Bi-Autogo (automobile)

Infobox Automobile


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manufacturer = Scripps Automobile Company
production = 1908-12
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body_style = roadster
engine = V8
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weight = 3,200-lb (1451 kg)
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designer = James Scripps BoothThe Bi-Autogo was a prototype American motorcycle, built between 1908 and 1912. [Clymer, Floyd. "Treasury of Early American Automobiles, 1877-1925" (New York: Bonanza Books, 1950), p.115.]

Designed and built by Detroit artist & engineer James Scripps Booth, [Clymer, p.115.] it had the usual two wheels (37-in. {94-cm}, spoked wooden ones), plus two pairs of smaller, retractable outrigger wheels (an idea that has resurfaced since) in the three-seater body [Clymer, p.115.] . Fitted with wheel steering, [Clymer, p.115.] it had a 45 hp (33.5 kW) V8 engine (3.5"x5", 384.8in³, 6.3Li), [Clymer, p.115.] the first of its kind from a Detroit company, [ [http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1658545_1657686_1657674,00.html "Time" magazine online] ] with an external copper tube radiator, and a weight of 3,200-lb (1451 kg). [ [http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1658545_1657686_1657674,00.html "Time" magazine online] ] Just one was built.

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*Clymer, Floyd. "Treasury of Early American Automobiles, 1877-1925". New York: Bonanza Books, 1950.
* [http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1658545_1657686_1657674,00.html "Time" magazine online]