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Wheel/Turbine Wheel Model, Lear System
Model of Lear System Turbine Wheel, likely developed by Lear Motors Corporation, circa 1970s. A metal turbine wheel stands atop a metal and acrylic support mounted to a wood base. There is an engraved plate on base.Engraved text: "Lear Systems Turbine Wheel."
[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 107, Folder 5; Box 206, Folder 4  - Sound suppressor (WPL/415-1/Aux) -- patent application, licensing agreement and receipts [RM files], 1972-1976]
Items from Box 107, Folder 5 and Box 206, Folder 4 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, circa 1972-1976. Contains a patent application, licensing agreement, photographs, and receipts related to the Lear jet engine sound suppressor. 53 total items.
Steambus! [film]
Informational film about steam buses, directed by Peter Adair and Pat Jackson, produced by Irving Saraf and KQED News, narrated by Scott Beach, copyright 1972. Created on behalf of the California Steam Bus Project, the film describes the development and implementation of three steam buses created by William M. Brobeck and Associates, the Lear Motors Corporation, and Steam Power Systems. The film…
Proposal to the United States Public Health Service for a low pollution emission engine power system for a family-type passenger vehicle
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.
[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 98, Folder 4 - Steam power turbine -- project reports, 1973 March]
Items from Box 98, Folder 4 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, March 1973. Contains two project reports related to the Lear Motors Corporation's steam engine. One report includes photographs of steam-powered vehicles. The other report includes handwritten notes and revisions. Two total items.
[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 98, Folder 8 - "Flywheel powered commuter car," 1974 October - 1975 April]
Items from Box 98, Folder 8 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, 1974-1975. Contains a typed proposal, notes, and a draft RFP (request for proposal) related to the Lear Motors Corporation's flywheel-powered commuter car. Three total items.
[William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, Box 88, Folder 19 - "Vapor generators with low-pollutant emission (WPL/195-3 Aux)," 1970 June - 1972 February]
Items from Box 88, Folder 19 of the William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers, June 1970 to February 1972. Contains patent applications and handwritten notes related to vapor generators with low-pollutant emission. 34 total items.