Davis (automobile)

For the steam car, see Davis Steam Car. For the American microcar builder, see Davis Motor Car.

The Davis was an American cyclecar manufactured in Detroit, Michigan, by the Davis Cyclecar Company in 1914.^[1] The car used a two-cylinder Spacke air-cooled engine, and featured three-speed selective transmission and a double chain drive^[1] on a 93-inch wheelbase.^[2] The Davis was similar to the French Bédélia in that the driver sat in the rear seat.^[1] The tandem two-seater cost $425, but designer William Norris Davis was unable to secure the capital to undertake production.^[2] He moved to the West Coast and joined the Los Angeles Cyclecar Company.^[3]