The Elcar Seven Passenger Sedan-8-80 was manufactured by Elkhart Carriage Company of Elkhart, Indiana.
Specifications (1926 data)
- Color â Light or dark coach blue or Thebes gray
- Seating Capacity â Seven
- Wheelbase â 127 inches
- Wheels â Steel or wood
- Tires â 32" x 6.20" balloon
- Service Brakes â Hydraulic, contracting on four wheels
- Emergency Brakes â Contracting on front universal
- Engine â Eight cylinder, vertical, cast en bloc, 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 â Full force feed
- Crankshaft â Five bearing
- Radiator â Cellular type
- Cooling â Water pump
- Ignition â Storage Battery
- Starting System â Single Unit
- Voltage â Six
- Wiring System â Single
- Gasoline System â Vacuum
- Clutch â Dry plate
- Transmission â Selective sliding
- Gear Changes â 3 forward, 1 reverse
- Drive â Hotchkiss
- Springs â Semi-elliptic
- Rear Axle â Three-quarter floating
- Steering Gear â 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 â $2165
- 8-80 Seven Passenger Touring â $2265
- 8-80 Four Passenger Open Roadster â $2315
- 8-80 Three Passenger Coupé Roadster â $2315
- 8-80 Five Passenger Sedan â $2265
- 8-80 Seven Passenger Sedan â $2765
- 8-80 Five Passenger Brougham â $2865
It is unknown at this time if any have survived.
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