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Fredonia Manufacturing Company was a manufacturer of
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Youngstown, Ohio Youngstown is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio, and the largest city and county seat of Mahoning County. At the 2020 census, Youngstown had a city population of 60,068. It is a principal city of the Youngstown–Warren metropolitan area, whic ...
, United States. The 1904 ''Fredonia Runabout'' was a runabout model. It could seat 2 passengers and sold for US$1000. The flat-mounted water-cooled single-cylinder engine, situated at the center of the car, produced 9 hp (6.7 kW). The channel steel-framed car weighed 1300 lb (590 kg) and used full elliptic springs. The 1904 ''Fredonia Tonneau'' was a
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model. It could seat 5 passengers and sold for US$1250. The flat-mounted water-cooled single-cylinder engine, situated amidships of the car, produced 10 hp (7.5 kW). A 2-speed planetary transmission was fitted as on the Ford Model A and other
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cars of the time. The channel steel-framed car weighed 1650 lb (748 kg) and used full elliptic springs like the Runabout.


References

* ''Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly'' (January, 1904) Vintage vehicles Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of the United States Motor vehicle manufacturers based in Ohio Companies based in Youngstown, Ohio Defunct manufacturing companies based in Ohio {{Veteran-auto-stub