Maxwell Team First 70 Enter Big Race
Ray Harroun the famed engine designer backs rival Bob Burman as Maxwell Motor Company readies three cars for Indianapolis. They aim to lap the speedway in under 1 37, challenge European makers, and possibly enter the grand prix next year if rules allow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Wharroun
Bob Burman
Indianapolis Speedway
Fse
Maxwell Motor Company
Maxwell Company
Ray Harroun
Maxwell
Lincoln Highway Praised as Key Internal Improvement
W. E. Deming, editor of the Tribune in Cheyenne Wyoming, lauds the Lincoln Highway as the era's paramount internal improvement since the Union Pacific and Central Pacific RR construction to the Pacific coast. He commends the men dedicating their time to this memorial highway project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Pacific
Central Pacific
Pacific Coast
W. E. Deming
Tribune
Cheyenne
Wyo
Novel score board records auto race progress
Santa Monica officials unveiled a device to display each car’s progress by miles. Car numbers travel across the board when reported by telephone at eight stations per lap, letting spectators see exact standings and lap totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Monica
Harry C. Stutz
Miles
Mr. Stutz
Celebrities Buy Studebaker Cars From D C Dealer
The Commercial Automobile and Supply Co of Washington DC has sold Studebaker cars to prominent buyers including Senator Nathan Goff of West Virginia, Congressman F H Gillett of Massachusetts, and Crandell Mackey commonwealth attorney for Alexandria County Virginia. The latest purchases are a Six Sedan a Four landau roadster and a Six touring car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Automobile and Supply Company of
Washington, D. C
Studebaker
Nathan Goff
West Virginia
F. H. Gillett
Massachusetts
Crandell Mackey
Alexandria County
Virginia
Oakland Will Enter Retail Dales Field
Oakland Motor Car Company of San Antonio expands locally with a retail sales department and new East Houston Street quarters. E. T Wilson and L. A. Smith will lead a sales push, backed by a strengthened service department overseen by C. T. Cooper. An open air Automobile Club show will display Oakland models including a cabriolet and model 86 touring car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland Motor Car Company
San Antonio
E. T Wulson
Alamo Auto Sales Company
L. A. Smith
Lozier Company
Oakland
Carter-Mullaly Transfer Company
East Houston
Nacogdoches Streets
Oakland Conern
East Houston Street
Avenue D
Wilson
Pierce-Arrow
Chalmers Motor Car Company
Detroit
Chalmers Sales
Auto
Smith
Dallas
Service Department
Oakland Company
C. T. Cooper
Los Angeles
B. G. Campbell
Automobile Club
Longevity Claimed for Utility Trucks Over Horse Power
Willys Overland president John N. Willys argues the Utility three-quarter ton truck lasts four to five times longer than horses used for rapid transport. He cites daily and weekly inspections as keeping trucks nearly trouble free and notes horses require constant care, feeding, and grooming with weather risks and higher costs. He adds the truck works in extreme heat or cold, across snow and ice, and demands little specialized skill to operate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John N. Willys
Willys- Overland Company
Willys-Utility
Pecos Valley Automobile Association Formed in Pecos Texas
The Pecos Valley Automobile Association is organized at Pecos Texas with an initial 35 members and aims to reach 100 within weeks. Officers include Dr W H Moore as president D Balcom as vice president and secretary Awoke as treasurer. The group plans support for motor highway development along the Pacific Railroad from Fort Worth to El Paso.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos Valley Automobile Association
Pecos
Tex
W. H. Moore
D. Balcom
Pank
Aw Oke
Fort Worth
el Paso
Overland car wins Fresno race cup and cash prize
In Fresno California the Cobb Evans Auto Company dealers of Overland cars display numerous racing trophies. Their stock model Overland won a silver cup and 500 in cash after a 100 mile event at Fresno fairgrounds with a 1 hour 45 minute 16 second time after a special body swap. The Willys Overland firm maintains the car is not a racing vehicle despite the victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fresno
Cal
Cobb-Evans Auto Company
Overland
Fresno Fair Grounds
Willys-Overland Company
Toledo
Ohio
Cobb-Evans Company
Trucks Set 24 Hour Oil Run Record in Los Angeles
Six Peerless five ton trucks owned by Associated Oil Company in Los Angeles have operated nonstop for months. Three began service last spring and three last fall with only minor maintenance and tire changes. They run 24 hours daily with full oil payloads and a five mile per hour schedule on fair roads. In Minneapolis, a patrolman earned $25 for arresting a glass thrower as the city cracks down on highway debris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Cal
Associated Oil Company
Erly
Analysis Shows Pennsylvania Highway Spending
A summarized financial analysis reports that the Pennsylvania Highway Department spent 8,765,284.99 dollars over two years ending October 1. Overhead expenses totaled 600,328.22 dollars, representing less than seven percent of the expenditures.
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Pennsylvania Highway Department
Papers Deserve Credit for Auto Growth and Good Roads
George E. Daniels of Oakland Motor Co credits newspapers for advancing the automobile industry and promoting good roads. He cites chronicling progress since the one cylinder era, advertising impact, public opinion shaping, and the role of papers in motor sport coverage and owner inquiries.
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George E. Daniels
Oakland Motor Company
Ans
Ancestors blamed for Pittsboro car theft defense
Robert White of Pittsboro faced Judge Swearingen on a charge of borrowing a motor car from Harry Dangerfield. He claimed speed runs in his family line, inherited from parents who gave him a taste for fast travel but nothing to satisfy it. The judge placed him under oath to avoid cars for one year and granted parole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert White
Pittsboro
Swearingen
White
Stream-line Phrase Talks Cars and Design Truth
W. H. Emond notes English coinage of auto phrases and explains true stream-line design. He argues Americans misuse terms like sedan and Pullman and warns real stream-line form depends on radiator and midship body sections with careful curves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
W. H. Emond
Franklin
Orig
Incan Descent Lamp Sparks Bank Theft Safety Debate
A new pocket lamp design intended to deter thieves screws into a pocket like usual but cannot be removed until its glass is broken. The device aims to trap would be thieves and signal police with its breakage.
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Central Vulcanizing CO
Diamond Agency
Travis Street
G. L. Taft, Jr
L. G. Webber
Maxwell Team
Goodyear
Joop
Akron
Goodyear Tire Mire & Rubber Company
Rte Wontea
Dales Field
E.T. Wilson and
Campbell
Company
Carter- Mullaly Building
East
Houston Street
E. T. Wilson
Pecos Valley
Minneapolis
C. A. Layman
Sixth Precinct
Automobile Club of Minneapolis
Empire Streamline
Remy
Weston-Mott
Hyatt
Empire
Fraser Auto Supply Co
Jefferson and
Phone Crockett
San Antonio, Texas
Stewart
Warner
North Flores Street
Sanan Tong
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