small amount of gasoline was run into a drip cup and was 

 then lighted with a match to heat the pilot light. The 

 flame of this pilot light heated the vaporizing coil and 

 lighted the main burner. The pilot light was kept burn- 

 ing while the car was in use. 



The throttle was operated by a handle on a verticle shaft 

 supported on the right side of the body to the driver's 

 right. To open the throttle the handle was moved toward 

 the rear. 



The running gear consists of two highly arched axles, 

 front and rear, of heavy seamless tubing, connected on 

 each side of the car by two fore-and-aft reach rods of 

 hickory. The front wheels, which are wire-spoked and 

 carry SO-by-SV^-inch clincher tires, turn on swiveled steer- 

 ing knuckles connected by a tie rod. The left knuckle is 

 connected to the steering shaft, which is pivoted on the 

 body and turned by a tiller. The rear wheels are identical 

 to the front ones. The tread of the car is 52 inches and 

 the wheelbase is 72 inches. 



The driving axle at the rear is divided, an enclosed 

 differential unit connecting the two halves. A chain con- 

 nects the crankshaft sprocket of the engine with the driving 

 sprocket of the differential. A contracting brake band on 

 the differential is controlled by a pedal at the driver's right 

 foot. A small hand lever by the driver's right leg is used 

 to alter the position of the reversing links of the valve 

 mechanism. 



The body, a two-seater, is supported on the running gear 

 by four full-elliptic springs, one at each corner of the body. 

 Behind the seat is a horizontal tube, serving as a chimney, 

 from the center of which another tube leads down to the 

 fire box of the burner. The engine and boiler are beneath 

 the seat, while the water tank is under the rear deck of the 

 body. On the rear deck is a large wicker basket. Built 

 in the rear of the body is a tool compartment with a 

 hinged access cover at the back. A buggy-type top, two 

 kerosene head lamps, and a kerosene tail lamp complete 

 the equipment. 



In May 1954 four new inner tubes, contributed by 

 Harvey S. Firestone, Jr., were installed in the old but serv- 

 iceable tires on the car, and the old tubes were discarded. 



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