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1922 Courier Phaeton Sports Car

The Courier Phaeton sports car was considered a well-made vehicle. For its time, it had features considered luxurious such as sun visors, windshield wipers, spotlight, trunk and trunk rack, automatic chassis lubrication, genuine Spanish leather for convertible types, and fabrics for fixed roof cars. It could be purchased in Baltic green, maroon, azure blue, moleskin, and dark blue. There were 9 body styles of the Courier and it could originally be purchased from $1195.00 to $2165.00 (new). The Courier car company was located on Camp Street in Sandusky, Ohio. Vehicle on loan from the Heritage Society of Erie County.

Manufacturer: Courier Motors Company—Sandusky, Ohio

Model: Phaeton

Capacity: 4 Persons

Body Type: 4-Passenger Sport

Powerplant: 6-Cylinder, Valve-in-Head

Max Horsepower: 46 hp

Transmission: 3 Speeds Forward and Reverse

Wheelbase: 116 in.

Wheels: Disc

Braking System: Drum Brakes, 14 in. diameter

Fuel Economy: 20 miles per gal. (approx.)

Frame: 7 in. Channel, 3 Crossmembers, 2 Reinforcement Tubes

Springs: Front: 36 3/8 x 1 ¾ in., Rear: 53 x 2 ¼ in.

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