Oldsmobile Light Tonneau

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Oldsmobile 10HP Light Touring without tonneau attachment (1904).
Oldsmobile 10HP Light Touring without tonneau attachment (1904).
Light tonneau
Production period: 1904-1905
Class : Lower middle class
Body versions : Roadster with removable tonneau
Engines: Otto engines :
2.1 liters (7.4 kW)
Length:
Width:
Height:
Wheelbase : 2102 mm
Empty weight :

The Oldsmobile Light Tonneau was a 2- to 4-seater passenger car that was manufactured from 1904 to 1905 by Olds Motor Works in Lansing ( Michigan ). It had the 2.1 liter engine of the Model 6C and Touring Runabout , which were manufactured at the same time . Only in 1904 was it the manufacturer's most expensive model.

The car was a slightly larger version of the Touring Runabout and was usually supplied with a detachable tonneau attachment. This made the vehicle from two to four-seater.

In contrast to the Curved Dash , both the Touring Runabout and the Light Tonneau had a stem in the form of a "hood" with a honeycomb radiator that was accessible from above and was used to store the gasoline and water tanks and the battery. The chassis was made of angle steel and was steered with a steering wheel.

There was space for two people in the front individual seats, and two passengers climbed into the tonneau through a rear door . The horizontally installed in the rear single-cylinder four-cycle engine had a displacement of 2124 cc and developed 10 hp (7.4 kW) at 600 min -1 . The engine power was transmitted to the rear wheels via a two-speed planetary gearbox with reverse gear and a single drive chain. The gearshift lever was attached to the far right. The brake pedal worked on the drum brakes on the rear wheels.

It seems that the vehicle was only offered without a tonneau attachment in 1904. The list prices were US $ 850.00 for the two-seater (US $ 100.00 more than was charged for the Touring Runabout ) and US $ 950.00 for the version with the tonneau. Like the Touring Runabout , the Light Tonneau was also available in either dark red or dark green. Side brass oil lamps were part of the basic equipment. Only in 1905 was a delivery van on the same chassis offered for US $ 1000.

In 1906 the model was discontinued without replacement.

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  • Beverly Rae Kimes (ed.), Henry Austin Clark Jr.: Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805-1942. 3. Edition. Krause Publications, Iola WI 1996, ISBN 0-87341-428-4 .
  • Albert Mroz: Illustrated Encyclopedia of American Trucks and Commercial Vehicles. Krause Publications, Iola WI, 1996; ISBN 0-87341-368-7 .