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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1913
Page
2
B G Campbell cites an Oakland Six 80 Grayhound plunging through a washed bridge into the Leona river bed on Cumabra road. The car fell about 15 feet to the dry bed, landed on all four wheels 42 feet from the bluff, front axle bent, front wheels sprung, radiator buried, top torn, and bows damaged in the wreck.
Oakland Motor Car Company foreign department ships hundreds of cars yearly and Australian dealers already contracted for 4400 units. American makers push foreign exhibits with Oaklands at London and Dublin shows. In China, P Richter in a Studebaker won the first format motor car competition cup, a 25 mile economy race awarded by the governor general of Kiachaw.
The Haynes Automobile Company of Kokomo introduces a new name plate in national colors. The plate features Haynes in red atop white enamel with a reproduction of Elwood Haynes first gasoline car from 1983-94 in aluminum. The slogan Americas First Car appears below in red on blue enamel, touted as an improvement over the old radiator display.
The Dudley Tool Company of Dudley, Michigan, will introduce a 10 horsepower V type air cooled cyclecar with 98 inch wheelbase and 26 inch tread. The car features a plane transmission and semitandem seating. Production is set to begin January 1 with an anticipated output of 590 to 1090 units for the next season.
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