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Title: Monty366 - SOLVED: 1st Canadian electric car by William Stills and Frederick B. Fetherstonhaugh buil
Post by: el_monty on August 06, 2018, 03:24:50 AM: Fellow Autopuzzlers, for a point please identify this vehicle and the year.

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Title: Re: Monty366
Post by: el_monty on October 10, 2018, 10:03:58 AM: Up to the Experts.
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Post by: Fёdor on October 11, 2018, 05:20:42 AM: American electric ?
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Post by: el_monty on October 11, 2018, 05:47:07 AM: It's electric. Not from the USA but not far.
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Post by: smodmog on October 11, 2018, 08:31:19 AM: 1893

William Still and Frederick B. Featherstonehaugh design and build Canada's first electric vehicle in Toronto.

Still designed the car's battery and motor for Featherstonehaugh, a lawyer and socialite who was also interested in automobiles. Dixon Carriage Works of Toronto was then commissioned to build the 700 lb. (317 kg) two-seater runabout that could reach speeds of 15 mph, approximately 25 km/h.
Title: Re: Monty366
Post by: el_monty on October 11, 2018, 08:54:07 AM: Yes, smodmog wins the point!
Title: Re: Monty366 - SOLVED: 1st Canadian electric car by William Stills and Frederick B. Fetherstonhaugh
Post by: ftg3plus4 on October 12, 2018, 07:36:39 AM: Just a side note, but I recall being told many years ago (I think in school) that the name "Featherstonehaugh" would be pronounced simply "fan-shaw." :o
Title: Re: Monty366 - SOLVED: 1st Canadian electric car by William Stills and Frederick B. Fetherstonhaugh
Post by: Carnut on October 12, 2018, 08:25:39 AM: Quote from: ftg3plus4 on October 12, 2018, 07:36:39 AM
Just a side note, but I recall being told many years ago (I think in school) that the name "Featherstonehaugh" would be pronounced simply "fan-shaw." :o

Yes, you're right! There are quite a few names which are pronounced completely differently from how they appear but this example is possibly the most extreme. Another is "Cholmondely", which is pronounced "Chumli". Most odd pronunciations are of places, such as "Beaulieu" which is pronounced "Bewley" or "Belvoir" which is "Beever".
Funny old lanuage English! It's amazing so many foreigners speak it so well; not so many Brits do!
Title: Solved: PN #1808 -- Fetherstonhaugh and Stills electric vehicle, 1893
Post by: pnegyesi on November 29, 2023, 09:52:05 AM: Who built this car and when? A point is waiting for you!
Title: Re: PN #1808
Post by: pnegyesi on December 12, 2023, 12:41:14 AM: Experts?
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Post by: pnegyesi on December 20, 2023, 02:35:36 AM: Professionals?
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Post by: Fёdor on December 20, 2023, 05:08:48 AM: from USA
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Post by: pnegyesi on December 20, 2023, 07:05:01 AM: not from the United States of America
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Post by: Fёdor on December 20, 2023, 11:28:17 AM: European?
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Post by: pnegyesi on December 20, 2023, 12:02:50 PM: not from Europe. Please check my previous answer
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Post by: Fёdor on December 20, 2023, 01:28:14 PM: Canadian?
William Stills and Frederick B_ Fetherstonhaugh built by Dixon Carriage Works 1893
Title: Re: PN #1808
Post by: pnegyesi on December 20, 2023, 05:33:04 PM: :)
Title: Re: Solved: PN #1808 -- Fetherstonhaugh and Stills electric vehicle, 1893
Post by: Fёdor on December 20, 2023, 10:28:03 PM: Thank you!
Title: Re: Solved: PN #1808 -- Fetherstonhaugh and Stills electric vehicle, 1893
Post by: sixtee5cuda on April 30, 2024, 09:11:08 AM: Merge needed?

https://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/2018-48/monty366/
Title: Re: Solved: PN #1808 -- Fetherstonhaugh and Stills electric vehicle, 1893
Post by: pnegyesi on April 30, 2024, 11:04:24 AM: indeed. Thanks for spotting it.
Title: Re: Monty366 - SOLVED: 1st Canadian electric car by William Stills and Frederick B. Fetherstonhaugh
Post by: Wendax on April 30, 2024, 11:52:40 AM: Done