1902s Day

"bwp240" (bwp240) 02/03/2015 at 12:07 • Filed to: 2sday

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Welcome to the second installment of the 2sday series. How this series will work is each Tuesday I will find an interesting vehicle from the weeks year (cleverly ending in 2). Then I ask the Oppo community to find other interesting vehicles from that year. You can only show cars that were made in that year. I thought this would be a fun activity to break up the week.

Last week we took a trip to !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . This week, the year is 1902.

This is the 1902 Riker Torpedo Racer. It obviously isn't a road car but it did set the speed record for an electric car! Yes, you thought the P85D was fast, but the Riker Torpedo Racer could reach a full !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! in 1902 (well technically Nov. 1901).

There were actually many electric cars during this time period. 1902 saw electric cars from Studebaker and a !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! .

The Riker torpedo racer was created and raced by Andrew Riker, who became the !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! .

What other interesting cars can you find from 1902?

ly2v8-Brian > bwp240 02/03/2015 at 12:13

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Feri likes his Gas/Electric vehicles

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > bwp240 02/03/2015 at 12:18

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Here's an electric Stude (already mentioned, I know), and a horse-drawn fire engine because it's a great picture.

It's a "Hubert".

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > bwp240 02/03/2015 at 12:21

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Here's an Armstrong from 1895, they were made through 1902.

bwp240 > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 02/03/2015 at 13:15

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Those big yellow wheels and purple upholstery...

10/10 would pimpmobile