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In 1914, the Cornelian, the smallest chain-drive automobile to ever hit the racing circuit, was manufactured in a short-run by Howard E. Blood (of the Allegan, Michigan
Allegan, Michigan

Allegan is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the United States 2000 Census, the city population was 4,838. It is the county seat of Allegan County, Michigan....
-based Blood Brothers Machine Company
Blood Brothers Machine Company

Blood Brothers Machine Company was a universal joint manufacturing firm with factories in Allegan, Michigan and Kalamazoo, Michigan.In 1914, the Blood Brothers purchased the Allegan Mirror Company and ventured into the racing car industry with the production of the unique chain drive Cornelian automobile driven by Louis Chevrolet in the 191...
), who had joined forces with Swiss racecar driver Louis Chevrolet
Louis Chevrolet

Louis-Joseph Chevrolet , of French descent was a racing driver and a co-founder of the Chevrolet, which was acquired by General Motors Corporation and is their bestselling brand nationwide and in many cases synonymous with General Motors itself....
. Fewer than one hundred of this unique design were produced.

The cycle car was powered by a Stirling engine
Stirling engine

A Stirling engine is a device that converts heat energy into mechanical power by alternately compressing and expanding a fixed quantity of air or other gas at different temperatures....
 and boasted a light weight of displacing 103 cubic inches (1.7 L).






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In 1914, the Cornelian, the smallest chain-drive automobile to ever hit the racing circuit, was manufactured in a short-run by Howard E. Blood (of the Allegan, Michigan
Allegan, Michigan

Allegan is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the United States 2000 Census, the city population was 4,838. It is the county seat of Allegan County, Michigan....
-based Blood Brothers Machine Company
Blood Brothers Machine Company

Blood Brothers Machine Company was a universal joint manufacturing firm with factories in Allegan, Michigan and Kalamazoo, Michigan.In 1914, the Blood Brothers purchased the Allegan Mirror Company and ventured into the racing car industry with the production of the unique chain drive Cornelian automobile driven by Louis Chevrolet in the 191...
), who had joined forces with Swiss racecar driver Louis Chevrolet
Louis Chevrolet

Louis-Joseph Chevrolet , of French descent was a racing driver and a co-founder of the Chevrolet, which was acquired by General Motors Corporation and is their bestselling brand nationwide and in many cases synonymous with General Motors itself....
. Fewer than one hundred of this unique design were produced.

The cycle car was powered by a Stirling engine
Stirling engine

A Stirling engine is a device that converts heat energy into mechanical power by alternately compressing and expanding a fixed quantity of air or other gas at different temperatures....
 and boasted a light weight of displacing 103 cubic inches (1.7 L). The car, which featured a uni-body, independent rear suspension and a “suicide front axle," qualified Louis Chevrolet for the 1915 Indy 500 with a qualifying speed of . Unfortunately for Chevrolet and Blood, the car never finished the race. On the 77th lap, it broke a valve, forcing Chevrolet out of the action, ending up with an unimpressive 20th place ranking.

The Indy 500 museum has one of these vehicles on display.

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