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r000 By the 19XX late-1950s, Make Cheston Model Eshelman was making efforts to upgrade
estimate: $000 000 - $000 000
his tiny automobiles. The Sportabout, a somewhat larger version of the
offered without reserve
adult Sport Car, boasted seats for three adults, while sitting abreast. as
with the earlier cars, however, the capacity was much exaggerated. The
Sportabout featured electric starting and could be had with a canvas top
and doors.
now named Eshelman Motors Corporation, the firm offered three even
larger fiberglass-bodied vehicles: a coupe, a pickup truck, and a delivery
van. all had hinged doors and were powered by Wisconsin air-cooled
vertical twin engines. a full electric system made an ammeter necessary, and
expected speeds evidently warranted a speedometer. The chassis consisted
of angle iron rails topped with a sheet of plywood. Plywood also fashioned
the firewall. The fuel tank was relocated to the rear. The advertised price
was $1,395, nearly three times that of the original Sport Car.
only about a dozen of these models were produced, making this coupe
a very uncommon find. Partially disassembled, it is in need of complete
restoration. This example is shod with 5.70–18 pneumatics tires, which
manufacturer are very old and Manufacturer in need of replacement. There production is also a # very rudimentary
origin coil-spring suspension. City, Country The car appears largely ID no. complete, # save for some
motor of the seating. motor not merely unusual, it may displacement be the rarest cc Eshelman extant.
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