Key Motor and Vehicle Insights From Early 1921 Notes
During the first half of 1921 Delaware registered 18 800 motor Cara. PARK PLUG points should be f about one thirty second of an inch apart. LESS THAN 4 per cent of the ve hicles in Oregon are horse drawn. THROW OUT the clutch when turning to prevent skidding. IF ENGINE beings to pound going P change to lower gear. ONE FARM out of every 28 has 1 motor tractor on it. GEORGIA HAS more than 200 Fnd jods on hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delaware
Oregon
Studebaker
Packard
Overland
Chalmers
Hudson
Lion motor aims to boost engine power by 76 percent
William Birrill inventor of the audible telephone at 612 EB. Pike Ave. shows a demo model of the Lion motor with two connected cylinders. He claims the design equalizes cylinder pressures to reduce crank bearing thrust and delivers up to 76 percent more power by timing gas expansion and piston movement. The system supports four to eight or more cylinders.
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Willam Birrill
Pike At
Birrill
Booze to Die in Ten Years
Police dry squad lieutenant J J Haag says in Seattle bonded whisky is scarce and public interest wanes. He notes federal and state seizures once heavy have fallen, home brew rises slowly, and small bootleggers now outnumber larger outfits, mainly supplying a quart each. Haag cites Japanese influence in illicit alcohol production.
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J. J. Haag
Haag
Seattle
Babe Ruth
Lambert Heads Seattle Typothetae Chapter
F C Lambert was elected head of the Seattle chapter of the American Typothetae at a meeting in Pig in Whigtie Friday night. Other officers chosen included John H Reid as vice president Phil Rummel as treasurer L N Hanford J C Piat B L Bwezen J M Jensen Harry Hill and Emerson Knoff as executive committee members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. C. Lambert
C Dent
Seattle
American Typothetae
Pigin Whigtie
John H. Reid
Phil Rummel
L. N. Hanford
J. C. Piat
B. L. Bwezen
J. M. Jensen
Harry Hill
Emerson Knoff
Mitteemen
West Seattle Post Honors Legion Colors Colorful Half-Hollow Celebration
Community edition notes a half-hollow celebration as West Seattle Post recognizes Legion colors and local honors a civic event. Public figures included in coverage, with brief mention of attendees and surrounding festivities.
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West Seattle Post
Legion
West
Tommy Milton Sets Indy Pace Amidst Cold Car Note
In 1921 Indianapolis winner Tommy Milton averaged 9.62 miles per hour as engineers report cold weather stresses and a broken headlight glass may result from a loose headlight bracket. Over the past five years the fatality rate per car has halved, sparking calls for improved vehicle safety.
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Tommy Milton
Indianapolis
Sands Motors Introduces Envelope System to Sell Used Cars
Sands Motors adopts the Envelope Plan to boost buyer confidence. Each used car carries a filled envelope with the former owner’s details, service history, and reconditioning costs, providing full transparency and reducing legal risk while improving sales.
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Ev Sands
Marcus
Studebaker
Sands Motors Company
Fix Clutch Slipping With Simple Homemade Tricks
A slipping clutch or brake can be temporarily remedied by soudaing tale or fuller's earth on the surface with an insect powder gun. A block of wood placed against the clutch pedal keeps it out, freeing both hands to work on the clutch.
Anderson Motor Co to Open New York Wholesale Division
Anderson Motor Co of Rock Hill South Carolina will open a wholesale sales division in New York City. The move aims to capitalize on favorable southern labor conditions and access a metropolitan factory department to assist northern distributors and dealers.
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South
Anderson Motor Co
Rock Hill, &. C
New York City
Kelsey Six Climbs Mt Washington in White Range
A Kelsey Six from Kelsey Motor, Newark N J, completed a 900 mile round trip from Boston through the White Mountains and back in three days. The car averaged over 30 mph and climbed Mount Washington easily with the friction drive brakes making the descent safe and comfortable.
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Kelsey
Kelsey Motor Company
Newark
N. J
White Mountains
Boston
Mount Washington
Atrest
White Range
Bulettin
French road improvements and belt risks noted
A loose spring belt may cause a break on equipment. About 33,000 French roads are observed in Guna as the ann ot Oa war, with 13,620 improved.
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Guna
United States Exports $176 Million In Automobiles In 1919
The United States exported automobiles valued at 176,828,993 dollars in 1919, reflecting strong early global demand for American-built motor vehicles and signaling the growth of the domestic auto industry abroad.
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United States
Hanch to Lead United States Automotive Corp in Indy Move
C C Hanch, vice president of the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce and chair of the taxation committee, will become executive vice president of the United States Automotive Corporation based in Connersville Indiana. He will oversee operating policies for the group and its subsidiaries including Lexington Motor Company Ansted Engineering Ansted Spring Axle Connersville Foundry Fayette Painting Trimming Teetor Hartley Motor.
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Co. C. Hanch
National Automobile Chamber of Commerce
United States Automotive Corporation
Connersville
Ind
Hanch
Lexington Motor Company
Ansted Engineering Company
Ansted Spring & Axle Company
Connersville Foundry Corporation
Fayette Painting & Trimming Co
Teetor-Hartley Motor Corporation
Overlands Do 30 Miles to Gallon in Fort Wayne Contest
In a Fort Wayne event by 40 Overland owners the grand average fuel economy reached 0.56 miles per gallon. A. W. Grosvenor won first with 36.8 miles per gallon of gas, Mrs. A. B. VanMeter placed second with 36.6, sixteen awards were given and every money winner earned at least $2 per mile.
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Overland Care
Fort Wayne
Ind
A. W. Grosvenor
A. B. VanMeter
Early automotive history notes and 1920 tractor output
The excerpt highlights watchful attention for cooling system leaks and cites manufacturing scales with more than 200,000 gasoline tractors produced in 1920. It also remarks that the first sedans were enclosed chairs carried on poles by two men.
Lumber and steel rebound boost for truck industry
Reports from headquarters say lumber and steel mills are reopening and railroad July incomes show a small deficit. W L Day of General Motors Truck Co notes freight needs fuel truck demand as deliveries rise in cities and manufacturing. Pennsylvania farmers show high automobile ownership and road safety emphasis alongside a warning about engine knocks.
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W. L. Day
General Motors Truck Co
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UNION
Webster & Vossen
Whene Main
Oth, Cor, Westlake
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Automotive Corp
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Belmont Crosses Pike
Essex
Ford
Paige
Oakland
Ce Ff
PIKE
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Winton
Buick
Fred
Haines Co
Chevrolet Distributors
12Th and Madison
East Pine
Star
the Star
Great Western Motors
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1100
East 45Th Corner
11Th Ave. N. EB
Sunset Motor CO
Maxwell
Dodge
Chandler
Cadillac
Broadway
Union East
Central Agency, Inc
Broadway and
Pike East
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