The Scarab was William Bushnell Stout's attempt ... major elements of the vehicle were welded together into one rigid structure. This provided better handling, more interior space, and lighter ...

This is the story of the Stout Scarab, the bizarre Art Deco proto ... Both these cars play with the traditional layout of a vehicle’s interior, changing it to something more hospitable and ...

Roy Schneider, of Milwaukee, shows off his 1936 Stout Scarab, a model often called the first minivan. Photo: Sara Stathas for The Wall Street Journal Think vehicles ...

for the maximization of the interior space. The first minivan to be manufactured was the Stout Scarab. It was made in 1936. It had a table that could be removed when not in use. The second row of the ...