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"Lear Vapordyne" by Lear Motors Corp. (Item)

Informational sheet for the Lear Vapordyne Indy race car, circa 1969-1971. Contains drawings, photographs, and information related to the Vapordyne's development.

Plaque/Audubon Citation, 1974, William P. Lear, Steam Propulsion (Item)

Plaque given to William P. Lear by the Lahontan Audubon Society, January 16, 1974. The certificate has been laminated to a wood base. It includes a metal bracket on verso. Printed on front: "Audubon Citation for Exceptionally Meritorious Achievement in Environmental Protection presented to William Powell Lear, President, Lear Motors Corporation for Research and Development in the Field of Steam…

Badge, Commemorative/Steam Car, Bill Lear (Item)

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."

[Technical drawing of Lear Vapordyne Indy car] (Item)

Technical drawing (photographic reproduction) of the Lear Vapordyne Indy race car, circa 1969-1971.Caption: "The 'Lear Vapordyne' Championship Car."Typed on verso: "Championship steam race car built by Lear Motors Corporation and on display at the 13th Annual International Automobile Show in the New York Coliseum. It features a Delta-configuration motor containing 12 pistons in 6 cylinders,…

[William P. Lear with boiler for Lear Vapordyne] (Item)

Photograph of William P. Lear with a boiler for the Lear Vapordyne Indy race car, circa 1969-1971.Inscription on verso: "Please return this photo to W. A. Moore, Lear Motors Corp., [address Reno, Nevada]."

Learium turbine system components (Item)

Composite photograph featuring four captioned images of Learium turbine system components, circa 1968-1976. Captions: "Learium turbine system components / Drive turbine & alternator / Regenerator box & boiler feed pump below / Auxiliary turbine & starter / Combustion blower / Lear Motors Corporation."Inscription in margin: "File T-7."

Complexity comparison [between steam system and gas turbine] (Item)

Diagram (photographic reproduction) of a complexity comparison between a steam system and a gas turbine, circa 1968-1976.Title: "Complexity comparison."Inscription on verso: "Master / Do not remove."Typed on verso: "Figure 53."

Lear Turbine System / Automotive Installation Concept (Item)

Technical drawing (photographic reproduction) of an automotive installation concept for the Learium Turbine System, circa 1969-1971.

[Lear Vapordyne Indy car] (Item)

Photograph of the Lear Vapordyne Indy race car, circa 1968-1971.Printed in margin: "Lear Motors Corporation."

Proposal to the United States Public Health Service for a low pollution emission engine power system for a family-type passenger vehicle (Item)

Proposal prepared by the Lear Motors Corporation for the U.S. Public Health Service regarding a low-pollution emission engine power system for family-type passenger vehicles, circa 1970. 96 typed pages.