A fact from Smith Flyer appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 18 October 2006. The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that the Smith Flyer (pictured) was an automobile formed out of a wooden plank, two bucket seats, a driving mechanism and a power unit?
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I agree that this article needs to be merged with the Briggs & Stratton Flyer article. If no one objects, I would like to attempt to merge (and correct) these two articles. Comments? Tom Bartlett02:42, 11 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]