The Elcar Seven Passenger Sedan-8-80 was manufactured by Elkhart Carriage Company of Elkhart, Indiana.
Color – Light or dark coach blue or Thebes graySeating Capacity – SevenWheelbase – 127 inchesWheels – Steel or woodTires - 32” x 6.20” balloonService Brakes – Hydraulic, contracting on four wheelsEmergency Brakes – Contracting on front universalEngine - Eight cylinder, vertical, cast en block, 3-1/8 x 4-1/4 inches (260.78 c.i.d.; 4.273 liters); valves in side; H.P. 31.25 N.A.C.C. ratingLubrication – Full force feedCrankshaft - Five bearingRadiator – Cellular typeCooling – Water pumpIgnition – Storage BatteryStarting System – Single UnitVoltage – SixWiring System – SingleGasoline System – VacuumClutch – Dry plateTransmission – Selective slidingGear Changes – 3 forward, 1 reverseDrive – HotchkissSprings – Semi-ellipticRear Axle – Three-quarter floatingSteering Gear – Cam and leverStandard equipment
New car price included the following items:
combination tail and stop lightstwo lights on instrument boardelectric hornspeedometerammeteroil gaugemotometerautomatic gasoline gauge on instrument boardbumpers front and rearsnubbers all aroundautomatic windshield wiperrear vision mirrorcowl ventilatorextra rim and carrierpumpjacktoolsrepair kitrobe railfoot railenclosed models have heatersThe following was available at an extra cost:
none listed
New car prices were F.O.B. factory, plus Tax:
8-80 Five Passenger Touring - $21658-80 Seven Passenger Touring - $22658-80 Four Passenger Open Roadster - $23158-80 Three Passenger Coupé Roadster - $23158-80 Five Passenger Sedan - $22658-80 Seven Passenger Sedan - $27658-80 Five Passenger Brougham - $2865 