O-We-Go
From Handwiki  1914 O-We-Go | |
| Type | Automobile manufacturer |
|---|---|
| Fate | Bankruptcy |
| Founded | February, 1914 |
| Defunct | January, 1915 |
| Headquarters | Owego, New York, United States |
Key people | Charles B. Hatfield, Jr. |
| Products | Cyclecars |
Production output | 300 (approx) (1914) |
The O-We-Go was an American Cyclecar manufactured in 1914 in Owego, New York.[1]
History
Designed by Charles B. Hatfield, Jr. of the Hatfield Auto Truck Company in Elmira, New York, the O-We-Go prototype cyclecar was tested for 3 months before production in Owego, New York began in 1914.[1]
The O-We-Go had a 12-hp twin-cylinder Ives motorcycle engine with a friction transmission on a 104-inch wheelbase. The tandem-seat automobile sold for $385, equivalent to $9,827 in 2019. The "cyclecar craze" faded as quickly as it started, and the company entered into voluntary bankruptcy in January 1915.[1]
In 1916, C.B. Hatfield, Jr. reconfigured the O-We-Go and sold it in kit form which could be purchased complete, or piece-by-piece under the name Tribune. The only known surviving O-We-Go is currently on display at the Northeast Classic Car Museum.
See also
- O-We-Go By Jim Donnelly from the March 2010 issue of Hemmings Classic Car
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Kimes, Beverly Rae; Clark Jr., Henry Austin (1996). Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805-1942 (3rd ed.). Krause Publications. ISBN 978-0-87341-428-9. https://archive.org/details/standardcatalogo0000kime.
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