John William Lambert

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John William Lambert (Ohio City, Ohio) was an American automotive pioneer, inventor, and automobile manufacturer. He built the first gasoline powered automobile in the United States in 1890 or 1891.[1][2]

Lambert built a three-wheeled, gasoline-powered automobile with a single cylinder, four-stroke engine. This, the Buckeye Gasoline Buggy, was a one-seat tricycle with large rear wheels, belt drive, and a high surrey top.[3] Some historians[citation needed] cite this as the first automobile in the United States; most agree it was built by the Duryea Brothers. After several more prototypes, Lambert began to manufacture automobiles under the Union name. This was a tiller-steered four wheeler. In 1905, Lambert formed the Lambert Automobile Company and began producing automobiles in his Anderson, Indiana factory.

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  1. ^ Horseless Carriage Commitee. Snopes (2008-06-10).
  2. ^ John W. Lambert. Ohio History Central (2006-07-31).
  3. ^ Clymer, Floyd. Treasury of Early American Automobiles, 1877-1925 (New York: Bonanza Books, 1950), p.6.

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