Franklin Teot For Mileage Set Standard
Franklin dealers across the United States and Canada tested stock cars on one gallon of gasoline with two officials inspecting and a notary certifying. The average mileage was 32.8 miles per gallon among 94 dealers, with individual results from 17.2 to 61.2 miles, on varied roads and weather, showing practical car efficiency and setting a new standard for automotive testing.
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L. F. Birdsong
Birdsong & Potchernick Company
Franklin Distributors
Franklin
Mr. Birdsong
United States
Canada
Bay 1
Franklin Dealers
Professiona
Pacific Coast
Atlantic
Ford Village Grows as Ford Auto Plant Spurs Canada Town
Ford Village in Ontario has transformed after the Ford Motor Company of Canada plant boosted growth. From about 1,000 residents a year ago the population now exceeds 2,000, prompting plans for a new town hall with a $12,000 site and $28,000 building budget.
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Ontario
FORD
Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited
Detroit River
Walkerville
Ford Village
Ford Production Passes 500000 Mark
Detroit May 9 More than a half million Fords have been built and sold to date with the milestone reached mid April. The Highland Park factory is speeding up output to more than eleven hundred cars daily as the pace continues from March when production topped eleven hundred daily for twenty six straight days. Cars have reached every country and Ford officials note the slogan every third is a Ford as a common belief.
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Detroit
Mich
Highland Park
Africa
South America
Ceylon
Jolo
Philippines
Ford
Goodyear Tire Company Publishes Conservation Bulletins
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company Akron Ohio issues conservation leaflets to educate tire users on mileage optimization. The campaign covers inflation pressure and use of accessories inside protectors to prolong tire life and lower cost per mile while noting many owners fail to achieve full tire mileage.
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Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
Akron
Ohio
Goodyear
Goodyear Company
Saxon’s 4050 mile proveout starts in Detroit
A Saxon car begins a 135 miles a day test lasting 30 days in Detroit. After day six it had 810 miles, aiming to reach 4050 miles to compare with New York to San Francisco. Mayor Oscar Marx presided at the start with over 1000 spectators at the Pontchartrain Hotel as M. A. Croker drives with an extra passenger.
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Detroit
Buln
Axon Motor Company
New York
San Francisco
Pontchartrain Hotel
Oscar Marx
M. A. Croker
Ohio Demands Studebaker in Transit Record
Studebaker Corporation records show over 80000 dollars worth of four and six models in transit from the factory to Twyman Motor Car Company southern Ohio distributors. The timing reflects efforts to catch up with demand in the region.
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Ohio
Studebaker
Studebaker Corporation
Twyman Motor Car Company
Southern Ohio Distributors
Record Shifts as Saxon Plant Hits Daily Shipping Peak
Three days after Saxon Motor Company factory set a daily shipping record of fifty two cars, sales jumped with 206 orders for earliest possible delivery, the largest single day total to date.
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Saxon
Saxon Motor Company
Rough Roads Covered Trial Is Made in Presence of Auto Club and City Officials
A stock six cylinder Buick from Cincinnati to Dayton ran 53.1 miles on two gallons of gasoline, averaging 26.55 miles per gallon under heavy road conditions. The test, observed by Cincinnati and Dayton officials, lasted 3 hours and 7 minutes with fuel sealed at start and opened at Dayton. The run demonstrates fuel efficiency well above typical expectations for rugged roads.
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Harry S. Leyman
Leyman-Buick Company
Cincinnati
Dayton
B. R. Webb
Buick Automobile Company of
San Antonio
Buick
Government Square
Dayton Bicycle Club
E. J. Carpenter
Cincinnati Automobile Club
Horace Hisy
William T. Foley
The
Automobile Club
Joe Nolen
Enquirer
Walter Brinkman
Times-Star
G. Schotterbeck
Commercial Tribune
G. W. Schroyer
Frank W. Howell
United States
John A. McGee
Thomas McGee
Second Ajax tire test inaugurated with $5000 prizes
Ajax announces a second mileage contest for tires bought from April onward, offering a $600 top prize and 205 additional awards totaling $5000. The program rewards employed chauffeurs for high tire mileage, citing prior winners averaging over 6900 miles and a 16,783 mile best.
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Ajax
White Mountains
New Hampshire
Horace Delisser
Inter
Overland 1914 Touring Car Promises Size and Value
The 1914 Overland five passenger touring car showcases a powerful motor, long wheel base, large tires, and a durable chassis. It offers modern electric lighting, careful finishing, and comfort at a price 30 percent lower than competing models due to large production and factory efficiency. The ad notes a favorable motoring season and appealing open-road prospects.
Many Paige Cars Used In Venezuela
Venezuela funds road building through a 30 percent surtax on La Guaira and Puerto Cabello customs. American Paige cars, popular with coffee planters, pull light wagons over rough roads. firms seek a light truck body for the 36 chassis, with five to ten ton trucks coming as roads improve.
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South America
Motor Busses for World's Fair Line Established
The World's Fair Autocar Co. forms in San Francisco to run bus service from downtown to the exposition grounds. J. H. Durley named manager. Double decked buses seat fifty and complete ferry to grounds trip in twenty minutes.
Hoosier Motor Club Leases Crow's Nest Summer House
The Hoosier Motor Club leases Crow's Nest seven miles northeast of Indianapolis for a seven month summer clubhouse. John B. Cockrum and Russell M. Leeds arranged the deal, buying the property with acres of grounds, drives, tennis courts, swimming pools, and a modern ash log two story house with steam heat and private facilities. Valued about 75000 dollars, the club will keep its downtown quarters and may run a weeklong Indiana tour open to all entrants.
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Hoosier Motor Club
Crow’s Nest
Indianapolis
John B. Cockrum
Russell M. Leeds
Indiana
Erter
New Orleans Motorists Protest License Fee
Motor clubs challenge City Commissioner Newman on a proposed ordinance requiring a license fee for each motor vehicle operator in New Orleans and a driver photo carried for police reference. They oppose the photo and fee provisions though support driver competency checks.
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New Orleans
Newman
Peerless Trucks Replace Stages Between Sanger and Hume
On April 15 the Peerless trucks began their second season running daily between Sanger and Hume. Each 30 passenger vehicle travels 56 miles over rough mountain roads with 35 miles of steep grades claimed at 15 to 2 percent. The trucks offer higher speed capacity and lower cost per passenger, carrying 30 passengers a mile for 46 cents.
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Sanger
Hume
No Tire Trouble to Mar Hammack Honeymoon Drive
Mr. and Mrs. Melville Carson Hammack completed a honeymoon road trip from Portland to Los Angeles without tire trouble. After traveling over 1000 miles on various highways they arrived back with four tires still intact on their Studebaker four.
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Mar Jay
Portland
Ore
Los Angeles
Melville Carson Hammack
Oregon Air
Studebaker
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MTA
Toledo
Nature
St. Mary’s St
Phone
Crockett 262
J. W. Warren
New
Oakland
John F. Warren
PAIGE
Venezuela
California
England
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