Item Info
Item No: arcd02984
Title: Corbin-Gentry "Quick Silver" Electric Motorcycle
Production Year:
2012
Media Type: Photographic Prints
Source: Automobile Reference Collection
Notes:
Corbin-Gentry Inc
“Quick Silver” World’s fastest electric motorcycle. 165.367 mph official average, 171-102 official trap speed. Ridden by Mike Corbin $24-A at the 1974 Bonneville Nationals, Utah.
“Quick Silver” was designed and built by Corbin-Gentry, Inc., Somersville, Conn., utilizing silver zinc batteries manufactured by Yardney Electric, Pawcatuck, Conn., to demonstrate the engineering expertise of the two companies in the field of electric transportation.
Creation Year: 1974
Tools
- Pan and Zoom
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