The Black was a
brass era United States
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automobile
A car or automobile is a motor vehicle with wheels. Most definitions of ''cars'' say that they run primarily on roads, seat one to eight people, have four wheels, and mainly transport people instead of goods.
The year 1886 is regarded ...
, built at 124 East Ohio Street,
Chicago, Illinois
(''City in a Garden''); I Will
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, in 1906.
It was a
high wheeler buggy priced at a surprisingly low
US$375-$450, when
Gale's Model A was US$500, the high-volume
Oldsmobile
Oldsmobile or formally the Oldsmobile Division of General Motors was a brand of American automobiles, produced for most of its existence by General Motors. Originally established as "Olds Motor Vehicle Company" by Ransom E. Olds in 1897, it pro ...
Runabout went for US$650, and the
Ford "Doctor's Car" was US$850.
The Black featured a 10 hp (7.5 kW) two-cylinder air-cooled
gasoline
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engine,
chain drive
Chain drive is a way of transmitting mechanical power from one place to another. It is often used to convey power to the wheels of a vehicle, particularly bicycles and motorcycles. It is also used in a wide variety of machines besides vehicles.
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, wheel steering and (unusual for the era) double brakes.
[Clymer, p.61.] It bragged speeds of 2-25 mph (3.2–40 km/h) and mileage of 30mpg (12.75 L/100 km).
and "top motor buggies" were also advertised.
Black Crow and Chicago Motor Buggy
From 1909 to 1911, Black sold a
rebadged Crow-Elkhart automobile as the "
Black Crow".
In addition to Black and Black Crow names, during 1908 and 1909,
[Kimes, Beverly. ''Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805-1942'' (Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1996), p.303, calls them the ]Black Manufacturing Company The Black Manufacturing Company was a clothing manufacturer that produced the Black Bear brand of overalls as well as mackinaws and overcoats; George G. Black was the proprietor. In 1914, Black had a building designed by Andrew Willatzen built fo ...
. the company also sold a two-cylinder, high-wheeler under the Chicago Motor Buggy name.
See also
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List of defunct United States automobile manufacturers
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* A Automobile Company (1910–1913) 'Blue & Gold' ...
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List of automobile manufacturers
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Algeria
* SNVI
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List of car brands
References
Sources
*Clymer, Floyd. ''Treasury of Early American Automobiles, 1877–1925'' (New York: Bonanza Books, 1950), p. 32.
*Kimes, Beverly. ''Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805-1942''. Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1996.
*Wise, David Burgess. ''The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Automobiles''.
Brass Era vehicles
Motor vehicle manufacturers based in Illinois
Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of the United States
1900s cars
History of Chicago
Defunct manufacturing companies based in Chicago
1906 establishments in Illinois
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