ABC (1906 automobile)

{{Distinguish|ABC (1922 automobile)}}

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{{short description|Defunct American motor vehicle manufacturer}}

{{Infobox company

|name = ABC

|image = 1908ABC.jpg

|image_size = 220px

|image_caption = Advertisement in Popular Mechanics

|fate =

|successor =

|foundation = 1905

|defunct = 1910

|location = St. Louis, Missouri

|industry = Automotive

|key_people =

|products = Automobiles
Trucks
Tractors

}}

ABC was an American high wheeler automobile built by Albert Bledsoe Cole in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, from 1905 to 1910.{{cite book |last = Kimes |first = Beverly Rae |author2=Clark Jr, Henry Austin |title = Standard Catalog of American Cars: 1805–1942 |publisher = Krause Publications |year = 1996 |location = Iola, WI |pages = 13 |isbn = 978-0-87341-428-9}}

Known as the AutobuggyNot to be confused with the Auto-Buggy that was made by Success Automobile Manufacturing Company. from 1906 to 1908, it was sold as "the cheapest high-grade car in America", and was available with {{cvt|18|hp|kW|lk=in}} two-cylinder and {{cvt|30|hp|kW}} four-cylinder engines, friction drive, and pneumatic or solid tires. The drive system used a cone and two bevel wheels, one for forward and the other for reverse. This allowed it to reach its {{cvt|30|mph|km/h}} top speed in either direction. A larger engine was fitted in 1908, and the wheelbase grew from {{cvt|72|in|cm}} to {{cvt|90|in|cm}}. Its high ground clearance made it popular in rural areas.

Later models were more conventional with two- or four-cylinder engines, but the market for high wheelers was disappearing and the company folded in 1910.