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America on the Move | Twombly cyclecar (353 words) |
 | Cyclecars were small, inexpensive automobiles that resembled a cross between a car and a motorcycle. |
| The cyclecar craze of the mid-1910s was an attempt to democratize the automobile by making cars that were smaller, less expensive, and more economical to maintain and operate than standard touring cars and runabouts. |
| The cyclecar's advocates claimed that it was better suited to muddy or rutted roads because of its light weight and narrow profile; the wheels actually fit between the ruts made by full-sized automobiles. |
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Cyclecar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (326 words) |
| Cyclecars were small, generally inexpensive cars manufactured mainly between 1910 and 1923. |
| The rise of cyclecars was a direct result of taxation for the registration on cars, because taxation was based on displacement of the engine and weight of the car. |
| The answer of Henry Ford to cyclecars was simple: he introduced a scaled down Model T to keep the price of new Model T cars closer to the price of cyclecars. |
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