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This vehicle is a 1904 Auburn Model A Rear Entrance Tonneau. It is the oldest Auburn known to exist. Its design is typical of many pre-1905 era cars.
Auburn debuted at the Chicago Auto Show of 1903 and was slowly gaining a reputation as a builder of quality cars in limited numbers. By 1904, the company produced approximately fifty vehicles and was only sold in a few Midwestern states.
This vehicle is powered by a two-cylinder opposed, water-cooled engine (There are features of both the Model A Auburn and of the Model B Auburn). It displaces 142.6 cubic inches and produces ten horsepower which is sent to the rear wheels via a chain. The wheelbase measures 83 inches, and it sold for $1,250 when new.
The Auburn Automobile Company of Auburn, Indiana, was founded in 1903 by Frank and Morris Eckhart, sons of a successful carriage maker. The automobiles produced by the young brothers soon gained a loyal following and by 1909, they were able to build a foundry and machine works to facilitate the manufacturing of their Auburn cars. Production would continue until 1937.
During the early 1900s, the company offered modest automobiles powered by flat-mounted single-cylinder engines capable of producing ten horsepower. There was a two-speed planetary transmission which helped deliver the power to the rear wheels. The car sat on half-elliptic springs and a steel frame. The total weight of the vehicles was about 1500 pounds. In 1904 a touring model was added, and by 1905, the cars were offered with two-cylinder engines.By Daniel Vaughan | Jul 2010
Auburn debuted at the Chicago Auto Show of 1903 and was slowly gaining a reputation as a builder of quality cars in limited numbers. By 1904, the company produced approximately fifty vehicles and was only sold in a few Midwestern states.
This vehicle is powered by a two-cylinder opposed, water-cooled engine (There are features of both the Model A Auburn and of the Model B Auburn). It displaces 142.6 cubic inches and produces ten horsepower which is sent to the rear wheels via a chain. The wheelbase measures 83 inches, and it sold for $1,250 when new.
The Auburn Automobile Company of Auburn, Indiana, was founded in 1903 by Frank and Morris Eckhart, sons of a successful carriage maker. The automobiles produced by the young brothers soon gained a loyal following and by 1909, they were able to build a foundry and machine works to facilitate the manufacturing of their Auburn cars. Production would continue until 1937.
During the early 1900s, the company offered modest automobiles powered by flat-mounted single-cylinder engines capable of producing ten horsepower. There was a two-speed planetary transmission which helped deliver the power to the rear wheels. The car sat on half-elliptic springs and a steel frame. The total weight of the vehicles was about 1500 pounds. In 1904 a touring model was added, and by 1905, the cars were offered with two-cylinder engines.By Daniel Vaughan | Jul 2010
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