Redpath Messenger Specifications
Wooden Body built in 1898 by Alfred Robinson of Toronto
Chassis and running gear assembled in Kitchener-Guelph district.
One cylinder four-cycle engine
Water cooled block, remainder of engine air-cooled
Updraught carburettor
Water and gas both gravity fed
Right hand steering
2 speed transmission, forward and reverse
Top speed, 10-12 mph.
4.5 by 4.5 engine under the rounded hood, with a two speed transmission and shaft drive.
The frame is made of light, angle iron and the tires are 28 X 3.
Started December 1902 with W.R., A. R. and Alexander Thompson of Canadian Motors Ltd.
Possibly based on French car – de Dion Baton
Source: unknown