Economy Unit Converts Ford Car Into Truck for Sale Push
J. E. Foster of Wallace Brothers at 415 West Commerce touts an Economy Unit that turns a Ford into a one ton truck without extra fuel use. He claims 29 mpg, half the cost of competing units, and a rising sales pace beyond one per day through The Light advertising. W. T. Garvin of Eagle Furniture testifies to rapid trips and heavy loads with notable speed, including a 125 mile run using six gallons of gas.
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J. E. Foster
Wallace Brothers Company
West
Commerce Street
Ford
Mr. Foster
Kendalia
Fiat
Oldsmobile Seven Passenger Touring Car Model 45
The New York show unveils the Oldsmobile model 45 touring car a seven passenger model featuring a quiet eight cylinder motor rated at 50 horsepower and a light 3000 pound body. The car offers refined finish and upholstery with dust free box pleat leather and near effortless gear shifting for quick acceleration and strong hill climbing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Fragmentary recollection of a furniture deal and driving peril
The speaker recalls a tense trip carrying a heavy load after selling the furniture company equipment. They describe overtaking light roadsters, maintaining restraint, and learning new details about the goods being sold during the journey.
First Motorized Circus Uses Firestone Giant Tires
The United States Circus Corporation plans the first motorized circus using 100 Kelly-Springfield trucks and 100 Troy trailers with Firestone Giant tires. The circus, carrying 1200 persons and animals, will sleep in trailers, cutting transportation costs by about 75 percent and expected to revolutionize circus travel. Cooperating firms include Kelly-Springfield Truck Co., Troy Wagon Works, and Firestone Tire and Rubber Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company
Akron
Ohio
Firestone
United States Circus Corporatoin
Kelly-Springfield
Roy Knabenshue
Kelly-Springfield Truck Company
Troy Wagon Works
Firestone Tire,and Rubber Company
Automobile Show Highlights 1917 Price Trends and Models
Chicago January 27 A preview from George M Dickson president of National cars notes prices will rise slightly in 1917 due to higher material costs. He cites about 138 U S motor car makers offering over 640 models as the industry looks ahead.
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Davis
Chicago
George M. Dickson
Building National Cars
United States
Car Makers Push Style And Value In 1917 Models
The article notes 41 new cars in the current year with 10 new names, 9 or 10 discontinued models, and predicts more first time buyers in 1917 shifting to higher quality cars. Builders strive for individuality through body lines and seating, aiming for both beauty and practicality within price.
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Prosi
Forty Carloads of Automobiles Coming to This Region
The Woodward Carriage Company, dealer for Overland and Willys Knight autos, wired Willys-Overland in Toledo for a train of forty carloads to be distributed in this state. They ordered thirty-five more cars and planned routes to Texas and multiple Texas cities, with ten cars for San Antonio and two cars to several towns. The message noted flat car equipment, a guard for the train, and Mr. Winerich from Toledo expected Monday.
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Woodward Carriage Company
Overland
Willys-Knight
Willys-Overland Company
Toledo
Ohio
Texas
San Antonio
Corpus Christi
Victoria
Austin
Granger
McAllen
Fredericksburg
Bastrop
Eagle Pass
Hondo
Seguin
Floresville
Coupland
Gonzales
Beeville
Nixon
del Rio
Laredo
Round Rock
Taylor
Lockhart
Texas Motorist Debuts to Address State Drivers
The Texas Motorist edited by W. J. Edgecombe and J. F. Rocke launched last week to discuss issues facing automobile owners, dealers, and manufacturers. It advocates better highways and modern traffic rules, and features a distinctive catlike typography.
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The
Texas Motorist
W. J. Edgecombe
J. F. Rocke
Motorist
Overland Car in India at Rangoon Pagoda Scene
A vintage Overland car stands before the Sooloo Pagoda in Rangoon, India, with two Hindu youths aboard. The caption notes Indians recognize the automobile and that white color is favored, with black cars avoided as hearses.
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Rudyard Kipling
Sooloo Pagoda
Rangoon
India
Orient
Chicago Show Hotels Crowded as Auto Exposition Opens
Chicago becomes the national auto show capital with the Coliseum and Armory packed. A fleet of 1917 models, allied displays, and a $50,000 scenic backdrop headline preparations as decorators race to finish. The Congress hotel hosts the Automobile Salon with nine exhibitors and new body designs debuting.
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America
Tietzel Studios
Evergreen Park
Automobile Salon
Chicago
Congress Hotel
Locomobile
Brewster
White
Simplex
Murray
Daniels
Disbrow
Lancia
Fageol
C.C. Kimball and Company of Chicago
Marmon
Doble
Foresight and Final Journey of Patrick Branigan
The piece presents Patrick Branigan gravely ill with a priest at his bedside asking if he renounces the devil as he faces death. Branigan responds with humorous hesitation about his moral path and offers a wary remark on making enemies during his dying moments.
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Patrick Branigan
Pat
Dyckman Auto Homes Leases Cheseboro Tract for Garages
Dyckman Auto Homes Corporation leases twelve Amsterdam avenue lots from Romney Realty to create a garage park for individual owners. Casper Rosenheim, president, aims to provide about 100 single garages with full conveniences and a large public garage. Zoning law since July 25 allows unrestricted use.
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New York
Dyckman Auto Homes Corporation
Casper 8. Rosenheim
Romney Realty Company, Incorporated
J. K. Freedlander
A. N. Gitterman
Cheseboro
Amsterdam Avenue
Academy Street
Two Hundred and Fourth Street
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Franklin Taxicab CO
Main Plaza
Auto Court House
Continental Motors
Delco
Warner
Columbia
Neal-Simmons Motor CO
St. Mary’s and Commerce
Sts
Geo
Cirgus
Woodward Carriage Co
New
Automobile Journal
Royal Court of the Realm
Coliseum
First Regiment Armory
Gotham
Uum
Morgan-Woodward
New York Corporation
Blumberg Motor Mfg. GO
Phone Crockett
Mesquite Street
Obody
San Antono
Crockett
SFIS
Lallase
Apo
Goldberg
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