Engineering:Apperson Six Sport Sedan
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The Apperson Six Sport Sedan was a car manufactured by the Apperson Company of Kokomo, Indiana.
Apperson Six Sport Sedan specifications (1926 data)
- Color – Imperial blue, maroon, and gray-green
- Seating Capacity – Five
- Wheelbase – 120 inches
- Wheels - Disc
- Tires - 32” x 5.77” balloon
- Service Brakes – Mechanical four wheel brakes
- Engine - Six cylinder, vertical, cast en bloc, 3-3/16 x 4-1/4 inches; head removable; valves in head; H.P. 24.4 N.A.C.C. rating
- Lubrication – Force feed
- Crankshaft - Four bearing
- Radiator – Tubular
- Cooling – Thermo-syphon
- Ignition system – Storage Battery
- Starting System – Two Unit
- Voltage – Six to eight
- Wiring System – Single
- Gasoline System – Vacuum
- Clutch – Disc
- Transmission – Selective sliding
- Gear Changes – 3 forward, 1 reverse, mechanically operated
- Drive – Spiral bevel
- Rear Springs – Three-quarter elliptic
- Rear Axle – Semi-floating
- Steering Gear – Worm and gear
Standard equipment
New car price included the following items:
- tools
- jack
- front bumper
- windshield cleaner
- rearview mirror
- speedometer
- ammeter
- dash fuel gauge
- rim
- foot rest
- armrests
- heater
- snubbers
- ventilators on all doors
- screened cowl ventilator
- sun visor
- Sport Phaetons have permanent top and windshield wings
- All sizes equipped with preselecting mechanical gear shift
Optional equipment
The following was available at an extra cost:
- none
Prices
New car prices were F.O.B. factory, plus Tax:
- Five passenger Phaeton - $1650
- Five passenger Sport Phaeton - $1750
- Five passenger Sport Sedan - $2250
- Five passenger Brougham - $2150
- Four passenger Coupé - $2250
References
Source: Slauson, H. W.; Howard Greene (1926). "“Leading American Motor Cars”". Everyman's Guide to Motor Efficiency. New York: Leslie-Judge Company.
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