| Manufacturer | Black Motor Company |
|---|---|
| Class | Entry-level car |
| Body style(s) | roadster, surrey |
| Engine(s) | two-cylinder aircooled gasoline |
The Black was a brass era United States automobile, built at 124 East Ohio Street,[1] Chicago, Illinois, in 1906.
It was a high wheeler buggy priced at a surprisingly low US$375-$450,[2] when Gale's Model A was US$500,[3] the high-volume Oldsmobile Runabout went for US$650,[4] and the Ford "Doctor's Car" was US$850.[5]
The Black featured a 10 hp (7.5 kW) two-cylinder aircooled 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]
Surries and "top motor buggies" were also advertised.[6]
Contents |
Black Crow
From 1909 to 1911, Black sold a rebadged Crow-Elkhart automobile as the "Black Crow".[citation needed]
See also
- List of defunct United States automobile manufacturers
- List of automobile manufacturers
- List of cars
References
Sources
- Clymer, Floyd. Treasury of Early American Automobiles, 1877-1925 (New York: Bonanza Books, 1950), p. 32.</ref> ork: Bonanza Books, 1950).
- Wise, David Burgess. The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Automobiles. ISBN 0-7858-1106-0
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