Saginaw (Automobile)

Saginaw
Saginaw
	1914 Saginaw cyclecar advertisement in Cycle and Automobile Trade Journal
Overview
Type	Cyclecar
Manufacturer	Valley Boat & Engine Company
Production	1914
Body and chassis
Class	Cyclecar

Short description: Defunct American motor vehicle manufacturer

The Saginaw cyclecar was built by the Valley Boat & Engine Company of Saginaw, Michigan in 1914.^[1]

History

The Saginaw cyclecar, originally to be called the Faultless, was a two-seater with a friction transmission and belt drive. The engine was a V-twin-cylinder manufactured by Valley Boat & Engine Company. Its distinguishing feature was that the headlamps were inset into the front mud guards similar to a Pierce-Arrow. The flowing fenders were built into the body. The price was $395 (equivalent to $10,082 in 2019) which included top, curtains, Stewart-Warner speedometer, tools, tire repair kit and electric horn.^[1]

Valley Boat & Engine Company discontinued the Saginaw late in 1914 after an estimated 35 had been built.^[1]

External links

Saginaw Cyclecar at the Castle Museum

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.

G.N. Georgano (1968). The Complete Encyclopedia of Motorcars, 1885 to Present. New York, Dutton. https://archive.org/details/completeencyclop00geor.

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[:0-1] 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.