The Brush Automobile Company of Detroit, Michigan, produced automobiles from 1907 to 1911. It was the brainchild of Alanson P. Brush and Frank Briscoe, already veterans of the young automobile industry. Brush helped engineer the first Cadillac, designed early Oaklands, and served as a consultant to the newly formed General Motors. Frank Briscoe was a sheet metal manufacturer who owned stock in Buick.Among the vehicle's unusual features was the use of a wood frame and axles, which because of their flexibility, was claimed to make it the 'easiest-riding car in the world.'This Brush Model E Runabout is powered by a single-cylinder engine offering seven horsepower. It rides on a 74-inch platform and originally sold new for $500.
