1901 Queen Stanhope Runabout

Engine: Dyke, horizontal, single-cylinder, liquid-cooled
Displacement: 0.8 L (50 ci)
Bore and Stroke: 140 x 152 mm (5.5 x 6 in)
Power: 4.5 kW (6 hp)
Transmission: 3-forward, 1-reverse, manual
Weight: 500 kg (1,102 lb)
Capacity: 4 passengers
Original Cost: Unknown

This bright red runabout with tiller steering is the only known surviving Queen Stanhope automobile. It was discovered in pieces in Toronto in 1948 by J. Gordon Edington and Garniss Wilson, restoration specialists of the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, Illinois. They didn't know what it was, but they recognized it as something special. Parts were scattered all over the neighbourhood; the car body was hanging on a shed wall, and the original leather seat was being used as a sofa. These parts were taken back to the US where the car was restored and displayed before it returned to Canada in 1974. On this car, the throttle is fixed wide open to help avoid stalling. The engine speed is controlled by the spark. The vehicle speed is controlled by a combination of spark and the three-speed transmission. This engine system, combined with the three-spreed transmission, made for a rough ride. It's been said that passengers were somethings tossed right out of the car by a less-than-smooth shifting of gears.

Queen City Cycle & Motor Works was a Canadian bicycle manufacturer in Toronto, Ontario. In 1901, under the leadership of company president Cornelius Ryerson, they began building a 4-passenger runabout called the Queen. By 1903, Ryerson had given up on manufacturering Queen automobiles, which had become known for their incredibly rough clutch and gearbox, and the company returned to exclusively making bicycles.

Chronology:
1901 - Queen Cycle & Motor Works in Toronto, Ontario begins building Queen runabouts.
1903 - Production of the Queen runabout ceases.
1948 - J. Gordon Edington and Garniss Wilson discover this Queen in pieces in Toronto; they take the pieces back to the US and restore the automobile. This Queen is displayed in the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, Illinois, some time after its restoration.
1961-1973 - This Queen is displayed at Murchio's Motor Car Museum in Greenwood Lake, New York.
1974 - The previous owner purchases this Queen; later that year, Stan Reynolds acquires the car and returns it to Canada.
1982 - This Queen is added to Stan Reynolds' collection; it is later donated to the Reynolds-Alberta Museum Collection.