Stanhope (car)

This article is about the car body style. For other uses, see Stanhope (disambiguation).

In automotive use, a Stanhope is a car body style characterized by its single bench seat mounted at the center, folding cloth top, and a dashboard at the front.^[1] These vehicles were built from approximately 1900 to 1910. The design was derived from the Stanhope horse-drawn carriage and could be considered a specific type of runabout.

1899 Winton Stanhope

Initial stanhope designs featured tiller steering,^[2] either in the center or at the side. Features of the car included a foot button to signal a bell (early version of a horn), hard rubber tires, wood trim, and eight forward and three reverse gears, and a top speed of about 50 mph (80 km/h).^{[citation needed]}

Models

• 1899–1916 Woods electric car
• 1899 Winton (largest manufacturer of gasoline-powered automobiles in the United States at the time)
• 1900–1901 Porter Motor Company (manufacturer of steam-powered automobiles)
• 1900–1910 White Steamcar (largest manufacturer of steam-powered automobiles)
• 1901–1907 Oldsmobile Curved Dash
• 1904–1906 Twyford Stanhope