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Bi-Autogo

Motor vehicle

The Bi-Autogo was a prototype American cyclecar, built from 1908 to 1912. Designed and built by Detroit artist & engineer James Scripps Booth, it had the usual two wheels (wooden-spoked, 37 inches (940 mm)), plus two pairs of smaller, retractable outrigger wheels in the three-seater body. Fitted with wheel steering, it had a 45 hp (33.5 kW) V8 engine (3.5 in × 5 in (89 mm × 127 mm), 384.8 cu in (6,306 cm3)), the first of its kind from a Detroit company, with an external copper tube radiator, and a weight of 3,200 pounds (1,500 kg).2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1908Founded1
  • HeadquartersDetroit1
Bi-Autogo
Photo: HopsonRoad, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

The Bi-Autogo was a prototype American cyclecar, built from 1908 to 1912.2

Timeline

  1. 1908Founded Founded1

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