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- Description:
- One drawing entitled "'Vitesse' Airplane Type Autocycle - Pure Streamline Body." The drawing consists of black pencil on heavy paper and shows top, end, and longitudinal cross-section views of the proposed Autocycle. Various internal and exterior details are shown including the engine, body, frame, wheels, steering and suspension components, seats, and storage areas. Handwritten pencil text beneath the title shows "8-19-18, J.S.B. [James Scripps Booth]," but several revision notes at the lower edge of the sheet show dates of "3-20-1920" and "Nov. 10, 1920." The drawing is shown at "1/4 Scale."
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Automotive: Industrial
- Description:
- One drawing entitled "Autocycle Limited." The drawing consists of black pencil on heavy paper and shows top, front end, and longitudinal cross-section views of the proposed Autocycle. Various internal and exterior details are shown including the engine, body, frame, wheels, steering and suspension components, seats, gas tank, and storage areas. The name, "Vitesse," is shown at the top of the radiator on the front end view at the left side of the sheet. Six numbered arrows along the bottom show the locations of corresponding transverse cross-section views that are drawn on a separate sheet. (See object number 1960.169.009o.) Handwritten pencil notes near the lower right corner show "June, 1920," as well as "1/8 size model in wax made 10-7-1920" and "Complete car drawn on blackboard, 836 S. El Molino Ave., Pasadena, [California], July 24, 1920, - Some slight changes made then."
- Date Issued:
- 1920-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Automotive: Industrial
- Description:
- One drawing entitled "'Vitesse' Airplane Type Autocycle - Pure Streamline Body." The drawing consists of black pencil on heavy paper and shows top, end, and longitudinal cross-section views of the proposed Autocycle. Various internal and exterior details are shown including the engine, body, frame, wheels, steering and suspension components, seats, and storage areas. Handwritten pencil text beneath the title shows "8-19-18, J.S.B. [James Scripps Booth]," but several revision notes at the lower edge of the sheet show dates of "3-20-1920" and "Nov. 10, 1920." The drawing is shown at "1/4 Scale."
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- One drawing entitled "Autocycle Limited." The drawing consists of black pencil on heavy paper and shows top, front end, and longitudinal cross-section views of the proposed Autocycle. Various internal and exterior details are shown including the engine, body, frame, wheels, steering and suspension components, seats, gas tank, and storage areas. The name, "Vitesse," is shown at the top of the radiator on the front end view at the left side of the sheet. Six numbered arrows along the bottom show the locations of corresponding transverse cross-section views that are drawn on a separate sheet. (See object number 1960.169.009o.) Handwritten pencil notes near the lower right corner show "June, 1920," as well as "1/8 size model in wax made 10-7-1920" and "Complete car drawn on blackboard, 836 S. El Molino Ave., Pasadena, [California], July 24, 1920, - Some slight changes made then."
- Date Issued:
- 1920-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
