Brush Runabout - 1908

Detroit, Michigan  U.S.A.  

Alanson P. Brush set up the Brush Runabout Company in 1907 after designing the very first Cadillac.  The Brush was a typical lightweight, inexpensive auto and was fitted with a single-cylinder 6 HP motor.  Selling price was $500.  In 1910 a 10 HP version was offered.  Interestingly the Brush used wooden axles that proved their strength when Francis Birtles became the first to cross the continent of Australia from west to east using a Brush in 1912.