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Detroit Cyclecar
Detroit Cyclecar Company
Overview
Also called - Detroit Cyclecar, Detroit Speedster, Little Detroit Speedster,
Saginaw Speedster
Production - 1913-1914
The Detroit Cyclecar was a cyclecar manufactured in Detroit, Michigan by the
Detroit Cyclecar Company from 1913 to 1914 and Saginaw, Michigan in 1914.
History
The cyclecar, also marketed as the Detroit Speedster and Little Detroit
Speedster, was designed by Ernest Weigold, former engineer for the E.R. Thomas
Motor Company, and chief engineer for Herreshoff.
Heavier than most cyclecars at 850 lb (390 kg), it was offered with a
four-cylinder water-cooled engine of 91 cu in (1.49 L), costing $375 (equivalent
to $11,104 in 2022). The car was a side by side two-seat roadster on a 92-inch
wheelbase.
In 1914 the company relocated to Saginaw, Michigan, where A. R. Thomas promoted
a new cyclecar company. The car was built at the Brooks Manufacturing Company
factory and known as the Saginaw Speedster for a short time.
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