Logan is the name of a small automobile in the cycle car category that was built in 1914 only by the Northwestern Cyclecar Works or Northwestern Motorcycle Works in Chicago, Illinois.

It weighed about 500 lbs (ca. 225 kg), had a Wheelbase

Wheelbase

In both road and rail vehicles, the wheelbase is the distance between the centers of the front and rear wheels.- Road :In automobiles, the wheelbase is the horizontal distance between the center of the front wheel and the center of the rear wheel...

 of 102 in. (2591 mm) and used Wire wheels

Wire wheels

The rims of wire wheels are connected to their hubs by wire spokes. Although these wires are generally stiffer than a typical wire rope, they function mechanically the same as tensioned flexible wires, keeping the rim true while supporting applied loads.Wire wheels are used on most bicycles and...

. Power came from an air-cooled engine

Air-cooled engine

Air-cooled engines rely on the circulation of air directly over hot parts of the engine to cool them.-Introduction:Most modern internal combustion engines are cooled by a closed circuit carrying liquid coolant through channels in the engine block and cylinder head, where the coolant absorbs heat,...

 with two cylinders made by Spacke, delivereing 9 - 13 HP following the then-usual power formula. It had friction transmission and belt drive. It was available with a metal roadster body seating two persons side-by side although it had a tread of only 40 in. (1016 mm). Price was US$ 375.

The Logan cycle car was an automobile clearly in the target of Henry Ford's Model T

Ford Model T

The Ford Model T is an automobile that was produced by Henry Ford's Ford Motor Company from September 1908 to May 1927...

which in 1914 delivered 20 HP and cost US$ 500 in 2-passenger runabout form. By 1916, this price was cut to US$ 390.

Reference

• "Standard Catalogue of American Cars, 1805-1942", Beverly Rae Kimes (editor) and Henry Austin Clark, jr., 2. edition (1985); Krause Publications, Iola WI 54990, ISBN 0-87341-111-0