The Detroit Cyclecar was a cyclecar manufactured in Detroit, Michigan by the Detroit Cyclecar Company from 1913 to 1914 and Saginaw, Michigan in 1914.

History

The cyclecar, also marketed as the Detroit Speedster and Little Detroit Speedster, was designed by Ernest Weigold, former engineer for the E.R. Thomas Motor Company, and chief engineer for Herreshoff.

Detroit Cyclecar

Heavier than most cyclecars at , it was offered with a four-cylinder water-cooled engine of , costing $375 (). The car was a side by side two-seat roadster on a 92-inch wheelbase.

Detroit Cyclecar

In 1914 the company relocated to Saginaw, Michigan, where A. R. Thomas promoted a new cyclecar company. The car was built at the Brooks Manufacturing Company factory and known as the Saginaw Speedster for a short time.

Detroit Cyclecar

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Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of the United States

Motor vehicle manufacturers based in Michigan

Cyclecars

Defunct manufacturing companies based in Delaware

Brass Era vehicles

1910s cars

Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1913

Vehicle manufacturing companies disestablished in 1914

Cars introduced in 1913