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Fredonia (automobile)

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Fredonia Manufacturing Company was a manufacturer of automobiles in Youngstown, Ohio, United States.

The 1904 Fredonia Runabout was a runabout model. It could seat 2 passengers and sold for US$1000. The flat-mounted water-cooled single-cylinder engine, situated at the center of the car, produced 9 hp (6.7 kW). The channel steel-framed car weighed 1300 lb (590 kg) and used full elliptic springs.

The 1904 Fredonia Tonneau was a tonneau model. It could seat 5 passengers and sold for US$1250. The flat-mounted water-cooled single-cylinder engine, situated amidships of the car, produced 10 hp (7.5 kW). A 2-speed planetary transmission was fitted as on the Ford Model A and other Detroit cars of the time. The channel steel-framed car weighed 1650 lb (748 kg) and used full elliptic springs like the Runabout.

References

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  • Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly (January, 1904)