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Scripps-Booth was a United States automobile marque based in Detroit, Michigan. Established by James Scripps Booth in 1913, Scripps-Booth Company produced motor vehicles and was later acquired by General Motors, becoming a division of it, until the brand was discontinued in 1923.
James Scripps Booth (May 31, 1888 – September 13, 1954) was an artist and automotive engineer. Biography. The eldest of George Gough Booth and Ellen Booth's five children, James was born on May 31, 1888, in Detroit, Michigan. He received his education at private schools, he left school before graduating from the tenth grade.
James Scripps Booth was a Detroit-area artist and automotive engineer. Born on May 31, 1888, in Detroit, Michigan, Booth was the eldest child of George Gough Booth, of the Booth publishing chain, and Ellen Scripps Booth, of the Scripps publishing empire.
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Designed and built by Detroit artist & engineer James Scripps Booth, it had the usual two wheels (wooden-spoked, 37 inches (940 mm)), plus two pairs of smaller, retractable outrigger wheels in the three-seater body.
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May 4, 2009 · Built in 1913 by media scion James Scripps-Booth, the vehicle weighed a massive 3,200 lbs. It rode on 37-inch wooden wagon wheels, which were supplemented – no kidding – by training wheels that...
Scripps-Booth was a United States automobile marque based in Detroit, Michigan. Established by James Scripps Booth in 1913, Scripps-Booth Company produced motor vehicles and was later acquired by General Motors, becoming a division of it, until the brand was discontinued in 1923.
