The Bi-Autogo was a prototype American cyclecar, built from 1908 to 1912.[1][2]
Designed and built by Detroit artist & engineer James Scripps Booth,[3] it had the usual two wheels (wooden-spoked, 37 in), plus two pairs of smaller, retractable outrigger wheels[4] in the three-seater body.[3] Fitted with wheel steering,[3] it had a 45 hp (33.5 kW) V8 engine (3.5 x, 384.8 cuin),[3] the first of its kind from a Detroit company,[5] with an external copper tube radiator, and a weight of 3200 lb.[5] Just one was built. It is in the collection of the Detroit Historical Society.[6] The Bi-Autogo was restored in 2017 by Mobsteel in Detroit.[7]
See also
- Gyrocar
- Cyclecar
- List of motorcycles of the 1910s
- List of motorcycles by type of engine
References
- Clymer, Floyd. Treasury of Early American Automobiles, 1877-1925 (New York: Bonanza Books, 1950), p.115.^
- Irish Times, September, 2009^
- Clymer, p.115.^
- Dan Neil. The 50 Worst Cars of All Time: 1961 Amphicar Time, September 4, 2007, retrieved 2009-04-22^
- Time magazine online^
- Bill McGuire. Detroit's Incredible Hidden Car Collection Motor City Garage, July 1, 2015, retrieved 2015-07-04^
- Automotive Showplace detroithistorical.org, retrieved 2017-03-10^