Phelps Motor Vehicle
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Production output | Unknown (1903-1905) |
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Phelps Motor Vehicle Company was a manufacturer of
History
Background
Lucius J. Phelps was an inventor and an electrical and mechanical engineer who first came to prominence in 1886 for his Induction Telegraph patent that was developed for trains to receive live telegraph messages while moving.[3][4] In the late 1890's he became interested in steam powered vehicles and in 1901 marketed the Phelps Tractor. The steam tractor was designed to be controlled by horse rains so that a coachman could operate it. As Phelps Motor Company, Phelps then began developing a gasoline engine.[5]
Phelps Motor Car
In 1903 Phelps Motor Company became Phelps Motor Vehicle Company with Elliott C. Lee as president and L. J. Phelps as general manager.
Motorsports
Phelps demonstrated his car in several endurance runs and hill climbs including a 1903 record 1 hour and 46 minute climb up
Fate
L. J. Phelps designed a
Models
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1903 Phelps 15-hp Tonneau Touring car from The Automobile magazine
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1904 Phelps 25-hp Touring Car from brochure
See also
- Explore Stoneham - Car Industry in Stoneham
- Mt. Washington Road Auto Road history
- Phelps images at Detroit Public Library
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-87341-428-9.
- ^ ISBN 1-57958-293-1.
- ^ Telegraphic Journal and Electrical Review. 1886.
- ^ The Electrician. James Gray. 1886.
- ^ Horseless Age: The Automobile Trade Magazine. Horseless age Company. 1899.
- ^ The Motor World. Motor World Publishing Company. 1902.
- ^ The Automobile Magazine. United States Industrial Publishing Company. 1903.
- ^ a b The Automobile. Class Journal Company. 1903.
- ^ The Horseless Age. Horseless Age Company. 1904.
- ^ Motor. Hearst Corporation. 1903.
- ^ The Pacific. J.W. Douglas. 1908.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-10-12.