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The Sears retail chain had previously marketed vehicles made by the Lincoln Motor Car Works under the name "Sears Motor Buggy" between 1908 and 1912. [1] These horseless carriages were of the "high-wheeler" variety with large wagon-type wheels. Their high ground clearance was well-suited to muddy, wagon-rutted country roads.
Horseless carriage is an early name for the motor car or automobile. Prior to the invention of the motor car, carriages were usually pulled by animals, typically horses. The term can be compared to other transitional terms, such as wireless phone. These are cases in which a new technology is compared to an older one by describing what the new ...
It was also the first automobile made available for sale in the United States. It was initially a three-wheel horseless carriage , propelled by an internal combustion gasoline engine; it was later developed into a four-wheel automobile with a gearless transmission, and mass-produced during the first part of the twentieth century.
After Charles Patterson's death in 1910, his son, Frederick Douglas Patterson, took over the carriage business aiming to manufacture their own "horseless carriage," [4] initially offering local automotive service. [1] On September 23, 1915, the first C.R. Patterson and Sons automobile was assembled, a two-door coupe. [4]
2.1 Horseless carriage or ... and Sears (which sold via ... 2008–2012 Tesla Roadster—first highway-capable all-electric vehicle in serial production for sale in ...
The Horseless Carriage Club of America (HCCA) defines this era as "any pioneer gas, steam and electric motor vehicle built or manufactured prior to January 1, 1916". [ 7 ] Antique era (before 1920)
In 1948, writing in The Milwaukee Journal, Frank Sinclair called it "America's first practical horseless carriage". [3] In that same article, Sinclair claimed the car originally used a single-cylinder gasoline-powered engine built in Grand Rapids; had two forward gears but no reverse gear; and ran at a top speed of 12 miles per hour (19 km/h).
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