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1914 TRUMBULL ROADSTER
Engine No. 700
Green and black with black fenders
Engine: four-cylinder sidevalve, 1.7 litre, 18hp. Gearbox: 3 forward, 1 reverse. Suspension: front, transverse leaf spring, rear, quarter elliptic leaf spring; Brakes: two wheel drum. Left hand drive.
Little is known of this car's manufacturer, who had a factory in Bridgeport, Connecticut from 1913. They were evidently cyclecar or light car makers in a very small way and seem to have ceased operations about 1915. After early efforts with friction and double chain drive, they settled on a more conventional transmission. Most of them seem to have been built with a simple but neatly made and well proportioned pram-style two seater body in right hand drive form.
This Trumbull joined the Pettit collection in the 1940's, when it was purchased from a Minister in the Shenandoah Valley, believed to have been the original family owner. It was given a protective coat of paint but otherwise left alone. It lacks a spare wheel, seat cushion and canvas top however top bows are there. Very few examples are known to exist. Mr. Trumbull went down with the Lusitania in 1916 which was probably a factor in the demise of the Trumbull car. It is eligible for VMCCA and HCCA events.
WITHOUT RESERVE
Engine No. 700
Green and black with black fenders
Engine: four-cylinder sidevalve, 1.7 litre, 18hp. Gearbox: 3 forward, 1 reverse. Suspension: front, transverse leaf spring, rear, quarter elliptic leaf spring; Brakes: two wheel drum. Left hand drive.
Little is known of this car's manufacturer, who had a factory in Bridgeport, Connecticut from 1913. They were evidently cyclecar or light car makers in a very small way and seem to have ceased operations about 1915. After early efforts with friction and double chain drive, they settled on a more conventional transmission. Most of them seem to have been built with a simple but neatly made and well proportioned pram-style two seater body in right hand drive form.
This Trumbull joined the Pettit collection in the 1940's, when it was purchased from a Minister in the Shenandoah Valley, believed to have been the original family owner. It was given a protective coat of paint but otherwise left alone. It lacks a spare wheel, seat cushion and canvas top however top bows are there. Very few examples are known to exist. Mr. Trumbull went down with the Lusitania in 1916 which was probably a factor in the demise of the Trumbull car. It is eligible for VMCCA and HCCA events.
WITHOUT RESERVE