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The Flyer is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the most inexpensive car of all time. The book lists the 1922 Briggs & Stratton Flyer as selling from US$125 to US$150 (equivalent to $2280 to $2730 in 2023) . [3] A few Smith Flyers still exist in collections, and blueprints for the car are available online.
On December 9, 1989, it ceased operation due to heavy competition. The main competitor was Ward LaFrance who could sell a Fire pumper for US$50,000 less than the US$180,000 asking price for a Maxim pumper. [3] In 2009 Maxim was re-established as a brand of custom fire apparatus by Greenwood Emergency Vehicles of North Attleboro, Massachusetts ...
Edmunds created the blueprints and did most of the fabrication work on the original Bill Thomas Cheetah prototype sports car racer. His chassis won several National Midget Championships in the late 1960s and early 1970s. [2] In the 1970s, Edmunds was a prolific constructor of Formula Super Vee cars. [3] He became a collector and restorer of old ...
The set, which includes over 500 plans, is the largest for the Twin Towers ever offered for sale, according to the NY-based James Cummins Bookseller team.
Cars built by Trevis competed in FIA World Championship (Indy 500 only) and USAC events from 1951 to 1961. [1] [2] As a builder of sprint cars, Trevis provided the vehicles for a great number of champions. One of his most successful cars was the 1971 sprinter #29 known as "Old Blue" which scored a total of 146 feature wins. [1]
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Steve Kinser's 2007 World of Outlaws sprint car at the King's Royal race. The series is a national tour of high power to weight, custom fabricated sprint cars. The race cars feature large adjustable wings on the top and large rear tires that transfer their power to the dirt tracks they race on.
Columbia continued to produce gasoline cars until 1913, and was also a major manufacturer of early electric automobiles and trucks. From 1902 through 1909, Maxim was largely focused on inventing, building, marketing, and selling firearm silencers. He also developed mufflers for internal combustion engines using much the same technology.