O-We-Go

The O-We-Go was an American Cyclecar manufactured in 1914 in Owego, New York.[1]

O-We-Go Car Company
TypeAutomobile manufacturer
FoundedFebruary, 1914 (1914)
DefunctJanuary, 1915 (1915)
FateBankruptcy
HeadquartersOwego, New York,
United States
Key people
Charles B. Hatfield, Jr.
ProductsCyclecars
Production output
300 (approx) (1914)
The only known surviving O-We-Go, a 1914 model, which is currently on display at the Northeast Classic Car Museum.

History

Designed by Charles B. Hatfield, Jr. of the Hatfield Auto Truck Company in Elmira, New York, the O-We-Go prototype cyclecar was tested for 3 months before production in Owego, New York began in 1914.[1]

The O-We-Go had a 12-hp twin-cylinder Ives motorcycle engine with a friction transmission on a 104-inch wheelbase. The tandem-seat automobile sold for $385, equivalent to $11,248 in 2022. The "cyclecar craze" faded as quickly as it started, and the company entered into voluntary bankruptcy in January 1915.[1]

In 1916, C.B. Hatfield, Jr. reconfigured the O-We-Go and sold it in kit form which could be purchased complete, or piece-by-piece under the name Tribune. The only known surviving O-We-Go is currently on display at the Northeast Classic Car Museum.

See Also
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References
  1. Kimes, Beverly Rae; Clark Jr., Henry Austin (1996). Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805-1942 (3rd ed.). Krause Publications. ISBN 978-0-87341-428-9.
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