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[Engineers with Lear steam-powered bus]
Photographic slide of engineers with the Lear steam-powered bus, Reno, Nevada, circa 1974. The bus's engine is on display. Caption on slide: "Lear Steam Bus, Reno plant-turbine engineers show vapor sys."Sticker on slide: "Joe Rychetnik, Photography / San Francisco, California / [telephone numbers] / Photography of Alaska and the Far West."Stamped on slide: "Prop. Of Van Cleve Photography /…
[Lear steam-powered bus on display]
Photographic slide of the Lear steam-powered bus on display at a Lear Motors facility, Reno, Nevada, circa February 1972. Stamped on slide: "5 Feb 72P7."
[Lear Vapor Turbine System installed in steam-powered bus]
Photographic slide of the Lear Vapor Turbine System installed in the Lear steam-powered bus, circa February 1972. Inscription on slide: "System in bus / Sacramento Steam Bus Show."Stamped on slide: "7 Feb 72P7."
Lear Vapor Turbine System / Coach installation
Technical drawing (photographic reproduction) the Lear Vapor Turbine System installed in a bus, circa 1970.
[Concept drawing of Learcoach]
Concept drawing (photographic reproduction) of the Learcoach, circa 1970.
[Concept sketch of Learcoach]
Concept drawing of the Learcoach, circa 1970.
[Lear Vapor Turbine System]
Photographic slide of the Lear Vapor Turbine System, circa May 1971. Inscription on slide: "Lear Turbine Sys. Unit / 5-20-71."
[Technical drawing of Lear Vapordyne Indy car]
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]
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
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."