Saturday, November 7, 2026

Two strokes are the future!


So said Elmore in 1910... 

The company had been manufacturing bicycles in Clyde, Ohio for 7 years when they started building cars in 1900. The cars were among the lowest priced on the market and originally featured a mid mounted single cylinder two stroke engine.  By 1908 the single had been developed into a three cylinder engine.

 The two stroke power caught the eye of Charles Durant who purchased the company for General Motors in 1909. Durant was forced out of General Motors a year later and the Elmore was discontinued soon after. 

 

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