[Film footage of Lear Motors steam-powered bus demonstration]

Title

[Film footage of Lear Motors steam-powered bus demonstration]

Description

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, are shown disembarking from the bus and talking amongst themselves outside a Lear hangar; several aircraft are visible in the background during these scenes. A close-up shot of the bus's Lear Vapor Turbine System is also included. The footage concludes with several more brief scenes of the bus in operation.

The film is in color and is silent.

Label on container: "Steam Bus in winter."

Date

1970s circa

Extent

1 film reel (3 min., 36 sec.) : silent, color ; 16 mm

Rights

Bibliographic Citation

The William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers/The Museum of Flight

Identifier

2000-06-20_AV_004_01