Frank R. Perry, a Los Angeles automobile engineer, created this engine and the company to sell it.
Little is known of Perry, but a Perry engine does survive.
Perhaps this modest collection of Perry material will contribute someday to a more complete history.
Frank R Perry created the Perrymobile Company to market his automobile engine and its vapor and air pressure system.
R. V. Pearce of Gleandale, CA published this 1945 booklet about the Perrymobile. It is described as BOOK ONE and may be part of a series.
The Perry-Brauer Motor Company of Los Angeles, CA produced this brochure with a mail-in coupon to promote the Perrymobile.
The February 1945 issue ofPopular Mechanics carried this article on the Perrymobile.
The Perry-Brauer Motor Company produced these drawings in 1945. These are copies. The location of the original drawings is unknown.
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