Monday, January 03, 2022

The cheapest production car in history: The Briggs & Stratton Auto Red Bug



the most thorough article and gallery I've ever seen on this is at:

5 comments:

  1. Its so ugly but so beautiful at the same time

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  2. 0-star crash rating.

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  3. This thing started life as the “Smith Flyer,” designed and built by the AO Smith Co. in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The rights were later sold to Briggs and Stratton, also of Milwaukee. Briggs lost interest a short time later and sold the rights. After adapting the engine to lawn mowers and other such devices they quickly figured out where the real money was...small single cylinder engines. The rest is history. The Milwaukee County Historical Society has one of these cars on display, and I’ve pondered it a number of times.

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    1. I've covered the history previously, so I didn't mention it this time. https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2010/01/briggs-and-stratton-flying-buckboard.html

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  4. Very simple but effective crank-powered fan on the white one.

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