Auto mascots recall bygone car royalty and collectors
The piece traces radiator cap history from the first 1898 cap to the 1937 phasing out of fancy mascots. It notes famous symbols such as Rolls Royce Spirit of Ecstasy and Cadillac Herald, and profiles two local collectors Garland Tex Schafrick and Ben Chinitz who trade, collect, and study these relics.
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Pierce-Arrows
Armstrong-Siddleys
St. Christopher
United States
Yesteryear
Rolls- Royce
Mercedes-Benz
Jaguar
Bentley
Garland
Tex” Schafrick
Mount Vernon
Ben Chinitz
10Th Ave
Marion
Schafrick
Tex
Ben
Katz Salvage
Auto Parts
Chinitz
Cadillac “Herald
Chevrolet
Chrysler
Studebaker
Tex Schafrick
Packard
Wine market Review notes rise in American table wine share
The 1976 American Wine Market Review and Forecast reports table wine made in the United States holds a record 61.4 percent of U.S. wine sales. U.S. wine shipments reached 376 million gallons, up 2.3 percent for the year, amid a continued rise in American wine consumption.
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New York
UPI
America
U.S
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