Elizabeth Carmichael

Actor

January 1, 1927 (76 years)

† January 1, 2004

Jasonville Indiana

Biography

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.

Filmography

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The Lady and the Dale

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.

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