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 Recently, we came across another eight-wheeled vehicle that we knew little about. What we did discover, however, is that Liborio E. Rivas of Santa Rita, New Mexico dreamed up this eight-wheeled
automobile in the early 1920s and patented it in April 1925 (U.S.
Patent 1,534,810).
Rivas' goal for his eight-wheeler was not to distribute weight among
another two axles and four wheels or to provide for a better ride, as is
the case with most eight-wheeled contraptions, but to make stopping for
flat tires a thing of the past. Thus, Rivas's plan was to not only add
the extra axles and wheels, but to also install a device that allowed
any one wheel with a blown tire to be raised, allowing the automobile to
continue on its merry way without the nuisance of a flat tire.
Unfortunately, we know little else about Liborio Rivas. The only other patent of his that we see is for a key holder (U.S. Patent 1,718,433),
and his name doesn't appear to be referenced elsewhere. As for the
eight-wheeler itself, it appears never to have gotten off the drawing
board: The only New Mexican automobile company we see a listing for is
the Cannon Ball of Texico, which never entered production.
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