1925 Julian Sport Coupe Sport Coupe

The Julian Sport Coupe is a unique automobile powered by a radial engine - a power source common to airplanes but unheard of in an automobile. Wealthy entrepreneur Julian Brown, for whom the Julian motorcar was named, began his venture in vehicle design with an electric boat project. Brown developed the Julian Sport Coupe in 1925, utilizing a rear-mounted, air-cooled, radial, flat six-cylinder engine with pistons installed horizontally. The car was bodied by Fleetwood to Brown's personal specifications, featuring an interior with the driver situated in the center of the cabin and child-sized jump seats on either side, facing backward. The idiosyncratic prototype never made it to production, remained in storage for several decades, and was eventually acquired in 1966 and restored to operation by William Harrah's Collection. The National Automobile Museum in Reno, Nevada, now exhibits the Julian, which remains true to Julian Brown's original specification.