Maximum Gas Mileage Vehicle Project, 1983-1984
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Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Cass, Paul E.
- Title
- Maximum Gas Mileage Vehicle Project
- Dates
- 1983-1984 (inclusive)19831984
- Quantity
- 0.3 cubic foot
- Collection Number
- UG 061
- Summary
- The Maximum Gas Mileage Vehicle Project was developed by E. Paul Cass and a group of students from the Mechanical Engineering Department to enter two competitions. It includes calculus and design for the vehicle and correspondence with sponsors and organizers of the competitions.
- Repository
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University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives
Special Collections and Archives
University of Idaho Library
875 Perimeter Drive
MS 2350
Moscow, ID
83844-2350
Telephone: 2088850845
libspec@uidaho.edu - Access Restrictions
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The collection is open to the public. Researchers must use the collection in accordance with the policies of the University of Idaho Special Collections and Archives.
- Languages
- This collection is in English.
Historical Note
The Maximum Gas Mileage Vehicle (MGV) Project, also referred as High Mileage Vehicle Project, was developed by E. Paul Cass and a group of students from the Mechanical Engineering Department. The Project entered two contests, the Fifth Annual Super Mileage Competition sponsored by the Western Michigan Section of the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), held in June 1984 in Marshall, Michigan and the First Annual West Coast Super Mileage Competition sponsored by the Northern California Section of the SAE, held also in June 1984 in Sacramento, California. The goals of the Maximum Gas Mileage Vehicle Project were to design an 11-ft, 70-lb, 1000-mpg vehicle, powered by a 2.0-hp Briggs and Stratton engine (donated by the Eaton Corporation). For lack of financial resources the group had to cancel their participation in the competitions.
Content Description
Folder one, Updates and Weekly Hour Sheets, contains the drafts of the MGV Project and updates, including the project that Paul Cass wrote as an assignment in Mechanical Engineering 491-01 (Professional Paper) and that he submitted to Prof. Barnes, minutes of the meetings, deadline schedules, copies of memos from Mark Sipe to Terry Precht and Gylfi Arnason, and weekly hour sheets. Folder two, MGV Calculus and Design, contains the calculus and design for the vehicle, a draft of a letter to Prof. Berry Herte from the University of Saskatchewan requesting advice for this project, as well as photocopies of clippings that described vehicles that won past competitions, and a catalog of the Performance Bicycle Shop from Fall/Winter 1982-83. Folder three contains correspondence with the organizers of the SAE competitions, official rules, and a note about the cancelation of their participation in the Michigan competition. Folder four includes correspondence with potential sponsors, an annoted list of their addresses and the financial support each provided.
Use of the Collection
Preferred Citation
Maximum Gas Mileage Vehicle Project, UG 61. Special Collections and Archives, University of Idaho Library, Moscow, Idaho.
Administrative Information
Return to TopDetailed Description of the Collection
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Series I: Project
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Description: MGV Project Updates and Wekly Hour Sheets7 items : Harley Johansen; Tom Fairchild; Harold Gibson; Jo Ellen Force; Jack Dawson; Simon Kettenhorn; Teresa gordon; Jerry Exon; Dickenson; John - Joe Law; Tom Gorman; Hal Godwin; Fred Gunnerson; Dean Jacobsen; Bob Hieronymus; Ed Krumpe; Mark Felt; David Barber; David Giese; Dale Goble; Dyron Dangerfield; photos; negatives; Charles Hatch; Bob Dickow; James England; Frank Cronk; Torrey Lawrence; Rodney Frey; Ruth Cochran; James Johnson; Nick Gier; David Drown; Ernest Hartung; Monique Lillard; Harvey Hughett; Lou Edwards; Ron McFarland; James Fazio; Mary Dupree; Korus; John Byers; Terry Abraham; Joseph Giger; Elisabeth ZinserDates: 1983Container: Box 1, Folder 1
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Description: MGV Calculus and Design2 itemsDates: 1984Container: Box 1, Folder 2
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Description: Correspondence12 items : Correspondence with the Organizers of the SAE CompetititonsDates: 1984Container: Box 1, Folder 3
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Description: Correspondence with Potential Sponsors25 itemsDates: 1983Container: Box 1, Folder 4
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Maximum Gas Mileage Vehicle Project
Other Creators
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Corporate Names
- University of Idaho. Mechanical Engineering Department.
