Colt Runabout

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

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| manufacturer = Colt Runabout Company

| production = 1907

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| engine = Six-cylinder gasoline

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The Colt Runabout was an American Brass-era automobile built in Yonkers, New York, in 1907Clymer, p.63. by William Mason Turner.

It was a two-seater, with a long hood and short tail (where a pair of spare tires were mounted), characteristic of the period, and weighing in at {{cvt|1800|lb|kg}}. It was priced at US$1500, compared to US$650 for the high-volume Oldsmobile RunaboutClymer, p.32. and the two-seat Ford Model C "doctor's car" at $850,Clymer, p.37. but below the $1600 of the Oakland 40,Clymer, p.84. and well below even American's lowest-priced model, which was $4250 (its highest was $5250).Clymer, p.91.

The Runabout's 477-in³ (7819 cc) (4.5×5.0-inch, 114×127 mm) six-cylinder produced 40 hp (30 kW), and Colt claimed the car could reach 60 mph (100 km/h).