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Puzzles, Games and Name That Car => Solved AutoPuzzles => 2020 => Topic started by: gte4289 on May 21, 2020, 10:56:53 PM

Title: Solved: GTE 390 - 1913 California Cycle Car (Los Angeles Cycle Car prototype)
Post by: gte4289 on May 21, 2020, 10:56:53 PM
Identify this car for a point.
Title: Re: GTE 390
Post by: gte4289 on May 28, 2020, 06:13:22 PM
Experts?
Title: Re: GTE 390
Post by: gte4289 on June 03, 2020, 09:27:29 PM
Pros?
Title: Re: GTE 390
Post by: Fёdor on June 04, 2020, 05:28:56 AM
Made in USA?
Title: Re: GTE 390
Post by: gte4289 on June 04, 2020, 05:39:38 AM
Quote from: Fёdor on June 04, 2020, 05:28:56 AM
Made in USA?
Yes
Title: Re: GTE 390
Post by: Fёdor on June 04, 2020, 02:26:48 PM
Imp
Title: Re: GTE 390
Post by: gte4289 on June 04, 2020, 02:39:38 PM
Quote from: Fёdor on June 04, 2020, 02:26:48 PM
Imp
No
Title: Re: GTE 390
Post by: kwgibbs on June 04, 2020, 11:11:33 PM
was it home-built?
Title: Re: GTE 390
Post by: gte4289 on June 04, 2020, 11:42:59 PM
Quote from: kwgibbs on June 04, 2020, 11:11:33 PM
was it home-built?
No, it was a one-off prototype.
Title: Re: GTE 390
Post by: Fёdor on June 07, 2020, 03:59:42 AM
A car made after 1913?
Title: Re: GTE 390
Post by: gte4289 on June 07, 2020, 04:02:20 AM
Quote from: Fёdor on June 07, 2020, 03:59:42 AM
A car made after 1913?
Made in 1913
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Post by: Fёdor on June 07, 2020, 05:00:00 AM
Serially produced only Cyclecar
Title: Re: GTE 390
Post by: gte4289 on June 07, 2020, 05:11:41 AM
Quote from: Fёdor on June 07, 2020, 05:00:00 AM
Serially produced only Cyclecar
As far as I'm aware, the creator only built this pre-production prototype, followed by a highly-limited 'production' cyclecar.
Title: Re: GTE 390
Post by: Fёdor on June 07, 2020, 08:14:24 AM
Steco
Title: Re: GTE 390
Post by: gte4289 on June 07, 2020, 08:43:16 AM
Quote from: Fёdor on June 07, 2020, 08:14:24 AM
Steco
No
Title: Re: GTE 390
Post by: Fёdor on June 07, 2020, 08:48:25 AM
Los Angelis Cyclecar?
Title: Re: GTE 390
Post by: gte4289 on June 07, 2020, 09:09:41 AM
Quote from: Fёdor on June 07, 2020, 08:48:25 AM
Los Angelis Cyclecar?
That's the name of the 'production' version. The prototype had a different (though related) name. Locked for you to identify the name of this prototype and its creator.
Title: Re: GTE 390 [LOCKED]
Post by: Fёdor on June 07, 2020, 09:22:46 AM
California 10hp
Title: Re: GTE 390 [LOCKED]
Post by: gte4289 on June 07, 2020, 09:39:23 AM
Quote from: Fёdor on June 07, 2020, 09:22:46 AM
California 10hp
'California' is correct! Now, who was the creator?
Title: Re: GTE 390 [LOCKED]
Post by: Fёdor on June 07, 2020, 09:48:23 AM
L. E. French
Title: Re: GTE 390
Post by: gte4289 on June 07, 2020, 02:39:08 PM
Quote from: Fёdor on June 07, 2020, 09:48:23 AM
L. E. French
That's it. In 1913, French formed California Cycle Car Co. and built this prototype, the 'California Cycle Car'. Then in the same year, he formed the Los Angeles Cycle Car Company, renamed the project the 'Los Angeles Cycle Car' and built the 'production' version. He seems to have only built a few examples before closing the business in 1914.
Title: Re: Solved: GTE 390 - 1913 California Cycle Car (Los Angeles Cycle Car prototype)
Post by: Fёdor on June 07, 2020, 03:09:08 PM
Thank you for the point!
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