Octoauto Milton Reeves – 1910
Milton Reeves
At the beginning of the 20th century, the roads were not like what it is today, when it rained, ruts racked in country roads, and a fortiori, it was not that obvious to ride quietly driving a car they were so rutted. When the roads were dry, it necessarily like tracks ATV, uninviting in comfort, especially when you think, that the air chambers did not exist and that the auto suspensions were in their infancy.
Vive country roads in 1900 and some !!
The Reeves brothers passionate about auto mechanics, have founded the company in Reeves Pulley Company 1896 and have started to build cars and tractors vapors, then petrol.
The 3 Reeves brothers, genius inventors of the early 20th century.
Milton is the left, had to be helped by his two brothers to build its cars.
Milton O Reeves aboard the motorcycle in 1896, almost simultaneously with the Quadracycle of Henry Ford !
The “petite” motorcycle 1896, engine 2 navy cylinders, from 8 ch, transmission driven variable speed of the first version of the Motorcycle. Considerable efforts were made in summers passenger comfort.
A steam tractor Reeves, specialty society, pre 1900.
Milton Reeves, absolutely wanted to improve the comfort of the early cars 1900 by the 'float’ (sic) ruts and bumps on roads.
In 1910 Milton Reeves created Octoauto, strange car 6,10 meters long mounted 8 wheels, 4 at the front and 4 in back. The pair of front wheels of the rear axle transmission and served 8 vehicle steering wheels were, the 4 back in reverse pivot, for rotation shorter. The wheel travel while the front was superior to the following. A true of 8x2x8 1910 !
Pullman effect of this car easy to drive’ put a big issue at the time, it was costing 3200 $, is 2000 $ more than 4 classic wheels. It was produced only a single copy.
Incredible, unimaginable, especially 1910 !
Can not go unnoticed…
Shame that it is not deflected…
The springs are also reversed
Rare photo of the hooded Octoauto with a little tour management (10/10/2007)
Unfortunately cut a postcard… (10/10/2007)
Vintage advertising, unfortunately nobody bought.
Collector, a series of postcards on cars
Whose Octoauto
you… for sale on ebay !
Secondly he created the Sextoauto (perhaps Sixtoauto, not easy to know what is exactly the right name) with 4 rear wheels and two steering front.
Milton and his family in Sextoauto 1912.
The Sextoauto was built in 2 copies – 1913
Details Sextoauto, the suspension springs are reversed
