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Holsman Model 3 (1905)

Dreams of self-propelled machines have occupied people’s minds for a long time. Although the history of the car began in the 19th century, for Henry K. Holsman, a resident of the United States, dreams of owning a car began to take concrete shape only at the beginning of the last century. In 1901, he founded in Chicago (Illinois) one of the first car companies in the USA – Holsman Automobile Company (manufacturing cars until 1910).

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Section: Vehicles

Description

In the beginning, they were actually carriages with the drawbar removed and an engine installed under the seat. This is how the career of “high wheeler” vehicles began, represented by our Holsman Model 3 from 1905 (production at the Holsman plant was carried out in the years 1905-07).

It is one of the oldest fully operational and registered cars in Poland.

Technical specifications:

Number of places: 2

Length: 2.85 m

Width: 1.6 m

Wheelbase: 1.66 m

Empty weight: 300 kg

Drive: two-cylinder spark-ignition engine, air-cooled

Displacement: 1646 cm3

Power: 7.35 kW

Electrical installation: 6 V