Inventions to Reveal Self Starter Cars at Grand Central Palace
A national auto show in New York January 6 13 will showcase nearly 500 cars and highlight evolving self starting systems. From early experiments in 1893 to two unit and single unit starters, inventors pursued electric, gas and air powered methods as the industry converged on reliable self starting technology. The event will test which configuration dominates amid many makes and models.
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Grand Central Palace
New York
National Automobile Chamber of Commerce to meetings export managers
The National Automobile Chamber of Commerce directors voted to hold a January meeting of export managers to boost foreign trade. Exports rose in 1916 to over 160 million dollars, with about 81 000 cars sent to 74 countries. The conference aims to share duties, regulations, shipping routes, and market expansion strategies amid freight-car shortages. A stray line about a pretty girl ends the note.
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National Automobile Chamber of Commerce
Government Garage For Motor Trucks at Fort Sam Houston
Fort Sam Houston prepares the nation’s largest government garage for motor trucks with 35 units totaling 1,183 capacity. Machine shops will use compressed steel units, bolt together for rapid relocation, and weather protection for some 700 trucks now waiting nearby. Major Albert C. Dalton will oversee construction. similar facilities planned at Fort Bliss for border trucks.
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Fort Sam Houston
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United States
Albert C. Dalton
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Fort Elies
el Paso
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Car Runs Three Miles On Steam Power Without Fuel
Abner Doble of General Engineering Detroit has driven a steam car for three years that can cover three to four miles on stored energy after fuel is exhausted. The machine uses pressure from a generator to propel the car while the gauge drops, and Doble notes occasional drives with power gauge warning before refueling.
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General Engineering Company of
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York
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