William Bushnell Stout posing in 1946 Scarab automobile
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View of William Bushnell Stout posing in a 1946 Scarab automobile. Label on back: "Picture no. 6. Text: America in Motion (preface). William B. Stout, creator of the rear-engine Scarab, up to 1946 kept trying to interest the American automotive industry in his unique, roomy model. Though successful in many endeavors, Detroit's Da Vinci never found a backer for his car." Handwritten on back: "1946."