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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 20 February 2025. American automobile executive and fraudster "Liz Carmichael" redirects here. For the British portraitist, see Elizabeth Carmichael. Geraldine Elizabeth "Liz" Carmichael Carmichael, 1974 or 1975, with a model of the Dale automobile Born Jerry Dean Michael 1927 Indiana Died February 2004 ...
The Twentieth Century Motor Car Corporation was an American automobile company started by Geraldine Elizabeth "Liz" Carmichael, in 1974, incorporated in Nevada. [1] [2] [3] The company's flagship vehicle was the Dale, a prototype three-wheeled two-seater automobile designed and built by Dale Clifft.
Eventually that attention led to questions about the company and its promises, with local news media and the FBI investigating Carmichael and 20th Century Motor Car Company from all ends.
The Lady and the Dale is an American documentary television miniseries revolving around Elizabeth Carmichael, who launched Twentieth Century Motor Car Corporation and created a car called "The Dale". It consists of four episodes and premiered on HBO on January 31, 2021.
3. Gift Card Scam. Another hallmark of many scams targeting used car buyers is a request for gift cards as payment. When the buyer calls the fake toll-free number, they’re told to purchase gift ...
Elizabeth Carmichael is many things to many people: a loving parent, a pioneer, an ambitious automobile entrepreneur, a criminal mastermind, or a fraud. In some instances, she was all at once. And ...
The scam began after a victim listed their cars for sale on Facebook Marketplace or Craigslist, according to a social media post by the Placer County Sheriff’s Office. The suspects arrived to ...
The miracle cars scam was an advance-fee scam run from 1997 to 2002 by Californians James R. Nichols and Robert Gomez. In its run of just over four years, over 4,000 people bought 7,000 cars that did not exist, netting over US$ 21 million from the victims.