Items

• Futuristic instrument panel unveiled

  Photograph of the instrument panel of the Mercury Antser, an experimental electric automobile.
• Detroit Electric commercial vehicles catalog

  Photographed by Nathan Lazarnick.
• Sears XDH-1 : answers to questions most frequently asked about Sears experimental electric car

  Frequently asked questions about and specifications for the XDH-1, an experimental electric automobile developed by Sears Roebuck to mark the tenth anniversary of the DieHard battery.
• The Marathon C-300 electric car

  A promotional photograph of the Marathon C-300. The United States address and telephone number of Marathon Electric Vehicles is stamped on the verso.
• Sinclair C5 : a new power in personal transport

  A brochure for the Sinclair C5, a battery electric recumbent tricycle.
• The fundamentals of operation of the Stanley car
• Stanley book of motor cars

  "Dealer's catalogue for the 1921 Stanley Steamer"--Zephyr Used & Rare Books.
• Pointed questions and direct answers covering the Stanley car

  "Advance sheets of a new Pamphlet of Information."
• The new 70 MPG Dale : dollar for dollar, the best car ever built!

  Brochure for the Dale, a three-wheeled automobile designed by Dale Clifft and to be manufactured by the Twentieth Century Motor Car Corp.
• Lincoln-Mercury concept car debuts

  Photograph of the Mercury Antser, an experimental electric automobile. The photograph contains two images. In the first image, the Antser is shown in front three-quarter view from the driver side of the automobile. The doors and hatch are open. A female model is posed leaning on the passenger side of the automobile and looking at the camera. In the second image, the Antser is shown in rear three-quarter view from the driver side of the automobile. The doors and hatch are closed.
• General information

  Information on the operation of the Stanley Steamer automobile.
• "Lightning KSV"

  Specifications of the Hummingbird Hybrid Mk II, a four passenger electric/hybrid car.
• Centaur

  "A dual powered four passenger sedan. Smog-free electric economy for city driving. Gasoline range and flexibility on the highway while recharging the batteries. Regenerative braking in both modes."
• Photograph of a Ford Comuta electric automobile

  "The experimental Comuta, powered by four 12-volt lead-acid batteries, has a range of 40 miles at a steady speed of 25 mph. With other--more expensive--batteries more than 40 mph and a greatly increased range will be achieved."--Accompanying sheet.
• The Chrysler Corporation Turbine Car
• Dealership photographs of the Stanley Steamer automobile for 1921

  Fourteen linen-backed silver gelatin dealer's showroom photographs for the 1921 Stanley Steamer which featured the Model 740 20 horsepower steam powered motor. Shown are the 2-door coupe, the 4-door sedan, the 7-passenger hardtop sedan, and the convertible touring car.
• Stanley steam cars : announcement for the season of 1913

  "First edition of this uncommon dealer's catalogue detailing the models available for the Stanley Steamer."--Zephyr Used & Rare Books.
• Ford 1975 Gran Torino, Stirling engine, with JPL & NASA photo archive

  "A fascinating archive of original in-house Ford Motor Co. photographs documenting the efforts of the Alternate Engines Research Dept. in cooperation with N.V. Philips of the Netherlands, and JPL [Jet Propulsion Laboratory] to develop the 4-215 Stirling. Ford Motor Co. had contracted with JPL and NASA to conduct an evaluation of the four-cylinder double-acting 170-horsepower Stirling engine--first patented in 1816 as an alternative to the accident-prone steam engines of the early 19th century--to replace the regular internal combustion engines in consumer cars. Two 1975 Ford Torino's were chosen and subsequently heavily modified using a standard California calibrated production model fitted with a 351 gasoline engine as a benchmark."--Zephyr Used & Rare Books.
• Yare : tomorrow's transportation today

  Brochure on the Yare, an egg-shaped electric automobile with a fiberglass body.
• Stanley steam cars : announcement for the season of 1916

  "Southgate Press, Boston."--Cf p. [20]
• EAC Electric Limousine

  "The EAC Electric Limousine is a super luxury six seater electric passenger car to be built in 1979 in limited quantities"--Verso.
• The PIVCO "CITI" electric commuter car
• Salesman's sample photograph catalog of electric trucks manufactured by Commercial Truck Company

  "Binder #187. This binder is the property of the C-T Co. and loaned to F.W. Carl to be returned upon request"--Page 2 of cover.
• Plans and projections

  Dealer promotional sales book for the Twentieth Century Motor Car Corp. The book contains a description of and plans for the Dale, a three-wheel automobile
• The Silver Volt

  "Silver Volt is a high performance 5 seater electric passenger car designed for the 1980s. Silver Volt is being developed for volume production in Puerto Rico--limited pre-production build will start late 1979"--Verso.