Production chronology1905
Sourced production or model lifecycle range used by the main catalog timeline.
curated ↗1 year
← Fostler
Fostler / Model record
FostlerRunabout
Production1905
Recorded originUnited States
ClassOpen runabout
Final automobile presented by the former Chicago Motocycle Company after its August 1904 combination with Auto Motor Cycle Company. Shown at the January 1905 Chicago Automobile Show, it used a conventional front engine, two-speed planetary transmission and chain-driven rear axle. One source suggests Fostler may have been a customer's chosen badge, but no stronger identity or additional model is documented.
Chronology ledger
Dates with their meaning intact
Record depth — Documented
How this is measured → This record contains useful sourced evidence, but it does not yet meet the reference-ready standard. Still needed: attributed imagery. Fields we cannot source stay empty rather than guessed.
Research notes
No dependable production total survives; series manufacture beyond the Chicago-show vehicle is unresolved.