Motor Bob

Motor Bob
Motor Bob Runabout (1914)

Der Motor Bob war ein US-amerikanisches Cyclecar, das nur im Jahr 1914 von E. N. Bowen in Buffalo (New York) gebaut wurde. Die Gussteile wurden von der J. W. Pohlman Company, ebenfalls in Buffalo, zugeliefert.

Der Wagen wurde in Teilen zum Zusammenbau zu Hause für „Jungen zwischen 12 und 15 Jahren“ geliefert. Der fertige Wagen, ein offener Einsitzer mit Holzspeichenrädern und Vollgummireifen, war 2.438 mm lang, 787 mm breit und wog 68 kg. Er war mit einem Einzylindermotor ausgestattet, der 2,5 bhp (1,8 kW) entwickelte und mit einem Riemen mit der hinteren Starrachse verbunden war. Verkaufspreis war US-$ 125,--. Gegen US-$ 30,-- Aufpreis gab es ein Reibscheibengetriebe. Die Höchstgeschwindigkeit lag bei 24 km/h.

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Quellen

  • Burgess-Wise, David: The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Automobiles.
  • Kimes, Beverly Ray & Clark jr,. Henry Austin: Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805-1942, Krause Publications, Iola WI (1985), ISBN 0-87341-045-9

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