Black Motor Company
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Black Motor Company |
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| Body style | roadster, surrey |
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| Engine | two-cylinder air-cooled gasoline |
The Black was a brass era United States automobile, built at 124 East Ohio Street,Chicago, Illinois, in 1906.
It was a high wheeler buggy priced at a surprisingly low US$375-$450, when Gale's Model A was US$500, the high-volume Oldsmobile Runabout went for US$650, and the Ford "Doctor's Car" was US$850.
The Black featured a 10 hp (7.5 kW) two-cylinder air-cooled gasoline engine, chain drive, wheel steering and (unusual for the era) double brakes. It bragged speeds of 2-25 mph (3.2–40 km/h) and mileage of 30mpg (12.75 l/100 km).
Surreys and "top motor buggies" were also advertised.
From 1909 to 1911, Black sold a rebadged Crow-Elkhart automobile as the "Black Crow". In addition to Black and Black Crow names, during 1908 and 1909, the company also sold a two-cylinder, high-wheeler under the Chicago Motor Buggy name.
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