Marmon Wasp Car 32 Displayed In Indianapolis May 23
The Marmon Wasp number 32, driven by Ray Harroun to win the first Indianapolis 500 in 1911 at 74.59 mph, will be shown in the Indianapolis Marmon Motor Car Company showroom at Eleventh and Meridian starting tomorrow. The display will feature the historic racing prized item along with related Marmon artifacts.
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Ray Harroun
Indianapolis
Marmon Motor Car Company
Eleventh and
Meridian Sts
Lionel Rapson
England
Michigan Plans Super Road to Vacation Land
Michigan unveils a 325000 ferry to cross the Straits of Mackinac and a forty foot wide highway from New Buffalo into vacation country. Frank Rogers announces the projects after a five day editor tour, with 35000000 available for roads and 15000000 for new concrete routes. The party toured Dunes State Park and the Lakewood Farm as part of the Michigan Tourist and Resort Association trip.
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Michigan Tourist and Resort Association
Hackinaw City
St. Ignace
Straits
Lake Michigan
Rogers
State Highway Department
State Highway Board
Michigan
White Lake
Dunes State Park
Muskegon
West Michigan
Senator Connally
George Getz
Chicago
Lakewood Farm
Holland
Boston
Peterson
Tail Lights And Travel Tips From The Road
motorists observe car behavior and deduce oil recirculation cooling tips. Appleton visitors will wear Chamber of Commerce city safety tags offering polite correction if needed. National gasoline usage reaches about 10.6 billion gallons with most states taxing fuel and two state taxes absent.
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Appleton
Wis
Chamber of Commerce
Franklin Lindbergh to receive custom Franklin sedan
M. H. Franklin, president of the Franklin Company, announces the exchange of a Franklin Airman sport sedan for the car given to Col. Charles A. Lindbergh after his New York to Paris flight. Lindbergh, at Franklin’s St. Louis headquarters, selected a black six-wire-wheeled model with cream wheels, a leather trunk, luggage, and special interior fittings. The item notes Canada’s familiarity with the famous event and mentions the Targa Florio race in Sicily as a contrasting European classic.
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Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
M. H. Franklin
Franklin Company
Paris
St. Louis
Franklin
Lindbergh
Canada
Europe
Divo
Sicily
Bugatti Takes First in Hard Targa Florio Grind
Automobile racing news notes Bugatti winning the Hard Targa Florio as enthusiasts in the United States and abroad follow the gripping event. The report highlights national interest and the intense competition surrounding the famed course.
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Bugatti
United States
Auburn Show Booms Sales
Chicago May 23 One of the most successful demonstration weeks in the automobile industry ended May 13 with the sale of 142 Auburns and many prospects lined up. The event dubbed Show Me week followed E L Cord's policy of making a car that sells itself by proving value to the public. Cord said a salesman cannot talk value into a car and that buyers must try out and judge for themselves.
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Chicago
E. L. Cord
Cord
Studebaker Announces Three Cabriolet Models
The Studebaker Corporation of America reveals three new cabriolet models for 1927 the President the Commander and the Erskine six chassis. The offer expands Studebaker passenger convertible options with updated styling and pricing details.
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Studebaker Corporation of America
Yellow Truck Company Names New Board
Portland Maine May 23 The stockholders of Yellow Truck and Coach Manufacturing Company elected a board for the ensuing year including O L Arnold Irving B Babcock Albert Bradley E R Breech Fred J Fisher John Hertz T S Merrill J L Pratt John A Ritchie Paul Seiler and Alfred H Swayne Minnesota's hitchhiking ban is cutting traffic accidents markedly, traffic officials report.
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Portland
Yellow Truck and Coach Manufacturing Company
O. L. Arnold
Irving B. Babcock
Albert Bradley
E. R. Breech
Fred J. Fisher
John Hertz
T. S. Merrill
J. L Pratt
John A. Ritchie
Paul Seiler
Alfred H. Swayne
Marmon Cars to Feature in 500 Mile Race Entry
Ray Harroun, driver of the 1911 Wasp, will attend Indianapolis in a few days to watch the 500 mile race on May 30 where Marmon fields three special racing cars. One car driven by Peter Kreis carries the number 32, the same as the Wasp.
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Marmon
Ray Harroun
Wasp
Indianapolis
Peter Kreis
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