Elcar Seven Passenger Sedan-8-80
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The Elcar Seven Passenger Sedan-8-80 was manufactured by Elkhart Carriage Company of
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Elcar Seven Passenger Sedan-8-80 specifications (1926 data)

* Color – Light or dark coach blue or Thebes gray * Seating Capacity – Seven * Wheelbase – 127 inches * Wheels – Steel or wood * Tires - 32” x 6.20” balloon * Service Brakes – Hydraulic, contracting on four wheels * Emergency Brakes – Contracting on front universal * Engine - Eight cylinder, vertical, cast en block, 3-1/8 x 4-1/4 inches (260.78 c.i.d.; 4.273 liters); valves in side; H.P. 31.25 N.A.C.C. rating * Lubrication – Full force feed * Crankshaft - Five bearing * Radiator – Cellular type * Cooling – Water pump * Ignition – Storage Battery * Starting System – Single Unit * Voltage – Six * Wiring System – Single * Gasoline System – Vacuum * Clutch – Dry plate * Transmission – Selective sliding * Gear Changes – 3 forward, 1 reverse * Drive – Hotchkiss * Springs – Semi-elliptic * Rear Axle – Three-quarter floating * Steering Gear – Cam and lever


Standard equipment

New car price included the following items: * combination tail and stop lights * two lights on instrument board * electric horn * speedometer * ammeter * oil gauge * motometer * automatic gasoline gauge on instrument board * bumpers front and rear * snubbers all around * automatic windshield wiper * rear vision mirror * cowl ventilator * extra rim and carrier * pump * jack * tools * repair kit * robe rail * foot rail * enclosed models have heaters


Optional equipment

The following was available at an extra cost: : none listed


Prices

New car prices were F.O.B. factory, plus Tax: * 8-80 Five Passenger Touring - $2165 * 8-80 Seven Passenger Touring - $2265 * 8-80 Four Passenger Open Roadster - $2315 * 8-80 Three Passenger Coupé Roadster - $2315 * 8-80 Five Passenger Sedan - $2265 * 8-80 Seven Passenger Sedan - $2765 * 8-80 Five Passenger Brougham - $2865


See also

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Elcar The Elcar was an American automobile manufactured from 1915 until 1931. The car was produced by the Elkhart Carriage Company, owned by William and George Pratt, of Elkhart, Indiana, which had been in business for over 30 years before producing i ...


References

Source: Cars of the United States {{Vintage-auto-stub