# Kent's Pacemaker

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Defunct American motor vehicle manufacturer

Motor vehicle

Kent's Pacemaker Overview Manufacturer Colonial Automobile Company Production 1900 Assembly United States Designer A.W. Kent Powertrain Propulsion Steam car

The **Kent's Pacemaker** was a [veteran](/source/Veteran_car) era American [automobile](/source/Automobile) manufactured only in 1900.

## History

Offered by the Colonial company of [Boston](/source/Boston), it was a [steam car](/source/Steam_car) which had one wheel in front for steering, and three rear wheels. The center of these drove; the others, an outer pair, could be raised to allow the machine to "coast like a [bicycle](/source/Bicycle)". The vehicle was named after A. W. Kent, who was its designer.[1][2]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [*The Horseless Age: The Automobile Trade Magazine*](https://books.google.com/books?id=MQsAAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Kent's+Pacemaker%22). Horseless Age Company. 1899.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Kimes_1996_2-0)** Kimes, Beverly Rae; Clark, Henry Austin (September 2, 1996). [*Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805-1942*](https://books.google.com/books?id=eA4ahvS96soC&q=%22Kent's+Pacemaker%22+%22A.W.+Kent%22) (3rd, illustrated ed.). Iola, Wisconsin, USA: [Krause Publications](/source/Krause_Publications). [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780873414289](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780873414289). [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [34905743](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/34905743).

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