Rude Auto Co Marks 25 Years In Cedar Rapids
The Rude Auto Co celebrates twenty five years serving as Ford dealers from Perry to Cedar Rapids. Now at 511 Second Avenue SE the firm runs the largest auto floor space in the state with complete service, used cars, Lincoln sales for eight eastern Iowa counties, Goodyear tire service, Kendall oil, and a truck department. Fifty employees year round.
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Rude Auto Company
Ford
Perry
Second Avenue SE
Perry Rude
George Hearn
Cedar Rapids
Lincoln
Iowa
Goodyear Tire
Kendall's
Pennsylvania Motor Oils
Auto Repair Advances From Hand Work to Precision Tools
A veteran auto shop chief recalls the shift from hand grinding and scraping to modern machine aided methods. He notes valve grinding, piston installation, and bearing fitting once took hours or days, now completed with silicate, reamers, and indicators to within fractions of an inch.
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M. H. Hadad
Hadad Motor Service Garage
First Gas Car in Cedar Rapids and a 1906 Motor Run
Clarence L. Miller bought Cedar Rapids first gas buggy and Fred Faulkes helped stage a 39 mile 1906 motor run to Robins Marion and Springville with 17 cars. W G Haskell drove a steam Locomobile and earned fame as chauffeur while others such as Dows Averill and Campbell joined the parade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Miller
W. G. Haskell
Clarence L. Miller
The
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Fred Faulkes
Central Fire Station
Cedar Rapids Automobile Club
Robins
Marion
Springville
Haskell
Mr. Haskell
Des Moines
Belle Plaine
Fairfax
Col . G. Dows
Dows
Hanskell
F. D
Weaver
A Avenue
Cook
Heart Break Road drama of a dying plan
Ray lies dying in a remote cabin as Barney and Slim scheme a risky escape for him to reach New York. With no telephone, Ray lures aid through alcohol and a desperate plot, clinging to hope of salvation for Jill before succumbing to illness.
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Ray
Barney
Slim
Reddy
New York
Sam
Flivver
New Pontiac Eight Makes Appearance
Detroit announces the 1933 Pontiac new straight eight in seven body types with a 115 inch wheelbase and 3265 pound four door sedan. It features Fisher no draft ventilation cross flow radiator a cold water pipe line and oil under pressure bearings while promising good gas mileage and stable performance.
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Detroit
Mich
Pontiac
United States
R. K. White
Ray drives to New York to reach Jill after escape
Ray struggles to move a gas-filled car with a bleeding hand and a single light as he nears New York. He prays the gas holds while slipping past the hills and road signs, hoping Slim and Barney sleep long enough to miss his escape plan.
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Slim
Ray
Barney
New York Pike
Jill
Terriby
New York
Ray races through night to clear name and find Jill
In a tense cross country drive Ray battles fever and fear of pursuit as he heads toward a small town stop for coffee. A truck stop revelation links him to Jill and a hospital hold up, casting doubt on his innocence and sealing a grim fate to be continued tomorrow.
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Ray
Ossining
Tarrytown
New York
Jill
Black Leo
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Rude Auto CO
15Th Street
Were
Edward C Clark
William J Greene
Glenn M. Averill
George Dutton
Charles H Campbell
Henry M Coffits
WH Dunshee
A N. Watson
O. Mansfield
E J. Carey
J. M. Parker
George Henderson
Jackson
William R. Harmon
Reo
G. L
E. E. Rothrock
Charles H. Cogswell, Jr
T. W. Runkle
Maxwell- Briscoe
George Stuart
Arthur A. Taylor
A. O. Taylor
Clara Taylor
Paul Lattner
Louis J. Baerthel
J. W. Hayes
A. T. Swenson
Edward T Lawler
Robert Taylor
J. Lynn Crawford
Maxwell-Briscoe
Jeffrey
E. A. Kegley
J C. Pickering
Waverly Electric
F. D. Weaver
Weaver Auto Company
Avenue NE
Linn
Henry Ford
Franks
Vera Brown
Pprch
Fender
Duco
Thorpe
Fifth Street
Rowe Electric CO
Second Avenue E
Flight
Neals
Kacena Battery & Equipment CO
Automobile Headquarters
Goodyear Tires
Penn
U. S
Hadad’s
Han
Eighth Street
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