. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. CATALOGUE OF THE MECHANICAL ENGINEERING COLLECTION. 61 Gasoline Automobile, 1896. Gift of the Olds Motor Works. This machine was constructed by R. E. Olds in Lansing, Michigan, and was first successfully operated in 1896 at a speed of eight to ten miles an hour, carrying four passengers. The car is equipped with a six horsepower single cylinder water- cooled motor placed horizontally l)eneath the rear portion of the carriage body, and Avith the crank shaft about midway between the. front and rear axles. Power is transmitted through sprockets
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. CATALOGUE OF THE MECHANICAL ENGINEERING COLLECTION. 61 Gasoline Automobile, 1896. Gift of the Olds Motor Works. This machine was constructed by R. E. Olds in Lansing, Michigan, and was first successfully operated in 1896 at a speed of eight to ten miles an hour, carrying four passengers. The car is equipped with a six horsepower single cylinder water- cooled motor placed horizontally l)eneath the rear portion of the carriage body, and Avith the crank shaft about midway between the. front and rear axles. Power is transmitted through sprockets and chains to the rear driving wheels. The wheels are of wood equipped with solid rubber tires. Mounted on an extension of the crank shaft are friction clutches controlled by a vertically revolving post near the driver. The steering mechanism is of the tiller type, the right and left motions being transmitted to the wheel spindles through a radius rod. The whole poAver plant is swung centrally beneath the body, the crank-shaft end of the motor being supported by curA^ed iron straps attached to the front axle, and the cylinder head hanging from the rear portion of the body oAcr the axle. A cellular Avater-cooling. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States National Museum; Smithsonian Institution; United States. Dept. of the Interior. Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc. ]; for sale by the Supt. of Docs. , U. S. Govt Print. Off.
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