Unless you're an absolute newbie to the old car hobby (in which case,
welcome!), you've by now surely seen some sort of mention of the 1913
Bi-Autogo, the two-wheeled "automobile" that James Scripps-Booth built.
But you probably haven't read an account of the vehicle quite like the
one that his nephew, Steve Booth, wrote for SIA #62, April 1981.
Steve
recounts fully how the Bi-Autogo's weight and cumbersome steering
prevented it from becoming more than a one-off, but he also enumerated
the many technical achievements that his uncle incorporated in it, from
the V-8 to the underslung chassis to the all-aluminum body. Sure, the
end result didn't set the world on fire, but somebody had to try it,
right?
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