Advertising Last completed movie pages 1899 Columbia Electric CoachClass: Cars, Proto / Concept — Model origin: 
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Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene
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◊ 2006-08-25 18:37 |
Two passengers are sitting in front and the driver is standing at the back. Four of these cars were in the parade. |
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◊ 2006-08-25 18:51 |
Columbia Electlic (1899-1902) This RWD model was mainly used for taxi cab. http://info.detnews.com/joyrides/story/index.cfm?id=336 |
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◊ 2006-08-25 19:01 |
Thanks Jun ! Should we name it Columbia or Columbia Electric ? Encyclopedias use the name Columbia. |
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◊ 2006-08-25 19:19 |
Oniy I knew it by chance .gif ":)") It seems "Columbia" is manufacturer & "Electric Coach" is name ,by checking further. *see 1899 http://www.columbiabikes.com/detpages/10009.html#part4 -- Last edit: 2006-08-25 19:22:18 |
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◊ 2006-08-26 11:20 |
Jun, are you sure about Columbia. The image in the link shows a different concept. I found an image of a 'Morris & Salom Electric' taxi cab which uses a hansom body and was the world's first horseless hansom cab and used in NY in the 1890s. The image shows an older version, though. |
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◊ 2006-08-26 16:11 |
Woop, sorry. The image in the link is another body. (I must stop the identification under too sleepy situation  )From now I'll scan a image from book, please wait. |
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◊ 2006-08-26 16:40 |
![[Image: columbiaed8.th.jpg]](http://img139.imageshack.us/my.php?image=columbiaed8.jpg "http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/2223/columbiaed8.th.jpg") It is scanned from "THE AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE A CENTENARY 1893-1993" (Nick Georgano) Japanese edition. *caption (summary) Manhattan town road is covered with snow. (picture is taken about 1908) Left is Corbin Touring, right is Columbia Electric Coach. The design of Columbia Electric Coach goes back even to Electrobat (made by 'Morris & Salom Electric') in 1896. This model was produced from 1899 to 1902. This image was provided from "Motor Vehicle Manufacturers' Association" (MVMA -> now changed to AAM), so I believe it's Columbia |
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◊ 2006-08-26 20:27 |
Thanks, Jun! The picture I found must have been the earlier Electrobat. ... and thanks for the translation -- makes life a little easier! .gif ";)") |
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◊ 2006-08-29 05:54 |
I beliece Columbia Electric cab is correct, but they were referd to as Hansom Cabs. They were very much in demand in NYC and 2,000 of them were ordered in 1899 for delivery over the next 2 years. ![[Image: mvc020fvk5.964.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/0is201/mvc020fvk5.964.jpg) -- Last edit: 2006-08-29 10:55:40 (antp) |
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