Peugeot Wins Coupe de l Auto At Dieppe In 63.2 MPH
Peugeot wins the Coupe de l Auto at Dieppe with a 388 mile run averaging 63.2 mph. Boillot leads early, Goux takes over, and refueling troubles shake the Peugeot team while Sunbeam and Vauxhall push hard. Seventeen starters, seven finish, and next year’s rules tighten cylinder and weight limits.
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Motor Age
Boulogne
Delage
Dieppe
Sunbeam
Vauxhall
Alda
Buick
Anasagasti
Zenia
Goux
Boillot
Boilot
Agei
Guinness Chassagne
Hancock
Tabuteau
Rigal
D'Avary
Resta
Guinness
D’avary
Marion Six Demonstration Car Arrives at Fraser Auto
The 1914 Marion Six five passenger touring car arrives at Fraser Auto Supply for demonstration in this city. The vehicle features a long stroke motor for fuel efficiency, three-cylinder blocks, accessible chassis, Westinghouse starting and lighting, and a streamlined touring body with Turkish upholstery. It includes Truffault Hartford shock absorbers and self oiled bolts requiring no attention during a touring season. Spare tires are carried on a dummy rim at the rear.
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Marion
Fraser Auto Supply Company
Fraser
Westinghouse
Motz Tire Executive Elected Vice President
T H McGiehan, former general manager of Motz Tire and Rubber Co Akron, Ohio, was elected vice president. He has long experience in rubber, previously with Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co before joining Motz.
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Motz
T. H. McGiehan
Motz Tire and Rubber Company
Akron
Ohio
McGiehan
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
Motz People
Hatfield Truck Plant May Move to Williamsport
Williamsport business leaders have largely bought into Hatfield Truck Company of Elmira New York raising prospects the plant will relocate to Williamsport Pennsylvania. The move would place a major manufacturing operation in the city with local investors backing the effort.
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Pennsylvania
Hatfield Truck Company
Elmira
N. Y
Williamsport
Pennsylvania City
Lincoln Highway praise from Buick official in Texas
F W A Vesper, Buick Texas president and Buick Flint executive, in the Ality praises the Lincoln way and foresees a national highway system linked by four trunk routes, a national road commission, and a central corridor from the Great Lakes to the Gulf. He doubts pure concrete for trans continental routes but expects varied materials. The tariff, at 25 percent duty, does not unnerve U S automakers, with Buick selling thousands to South America. Vesper visited Dallas for the auto show and fair preparations before continuing south with B R Webb.
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Washington
Great Lakes
Gulf of Mexico
F. W. A. Vesper
Buick Automobile Company of Texas
Buick Motor Car Company
Flint
Mich
Vesper
Ality
B. R. Webb
Texas
Buick
National Road Commission
Detroit
South America
Dallas
United States
Webb
Highway Boosters Visit Ford Plant
Detroit observers recount a National Road Congress visit to the Ford Motor Company plant where delegates praised the Ford car for advancing good roads. A Middle West delegate notes farmers driving Ford cars drive road improvements, helping spur large state highway appropriations and broader rural road upgrades.
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Detroit
Mich
Ford Motor Company
Middle West
Crawford Leaves Hibbard Company for Cameron Wire Wheel
M. O. Crawford ends his role as chief engineer at Hibbard Engineering and will devote all time to the Cameron Wire Wheel Company where he serves as secretary and treasurer.
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Crawford
Hibbard Company
M. O. Crawford
Hibbard Engineering Company
Cameron Wire Wheel Company
Udale Joins Tracy Company Lab and Plant
S. M. Udale, formerly research assistant engineer with Studebaker, becomes head of the laboratory and motor testing plant of Joseph Tracy. Tracy’s New York office sits in the United States Rubber building at 1790 Broadway. BE Vanderfield of Grand Rapids, Michigan, has completed a 1000 mile motorcycle tour of Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin.
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Udale
Tracy Company
S. M. Udale
Studebaker Corporation
Joseph Tracy
New York
United States Rubber Building
Broadway
BE. W. Vanderfield
Grand Rapids
Mich
Illinois
Iowa
Wisconsin
Builder predicts a prosperous season for motor cars
W H Vandervoort, president of the Moline Automobile Company, predicts 1914 will see a surge in car sales, with 800,000 vehicles produced in 1914 and strong growth in small towns. He notes speed progress, increased production from 24 to over 300 makers, and cars becoming a necessity for labor and time saving.
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America
W. H. Vandervoort
Moline Automobile Company
Daytona Beach
Vandervoort
Splitdorf Introduces Ford Special High Tension Magneto
The Splitdorf Electrical Company unveils a Ford Special high tension magneto designed for Ford cars. It is fixed-spark, eliminates the spark lever, and uses throttle control for operation. The unit includes magneto, base, gears, switch, wiring, and all mounting hardware with no machine work required.
