10 hp, 100.5 cu.

in.

air-cooled horizontally opposed two-cylinder engine, two-speed transmission with reverse, front and rear leaf-spring suspension, and hand-operated brakes.

Wheelbase: 65 in.

The high-wheeler is a uniquely American vehicle, as it was essentially a horseless carriage that was built to adapt to the deplorable road conditions common at the time.

Ground clearance was at a premium.

While high-wheelers looked like the good ole’ buckboard buggy that had been meeting the needs of farmers for years, they had the ability to function…horseless.

Henry Holsman, the founder of the Holsman Automobile Company of Chicago, Illinois, was on to something, and his design was an exercise in simplicity.

Initially, the driveline was ⅞-inch manila rope, which proved unsatisfactory after it sustained wet-weather use.

Later, Holsman and his associate, C.

H.

Bryan, devised a chain braided over with manila and steel wire, and then they finally adapted to the chain alone.

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