The Stout Scarab: The World's First Minivan?

William Stout was an American inventor known for his aviation and automotive designs. Roy Schneider, of Milwaukee, shows off his 1936 Stout Scarab, a model often called the first minivan. It was manufactured by Stout Engineering Laboratories and later by Stout Motor Car Company of Detroit, Michigan. A 1946 experimental prototype of the Scarab became the world's first car with a fiberglass bodyshell and air suspension.



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