![]() ![]() A feature of engines designed by Brush was that they ran counter-clockwise instead of the usual clockwise. Lacking a differential drive, the rear-axle disengaged one of the rear wheels while driving around a curve to avoid undue wear and tear on the drivetrain. The engines were a single-cylinder, four-stroke water cooled design, producing 6BHP, with power going to a chain-driven rear axle. A small storage area was provided in the rear, with a drawer accessible under the rear of the seat. The horn was located next to the engine cover, with a metal tube running to a squeeze bulb affixed near the driver. Wider axles were available for use in the Southern region of the United States, where a 60-inch tread fit wagon ruts on country roads. ![]() The frame, axles, and wheels were made of oak, hickory or maple, and were either left plain or painted to match the trim. Two gas-powered headlamps provided light, along with a gas-powered light in the rear. Touted as the "Everyman's Car", Brush designed a light car with a wooden chassis (wooden rails and iron cross-members), friction drive transmission and "underslung" coil springs in tension instead of compression on both sides of each axle. The modern successor is Stellantis North America/Chrysler. Runabouts, in general, fell out of vogue quickly, partly due to the lack of protection from the weather.Īfter Brush and the other companies of the USMC folded into Maxwell Motor Company, President Walter Flanders wrote in 1913 document "Why We Did Not Use All Our Plants", the Brush factory in Detroit (along with the Flanders and Sampson Plants) were to remain open and running as factories. The Brush Runabout Company, along with Maxwell-Briscoe, Stoddard-Dayton, and others formed Benjamin Briscoe's United States Motor Company(USMC) from 1910, ending when that company failed in 1913. Although there were many makes of small runabouts of similar size and one to four cylinders at this time (before the Model T Ford dominated the low-price market), the Brush has many unusual design details showing the inventiveness of its creator. He was a self-taught prolific designer, working with Henry Leland at Oldsmobile, and went on to help design the original one-cylinder Cadillac engine. The company was founded by Alanson Partridge Brush (February 10, 1878, Michigan – March 6, 1952, Michigan). History Brush Runabout Company factory at 12568 Oakland Ave, Highland Park, MI 48203 Brush Motor Car Company (1907-1909), later the Brush Runabout Company (1909-1913), was based in Highland Park, Michigan. ![]()
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