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Lucius J. Phelps was an inventor and an electrical and mechanical engineer who first came to prominence in 1886 for his
Induction Telegraph patent that was developed for trains to receive live telegraph messages while moving. In the late 1890's he became interested in steam powered vehicles and in
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headed by E. C. Lee in 1906. Lucius Phelps continued to patent automotive and other devices until his death at the age of 75 in 1925.
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Phelps demonstrated his car in several endurance runs and hill climbs including a 1903 record 1 hour and 46 minute climb up
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engine, situated at the front of the car, producing 15 hp (11 kW; 15 PS). A 3-speed
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1901 Phelps
Tractor steam-powered tricycle from L J Phelps, New Brunswick, NJ advertisement in the
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engine but in
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was fitted. The car was unusual in that it did not have a parameter
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1903 Phelps 15-hp
Tonneau Touring car from The Automobile magazine
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and cut his time to 42 minutes, placing second in his class. The
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1903 Phelps advertisement in The
Automobile magazine
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562:. Horseless Age Company. 1904.
546:. Class Journal Company. 1903.
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