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The Yale was an automobile by the Kirk Manufacturing Company, a manufacturer of
The 1904 Yale was a
Brass Era
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automobile
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s in Toledo, Ohio
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, from 1901 to 1905.
History
The 1904 Yale was a touring car
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. Equipped with a tonneau
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, the basic model could seat 5 passengers and sold for US$
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1500. The car's engine was a horizontally mounted water-cooled flat-2
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, mid-mounted, which produced 16 hp (11.9 kW). It powered the wheels through a 2-speed transmission. The car weighed 1800 lb (816 kg).
A model with a 30 hp (22.4 kW) engine sold for US$2500. A 12-horsepower Yale touring car
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was also sold in 1904 for US$
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1700. It was advertised nationally that year in ''Dun's Review'' as "the simplest, safest and most economical touring car made in America."
Production models
* Yale E * Yale F * Yale GAdvertisements
External links
* ''Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly'' (January, 1904)References
Brass Era vehicles Cars introduced in 1904 Motor vehicle manufacturers based in Ohio Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of the United States Cars discontinued in 1905 {{motorvehicle-company-stub