Greatest racing event held in South debut in Galveston
Galveston Texas July 26 crowds expected for the beach auto race meet led by Disbrow De Palma Endicott Nikrent De Witt Mulford Le Cain Armour Ferguson Horan and others. Captain J W Munn says the South’s greatest racing gathering opens with a Peugeot entry by Armour Ferguson and Ralph Mulford at the wheel. The $5000 carnival sweepstakes promises a record beach race, with Studebaker sending its light car racing team.
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Galveston
Tex
Galveston Beach
South
Disbrow
de Palma
Endicott
Nikrent
de Witt
Mulford
le Cain
Armour Ferguson
Horan
J. W. Munn
Studebaker Company
Lght
Youngest Speed King to Enter Peugeot
Racing notes profile Armour Ferguson the 21 year old youngest registered American Automobile Association driver. He drives Zucarelli's speed monster at Galveston Beach races. Illinois veteran M. M. Miller aged 83 claims to be the oldest motorist in the state, owning and operating his own car with a long accident-free record.
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Armour Ferguson
Zucarelli
Galveston Beach
Caleb Bragg
Spencer Wishart
Eddie Hearne
David Bruce-Brown
Erwin Bergdoll
American Automobile Association
Young Ferguson
Illinois
M. M. Miller
Chatsworth
Zacorello
Peugeot
Ralph Mulford
Ferguson
Motors calendars list key auto events and tours
The motorists schedule covers races and tours from July to January across multiple cities including San Antonio Galveston Orangeburg Le Mans Santa Monica Colorado Springs Chicago Isle of Man and more. Sanctions by AAA and ACA show and major shows in Paris Olympia and Chicago.
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Galveston
Orangeburg
N. Y
Tex
le Mans
France
Santa Monica
Cal
Kansas State Automobile Association
Colorado Springs
Elgin
Chicago Automobile Club
Chicago Motor Club
Columbus
Ohio
Canfield
Grand Rapids
Mich
Covington
Detroit
Boulogne
Isle of Man
Great Britain
Lake Michigan
Phoenix
Arizona
Savanah
Savannah
Paris
Olympia
Chicago
Handley Creates 1.25 Million Auto Holdings Empire
Indianapolis July 26 An ambitious consolidation forms the J. I. Handley Company with 1,250,000 capital. It unites Handley stakes in American Motors Company Marion Motor Car Company and related entities to act as sole selling agent and boost departmentized distribution while preserving the individuality of the two manufacturers.
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Indianapolis
Ind
J. I. Handley
J. I. Handley Company
Handle
Handley
American Motors
Marion Motor Car
American Motors Company
Marion Motor Car Company
Marion
University of Minnesota approves motor engineering course
The regents sanction a new motor engineering course at the University of Minnesota with tuition set at ten dollars.
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Minnesota
Regents of
The
University of Minnesota
National Team Seeks Byways for Car Road Test
William Guy Wall chief engineer of National Motor Vehicle Company leaves Indianapolis with three stock cars to probe bad roads. The group will avoid main highways, testing byways hills mud and rocks as part of ongoing year round engineering work aimed at improving all models.
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Paige
Renee
William Guy Wall
National Motor Vehicle Company
Indianapolis
Wall
George M. Dickson
Motocyclist Carl Clancy tours world for travel book and routes
Carl S. Clancy, who left New York last October on a motor cycle world tour, has reached Portland after riding through England Ireland Scotland Holland Belgium France Spain Algeria Tunis India and Japan. He plans a travel book to aid other motorcyclists and favors slow country-by-country exploration. A French road race news notes the grand prix de France at Le Mans on August 4 with a 500 mile course near Amiens and mentions Peugeot cars prepped for the race.
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Carl S. Clancy
New York
Portland
Ore
England
Ireland
Scotland
Holland
Belgium
France
Spain
Algiers
Tunis
Africa
India
Japan
Spokane
Clancy
le Mans
Amiens
Wilbur Wright
Europe
Burry
Peugeot
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Franklin
Birdsong
Potchernick
Welds
Giant Concern
New Corporation
J. J. Handley
Handley Holdings
Gray & Davis
Bosch
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