Car-Nation

The Car-Nation (also known as Carnation) was a brand of automobile manufactured in Detroit, Michigan, by the American Voiturette Company from 1913 to 1914.

All that activity apparently attracted the attention of oil magnate Charles Schaeffer, and shortly after the introduction of the new car, the short-lived Car-Nation Motorette Co. and the existing Keeton Motor Co. unified under his ownership, reincorporating as the American Voiturette Company in Detroit.

), Main bearings 2 nickel babbitt, Fuel system Gravity, Zenith updraft carburetor, alloy intake manifold, Ignition system 6-volt, Splitdorf fixed-spark magneto, Lubrication system Splash; plunger pump (note: Car-Nation advertised pressure lubrication, but it does not appear on any of the known cars), Exhaust system Single, iron TRANSMISSION Type:Three-speed Detroit Gear & Machine sliding gear, cone clutch (note: early cars appear to have used an alloy clutch plate.

Prone to cracking, later versions have a cast-iron clutch plate) DIFFERENTIAL Type: Weston-Mott semi-floating STEERING Type: Adjustable worm gear BRAKES Type: Rod-actuated manual, Front - None, Rear -1¼ x 10-inch (250 mm) internal expanding emergency; external contracting service on transmission shaft CHASSIS & BODY Construction: Full-frame riveted 1/8-inch channel steel, 1x3 ash sills, composite body, Body style - One door, two-passenger roadster, Layout - Front engine, rear-wheel drive SUSPENSION Front - Quarter-elliptic leaf springs, Rear - Quarter-elliptic leaf springs WHEELS & TIRES Wheels -Detachable Detroit Stanweld wire, Front/rear 30 x 3 inches WEIGHTS & MEASURES - Wheelbase 105 inches (2,700 mm), Overall length 141 inches (3,600 mm), Overall width 57 inches (1,400 mm), Overall height 64 inches (1,600 mm); 73 inches (1,900 mm) with top, Front track 48 inches (1,200 mm), Rear track 48 inches (1,200 mm), Shipping weight 1,180 pounds (540 kg) CAPACITIES Crankcase 3 quarts, Cooling system 8 quarts, Fuel tank 10 US gal (38 L; 8 imp gal), Transmission 8 pints, Rear axle 4 pints CALCULATED DATA - bhp per c.i.d.

8.81 pounds (4.00 kg) PERFORMANCE - Top speed 50 mph (80 km/h), Fuel mileage 25 mpg‑US (9.4 L/100 km; 30 mpg‑imp), PRODUCTION - Car-Nation, total est.