[1] Lincoln Motor Car Works built a high-wheeler brass era automobile that was sold through the Sears Catalog.

A roller (a metal wheel with a rubber surface vulcanized to increase its grip) on the front sprocket shaft was pressed against the machined rear surface of the engine flywheel, thus driving the sprocket shaft, the drive chains and the rear wheels.

The front sprocket drive shaft was free to slide forward and backwards slightly, just enough to allow the roller to move away from the flywheel.

Removing the foot from the pedal allowed the roller to spring back from the flywheel, effectively providing "neutral" so the car could be cranked without moving forwards.

By that time, the market had mostly moved toward cars with more powerful engines and the ability to be driven comfortably at a higher speed.

[2] Because of the obsolete styling (for the period of its manufacture), a Sears Motor Buggy was chosen to portray the home-built experimental car constructed by automobile inventor Joe Belden (Red Skelton) in the 1951 film, "Excuse My Dust".

In the film, the Sears shows itself to be capable of running well on smooth roads, through deep water, and through pumpkin patches.