James Scripps Booth was a talented artist who was also fascinated with automobiles.  He designed and manufactured cycle cars in the teens, and his company was later purchased in 1917 by the Chevrolet Motor Company.  In 1922 Booth set out to design the ultimate automobile which he named the “da Vinci”.  The design called for an under slung chassis with a low center of gravity, and a number of other novel features.  Booth did not wish to manufacture the car, but instead wanted to license the design to a major automotive concern.  He presented concept drawings to a number of prominent automotive executives including Edsel Ford, and the principals of the Stutz Motor Company.  In order to promote his idea further, Booth took his concept to the next level by building a working prototype.  In early 1925 he entered into a contract with Louis Chevrolet to build the da Vinci show car.  The following documents pertain to Louis Chevrolet’s participation in the development of the da Vinci automobile.