Founded 1947 | ||
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Headquarters Buffalo, New York, United States | ||
Playboy Motor Car Corporation was a Buffalo, New York-based automobile company, established in 1947. The company only produced 97 cars before going bankrupt in 1951.
The Playboy had a 40 hp (30 kW) Continental four-cylinder sidevalve engine driving a three-speed manual transmission. It would get 35 mpg‑US (6.7 L/100 km; 42 mpg‑imp). It would accelerate from 0-30 mph (48 km/h) in six seconds, and 0-50 mph (80 km/h) in 17 seconds. Advertised top speed was 75 mph (121 km/h).
With a 90-inch (2,300 mm) wheelbase (10" {250 mm} less than the Rambler American), the Playboy measured 156 inches (4,000 mm) overall, and was priced at just US$985. It ran on 12 in (30 cm) rims, and weighed 1,900 lb (860 kg). It was offered as a three-passenger convertible with a folding steel top. (A station wagon was planned, but never built.)
Under-capitalized, Playboy could not compete with better-financed companies offering more conventional cars.