The Quick was a Veteran Era American automobile produced from 1899 to 1900 in Patterson and Newark, New Jersey.[1][2]
History
H. M. Quick developed the two-seat runabout over a two-year period. F. A. Phelps, Jr. developed the horizontal two-cylinder, chain-driven overhead camshaft engine rated at 4 horsepower.[2] Although in most ways a conventional runabout, it is memorable for being the first American car to use an overhead camshaft unit.[2]
In 1899 production was planned for 1 car per day, but actual production is not known. In 1900 the Quick Manufacturing Company was set-up to build gasoline engines, a patented steering device, the Quick bicycle