The Motor Bob was an American

cyclecar A cyclecar was a type of small, lightweight and inexpensive car manufactured in Europe and the United States between 1910 and the early 1920s. The purpose of cyclecars was to fill a gap in the market between the motorcycle and the car. A key c ...

manufactured in

Buffalo, New York Buffalo is the second-largest city in the U.S. state of New York (behind only New York City) and the seat of Erie County. It is at the eastern end of Lake Erie, at the head of the Niagara River, and is across the Canadian border from South ...

, from 1911 to 1915.

History

A single-cylinder, 2½hp vehicle, the Motor Bob was sold for home assembly by "boys from 12 to 15". Plans could be purchased for 25 cents (). From advertisements, by 1912 Motor Bob was also sold as the Niagara Motor Bob by the makers of the

Lad's Car The Lad's Car was an American cyclecar automobile built between 1912 and 1914. History The Niagara Motor Car Corporation of Niagara Falls, New York, built A 4 hp air-cooled, single-seater juvenile car with belt drive. Marketed as Lad's Car, i ...

. The completed car was 96 inches long 31 inches wide and weighed 150 pounds. Speeds of up to 15 mph were claimed. E. N. Bowen made all the parts of the Motor-Bob himself, and a all parts for the cyclecar could be purchased for $125 () in 1914. File:1911 Motor Bob Advertisement.jpg, alt=, 1911 Advertisement for Motor Bob File:1912 Niagara Motor Bob.jpg, alt=, 1912 Advertisement for Niagara Motor Bob or the Original Motor Bob

References

{{Commons category, Motor Bob vehicles Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of the United States Cyclecars Kit car manufacturers 1910s cars Brass Era vehicles Motor vehicle manufacturers based in New York (state) Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1911 Vehicle manufacturing companies disestablished in 1915 Cars introduced in 1911