Solved: GTE 390 - 1913 California Cycle Car (Los Angeles Cycle Car prototype)

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May 21, 2020, 10:56:53 PM Last Edit: June 07, 2020, 02:36:44 PM by gte4289
Identify this car for a point.

gte4289

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May 28, 2020, 06:13:22 PM
Experts?

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#2
June 03, 2020, 09:27:29 PM
Pros?

Fёdor

#3
June 04, 2020, 05:28:56 AM
Made in USA?

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June 04, 2020, 05:39:38 AM

Fёdor

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June 04, 2020, 02:26:48 PM
Imp

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June 04, 2020, 02:39:38 PM

kwgibbs

#7
June 04, 2020, 11:11:33 PM
was it home-built?

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June 04, 2020, 11:42:59 PM Last Edit: June 04, 2020, 11:45:56 PM by gte4289
Quote from: kwgibbs on June 04, 2020, 11:11:33 PM
was it home-built?
No, it was a one-off prototype.

Fёdor

#9
June 07, 2020, 03:59:42 AM
A car made after 1913?

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#10
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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June 07, 2020, 05:00:00 AM
Serially produced only Cyclecar

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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.

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#13
June 07, 2020, 08:14:24 AM
Steco

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June 07, 2020, 08:43:16 AM

Fёdor

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June 07, 2020, 08:48:25 AM
Los Angelis Cyclecar?

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#16
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.

Fёdor

#17
June 07, 2020, 09:22:46 AM
California 10hp

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#18
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?

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#19
June 07, 2020, 09:48:23 AM
L. E. French

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June 07, 2020, 02:39:08 PM Last Edit: June 07, 2020, 02:42:14 PM by gte4289
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.

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June 07, 2020, 03:09:08 PM
Thank you for the point!
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