Our pictures of Briggs & Stratton Motor Wheel cars were taken at car museums, shows, and auctions across the United States.
The Wall Auto Wheel was developed in 1910 by Arthur William Wall of Birmingham, England. The American manufacturing rights for the Motor Wheel were purchased by the A.O. Smith Company, which introduced its version in 1914. On May 19, 1919, Briggs & Stratton Corporation acquired all "patents manufacturing and selling rights" of the Motor Wheel.
From 1919 to 1924, Briggs & Stratton produced the Model J (popularly referred to as the "Flyer"), a four-wheeled motorized vehicle powered by the Motor Wheel, comparable to a go-cart.
Often used for delivery of groceries and drugstore items, advertising materials described it as an "ideal vehicle for transportation of young folks" and noted a selling price of $175.
In 1923 Briggs & Stratton sold their patents to the Automotive Electric Service Company. That company replaced the gasoline engine with an electric engine powered by 12-volt batteries. Electric lights and horn were added and the name was changed to the Auto-Red-Bug.
