Stout Scarab
1930–1940s American minivan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Stout Scarab is a streamlined 1930–1940s American car, designed by William Bushnell Stout and manufactured by Stout Engineering Laboratories and later by Stout Motor Car Company of Detroit, Michigan.[1][2]
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Industry | Automotive |
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Predecessor | Stout Engineering Laboratories |
Founded | 1936; 88 years ago (1936) |
Founder | William B. Stout |
Defunct | 1946; 78 years ago (1946) |
Fate | ceased production |
Headquarters | Detroit, Michigan, |
Key people | William B. Stout, John Tjaarda |
Products | Automobiles |
Production output | 9 plus 1 concept car (1932-1946) |
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The Stout Scarab is credited by some as the world's first production minivan,[3] and a 1946 experimental prototype of the Scarab became the world's first car with a fiberglass bodyshell and air suspension.