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Stories and images from the Sparrow archive, preserved in their original historical context.
Lightning Management System
Appropriately enough, Mike Corbin spent Father’s Day with his new baby, the Sparrow. It was a bit warm out, but a nice day overall. Mike headed east to make a trip over P
Installing the Enerdel Battery Pack in the New Sparrow Prototype Chassis
With the painted chassis assembled and the wiring harness completed, the new Sparrow prototype received its Enerdel lithium-ion battery pack ahead of road testing.
Sparrow at SEMA Show 2017
In order to show off what can be done with some of the wide variety of composites they distribute, our pals at Revchem invited us to display the new Sparrow prototype in
Picture Time
There never seems to be enough hours in the day to get everything done. Our plan was to run the Sparrow on up to San Francisco and get some really nice shots at various l
Sparrow Beta Program
The Next Chapter in Sparrow History
Vince Zavala Fitting the Rear Bodywork and Forward-Opening Door on the New Sparrow
A workshop photo of Corbin R&D lead Vince Zavala refining the new Sparrow's rear bodywork, with a clear view of how the forward-opening door works in tight parking.
Sparrow Inventor
Mike Corbin
Prototype Parts Leave the Paint Shop Ahead of a Planned Hollister Rally Debut
A build update from the new Sparrow program, when painted parts were arriving for assembly and the team aimed to show the prototype at the Hollister Rally over the Fourth of July.
A Late-1990s Sparrow Photographed Outside the Unfinished AT&T Park in San Francisco
An archive photo of an early Corbin Sparrow parked in front of the Giants' new ballpark while it was still under construction, taken after the San Francisco Auto Show.
Mike Corbin Recharging an Electric Motorcycle by Windmill on Mount Washington in the 1970s
A 1970s National Geographic photograph shows Mike Corbin recharging a Corbin electric motorcycle from a windmill at the summit of the Mount Washington auto road.