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[Gerald R. Ford looking at device components]
Photograph of Gerald R. Ford looking at device components, possibly at a Lear Motors facility, circa 1970s.

[Technical illustration of Learcoach]
Technical illustration of the Learcoach, circa 1970s.

[Film footage of Lear Motors steam-powered bus demonstration]
Film footage of a Lear Motors steam-powered bus demonstration at the Leareno Stead facility, Nevada, circa 1970s. The footage opens with shots of the bus driving in snowy conditions. Next, several passengers, including William P. and Moya O. Lear,…

[Film footage of Lear Motors steam-powered bus demonstration]
Film footage of Lear Motors steam-powered bus demonstrations at the Leareno Stead facility, Nevada, circa 1970s. The first segment of the film depicts the bus operating in snowy conditions. The bus is shown driving on snowy roads, followed by scenes…

[Film footage of Lear Motors steam-powered bus demonstrations and speeches]
Film footage of Lear Motors steam-powered bus demonstrations and speeches, recorded at the Leareno Stead facility, Nevada, circa 1970s. The first segment of the film features the bus on display near a Lear hangar. The footage is silent until…

[Typed speech about Lear steam-powered bus]
Typed speech about the Lear steam-powered bus, delivered by William P. Lear at the Steam Bus Symposium, November 17, 1971. 13 pages.

Badge, Commemorative/Steam Car, Bill Lear
Commemorative button with pin back, 1972. It features a black-and-white photographic image of William P. Lear kneeling next to the front end of a white car, likely a Chevrolet Monte Carlo, with Nevada license plate, "VAPOR."

[Lobby of Lear Motors Corporation building]
Photographic slide of the lobby of a Motors Corporation building, circa 1972. Pictures of the Lear steam-powered bus hang on the wall.Inscription on slide: "Lobby L.M.C. 1972."

The Lear Vapor Turbine, a clean power system for the transit coach
Brochure for the Lear Vapor Turbine, circa 1972. Features information, illustrations, and specifications for the Lear steam-powered bus.

Lear Motors Corporation / Research and Development [booklet]
Booklet for the Lear Vapor Turbine Power, circa 1972. Features information and images, as well as several pictures of William P. Lear.
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