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| Industry | Automobile |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1974 |
| Defunct | 1978 |
| Fate | Dissolved |
| Headquarters | Burbank, California, United States |
Key people | Dale Clifft Geraldine Elizabeth Carmichael |
| Products | Vehicles |
Number of employees | Unknown |
The Twentieth Century Motor Car Corporation was an American automobile company started by Geraldine Elizabeth "Liz" Carmichael, in 1974, incorporated in Nevada.[1][2][3] The company's flagship vehicle was the Dale, a prototype three-wheeled two-seater automobile designed and built by Dale Clifft. It was touted as being powered by an 850 cc air-cooled engine and featuring 70 mpg‑US (3.4 L/100 km; 84 mpg‑imp) fuel economy and a $2,000 price (roughly equivalent to $11,000 in 2023), which were popular specifications during the mid 1970s US fuel crisis.[4]
The company would ultimately prove to be fraudulent when Carmichael went into hiding with investors' money.[5][6]
- ^ People Staff (March 10, 1975). "Liz Carmichael's Dream Buggy Turns into a Nightmare". People. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ "Dale Sales Brochure". Twentieth Century Motor Car Corporation. 1974.
- ^ "Libertarian Ripoff of the Month Dept" (PDF). The Libertarian Forum. May 1975. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
- ^ "Libertarian Ripoff of the Month Dept" (PDF). The Libertarian Forum. May 1975. Retrieved 2021-01-16.