The Little Princess was a cyclecar built in Detroit, Michigan, by the Princess Cyclecar Company from 1913–14.

History

The Little Princess was designed by Englishman C. J. Thornwell who had worked for Wolseley-Siddeley before coming to America. The cyclecar was powered by a

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12 hp ''Farmer'' engine. A

planetary transmission An epicyclic gear train (also known as a planetary gearset) consists of two gears mounted so that the center of one gear revolves around the center of the other. A carrier connects the centers of the two gears and rotates the planet and sun gea ...

was used with a

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making more substantial than chain driven cyclecars. The cyclecar was only sold in 1914 before the design was used to develop the Princess light car.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Little Princess (Automobile) Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of the United States Motor vehicle manufacturers based in Michigan Cyclecars Defunct manufacturing companies based in Detroit Brass Era vehicles 1910s cars Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1913 Vehicle manufacturing companies disestablished in 1914 Cars introduced in 1913