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Lucius Day Copeland was a pioneering 19th-century
Copeland also invented the first successfully mass-produced three-wheeled car. About 200 of his "Phaeton steamers" were produced before he retired in 1891.
Copeland had produced the first successful steam tricycle, with a range of and taking only 5 minutes to build up enough steam to average . Accompanied by another director of Northrop Manufacturing, Copeland successfully completed a return trip to Atlantic City of in one of his three-wheeled "Phaeton steamers". About 200 were produced before Copeland decided that he wasn't making enough money and retired in 1891.
Picture of Lucius Copeland and his steam bicycle in 1884
Copeland's 'Steam Tricycle Patent 1887
Advert for the Phaeton Moto-Cycle 1890
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from Phoenix, Arizona
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who demonstrated one of the first motorcycle
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high-wheeler at the first Arizona Territorial Fair in 1884.
Three-wheeler
Copeland also invented the first successfully mass-produced three-wheeled car. About 200 of his "Phaeton steamers" were produced before he retired in 1891.
Copeland had produced the first successful steam tricycle, with a range of and taking only 5 minutes to build up enough steam to average . Accompanied by another director of Northrop Manufacturing, Copeland successfully completed a return trip to Atlantic City of in one of his three-wheeled "Phaeton steamers". About 200 were produced before Copeland decided that he wasn't making enough money and retired in 1891.
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Picture of Lucius Copeland and his steam bicycle in 1884
Copeland's 'Steam Tricycle Patent 1887
Advert for the Phaeton Moto-Cycle 1890
{{DEFAULTSORT:Copeland, Lucius Day People from Phoenix, Arizona 19th-century American inventors Steam motorcycle designers Year of death missing Year of birth missing History of the motorcycle