Electric Sebring Vanguard Citicar Joins SI Fleet of Vehicles

ID: SIA RU000371 [77-9020-20]

Creator: Harrell, Alfred

Form/Genre: Black-and-white photographs

Date: 1977

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 371, Box 02, Folder: August 1977, Image No. 77-9020-20

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Summary

Caption from Torch: "Communications Branch Chief Steven Bullock sits behind the wheel of the Smithsonian's new electric Sebring Vanguard Citicar. The car, which will be used for short runs around town, has a top speed of 35 to 38 miles per hour and will run 40 to 50 miles before it must be recharged by being plugged into a regular wall outlet overnight. The light blue Citicar is temporarily garaged at the Museum of Natural History."

Subject

  • Bullock, Steven
  • Smithsonian Institution Office of Public Affairs

Notes

  • Original film available in SIA Acc. 11-009.
  • Featured in the "Torch," August 1977.
  • Masked for publication.

Cite as

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 371, Box 02, Folder: August 1977, Image No. 77-9020-20

Repository Loc.

Smithsonian Institution Archives Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520

Date

  • 1977
  • July 27, 1977

Restrictions & Rights

  • No access restrictions Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu
  • No Copyright - United States

Topic

  • Energy consumption
  • Electric vehichles
  • Electric vehicles
  • Automobiles
  • Electric automobiles
  • Energy conservation

Form/Genre

Black-and-white photographs

Local number

SIA RU000371 [77-9020-20]

Physical description

Gelatin silver prints; 8 x 10;

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