Gas-au-lec
| Gas-au-lec | |
|---|---|
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Corwin Manufacturing Company |
| Production | 1905-1906 |
| Assembly | Peabody, Massachusetts |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Touring car |
| Body style | side entrance |
The Gas-au-lec was an American automobile manufactured by Corwin Manufacturing Company of Peabody, Massachusetts.
During 1905 and 1906, Corwin produced this five-place side-entrance tourer[1] with a copper-jacketed four-cylinder four-cycle gasoline (petrol) engine of 40-45 hp (30-34 kW).[2] The company's ads claimed it lacked starting crank, "change speed gears", clutch, cams, valve gear, tappets, and complications,[3] thanks to electromagnetically operated inlet valves. Only about four were made.[4]
Advertisements
 Corwin Manufacturing Company of Peabody, Massachusetts - "Gas-au-lec" - 1906 |
References
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- ↑ Clymer, Floyd. Treasury of Early American Automobiles, 1877-1925 (New York: Bonanza Books, 1950), p.158.
- ↑ Kimes, Beverly (1996). standard catalog of American Cars 1805-1942. Krause publications. ISBN 0-87341-428-4.
- ↑ Clymer, p.158.
- ↑ Kimes, Beverly (1996). standard catalog of American Cars 1805-1942. Krause publications. ISBN 0-87341-428-4.
Sources
- Clymer, Floyd. Treasury of Early American Automobiles, 1877-1925. New York: Bonanza Books, 1950.
- David Burgess Wise, The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Automobiles
See also
- List of automobile manufacturers
- List of defunct automobile manufacturers