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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1920
Page
3
Marshall Neflan and his touring troupe seek backgrounds for the Initial independent Nellan production. The Packard carries Marjorie Daw Barney Sherry Jane Novak Lewis Stone and Chief Neilan at the wheel through the snow country on the troupe’s Northwest tour.
Andre Boillot wins the Targo Florio in Sicily after a brutal 600 mile scramble from Indianapolis. He battled snow rain and a leaping car with near misses and even reversed into the finish line, injuring two bystanders as spectators crowded the course.
E Stevens leads a three man used car sales trio at Livengood Motor, applying his years of experience in sales and customer service. The group follows Livengood policies of servant satisfaction and is noted for a cooperative, reliable approach under Stevens as manager.
Shields Livengood Motor Company reports a record Traffic Truck gathering in St Louis where dealers placed orders for over 15 000 trucks totaling more than 22 million dollars in under 20 minutes. Hartford notes new factory buildings 200 by 600 feet and in house production of radiators steering gear front axles and bodies. 1920 deliveries include 300 Traffic trucks for Shields Livengood with 156 already sold or allotted. Hartford also found strong conditions at Lexington Liberty and National factories on the return trip.
A compilation of automotive statistics and milestones across countries and cities. It notes vehicle counts in England Tokyo and Ohio, scales of ownership, early vehicle shows in London, and early American races and laws plus highway spending and policing methods.
Frederick C. Van Derhoof resigns as general manager of the Standard Steel Car Co automobile department Pittsburg and forms the Bacon Motora corp of New Castle to build a Mehit six priced to market early next spring. The 21 acre New Castle site includes a new 500 by 100 foot factory capable of 50 cars daily. Capitalized at 1.5 million now, planned to rise to 2.5 million with no indebtedness. Van Derhoof, experienced auto executive, will head the venture with F W Bacon, G N Glass and others as officers and directors.
An Essex stock chassis under American Automobile Association observation set a new world endurance record at Cincinnati on December 12, covering 3 037 miles in 50 hours at 60 7 mph. The run proved endurance beyond the 50 hour test with total 5 870 miles in 684 hours 22 minutes driven by Dave Lewis Tommy Milton and DeLloyd Thompson with six hour shifts under AAA officials.
Air cooling for motors gains prominence with a prediction that 1920 will bring more air cooled cars. Notable announcements include Cameron Motors plans for a sport roadster Weht touring car and a one ton truck, with Cameron reentering manufacturing in Shelton Connecticut after wartime disruption.
Cameron read market signs and restarts his business by preparing to market a vehicle he calls the ultimate road work machine. It emphasizes light weight economical fuel use and high tire mileage as core features.
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