These four models were produced in Lexington:
Model A 1909/10 Five Passenger Touring *
Model B 1909/10 Four Passengers Touring (Short Coupled)
Model C 1909/10 Two Passenger Roadster **
Model D 1910 Four Passenger Touring
* seven passenger, with optional folding tonneau seats.
** optional single or double rumble seats available.
Their specifications were:
Dimensions: Wheel Base: 120” * / Tread: 56”
*116” on Model C and 117 ½” on Model D
Rutenber Motor <1910>
Engine: Four-cylinder, forty-five horsepower, water-cooled, gasoline motor – with 4½” bore, 5” stroke and piston displacement of 318 cubic inches. Built by the Rutenber Motor Company, Logansport, Indiana.
Cylinder Assembly <Sales>
Cylinders cast separately of iron (milled to .001” tolerance) and enclosed in water jacket. Block cast of aluminum, crankshaft dropped forged steel, with five bronze babbit bearings.
Motor mounts cast into upper crankcase and attached to subframe. Lower crankcase removable to replace bearings.
Manifold and carburetors mounted on left hand side of motor. Valves located on right side of motor with one camshaft. Magneto also mounted on right side above valves and controlled by horizontal shaft driven off sump pump shaft.
Partial sod pan covering undercarriage.
Coolant System: Circulation pump for the cooling water attached to camshaft in front of timing gear. Water delivered to the head of cylinders above valves by separate inlets and outlets. Six-blade fan mounted on bracket attached to front cylinder, driven by belt attached to crankshaft pulley.
Lubrication: Constant splash system, self contained in crankcase (two-gallon capacity) and circulated by sump pump in lower crankcase. Oil circulated from sump to splash chamber in front end of crankcase. Sump pump driven by vertical shaft rotated by ninety-degree helical gear on crankshaft.
Carburetor: Schebler Model F Carburetor – “The Aristocrat of Carburetors,” manufactured by the Schebler Company, Indianapolis, Indiana.
Ignition: Jump spark, dual ignition system, with Pittsfield coil and battery back up – with two sets of sparks plugs (four for coil / magneto and four for battery backup). Optional Bosch High Tension Magneto available. Pittsfield coil was made by the Pittsfield Products Company, Pittsfield, Massachusetts and the Bosch Magneto was made by the Bosch Magneto Corporation, Springfield, Massachusetts.
Warner Transmission <1910>
Transmission: Warner sliding gear, selective “H” type (three speeds forward and one reverse) with Hess-Bright bearings, made by the Warner Gear Company, Muncie Indiana. Shafts and gears made of chrome nickel steel and the gears teeth beveled. Case of aluminum. Gearshift level on right side running board.
Propeller Shaft and Clutch <1910>
Clutch: Sixteen inch, leather-faced cone, employed by clutch pedal with Hess-Bright bearings and cork inserts.
Drive: Propeller shaft (1 ½” diameter) of heat-treated nickel chrome steel, connecting to rear axle by double universal joint.
Frame: Hot riveted “U” type, double drop frame of steel, with subframe supporting motor and transmission.
Timken Axles <1910>
Axles: Front single drop forged “I” beam, with Elliot type vanadium steel steering spindles. Rear full floating type, with differential gears in housing at center. Made by the Timken Roller Bearing Axles Company of Canton, Ohio.
Springs <1910>
Springs: Elliptic leaf springs front (2” by 40”) and rear (2 ½” by 52”).
Adjustable Pedals <Sales>
Pedals: Left pedal operated clutch and right brake. Both adjustable.
Body: Constructed of wood panels over a wood frame by the Central Manufacturing Company, Connersville, Indiana. Bodies “painted any color” – known colors blue, green or red. Storage compartment under rear compartment floor.
Upholstery: Leather, cushioned seats – known colors cream, green and red.
Radiator: Front grill radiator, made of brass. Capacity eight gallons of water.
Bonnet: Steel, with no louvers, hinged along the top with one hold down clamp per side. Detachable.
Fenders: Detachable steel front and back fenders. Running board covered with cork carpet and bound in brass. Storage box on left running board – containing the dry cell battery, jack, tire repair kit, pump and tool kit (fitted in special tray). Prest-O-Lite tank on right running board.
Control: Right handed drive, 18” steering wheel (polished Circassian Walnut), with spark advance and throttle control on steering column. Worm and gear drive assembly. Dashboard / Firewall polished Circassian Walnut.
Horn: Brass, bulb type (mounted on right side of body).
Lights: two acetylene Solar Projector headlamps, two kerosene Ham side lamps and one kerosene Ham rear lamp. Solar Projectors were made by Badge Brass Manufacturing Company, Kenosha, Wisconsin and Ham lamps by the C. I. Ham Manufacturing Company, Rochester, New York. Fixtures of brass, rear lamp with red globe. Prest-O-Lite acetylene tank mounted on right side running board.
Brake: Rear wheel drum brakes (14” diameter and 2 ½” wide) controlled by external hand brake (on right side – also disengages the clutch and throttle). Transmission brake controlled by foot petal. Adjusted outside by thumbscrews and turnbuckles.
Gas Tank: Seventeen-gallon cylindrical tank located behind the rear passenger seat.
Top: Folding top of mohair or pantasote, with front and side curtains (optional).
Wheels: Schwartz artillery wood wheels, with spokes interlocked with each other at hub flange and bolted to drum brake (front – 10 spokes and rear – 12 spokes).
Tires: 36’ Goodyear pneumatic tires (4” diameter), with Goodyear universal rims.
Wheel Assembly <1910>
Standard Equipment: Horn, oil and gas lamps, Prest-O-Lite Tank, jack, tools and tire repair kit.
Weight: 3,150 lbs. (estimate).
