Long truss-shaped springs, one on each side, connect the 

 front axle to the rear-axle housing. The connection at the 

 rear is adjustable to take up slack in the driving chain. 

 The rectangular frame is of channel steel and is mounted 

 upon the two springs. The wheelbase is 66 inches and the 

 tread 55 inches. 



The engine and transmission are hung in the center of 

 the frame, with the 2-seated wooden body over them. 

 The bolts securing the body to the frame pa?s through rub- 

 ber blocks, thus lessening the chassis vibration that might 

 reach the body. A step plate is located on each side, and 

 four metal fenders are placed over the wheels. Oil head- 

 lights and taillight supplied illumination. 



This car was in use up through 1941, and came to the 

 Museum in 1944 upon the death of the owner. The Mu- 

 seum purchased new inner tubes for the tires in about 

 1950. In early 1956 the car was returned to Lansing, 

 Mich., where it was repainted in black, and reupholstered 

 in tufted black leather by the Oldsmobile Division of Gen- 

 eral Motors Corporation. 



Figure 83. — This 1904 Columbia electric was in use until 1931, in 

 Washington, D. C. Its owner was a doctor. 



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