The Queen was a Canadian

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manufactured in

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between 1901 and 1903 by the Queen City Cycle & Motor Works. The car was a 4-seater runabout powered by an 823cc

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engine mounted under the front seat.{{cite book, last=Georgano, first=Nick, authorlink= G.N. Georgano, title=The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile, year=2000, publisher=Stationery Office, location=London, isbn=0117023191, pages=1792 The clutch and gearbox were so rough that passengers were sometimes thrown out. In 1903 company president Cornelius Ryerson gave up on the car and purchased a

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