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1917 SAXON MODEL B5R ROADSTER
Engine No. B5R 33566
Blue with black fenders and red interior
Engine: four-cylinder, 86.7ci, 12hp; Gearbox: three-speed. Left hand drive.
The Saxon started life in the winter of 1913/1914 as a small two-seater roadster with a little four-cylinder engine and two-speed transaxle, which was soon replaced by a three-speed and reverse unit. Electrical equipment was originally optional, but by 1915 it was standard, the price in the U.K. having increased from ¨84 to ¨105. The best sales year in America was 1916 when 27,800 cars were delivered, this little car having caught the public fancy. In 1917, 200 cars were destroyed in a fire at the factory, but production was resumed within seven days - a truly remarkable achievement. In 1914 an earlier, but similar Saxon covered 130 miles a day for 30 consecutive days, after which the mechanical condition was found to be perfect, with practically no tyre wear; a month later the same car did a transcontinental trip from New York to San Francisco in 30 days, averaging 30mpg. However sales dropped gradually after 1920, and by 1923 production had ceased.
This car was donated to the museum by Dr. Pat Nixon of San Antonio. The floorboards are missing. It was used by the museum staff in many local parades and events.
Engine No. B5R 33566
Blue with black fenders and red interior
Engine: four-cylinder, 86.7ci, 12hp; Gearbox: three-speed. Left hand drive.
The Saxon started life in the winter of 1913/1914 as a small two-seater roadster with a little four-cylinder engine and two-speed transaxle, which was soon replaced by a three-speed and reverse unit. Electrical equipment was originally optional, but by 1915 it was standard, the price in the U.K. having increased from ¨84 to ¨105. The best sales year in America was 1916 when 27,800 cars were delivered, this little car having caught the public fancy. In 1917, 200 cars were destroyed in a fire at the factory, but production was resumed within seven days - a truly remarkable achievement. In 1914 an earlier, but similar Saxon covered 130 miles a day for 30 consecutive days, after which the mechanical condition was found to be perfect, with practically no tyre wear; a month later the same car did a transcontinental trip from New York to San Francisco in 30 days, averaging 30mpg. However sales dropped gradually after 1920, and by 1923 production had ceased.
This car was donated to the museum by Dr. Pat Nixon of San Antonio. The floorboards are missing. It was used by the museum staff in many local parades and events.