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The Milwaykee steam car used a 5hp vertical 2-cylinder engine, and single chain drive. Various body styles were available on the Millwaukee car, including a four-seater surrey steered from the rear seat.
The Millwaukee car was made only as a small two-seater on a wheelbase of 8ft 2in and powered by a 2-cylinder engine of 13-15hp. The transmission of the Millwaukee car was the friction type. This may have been no more than a prototype Millwaukee car.
Source: Georgano, encyclopedia of motorcar; GNG, GMN
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The Murray car was a light runabout on similar lines to the Curved Dash Oldsmobile, built by a former Olds engineer. The Murray car had a 6hp single-cylinder water-cooled engine, epicyclic gearbox and single chain drive. About 1.000 Murray cars were produced before the makers turned to a larger car, the Lenawee.
The Murray Eight with its V8 motot and Rolls-Royce style of radiator, was a prestige car of the World War 1 period and the Murray car sold at a reasonable price and had an enviable clientele of owners and enthusiasts. The Murray cars featured both an electric clock and a slanted windshield as early as 1917.
Source: Georgano, encyclopedia of motorcar; GNG, KM
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