Colonial (1920 automobile)
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The Colonial was an American
automobile
manufactured only in 1920.
The car came with an own-make engine
, a straight-eight; it also featured disc wheels, with an extra pair mounted at the side as spares. The body was a hardtop
, calibrated so that the driver could turn it into either a sedan or a touring car
simply by rearranging the windows. Only one car was completed.
The Colonial is chiefly remembered today because it was the first American car to feature four-wheel hydraulic brake
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An automobile, autocar, motor car or car is a wheeled motor vehicle used for transporting passengers, which also carries its own engine or motor...
manufactured only in 1920.
The car came with an own-make engine
Engine
An engine or motor is a machine designed to convert energy into useful mechanical motion. Heat engines, including internal combustion engines and external combustion engines burn a fuel to create heat which is then used to create motion...
, a straight-eight; it also featured disc wheels, with an extra pair mounted at the side as spares. The body was a hardtop
Hardtop
A hardtop is a term for a rigid, rather than canvas, automobile roof. It has been used in several contexts: detachable hardtops, retractable hardtop roofs, and the so-called pillarless hardtop body style....
, calibrated so that the driver could turn it into either a sedan or a touring car
Touring car
A touring car, or tourer, is an open car seating five or more. Touring cars may have two or four doors. Often, the belt line is lowered in the front doors to give the car a more sportive character. They were often fitted with a folding roof and side curtains. Engines on early models were either in...
simply by rearranging the windows. Only one car was completed.
The Colonial is chiefly remembered today because it was the first American car to feature four-wheel hydraulic brake
Hydraulic brake
The hydraulic brake is an arrangement of braking mechanism which uses brake fluid, typically containing ethylene glycol, to transfer pressure from the controlling unit, which is usually near the operator of the vehicle, to the actual brake mechanism, which is usually at or near the wheel of the...
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