The Courier was a
brass era car
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manufactured by
Sandusky Automobile Company in
Sandusky, Ohio in 1904 and 1905.
The 1904 ''Courier'' was a
runabout model. It could seat 2 passengers and sold for
US$
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650, making it one of the lowest-priced cars on the market at the time. The flat-mounted single-cylinder engine, situated at the center of the car, produced . A 2-speed sliding transmission was fitted. The angle iron-framed car weighed and used Concord springs.
References
* ''Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly'' (January, 1904)
External links
"1904 Sandusky-Courier Model F Roadster" ''2000 Ault Park Concours d'Elegance''
''Anderson Restoration''
Veteran vehicles
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