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Show THE 1903 AUBURN RUNABOUT j . The above is a reproduction of an Auburn Au-burn roadster, that was quite the thing fourteen years ago. 'Die following description de-scription of the car is from an auto magazine mag-azine issue of August in that year: A new gasoline car of the runabout type, which in general appearance somewhat follows tlie accepted lines of heavier vehicles, is shown in the accompanying illusi ration. This car. which Is driven by a single sin-gle cylinder horizontal gasoline motor of 6 -horsepower, has a who. Ana st- of inches, the wi.lt h of tread being 4 feet S incites, and Ihe total weight ; 11 50 pounds. The engine speed is ! controlled bv a combined carburetor I throttle and spark adjuster. A ! planetary transmission system affords two forward spefd changes find a re- ! verso operated by a single side lever. The brake, which is applied by a foot pedal, operates on a drum on the rear axle. Wheel steeling, through tlie medium of a worm device, is employed. em-ployed. Semi-elliptic 3-inch springs are used in front, the rear springs being be-ing l-2-inch. The wheels are of wood, 2S inches in diameter, tilted with Vz-iuch Vz-iuch double-tube t ires. Tlie body of this vehicle is well finished and upholstered in leather, a metal hood being provided in front which not only pro! e cts tlie spark coil and bat t pry, but offers, in add -tion, a storage space of considerable Tii is car, which has been on the market 'out a short time, is built ami so, i by t he Auburn Automobile company com-pany of Auburn. Ind. |