An extremely simple vehicle, the Auto Cub was a one-passenger, open-cab automobile

Automobile

An automobile, autocar, motor car or car is a wheeled motor vehicle used for transporting passengers, which also carries its own engine or motor...

 produced in 1956 by Randall Products of Hampton, New Hampshire

Hampton, New Hampshire

Hampton is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 14,976 at the 2010 census. Located beside the Atlantic Ocean, Hampton is home to Hampton Beach, a summer tourist destination....

, United States

United States

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. The body was constructed of plywood and featured flat sides. Red was the only body color offered. Steering was performed with a tiller

Tiller

A tiller or till is a lever attached to a rudder post or rudder stock of a boat that provides leverage for the helmsman to turn the rudder...

 rather than a steering wheel

Steering wheel

A steering wheel is a type of steering control in vehicles and vessels ....

. It weighed 115 lb (52.2 kg), measured 51 inches (1,295.4 mm) in length, and was propelled by either a Briggs & Stratton

Briggs & Stratton

Briggs & Stratton is the world's largest manufacturer of air-cooled gasoline engines primarily for outdoor power equipment. Current production averages 11 million engines per year.-History:...

or Clinton one-cylinder gasoline engine. The buyer had no choice of which engine was used. Little other information is known about this car.

External reference

Kowalke, Ron. (1997). Standard Catalog of American Cars 1946-1975 4th Edition, Iola, Wisconsin: Krause Publications. ISBN 0-87341-521-3