Duryea Power
Duryea Power Company was a manufacturer of Brass Era automobiles in Reading, Pennsylvania. It was one of several similarly named companies that early automobile pioneer Charles Duryea was involved with.
The 1904 Duryea Straight-Line Phaeton was a phaeton model. It could seat 2 passengers and sold for US$1350.{{cite web|author=Dusan Ristic-Petrovic |url=http://www.oldcarbrochures.com/static/Misc%20Brochures/Autos%20of%201904%20Booklet/Autos%20of%201904-17.html |title=Image: Miscellaneous Brochures and Data/Autos of 1904 Booklet/Autos of 1904-17 |publisher=Oldcarbrochures.com |date= |accessdate=2011-11-20}} The slant-mounted straight-3, situated amidships of the car, produced 12 hp (8.9 kW). The wood and iron-framed car weighed 950 lb (431 kg) and was noted for its high-speed capability. It had a 72" wheelbase.{{cite book|last=Kimes|first=Beverly|title=standard catalog of American Cars 1805-1942|year=1996|publisher=Krause publications|isbn=0-87341-428-4}}
The 1904 Duryea Tonneau was a tonneau version and could seat 5 to 7 passengers. It sold for US$1750. The armored wood-framed car weighed 1350 lb (612 kg). It had a 3-cylinder, 12 hp engine, a 2-speed manual transmission,{{cite web|author=Dusan Ristic-Petrovic |url=http://www.oldcarbrochures.com/static/Misc%20Brochures/Autos%20of%201904%20Booklet/Autos%20of%201904-18.html |title=Image: Miscellaneous Brochures and Data/Autos of 1904 Booklet/Autos of 1904-18 |publisher=Oldcarbrochures.com |date= |accessdate=2011-11-20}} and a 95" wheelbase.
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- Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly (January, 1904)
Category:Companies based in Berks County, Pennsylvania
Category:Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of the United States