1922 Auto Redbug

Auto Redbug was one of several different names used to describe a small buckboard-style vehicle built by several manufacturers at different locations from 1916 to 1930. The Red Bug was essentially an electric version of the Briggs and Stratton Buckboard.

This particular example was donated to the AACA Museum by a museum volunteer named Tom Oliver. He acquired the Redbug after his children saw it at a local car show in 1972. This example was found in an abandoned building near Hartford, Connecticut. It is assumed that the vehicle was used as transportation inside a factory. Tom and his family kept the Redbug for so many years because it is unique. It was 'retired' to the Museum in 2011.

This two-passenger Buckboard is powered by an electric engine offering .58 horsepower.