Real cycle car

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Real Cyclecar (1914)
Real Light Car (1915)

The Real Cyclecar Company was an American automobile manufacturer in Anderson, Indiana .

description

The company was founded by businessman Paul Prigg and only built small cars in 1914. In 1915 the company moved to Converse, Indiana , was renamed the Real Light Car Company and manufactured light vehicles.

The Real of 1914 was a particularly simply constructed vehicle. It was called a cycle car. However, with a displacement of 1136 cm³, it did not meet the displacement criterion. It had a frame made of fir wood with a wheelbase of 2591 mm and track widths of 914 mm or 1422 mm. The ground clearance was 381 mm. At the far, rear end was an air-cooled V2 engine from Wizard , which made 9 bhp (6.6 kW). The steel body was attached to the chassis with only two screws. The car was equipped with two seats one behind the other. Two (slim) people could sit next to each other on the rear seat. The Real only cost US $ 290 as a roadster and US $ 375 as a single-seat delivery van.

In the following year the cars got a slightly larger V2 engine with 13 bhp (9.6 kW) and the wheelbase shrank to 2540 mm. In addition, a light vehicle of a similar design was delivered, which was only available in standard gauge and with wooden spoke wheels and also cost US $ 375. The two-seater roadster had a four-cylinder in-line engine that delivered 12 bhp (8.8 kW).

In December 1915 the company had to file for bankruptcy. Years later, Prigg turned to boat building in Florida .

Models

model Construction period cylinder Bore (mm) Stroke (mm) Displacement (cm³) power wheelbase Superstructures
Cyclecar 1914 2 V 85.725 98.425 1136 9 bhp (6.6 kW) 2591 mm Roadster 3 seats (tandem), delivery van 1 seat
Light twin 1915 2 V 101.6 101.6 1647 13 bhp (9.5 kW) 2540 mm Roadster 3 seats (tandem), delivery van 1 seat
Light Four 1915 4 row 87.63 101.6 2451 12 bhp (8.8 kW) 2540 mm Roadster 2 seats

literature

  • Beverly Ray Kimes, Henry Austin Clark Jr .: Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805-1942. Krause Publications, Iola 1985, ISBN 0-87341-045-9 . (English)

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