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What is it? Quiz #479
This week’s quiz car drives around somewhere down under. Apparently, there is no connection with other makes of this name. This manufacturer started building cyclecars and the last model they built was a light car for two passengers. The cyclecar we see is one of the earlier models.
Do you know where we are talking about and / or do you recognise this pre-war car? Please send your answer to this week’s quiz before Monday evening in max 100 words. And do not forget the new element we added! Write down at the bottom of your comment / answer the source(s) you used. These additional words do not count extra and are not included in the 100 words. Then you compete in the six-month competition, sponsored by Hans Compter Rare cars.
Have a good weekend everyone!
Originally published on September 22, 2018
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Samstag Februar 12th, 2022
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Merv Kroll
07 Februar 2022, 00:19
Rory McIntyre
24 September 2018, 19:11
1914 Twombly Cyclecar. But is it pronounced Toom-bly or Twom-bly?
I know a similar car here in Ontario, Canada
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I know a similar car here in Ontario, Canada
Ron Brennan
24 September 2018, 09:26
I recognize the car as I have had the pleasure of seeing it several times here in Queensland , Australia. It's a 1914 Twombly, type A. 12-15 H.P. four cylinder. From memory it is a friction drive and chain drive to the rear wheels. The other interesting feature I recall is the underslung frame, as well as the tandem seating arrangement.
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C.Gillingham
24 September 2018, 07:36
This car is a 1914 Twombly; Model B. Twombly’s were built between 1913 and 1915. They used a water-cooled four-cylinder Driggs-Seabury engine and friction drive with a two-speed driveshaft. They also used an under-slung chassis, said to create a low center of gravity and better road handling and with a 9” road clearance. There were three body styles available in 1914; this one is the Two-Passenger Tandem, as well as the Light Delivery. Later in 1914, a Taxi body was also added.
Bore: 2-3/4” inches
Stroke: 4” inches
Wheelbase: 100” inches
Track: 38” inches
Reference:
I’m sure I’ve seen this car before at a car event here in Australia, or at least another yellow Twombly. They aren’t common here, and there would only be a couple here. It’s also still possible to make out the Twombly written on the side of the bonnet if you look carefully. I have also referenced the 1914 issues of American Cyclecar and Carette.
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Bore: 2-3/4” inches
Stroke: 4” inches
Wheelbase: 100” inches
Track: 38” inches
Reference:
I’m sure I’ve seen this car before at a car event here in Australia, or at least another yellow Twombly. They aren’t common here, and there would only be a couple here. It’s also still possible to make out the Twombly written on the side of the bonnet if you look carefully. I have also referenced the 1914 issues of American Cyclecar and Carette.
Reg Harris
24 September 2018, 02:25
I know where you are talking about. Several years ago this car was owned by a fellow member of Brisbane Vintage Auto Club, Queensland, Australia.
It is a 1915 Twombly 2-seat (in tandem) cyclecar designed by W. Irving Twombly, manufactured by Driggs & Seabury, USA.. It has a 4 cylinder S.V. engine, 3speed sliding transmission in an underslung chassis. 1915 was the only year with this configuration. It was fun to ride "pillion".
Other vehicle is of interest. The ex Queensland Railways "Fairmont" section car (Quad) with single cylinder 2-stroke water cooled engine with integral cast hopper. Slipping belt transmission.
Reg Harris
References: Twombly :- Georgano encyclopaedia. conceptcarz.com and personal memory.
Fairmont:- personal memory. I had 40 years with Queensland Railways
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It is a 1915 Twombly 2-seat (in tandem) cyclecar designed by W. Irving Twombly, manufactured by Driggs & Seabury, USA.. It has a 4 cylinder S.V. engine, 3speed sliding transmission in an underslung chassis. 1915 was the only year with this configuration. It was fun to ride "pillion".
Other vehicle is of interest. The ex Queensland Railways "Fairmont" section car (Quad) with single cylinder 2-stroke water cooled engine with integral cast hopper. Slipping belt transmission.
Reg Harris
References: Twombly :- Georgano encyclopaedia. conceptcarz.com and personal memory.
Fairmont:- personal memory. I had 40 years with Queensland Railways
Robbie Marenzi
24 September 2018, 01:38
1914 Twombly tandem roadster, 4 cyl. 10 hp, made in New York by Willard Irving Twombly who was quoted as having said: "I cannot understand it, but I have come across those in the auto world who have expressed sentiments adverse to the cyclecar."
