C-A-C (cyclecar)
Encyclopedia
C-A-C was a cycle car produced in Chicago
, Illinois
from 1914 to 1916. The cycle car cost $425 open roadster. For $650 the buyer got a closed-body cycle car. The engine was a water-cooled 12 hp four-cylinder
which ran on gas
.
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
from 1914 to 1916. The cycle car cost $425 open roadster. For $650 the buyer got a closed-body cycle car. The engine was a water-cooled 12 hp four-cylinder
Four-cylinder engine
A four-cylinder engine is an internal combustion engine with four cylinders. There are four common configurations:* Inline-four engine* V4 engine* Flat-four engine...
which ran on gas
Gasoline
Gasoline , or petrol , is a toxic, translucent, petroleum-derived liquid that is primarily used as a fuel in internal combustion engines. It consists mostly of organic compounds obtained by the fractional distillation of petroleum, enhanced with a variety of additives. Some gasolines also contain...
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