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Overview | |
Manufacturer | Black Motor Company |
Production | 1906–1911 |
Body and chassis | |
Body style | roadster, surrey |
Powertrain | |
Engine | two-cylinder air-cooled gasoline |
The Black was an American brass era automobile, built at 124 East Ohio Street, [1] Chicago, Illinois, in 1906.
It was a high wheeler buggy priced at a US$375-$450, [2] when Gale's Model A was $500, [3] the high-volume Oldsmobile Runabout went for $650, [4] and the Ford "Doctor's Car" was $850. [5]
The Black featured a 10 hp (7.5 kW) two-cylinder air-cooled gasoline engine, chain drive, wheel steering and (unusual for the era) double brakes. [6] It bragged speeds of 2-25 mph (3.2–40 km/h) and mileage of 30mpg (12.75 L/100 km). [6]
Surreys and "top motor buggies" were also advertised. [6]
From 1909 to 1911, Black sold a rebadged Crow-Elkhart automobile as the " Black Crow". [7] In addition to Black and Black Crow names, during 1908 and 1909, [8] the company also sold a two-cylinder, high-wheeler under the Chicago Motor Buggy name. [7]
Black | |
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Overview | |
Manufacturer | Black Motor Company |
Production | 1906–1911 |
Body and chassis | |
Body style | roadster, surrey |
Powertrain | |
Engine | two-cylinder air-cooled gasoline |
The Black was an American brass era automobile, built at 124 East Ohio Street, [1] Chicago, Illinois, in 1906.
It was a high wheeler buggy priced at a US$375-$450, [2] when Gale's Model A was $500, [3] the high-volume Oldsmobile Runabout went for $650, [4] and the Ford "Doctor's Car" was $850. [5]
The Black featured a 10 hp (7.5 kW) two-cylinder air-cooled gasoline engine, chain drive, wheel steering and (unusual for the era) double brakes. [6] It bragged speeds of 2-25 mph (3.2–40 km/h) and mileage of 30mpg (12.75 L/100 km). [6]
Surreys and "top motor buggies" were also advertised. [6]
From 1909 to 1911, Black sold a rebadged Crow-Elkhart automobile as the " Black Crow". [7] In addition to Black and Black Crow names, during 1908 and 1909, [8] the company also sold a two-cylinder, high-wheeler under the Chicago Motor Buggy name. [7]