Great Uncle Tesla
In late September 1914, the Milburn Wagon Company began the manufacture of the 1915 Milburn Light Electric automobiles. During the eight years of production from 1915 to 1923, they turned out over 4000 cars. Today, 56 are known to remain. This Model 27L is one of eleven remaining that were originally built in 1921. You have nothing to worry about Elan!
The 1921 Milburn Light Electric Model 27L Brougham had an estimated range of 50 to 75 miles per charge. It achieved this while utilizing heavy lead-acid batteries and traveling at a modest top speed of about 15 to 20 mph.
Known as a "town car" designed primarily for urban commutes and errands, the Model 27L featured a clever battery pack mounted on rollers. This allowed drivers to swap out depleted batteries for freshly charged ones at designated electric garages—like those popularized in Chicago—to avoid long charging downtimes.
Typically, cars like this don't thrill me much, but this one was in such beautiful condition, and kinda cute too.
Great Uncle Tesla
In late September 1914, the Milburn Wagon Company began the manufacture of the 1915 Milburn Light Electric automobiles. During the eight years of production from 1915 to 1923, they turned out over 4000 cars. Today, 56 are known to remain. This Model 27L is one of eleven remaining that were originally built in 1921. You have nothing to worry about Elan!
The 1921 Milburn Light Electric Model 27L Brougham had an estimated range of 50 to 75 miles per charge. It achieved this while utilizing heavy lead-acid batteries and traveling at a modest top speed of about 15 to 20 mph.
Known as a "town car" designed primarily for urban commutes and errands, the Model 27L featured a clever battery pack mounted on rollers. This allowed drivers to swap out depleted batteries for freshly charged ones at designated electric garages—like those popularized in Chicago—to avoid long charging downtimes.
Typically, cars like this don't thrill me much, but this one was in such beautiful condition, and kinda cute too.