Milburn Light Electrics
Milburn Wagon Company
1914 - 1923
Mark Plante's 1921 Model 27L
| 1921 Milburn Light Electric (was listed as 1918) | |
 Photo courtesy of Robert rose |
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| Owner: | Mark Plante |
| Email: | MPl1736664-at-aol.com |
| Location: | Indialantic, Florida |
| Serial number (oval plate): | 2-2289-7 |
| Motor number (title): | 1040942 |
| Body number (square plate): | 16414 (stamped in wood) |
| Model: | Milburn Light Electric Coupé (Model 27L) |
| Wheels: | Wire |
| Color: | Black, with black running gear and black wheels, natural wood window frames and burgundy upholstery. |
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| Seating capacity: | 4/5 -- Rear seat for 2 or 3; auxiliary, fold-down front seats for 2 additional under the windshield |
| Windows: | Windshield and back glass lower into the body by means of leather straps, and door windows lower by crank, making it a "delightful summer car." |
| Steering control: | Lever (tiller) |
| Speed control: | Lever |
| Top speed: | 21 mph |
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| Forward speeds: | 4 |
| Reverse speeds: | 2 |
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| Wheelbase: | 105 inches |
| Track: | 55 inches |
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| Springs: | Full leaf springs in the front, cantilevered leaf springs in the rear |
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| Drive train: | Worm |
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| Springs: | Chrome vanadium steel; front is semi-elliptic; rear is cantilever ("found only in expensive European gas cars.") |
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| Owner's remarks: In 1995, Mr. Ted Holden of Palm Beach, Florida, bought the car from Kermit Wilson of Minnesota, and used it regularly for local transportation until he sold it to Bob Lerose of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, in 2003. In 2005, the car was bought by Mark Plante of Indialantic, Florida. Research notes: * The ID#s (both chassis S/N and body ID) of this car indicate it is a 1921 Model 27L. * 07April2011 Note: The 2000 Veteran Car Club of Great Britain registry, pg 124 lists "1918 Milburn Brougham, Reg#P15516, Car#1040942, K.H.Wilson presumed owner". This "car#" matches the motor# for Plante's car---also K.H.Wilson is consistent with Kermit Wilson owning the car. Also, the car is noted as a "1918" as was this car in our registry here until we recognized that based on the car s/n, body s/n, motor s/n and headlamp style, this car is really a 1921 car. Per the owner notes, Kermit Wilson owned the car until 1995. Thus the UK listing's indication of "presumed owner" didn't track the sale in 1995 or after. |
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