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Splitdorf Electrical Company
Ford
Rambling RANLER car becomes a summer home
Evangelist Beaudreau of Marlboro Mass transforms his Rambler into a house on wheels touring New England with his wife. The motor home includes a kitchen dining room sitting room and chamber. Meals convert the interior to a 6 by 18 foot kitchen and dining space for six or seven guests.
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Evangelist Beaudreau
Marlboro
Mass
New England
Hupmobile Born in Shed to National Auto Powerhouse
The Hupmobile began in a shed and grew to 260000 square feet of floor space with full equipment. Walter Drake, president of the Hupp Motor Car factory, notes 1908 to 1913 rapid industry development and an excellent 1914 outlook. He cites steady organization growth and a goal of avoiding indispensable individuals, with dealers forming stable regional networks after incorporation.
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Hupmobile
Walter Drake
Hupp Motor Car Factory
Consolidation of Red Head Spark Plug Factories
The Emil Grossman Company will unite Detroit and New York Red Head spark plug plants under one roof in the Bush Terminal Brooklyn facility at Forty first Street and Second Avenue. The 81 000 square foot single floor space more than doubles prior capacity. The Detroit plant remains as a western branch while the Trenton porcelain factory in New Jersey remains unchanged.
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Red Head
Emil Grossman Company
Detroit
New York
Bush Terminal
Forty-first Street
Second Avenue
Brooklyn
N. Y
Trenton
N. J
Federation of American Motocyclists to Meet in Chicago
The Federation of American Motocyclists board will convene during the Chicago motorcycle show on November 5 to address issues from the Denver convention in July. The federation will run a temporary headquarters at the coliseum for four show days, with all members welcome to use the facility and mail directed to G. B. Gibson will be handled and distributed.
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Federation of American Motocyclists
Chicago
Denver
Coliseum
G. B. Gibson
Shaler Company Breaks Ground for Large Expansion
The C A Shaler Company of Wau Pun Wisconsin breaks ground on a three story addition that will nearly double manufacturing capacity. The old 1911 plant has run nearly 23 hours daily to meet demand for galvanizers and will be devoted to making the garage steam vulcanizer the firm introduced about a year ago.
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C. A. Shaler Company
Waupun
Wis
Chicago fights fender rule for trucks and cars
Police in Chicago investigate suitable fender types for trucks and cars hauling goods. The city council passed an ordinance requiring fenders similar to streetcar equipment on all vehicles operating in the city.
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Chicago
Milwaukee records largest speeding fine set at $50
The biggest speeding penalty in Milwaukee history was $50 plus costs levied on George Burton, chauffeur for W J Kissel of Kissel Motor Car Company. Burton was charged with 46 mph on the Vanderbilt cup course in Milwaukee as Mr Kissel rode in the tonneau. Previously the maximum penalty was $30 plus costs.
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Milwaukee
George Burton
W. J. Kissel
Kissel Motor Car Company
Hartford
Burton
Kissel
Choose Site for Speedway in Tacoma Association Plan
The Tacoma Carnival Association board approved selecting a site for a model speedway on the present road race course. A semi public Tacoma Speedway Association will be formed to build a two mile track costing about $100000 and run AAA sanctioned events next summer.
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Tacoma Carnival Association
Tacoma Speedway Association
Sidewalk Gas Pumps Draw Tourist Trade
Gasoline curb brokers multiply across the country as travelers pass villages and cities. Pillar boxes serve as signals and gas fill stations, offering safe, indoor-free fueling with a built in pump and measuring device. An underground tank connects to the pillar box and garage pump, with ten manufacturers offering similar systems.
Receiver Sought in Indianapolis Business Case
The Taylor Mfg Company filed suit in the Superior Court at Indianapolis seeking the appointment of a receiver for Archey Atkins Company and a judgment of 300 dollars. Archey Atkins is winding up its affairs before going out of business. Prominent Indianapolis businessmen, tied to the firm through motor car agencies, oppose the receiver, calling it unnecessary.
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Taylor Mfg
Indianapolis
Archey-Atkins Company
Archey- Atkins Company
Red Ball Route to be Marked from St Louis to St Paul
The Red Ball route from St. Louis to St. Paul Minnesota will be marked with help from the Automobile Club of St. Louis which handles highway marking in Missouri. Signs will be white with a red ball eight inches in diameter in the center and two feet high, placed on telephone poles and other conspicuous spots.
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St. Louis
St. Paul
Minn
Automobile Club of
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