DETROIT ELECTRIC BROUGHAM

T1970.242

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Engine No. 19426 (Listed in c.1980 as Engine No. 37393). Plaque on Electric Motor reads; ANDERSON ELECTRIC CAR CO/ DETROIT MICH. USA/ CLASS G – SIZE 22 17/ PATENTED/ MOTOR NO 19426 /VOLTS
84 volts (converted from 70 volts), top speed 25 mph (40 km/hr) and a range of 80 miles (129 km) per charge. Series controller (instead of gears) controls amperage and voltage. Date of manufacture: 1914 (Son of second owner, Ray Doring, replied to WAM staffer Edward J. Rigg’s inquiry for information from the family, stated that the museum’s Detroit Electric was his father’s 1908 model.) (?)

Concessional Licence: 1BHW 162 (Dick Garcia home)

Department: 

History Department

Collection

History Collection

Collection Item Data

Accession Number: T1970.242
Accession Date: 1 Apr 1970
Credit: Mr P.W. Markham

Measurement

length3700mm
height2150mm
width1700mm

 

 

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