Elcar Branch Opened by Summers Taylor Here
Summers and Taylor establish the Summers-Taylor Elcar Company as Indianapolis territorial distributor with new showroom at 650 E Thirty-Eighth St. The firm will feature the Elcar line of four series of eights and sixes, all with Elcar Lycoming motors and up to 115 horsepower in larger models. Officials praise Elcar for comfort, beauty, and growing local ownership.
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Indianapols
Red Summers-Taylor Elcar Company
Elcar Motor Company
E. Thirty-Eighth St
Summers
Taylor
Summers-Taylor
Elcar
Elkhart
Ind
Summers- Taylor Company
Eleers
Indiana
Indianapolis
Stewart-Warner unveils new fuel-feed device
Stewart-Warner Speedometer Corporation of Chicago announces a revolutionary system that removes the vacuum tank and carburetor. It feeds a cooled dry gasoline vapor to the manifold by heating air in a coil in the tank, vaporizing gasoline, then mixing with cool air before delivery to the engine.
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Stewart-Warner Speedometer Corporation
Chicago
Marmon Unveils New Series 68 and 78 Refined Eights
Marmon introduces its new straight eight models the 68 and 78 at Indianapolis sales outlets with new hood and radiator lines chrome exterior parts and improved interiors. Power increases in the 68 to 176 hp while the 78 retains 86 hp with refined manifolding vibration absorbing clutch and enhanced safety features including a single key ignition lock and Fedco serial number system.
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Marmon
Indianapolis
Eleventh
Meridian Sts
A. R. Heiskell
Fedco
F.o.b
Cadillac Wins Prizes at Berlin International Show
Cadillac captured three first prizes three seconds one third and one fourth and Berlin Tageblatt special prize for most beautiful car at the international show by the German Automobile Club. Lawrence P Fisher Cadillac president reported via cablegram from the Cadillac LaSalle distributor in Berlin.
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Berlin
Germany
German Automobile Club
Cadillac
Berlin Tageblatt
Lawrence P. Fisher
Cadillac Motor Car Company
Cadillac-LaSalle
Buick Display Draws Thousands At City Car Show
More than 5,000 visitors attended Buick’s new models display last Sunday at the Thirteenth and Meridian Street sales room. The lavish decor featured an orange red drop curtain with a silver and blue Buick emblem, blue drapes, and slogans Look to the leader for leadership and Buick Silver anniversary. Edgerton and Company decorated the space under Ralph Edgerton’s supervision.
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Buick
Thirteenth
Meridian St
Edgerton and Company
Ralph Edgerton
Prest-O-Lite Salesmen Host Ten Mile Race at Speedway
The Prest-O-Lite convention featured a wet-track ten mile race between Black Hawk Stutz cars driven by George Spindler and Johnny Jenkins with Moskovics as pace maker. After the race, sixty district salesmen toured the Prest-O-Lite laboratory and observed tests showing 25 to 30 percent power gains in cold weather and superior endurance under continuous discharge.
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Speedway
Black Hawk Stutz
George Spindler
Johnny Jenkins
Moskovics
Stutz Motor Car Company
Bus lines surpass steam and electric mileage in U S
The motor bus industry already covers 635 609 miles of routes in the United States, more than twice the mileage of steam and electric lines, according to the American Automobile Association.
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United States
American Automobile Association
Fuel pump upgrade debuts on Silver Anniversary Buick
The mechanical fuel pump replaces the vacuum tank system offering simplicity and reliability. It uses a wear resistant diaphragm driven by the camshaft, provides adjustable fuel delivery, prevents priming, and maintains supply at all speeds with no need to prime after running dry. Also notes a new pressure equalizing chamber and a gasoline strainer. The piece ends with a remark that the U.S. has spent over 12.4 billion dollars on highways in the last 25 years.
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Buick
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