Merry Olds

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The prototype: Oldsmobile Curved Dash (1904)

Merry Olds , also known as Merry '01 , was an American automobile brand that was built from 1958 to 1962 by American Air Products Corporation in Fort Lauderdale, Florida .

description

The Merry Olds was a replica of the Oldsmobile Curved Dash from 1904. The two-seater runabout had a rear-mounted, air-cooled, single-cylinder Clinton engine that delivered 4 bhp (2.9 kW). The engine power was transmitted to the rear wheels via a manual two-speed gearbox and chains. The wheelbase was 1829 mm, the weight 193 kg. In contrast to his turn-of-the-century model, de Merry Olds had electric headlights and an electric starter . The sales price was 1495 US $.

literature

  • John Gunnell: Standard Catalog of American Cars 1946-1975. Krause Publications, Iola 2002, ISBN 0-87349-461-X . (English)
  • George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Volume 2: G – O. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 1014. (English)