ABC (1906 automobile)
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The ABC was an American high wheeler
automobile built by A B Cole in St. Louis, Missouri
, USA from 1906 to 1910.
Known as the Autobuggy from 1906 to 1908, it was billed as "the cheapest high-grade car in America", and was available with 18 hp two-cylinder and 30 hp four-cylinder engines, friction drive
, and pneumatic
or solid tires. The drive system used a cone and two bevel wheels, one for forward and the other for reverse. This allowed it to reach its 30 mph (48.3 km/h) top speed in either direction. A larger engine was fitted in 1908, and the wheelbase grew from 72 in (182.9 cm) to 90 in (228.6 cm). Its high ground clearance made it popular in rural areas.
Later models were more conventional with two- or four-cylinder engines, but the market for high wheelers was disappearing and the company folded in 1910.
Confusingly, there was another Auto-Buggy made by Success
, also of St Louis.
High Wheeler
The high wheeler was an early car body style virtually unique to the United States.It is typified by large-diameter slender wheels, frequently with solid tires, to provide ample ground clearance on the primitive roads in much of the country at the turn of the 20th century...
automobile built by A B Cole in St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...
, USA from 1906 to 1910.
Known as the Autobuggy from 1906 to 1908, it was billed as "the cheapest high-grade car in America", and was available with 18 hp two-cylinder and 30 hp four-cylinder engines, friction drive
Friction drive
A friction Drive or friction engine is a type of transmission that, instead of a chain and sprockets, uses 2 wheels in the transmission to transfer power to the driving wheels. This kind of transmission is often used on scooters, mainly go-peds, in place of a chain.An example of this system is in...
, and pneumatic
Tire
A tire or tyre is a ring-shaped covering that fits around a wheel rim to protect it and enable better vehicle performance by providing a flexible cushion that absorbs shock while keeping the wheel in close contact with the ground...
or solid tires. The drive system used a cone and two bevel wheels, one for forward and the other for reverse. This allowed it to reach its 30 mph (48.3 km/h) top speed in either direction. A larger engine was fitted in 1908, and the wheelbase grew from 72 in (182.9 cm) to 90 in (228.6 cm). Its high ground clearance made it popular in rural areas.
Later models were more conventional with two- or four-cylinder engines, but the market for high wheelers was disappearing and the company folded in 1910.
Confusingly, there was another Auto-Buggy made by Success
Success Automobile Manufacturing Company
Success was a brass era United States automobile, built at 532 De Ballviere Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri, in 1906.It was a high wheeler buggy priced at an exceedingly low US$250...
, also of St Louis.
See also
- ABC (1922 automobile)ABC (1922 automobile)The ABC was a light car planned and advertised by the Arthur-Boynton Company of Albany, New York in 1922. It never materialized; had production begun, the car would have sold for $300.-See also:*ABC ....
. - List of defunct automobile manufacturers