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- 1990 Sunrunner Solar Car - Students from the University of Michigan built this solar-powered vehicle and won the General Motors Sunrayce -- a 1,640-mile race from Florida to Michigan -- in July 1990. As the top finisher, the Sunrunner earned a trip to Australia to compete in the 1990 World Solar Challenge where it finished in third place.
- 1990
- Collections - Artifact
1990 Sunrunner Solar Car
Students from the University of Michigan built this solar-powered vehicle and won the General Motors Sunrayce -- a 1,640-mile race from Florida to Michigan -- in July 1990. As the top finisher, the Sunrunner earned a trip to Australia to compete in the 1990 World Solar Challenge where it finished in third place.
- Poster, "University of Michigan Sunrunner, Winner of the GM Sunrayce USA 1990" - The University of Michigan's Solar Car Team won the first General Motors Sunrayce in 1990. The team's Sunrunner car raced 1,640 miles from Orlando, Florida, to Sterling Heights, Michigan, powered only by solar energy. The car averaged 24.7 miles per hour on its run. The team advanced to the World Solar Challenge in Australia where it finished third overall.
- 1990
- Collections - Artifact
Poster, "University of Michigan Sunrunner, Winner of the GM Sunrayce USA 1990"
The University of Michigan's Solar Car Team won the first General Motors Sunrayce in 1990. The team's Sunrunner car raced 1,640 miles from Orlando, Florida, to Sterling Heights, Michigan, powered only by solar energy. The car averaged 24.7 miles per hour on its run. The team advanced to the World Solar Challenge in Australia where it finished third overall.
- University of Michigan Solar Car Team Race Crew Polo Shirt, 1990 -
- 1990
- Collections - Artifact
University of Michigan Solar Car Team Race Crew Polo Shirt, 1990
- GM Sunrayce First Place Medal, 1990 -
- July 01, 1990
- Collections - Artifact
GM Sunrayce First Place Medal, 1990
- "GM Sunrayce USA" Badge, 1990 -
- 1990
- Collections - Artifact
"GM Sunrayce USA" Badge, 1990
- 1984 Solar-Powered Car "Phoenix" - This car, the first solar-powered vehicle to cross the United States, was built and driven by students at a small college in Missouri. The Crowder College team developed the car for 1984's Trans-American Solar Auto Run. With a top speed of about 20 mph, their journey from San Diego, California, to Jacksonville, Florida, took 45 days.
- 1984
- Collections - Artifact
1984 Solar-Powered Car "Phoenix"
This car, the first solar-powered vehicle to cross the United States, was built and driven by students at a small college in Missouri. The Crowder College team developed the car for 1984's Trans-American Solar Auto Run. With a top speed of about 20 mph, their journey from San Diego, California, to Jacksonville, Florida, took 45 days.
- University of Michigan Solar Car Team T-Shirt, 1990 -
- 1990
- Collections - Artifact
University of Michigan Solar Car Team T-Shirt, 1990
- "SAE" Button, 1990 -
- 1990
- Collections - Artifact
"SAE" Button, 1990
- Crowder College Handbook, 1985-1986, Neosho, Missouri - This Crowder College (Missouri) yearbook showed off the 1984 TSAR/Phoenix. This student-built vehicle was the first vehicle to cross the U.S. on solar power. The vehicle is now in the collection of The Henry Ford.
- 1985-1986
- Collections - Artifact
Crowder College Handbook, 1985-1986, Neosho, Missouri
This Crowder College (Missouri) yearbook showed off the 1984 TSAR/Phoenix. This student-built vehicle was the first vehicle to cross the U.S. on solar power. The vehicle is now in the collection of The Henry Ford.