Runabout (car)

[1] Stivers, a blacksmith and wheelwright, produced the runabouts in his carriage manufactory on East 31st Street, Manhattan, established in 1851.

However, buggies titled "runabout" were produced by other manufacturers and soon applied to many different shapes without regard to the original meaning.

[4] This sometimes made maintenance difficult, as on the Oldsmobile Curved Dash where the body had to be removed in order to access the engine.

[7] The Gale runabout dealt with this problem by hinging the body at the rear of the car such that it could be tilted to access the engine.

[11] The 1964 GM Runabout was a three wheel concept car first exhibited at Futurama II, part of the 1964 New York World's Fair.