Elizabeth Carmichael
Birthday: Born in 1927-01-01 in Jasonville Indiana
Deathday: 2004-01-01
Elizabeth Carmichael, was a transgender woman a larger-than-life entrepreneur rose to prominence with her promotion of a fuel-efficient, three-wheeled car known as The Dale and also a convicted fraudster. During the 1970s energy crisis, Carmichael promoted a prototype for a low-cost fuel-efficient car via Twentieth Century Motor Car Corporation, but fled with investor money.[1] She was captured in 1989, and served 18 months on fraud charges.
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The Lady and the Dale
Character: Self (archive footage)
This documentary series explores an audacious 1970s auto scam centered around mysterious transgender entrepreneur Elizabeth Carmichael, who rose to prominence when she released the Dale, a fuel-efficient three-wheeled vehicle during the 1970s gas crisis....