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Whatisit? Quiz # 315
We have no idea why there is no tire around the spare wheel. The car looks brand-new, so perhaps it still has to be fitted. Although it seats four, it was still called a cyclecar, but that name may have been more fitting to the two-passenger side-by-side roadster or the two-passenger tandem that were also offered. The V-shaped radiator provided the cooling for the four-cylinder air-cooled engine. It was said to be the car for the American nation and it was priced accordingly. Yet the company president wasn’t sure about the future of cyclecars in the US, so he bought another company that produced a large six-cylinder car. Very soon after that the company went into receivership, and although it was stated that some 600 cycle cars and 100 six-cylinder cars were to be assembled under receivership, that number must be doubted. Do you already have an idea what car we are talking about? Then tell us the make of the cyclecar; the name of the company that produced it and preferably also the make of the six-cylinder car. To win the infamous PreWarCar T-shirt send us your answer before Monday, February 6 by using the Contact Form or the ‘Add new comment’ below, but please use no more than 100 words. Enjoy your weekend!
(photo source to be published next week)
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venerdì febbraio 3rd, 2012
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05 Febbraio 2012, 14:24
It could be, Peter. The brochure for my '24 Dodge only has the wheel in the picture. I have a copy of the original bill of sale for a friend's '24 and the spare tire is listed as $6. There had to be a reason, because a wheel does you no good out on the road. At least if you had a tire and tube it could be transfered to the wheel on the car and pumped up with air as most carried a hand pump. Another old car mystery!
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05 Febbraio 2012, 11:16
Not sure how it worked in US, but in Europe were lot of cars after 1918 sold without tyres as a result of post WWI shortages. Typically the factory invoiced for car and tyres became an extra item on the bill.
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05 Febbraio 2012, 10:00
they probably thought of them as simply 4 wheel cars, not five, doug.
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04 Febbraio 2012, 20:48
Joris, many American cars were sold in the 20's without a tire on the spare. I guess the tire was sold seperately.
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04 Febbraio 2012, 08:21
perhaps it has already had a puncture and the tyre has been sent for repair ?
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