Automotive record run sets pace at 60 miles per minute
The report details a 6000 mile test run by Harry Hartz and team in a Studebaker with averages around 61 mph, noting elapsed times to reach milestones and a final speed over one mile per minute. It highlights repairs only for a punctured tire and lubrication issues, while praising Nash Motors employee stock ownership and social clubs built around company facilities and activities.
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America
Harry Hartz
Eddie Ifiearn
Louis Wilson
Ab Jenking
Studebaker
Hartz
Culver City
Nash Motors
Nash Motor Company
Nash Motors Company
C. W. Nash
Nash
Beneft
Falcon Knight Car Debuts in 1000 Class Power
Reports nationwide show the Falcon Motors Corporation has introduced the Falcon Knight six cylinder car priced in the $1000 class. Praised for smooth response and low vibration, it features four wheel brakes and strong throttle response. Purchases involved R C Morley of Merky Drathere Wholesale Hardware and salesmen Tenover, with negotiations connected to European telephony and showroom plans in London and Saginaw.
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Falcon Motors Corporation
Detroit
Elyria
Ohio
Trane
Knight
Prosport
London
Ragmaw
Michigan
R C Morley
Merky Drathere Wholesale Hardware Company
Legland
Penover
Aslesman
Morley
Lifes Company
Saginaw
Tenover
Europe
Penmade
Time Rover
Pour Volem
Jlong Wasa
Tomor
Garber
Buick Company
A. F Peno
Alloy
Buick Sale In London Over Telephone Details
Morley ordered a Buick after a brief terms discussion and then spoke with Buick distributor Guy Garber in Saginaw. The exchange occurred over the telephone directing the London sale.
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BUICK
London
Termes
Morley
Guy Garber
Saginaw
Studebaker Sets Out New Records In Culver City Test
In one of the most remarkable tests, a Studebaker Commander established six new speed and endurance records for fully equipped American made stock cars. Conducted under the American Automobile Association, the 5000 mile run completed April 5 in Culver City, covering 5000 miles in 4909 minutes with an average speed of 61.15 mph.
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Culver City
Calif
Studebaker
American Automobile Association
Cali
Nash Workers Hold Seventeen Million In Stock
Seventeen million dollars worth of Nash Motors stock is owned by Nash employees. The disclosure notes that the stock is held by foremen and hundreds of shop workers, including both salaried and wage staff, with the executives themselves not counted among the holders.
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Nash Motors
Nash
Dakland and Pontias Show Sales Increase
Increased production schedules at Oakland Motor Car Company boost April output to 22 000 cars, surpassing the prior month by 5 000. W R Tracy vice president in charge of sales notes orders on hand for delivery within 30 days and recalls last August’s high of 17 000 as March and April schedules rise due to dealer demand.
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Oakland Motor Car Company
W. R. Tracy
Oakland production soars with Pontiac Six output rise
The company reports March production up from 14 000 to 16 090 units aided by Mammoth new factories and Pontiac Six models. Last March produced 11 386 cars, 5 000 fewer than this March, while April last year had 12 649. The current plan of 22 009 for this month signals a near 10 000 car gain over the same period last year, with January and February also higher than the prior year. The firm expects to exceed every month of last year.
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Pontiac
Oakland Company
Chrysler 70 Brougham Survives Week Under Lake Ice
New York car owner GC Dell Aglia reports his Chrysler 70 Brougham sank through ice on Greenwood Lake in Orange County and sat 25 feet down for a week. Salvage team recovered the car, which started under its own power with hydraulic brakes and ignition in perfect condition.
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Chrysler
GC. T. Dell'Aguila
New York City
Greenwood Lake
Orange County
New York
Operaton
Dell’Aquila
Weepah Nevada Boom Turns Desert Into Tent City
A Dodge Brothers scout reports on Weepah Nevada where a new gold strike has transformed barren desert into a four mile long tent city. trucks haul water and supplies as freight costs rise with scarce resources. gamblers and grafters mix with miners while a battered car limps along signaling hard luck.
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Nevada
Navada
Newgold Feld
Dodge Brothers, Inc
Los Angeles
Weepah
Dodge Brothers
Maude
West
Weepat
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Doc
Hare
Falcon-Knight
Omehone
Faeto
Willys- Knight
Ve Verland Lippet
Elyria-Overland CO
Willys-Overland Fine Motor Cars
Broad Street
Oberlin Motor Company
Berlin, Ohio
Dakland
Pontias
Gar
Nevagh
Fat Men’s Club
Berlin
Falcon Motor Corporation
H. M. Andress & Son
Broad St
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