Stanhope (car)
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In automotive use, a Stanhope is a car body style characterized by its single bench seat mounted at the center, folding cloth top, and a dashboard at the front.[1] These vehicles were built from approximately 1900 to 1910. The design was derived from the Stanhope horse-drawn carriage and could be considered a specific type of runabout.
Initial stanhope designs featured tiller steering,[2] either in the center or at the side. Features of the car included a foot button to signal a bell (early version of a horn), hard rubber tires, wood trim, and eight forward and three reverse gears, and a top speed of about 50 mph (80 km/h).[citation needed]
Models
[edit]- 1899–1916 Woods electric car
- 1899 Winton (largest manufacturer of gasoline-powered automobiles in the United States at the time)
- 1900–1901 Porter Motor Company (manufacturer of steam-powered automobiles)
- 1900–1910 White Steamcar (largest manufacturer of steam-powered automobiles)
- 1901–1907 Oldsmobile Curved Dash
- 1904–1906 Twyford Stanhope
References
[edit]- ^ "1901 Models". earlyamericanautomobiles.com. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
- ^ "1904 Pierce-Arrow Stanhope". conceptcarz.com. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
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