J. Frank Duryea

J. Frank Duryea

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name = J. Frank Duryea
nationality = United States
birth_date = October 8, 1869
birth_place = Washburn, Illinois
death_date = February 15, 1967
death_place = Saybrook, Connecticut
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James Frank Duryea (October 8, 1869, Washburn, Illinois - February 15, 1967, Saybrook, Connecticut), along with his brother Charles Duryea, invented and built one of the first gasoline fueled automobiles. He later built a one cylinder gasoline engine automobile in the United States.

The Duryea Motor Wagon Company, established in 1895, was the first American firm to build gasoline automobiles.


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