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Production
  
1908-12

Body style
  
roadster

Curb weight
  
3,200 lb (1,500 kg)

Engine
  
V8

Bi-Autogo

Manufacturer
  
Scripps Automobile Company

The Bi-Autogo was a prototype American cyclecar, built in 1913.

Designed and built by Detroit artist & engineer James Scripps Booth, it had the usual two wheels (wooden-spoked, 37 inches (940 mm)), plus two pairs of smaller, retractable outrigger wheels (an idea that has resurfaced since) in the three-seater body. Fitted with wheel steering, it had a 45 hp (33.5 kW) V8 engine (3.5 in × 5 in (89 mm × 127 mm), 384.8 cu in (6,306 cm3)), the first of its kind from a Detroit company, with an external copper tube radiator, and a weight of 3,200 pounds (1,500 kg). Just one was built. it is in the collection of the Detroit Historical Society.

References

Bi-Autogo Wikipedia


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