Eclipse Automobile Co. 1900 - 1903 Eclipse Automobile Co. Boston, MA The Eclipse steam runabout was powered by an 8 hp 3-cylinder engine. Unlike the average chain-drive steamer, it used shaft drive to the rear axle. It other ways it was typical of its kind, with a two-passenger body, tiller steering, and wire wheels. [1] [1] Georgano, G. N., Encyclopedia of American Automobile, (New York, E. P. Dutton & Co., 1968), p. 69. © 2007 Donald & Carolyn Hoke Collection All Rights Reserved. |