Grinnell (automobile)

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The Grinnell was an electric car manufactured in Detroit, Michigan by the Grinnell Electric Car Company from 1910-13. The Grinnell was a five-seater closed coupe that sat on a 8 ft (2.4 m) wheelbase. The company claimed to have a 90-mile (140 km) range per charge. The vehicle cost $2,800. By contrast, Ford Model F of 1905 and the Enger 40 were both US$2000,[1] the FAL was US$1750,[2] the Oakland 40 US$1600,[3] and the Cole 30[4] and Colt Runabout US$1500.[5]

There is no known connection with the Phipps-Grinnell company.

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Clymer, p.104.
  2. ^ Clymer, p.104.
  3. ^ Clymer, p.84.
  4. ^ Clymer, p.104.
  5. ^ Clymer, p.63.

[edit] References

  • Clymer, Floyd. Treasury of Early American Automobiles, 1877-1925. New York: Bonanza Books, 1950.
  • Georgano, G.N. (1968). The Complete Encyclopedia of Motorcars, 1885 to Present. 
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