The Flint Six "55" Four Door Brougham was manufactured by Flint Motors Division of Flint, Michigan.
Flint Six "55" Four Door Brougham specifications (1926 data)
edit- Color – Optional
- Seating Capacity – Five
- Wheelbase – 120 inches
- Wheels – Artillery
- Tires - 32" x 6.20" balloon
- Service Brakes – Hydraulic, expanding on four wheels
- Emergency Brakes – Contracting on rear
- Engine - Eight-cylinder, vertical, cast en bloc, 3-3/8 x 5 inches; head removable; valves in side; H.P. 27.34 N.A.C.C. rating
- Lubrication – Force feed
- Crankshaft - Seven bearing
- Radiator – Cellular type
- Cooling – Centrifugal pump
- Ignition – Storage Battery
- Starting System – Two Unit
- Voltage – Six to eight
- Wiring System – Single
- Gasoline System – Vacuum
- Clutch – Single plate
- Transmission – Selective sliding
- Gear Changes – 3 forward, 1 reverse
- Drive – Spiral bevel
- Springs – Semi-elliptic
- Rear Axle – Semi-floating
- Steering Gear – Ross cam and lever
Standard equipment
editNew car price included the following items:
- tools
- jack
- speedometer
- ammeter
- motometer with lock
- electric horn
- transmission theft lock
- automatic windshield cleaner
- demountable rims
- stop light
- front bumper
- spare tire carrier
- rear-view mirror
- sun visor
- cowl ventilator
- headlight dimmer
- clock
- closed cars have heater and dome light.
Optional equipment
editThe following was available at an extra cost:
- extra tire
- tube
- rim
- tire cover
- gasoline gauge on dash
Prices
editNew car prices were F.O.B. factory, plus Tax:
- Five Passenger Touring - $1595
- Four Passenger Coupé - $2195
- Five Passenger Sedan - $2285
- Five Passenger Brougham - $2735
- Four Passenger Sport Roadster - $1950
See also
editReferences
editSource: Slauson, H. W.; Howard Greene (1926). ""Leading American Motor Cars"". Everyman's Guide to Motor Efficiency. New York: Leslie-Judge Company.