File:1909 Badger-FWD The FWD Battleship - 4656893449.jpg
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1909 Badger-FWD
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English: 1909 Badger-FWD
The Battleship bearing Pres. and Mrs. Wilson stalled and had to be tow-started by the Model B Ammunition Carrier to make it at the tail-end of the Memorial Day parade. Dubbed the "Battleship" because of its amazing traction and ability "to go where no car could go" this 1909 Badger-FWD is generally regarded as the first four-wheel-drive motor car in America. It is the first of 10 such cars and chassis built during the years 1909-1910-1911 by the Four Wheel Drive Auto Company, later named FWD, Clintonville, Wisconsin.
The car is powered by a Continental, 4-cycle, 4-cylinder, 45-horse-power gasoline engine and a 3-speed transmission provides a top road speed of 55 MPH. Its weight, including the hand-crafted, 7-passenger touring car body, is 3,800 lbs. Its selling price, FOB Clintonville, $4,500.00.
The original car is on display at the FWD museum and historical building in which it was built in Clintonville, Wisconsin (FWD Museum pamphlet). |
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