Tom Schowalter's 1921 Model 27L

1921 Milburn Light Electric
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Photo courtesy of Tom Schowalter
Owner: Tom Schowalter
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Location: Eagle, Idaho
Serial number (oval plate): 2-2252-7
Motor number (title): None yet
Body number (square plate): 16317 (stamped in wood)
Model: Milburn Light Electric Coupé (Model 27L)
Wheels: Wire
Color: Blue, with black blue fenders, white wheels and black tires, black trim and roof
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Seating capacity: 4/5 -- Rear seat for 2 or 3; auxiliary, fold-down front seats for 2 additional under the windshield
Windows: Windshield and back glass lower into the body by means of leather straps, and door windows lower by crank, making it a "delightful summer car."
Steering control: Lever (tiller)
Speed control: Lever
Top speed: 21 mph
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Forward speeds: 4
Reverse speeds: 2
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Wheelbase: 105 inches
Track: 55 inches
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Springs: Full leaf springs in the front, cantilevered leaf springs in the rear
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Drive train: Worm
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Springs: Chrome vanadium steel; front is semi-elliptic; rear is cantilever ("found only in expensive European gas cars.")
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Owner's remarks:In talking with the former owner (Ken McDowell), he said his brother Don bought the car from a museum in 1957 when the museum closed [Thought the name might be 'Grooters' (sp) Museum in Grand Rapids MI]. I haven't been able to find any information on the place. . Purportedly it had been in the museum since 1952.

Research notes:
* The ID#s (both chassis S/N and body ID) of this car indicate it is a 1921 Model 27L.