The Black was an American brass era automobile, built at 124 East Ohio Street,Clymer, Floyd. Treasury of Early American Automobiles, 1877–1925 (New York: Bonanza Books, 1950), p.32. Chicago, Illinois, in 1906.
It was a high wheeler buggy priced at a US$375-$450,Clymer, p.31. when Gale's Model A was $500,Clymer, p.51. the high-volume Oldsmobile Runabout went for $650,Clymer, p.32. and the Ford "Doctor's Car" was $850.Clymer, p.37.
The Black featured a 10 hp (7.5 kW) two-cylinder air-cooled gasoline engine, chain drive, wheel steering and (unusual for the era) double brakes.Clymer, p.61. It bragged speeds of 2-25 mph (3.2–40 km/h) and mileage of 30mpg (12.75 L/100 km).
Surreys and "top motor buggies" were also advertised.
Black Crow and Chicago Motor Buggy From 1909 to 1911, Black sold a rebadged Crow-Elkhart automobile as the "Black Crow". In addition to Black and Black Crow names, during 1908 and 1909,Kimes, Beverly. Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805-1942 (Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1996), p.303, calls them the Black Manufacturing Company. the company also sold a two-cylinder, high-wheeler under the Chicago Motor Buggy name.
References
Sources Clymer, Floyd. Treasury of Early American Automobiles, 1877–1925 (New York: Bonanza Books, 1950), p. 32. Kimes, Beverly. Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805-1942. Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1996. Wise, David Burgess. The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Automobiles.