Century Motor Vehicle Co. 1899 - 1903 Century Motor Vehicle Co. Syracuse, NY The first car produced by the Century company was a light steamer powered by a 4¾ hp2-cylinder vertical engine. Final drive was by bevel gear instead of the more usual single chain. This model was made until 1903, when it was succeeded by the gasoline-engined Century Tourist. This was also a tiller-steered two-passenger car, but had a single-cylinder engine and chain drive.[1] [1] Georgano, G. N., Encyclopedia of American Automobile, (New York, E. P. Dutton & Co., 1968), p. 38. © 2007 Donald & Carolyn Hoke Collection All Rights Reserved. |