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In the early 1900s small open car craze swept the United States. This eagerness for this type of car was soon satisfied by cars like the 1910 Brush Model D Runabout. Runabouts (also called 'Gentlemen's Roadsters') were designed with no consideration given to comfort or weather protection. For several years manufacturers resisted making changes to the successful design, and as a result the cars began to look out-of-date. By 1920, the Runabout was almost extinct.

Alanson P. Brush had helped Henry Leland design the original Cadillac one-cylinder engine. In 1907 he decided to build a low-cost one-cylinder car marketed under his own name. The Brush was successful for a number of years, owing in large part to it s affordable price. The 1910-1911 model ranged in cost from $350 to $850.

Source - Frick Car Museum

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During the first decade of the 20th Century, hundreds of American manufacturers introduced a wide variety of automobiles. The Brush Runabout Company (1907-1911) focused on building small, well crafted machines that consistently proved themselves in events like the Glidden Tour and the Pike's Peak climb. Coil springs at all four corners and wooden axles (and frame) combine to give the car excellent balance. This roadster was rescued from a barn by its last private owner. After restoration it received numerous AACA awards, including a Grand National in 1980.

Source - AACA Museum

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