Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 79, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 April 1910 — QUEER TWO-WHEELED AUTO. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

QUEER TWO-WHEELED AUTO.

A most extraordinary twoVheeled automobile, designed on the principle of a “dieycle” bicycle which drew attention in England twenty or more years ago, has been built in London and sent to this country for exhibition. r— ; ‘ It consists of a couple of large solldiired wheels, connected by an axle from which hangs a platform sufficing for .the engine, which is at the rear, is of the single-cylinder type and develops fo“ur and a half horse power. The countershaft lies parallel with the axle of the vehicle, and on the ends are a pair of roller chains drivlhg sprockets that engage with the wheel hubs. The steering is accomplished by an ordinary auto steering wheel, which actuates wires that move friction discs between the sprockets and the wheel hubs, the drive being released "from one wheel or the other to effect a turn. The chief feature of this remarkable type of machine is the cheapness with which it can be built and the lack of vibration that results from the use of large wheels. The Seat for the driver and passengers rests just ovfer the axle.—Popular Mechanics.

“DICYCLE” MOTOR CAR.