. New York: Bonanza Books, 1950.

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