Lear Motors Corporation Flyer Lear Motors Corporation Brochure, Lear Vapordyne

Lear Motors Corporation Brochure for the Lear Vapordyne.

Lear Motors Corporation, February 19, 1969, Indianapolis 500 Steam Car Photograph Lear Motors Corporation, February 19, 1969, Indianapolis 500 Steam Car Photograph

Left - Clark West - Supervisor. Right - Ken Wallis - Builder for Lear. Both these men at one tim were with Granatelli. Indy Car No. 1 - rear facing camera. Photo by Don Boone, Carson City, NV.

Lear Motors Corporation, February 19, 1969, Indianapolis 500 Steam Car Photograph Lear Motors Corporation, February 19, 1969, Indianapolis 500 Steam Car Photograph

Lear Steam Indy Car. Steam dream car intended for 1969 Indy 500. Did not work. Abandoned. Piuc's taken 2/19/1969. Photo by Don Boone, Carson City, NV.

Lear Motors Corporation, February 19, 1969, Indianapolis 500 Steam Car Photograph Lear Motors Corporation, February 19, 1969, Indianapolis 500 Steam Car Photograph

Lear Back up car for Indy. Tubing in frame is front end of Car No. 1. Photo by Don Boone, Carson City, NV.

William Lear Press Photo June 1969 William Lear Press Photo June 1969

This press photo is dated June 1969. It reads "(LA9) Los Angeles, June 5 -- Proposes Steam Racing Car -- William P. lear, inventor nad builder of Lear Jet aircraft, displays a steam-powered race car and separate reciprocating steam engine he intends to prepare for Championship Class racing. Tge [sic] 600 h.p. reciprocating engine is for passenger cars, but the racer is powered by a steam turbine. He'll prepare it for next year's IOndianapolis Memorial Day race. Openings at left are [image cut off and un readable].

1909 Stanley Steam Car shown at William Lear's Vapor Turbine Coach at Leareno, ca: early 1970s 1909 Stanley Steam Car shown at William Lear's Vapor Turbine Coach at Leareno, ca: early 1970s

This press photo shows a 1909 Stanley Steam Car, that was displayed near William Lear's new Vapor Turbine Coach at Leareno for a national press conference Friday. The press release covering this event and photo have been separated from the photo.

William P. Lear, Laer Morors Corporation, June 16, 1969 Steam Powered Race Car, Perss Photo, Front William P. Lear, Laer Morors Corporation, June 16, 1969 Steam Powered Race Car, Perss Photo, Reverse

This press photo is also dated June 16, 1969.