Roamer Automobile with the Rochester-Duesenberg Engine Exhibition of Speed 53
Celebrating “The Year of the Duesenberg” and its own 55th Annual Reunion, The Auburn Cord Duesenberg Club will present The Ab Jenkins Memorial Duesenberg Exhibition of Speed.
Witness this “gentleman’s drag race” as the mighty Duesenbergs race down the tarmac at Kendallville Airport.
Roamer automobiles were built from 1919 to 1926 in Kalamazoo, Michigan. They were 'assembled' automobiles, which means the components were purchased from automotive supplier companies and then assembled at Roamer's plant. This practice was typical of many low volume automobile companies that did not have the resources to design and build their own parts.
Roamers were known as sporty automobiles and their designs reflected the look of the Roaring 20's with rakish windshields, low body lines, thin fenders and wire wheels. Two models were produced, a lower priced model which was powered by a 54 horsepower, inline, L-head six-cylinder engine manufactured by the Continental engine company and a more expensive model which was powered by a 100 horsepower Rochester-Duesenberg four-cylinder engine.
This engine used valves which entered the combustion chambers from the side and were operated by means of a complex, external rocker arm arrangement. This engine design was built in 1914 by the Duesenberg Brothers and used in many race cars during the period as well as a few high performance passenger cars such as the Kenworhty, the Revere and the Roamer
Roamer Automobile with the Rochester-Duesenberg Engine Exhibition of Speed 53
Celebrating “The Year of the Duesenberg” and its own 55th Annual Reunion, The Auburn Cord Duesenberg Club will present The Ab Jenkins Memorial Duesenberg Exhibition of Speed.
Witness this “gentleman’s drag race” as the mighty Duesenbergs race down the tarmac at Kendallville Airport.
Roamer automobiles were built from 1919 to 1926 in Kalamazoo, Michigan. They were 'assembled' automobiles, which means the components were purchased from automotive supplier companies and then assembled at Roamer's plant. This practice was typical of many low volume automobile companies that did not have the resources to design and build their own parts.
Roamers were known as sporty automobiles and their designs reflected the look of the Roaring 20's with rakish windshields, low body lines, thin fenders and wire wheels. Two models were produced, a lower priced model which was powered by a 54 horsepower, inline, L-head six-cylinder engine manufactured by the Continental engine company and a more expensive model which was powered by a 100 horsepower Rochester-Duesenberg four-cylinder engine.
This engine used valves which entered the combustion chambers from the side and were operated by means of a complex, external rocker arm arrangement. This engine design was built in 1914 by the Duesenberg Brothers and used in many race cars during the period as well as a few high performance passenger cars such as the Kenworhty, the Revere and the Roamer