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Built in Paris by Bourbeau & Devaux, the Bedelia was an interesting car whereby the passenger and driver sat in a for and aft position and both were required to operate it. Initially powered by single cylinder Aster engines the company later installed their own belt driven v-twin units. In 1920 the partner’s sold the manufacturing…
The story of the Birmingham begins when M.E. and C.C. Blood, brothers from Kalamazoo, Michigan, manufactured an automobile bearing their name between 1902 to ’06. Following that, the pair went into the business of manufacturing universal joints and other automotive components and began selling them directly to automakers. Becoming an automaker once again in 1913…
Updated – This special photo shows a circa-1908 Mercedes or Fiat light 25-45 h.p. sports or racing car chassis with a Gordon Watney-like body carrying a pair racing cycle cars on a rack. The building behind the rig may be a cycle car factory as the well-used ramp on the far left in the foreground…
Photos of automakers assembly lines, and of workers on the plant floor performing their part of the manufacturing process, are always of great interest. Not only does one get an idea of how a car is built, but also of some of the processes involved in the making of various components. The Imp Cyclecar was…
Updated – Every once in a while during the pursuit of the history of the motor vehicle, something unusual crosses our radar screen. This large water-cooled V-Twin engine with several unique features certainly fits into that department. Little is known about the power plant, other than the photos originate from the NAHC, Detroit Public Library…
James Scripps-Booth, heir to the Detroit Evening News fortune, developed three unique vehicles during the 1912 to 1922 period when he was involved with building vehicles. The Scripps-Booth car introduced in 1915 with a four-cylinder engine, and the o.h.v. V8-powered machines that followed in 1916 were his most successful cars. It is a rare event…
Presented here are a series of entertaining and thought-provoking images we have put aside for your enjoyment. The photo above courtesy of the Glenn H. Curtiss Museum shows one of the early Curtiss aerodynamic travel trailers. A reference has been found of his first trailer dating to 1919, which leaves us to contemplate if this is…
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