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The Stoddard Dayton car was one of the great American cars of the era. The first models Stoddard Dayton cars used 4-cylinder Rutenber engines of 3.3-litres and were designed by a young English engineer, H.S. Edwards. These Stoddard Dayton cars had the gear change on the steering column. Pearl grey was the standard colour of the Stoddard Dayton car. In 1907, both 4- and 6-cylinder engines were used, the fours having overhead valves. For 1910, a total of twelve models Stoddard Dayton cars was offered, on three different chassis; these included a 50hp engine on a wheelbase of 10ft 8in. For 1911, a 6-cylinder, 8.6-litre Knight engine was introduced in the Stoddard Dayton car. This model was sometimes referred to as the Stoddard-Knight. Three other Stoddard Dayton cars, with 4-cylinder, poppet-valve engines, were continued through 1913. The Stoddard-Dayton car had an illustrious racing career, including victory in the inaugural Indianapolis race meeting of 1909. The Stoddard Dayton car ceased to exist with the collapse of the US Motor Co.
Source: Georgano, encyclopedia of motorcar; GMN
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