Logan (cyclecar)

Logan is the name of a small automobile in the cyclecar category that was built in 1914 only by the Northwestern Cyclecar Works (or Northwestern Motorcycle Works) in Chicago, Illinois.

This article is about a cyclecar made in Chicago, Illinois, in 1914. For other automobiles named Logan, see List of defunct United States automobile manufacturers.

It weighed about 500 lb (230 kg), had a wheelbase of 102 in (2,600 mm), and used wire wheels. Power came from an air-cooled engine with two cylinders made by Spacke, delivering 9–13 hp (6.7–9.7 kW; 9.1–13.2 PS), following the then-usual power formula. It had friction transmission and belt drive. It was available with a metal roadster body seating two persons side-by side although it had a tread of only 40 in (1,000 mm).

Priced at US$375, the Logan targeted the Model T which in 1914 US$500 in 2-passenger runabout form. By comparison, the high-volume Oldsmobile Runabout was US$650,[1] the Black from $375,[2] Western's Gale Model A was US$500,[3] the Brush Runabout US$485,[4] and the Success was US$250.[5]

Notes
  1. Clymer, Floyd. Treasury of Early American Automobiles, 1877-1925 (New York: Bonanza Books, 1950), p.32.
  2. Clymer, p.61.
  3. Clymer, p.51.
  4. Clymer, p.104.
  5. Clymer, p.32.

References
  • Clymer, Floyd. Treasury of Early American Automobiles, 1877-1925. New York: Bonanza Books, 1950.
  • Clark, Henry Austin, Jr. (1985). Kimes, Beverly Rae (ed.). Standard Catalogue of American Cars, 1805-1942 (2nd ed.). Iola, Wisconsin: Krause Publications. ISBN 0-87341-111-0.
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