Engineering:Saginaw (automobile)

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Short description: Defunct American motor vehicle manufacturer
Saginaw
1914 Saginaw Cyclecar advertisement Cycle and Automobile Journal.jpg
1914 Saginaw cyclecar advertisement in Cycle and Automobile Trade Journal
Overview
TypeCyclecar
ManufacturerValley Boat & Engine Company
Production1914
Body and chassis
ClassCyclecar

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]

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