aug 16, 1893 - First American Gasoline Car

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By J. Frank and Charles Duryea of Springfield.

This four-wheeled vehicle has metal tires with a buggy body and top.
Formed by a one-cylinder, four-cycle, four-horsepower, water-cooled gasoline engine, with make-and-break electric ignition, lies almost horizontally beneath the body, and its cylinder head extends backward above the rear axle.

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