William Stout with a Model of the "Skycar" Flying Automobile, 1941-1944
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William B. Stout left his Stout Metal Airplane Company in 1930, five years after its purchase by Ford Motor Company. But he never lost his interest in aviation. Stout built a series of four Skycar prototypes between 1931 and 1944. These weren't roadable vehicles but comparatively easy-to-fly small airplanes modeled after automobiles. Skycars were never put into commercial production.
William B. Stout left his Stout Metal Airplane Company in 1930, five years after its purchase by Ford Motor Company. But he never lost his interest in aviation. Stout built a series of four Skycar prototypes between 1931 and 1944. These weren't roadable vehicles but comparatively easy-to-fly small airplanes modeled after automobiles. Skycars were never put into commercial production.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1941-1944
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On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
76.159.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Walter Musciano.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 7 in
Width: 5.25 in
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