Standard Catalog of American Cars.
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Standard Catalog of American Cars.
Kieran White
24 September 2018, 01:05
this is a 1914 Woods Mobilette cyclecar made in Harvey, Illinois. Watercooled 12/14 HP engine,two speed gearbox, tandem seating. Francis A Woods ran his firm from 1914 to 1916 and claimed to produce america's first cyclecar. Electic lighting, optional in 1916 was standard for 1917 but none were produced that year. Price averaged $400.
Sources: Google, Georgano, personal knowledge.
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Sources: Google, Georgano, personal knowledge.
Fried Stol
23 September 2018, 23:02
Irving Twombly started making cars in 1904, a steamer. In 1905 a gasoline model with pneumatic suspension! This 1914 Sulphur yellow type “A” Twombly tandem seated cyclecar made by Driggs-Seabury Ordinance in Sharon, PA, had a 4 cylinder 12/15 hp water cooled sv engine, speed was 50 miles p/h and 40 miles to a gallon. Transmission was by friction with two speed drive shaft and single chain drive to the rear axle giving six speeds forward and two reverse. Extras were a windshield at 12$ a speedometer at 12$ and a one man top with side curtains for 25$
sources: https://queenslandcars.com/category/brisbane-vintage-auto
http://www.autopasion18.com/HISTORIA-TWOMBLY.htm
Automobiles David Burgess Wise
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sources: https://queenslandcars.com/category/brisbane-vintage-auto
http://www.autopasion18.com/HISTORIA-TWOMBLY.htm
Automobiles David Burgess Wise
peter Russell
23 September 2018, 00:14
aha...a 1914 Twombly ! I could tell you chapter and verse about William Irving Twombly and his motoring history from 1902 , cumulating in this underslung model , but I have an unfair advantage in owning one of the other 4 known survivors, so I exclude myself (.in fact my car provided the templates and patterns to make the body of this one). At the time it was owned by Merv Kroll in New Zealand, but I dont know if it still is.
Amazingly for an American cyclecar , one was tested by the Light Car and Cyclecar in London . Another embarked on a tour of the world....no record of a triumphant success exists !
underslung chassis , 4cyl motor, variable Zephyr carb ,friction drive, via 2 speed dog clutch and single chain , telescopic steering column, lateral accelerator, tandem seating....
The company folded in 1915 when the main investor , a Reverend Hodge ran out of saintly patience and wanted his money back.
Twombly himself , went on to be imprisoned for bigamy and other eccentric practices.
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Amazingly for an American cyclecar , one was tested by the Light Car and Cyclecar in London . Another embarked on a tour of the world....no record of a triumphant success exists !
underslung chassis , 4cyl motor, variable Zephyr carb ,friction drive, via 2 speed dog clutch and single chain , telescopic steering column, lateral accelerator, tandem seating....
The company folded in 1915 when the main investor , a Reverend Hodge ran out of saintly patience and wanted his money back.
Twombly himself , went on to be imprisoned for bigamy and other eccentric practices.
Margaret Walter
31 Januar 2021, 01:40
I am the granddaughter of Willard Irving Twombly, and am interested in the patterns of his car you made and may still have.
Thank you,
Margaret Walter
USA
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Thank you,
Margaret Walter
USA
Gerd Klioba
22 September 2018, 16:26
This is a 1914 Twombly 10 hp tandem roadster, one of three known remaining worldwide. It was the brainchild of Willard Irving Twombly from New York, but was built at the Driggs-Seabury factory in Sharon, Pennsylvania. Twombly started building a steam car in 1904, and a gasoline car in 1905. In 1910 he presented a „Quick Detachable Car“ where the engine could be removed and the body be converted within minutes. In 1913 he started building the tandem-seater cyclecar, first with a 7 hp vee-twin engine, then with a 10 hp watercooled four-cylinder engine. For 1915 he went bankrupt.
Sources: Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805-1942,
https://queenslandcars.com/2016/11/28/1914-twombly-cyclecar/
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Sources: Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805-1942,
https://queenslandcars.com/2016/11/28/1914-twombly-cyclecar/
I may be of value to Margaret Walter, Mr Twombly's granddaughter who also commented above Feel free to pass my email to her if possible. Cheers, Merv Kroll, Brisbane, Australia.