High Demand Boosts Losmobile Car Output and Prices
Sales manager J V Hall notes record production pace and plans to expand output to meet demand. The firm advertises a new Eight cylinder model for delivery in August and a price drop for the Four due to demand. Olds Company reports ships accelerating faster than ever as business floods in after a Senate announcement.
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J. V. Hall
Mr. Hall
Busiess
Ts Z
Couraa
Considera
Adguat
thair/mand
Olds Company
Olds Company of
Lansley
Michigan
Motor Cars in Utah 1914 and National Vehicle Stats
In 1914 Utah registered 2,253 autos amid a national display of motor vehicle use. The era’s official U.S. table shows 1,616,348 pleasure cars and 44,356 motor trucks, totaling 1,714,389 motor vehicles and $19,697,196 in road use and license revenues. It notes drivers paid state fees and fines, while manufacturers paid for running licenses. The piece frames cars as a growing economic force and praises hardened highways for safer, steadier travel and broader market access.
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Tyit
Atletica
America
Atate
What Makes Hill Climbing Ability Stand Out
A Maxwell Motor Buses advertisement argues hill climbing depends on weight, not horsepower. It cites rising records, from 40–60 hp to a 25 hp light car, and praises Maxwell for superior power through light weight, citing Mt Falcon, Mt Hamilton, and Santa Ana climbs as proof.
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Ptyt
T. J. Toner
Pacific Coast
Maxwell Motor Buses Corporation
Adda
Maxwell
Mt. Falcot
Denver
San Jose
Bir
Wilson
Pasadena
Seronda
Improving the Roads of the West to Benefit Tourists
Washington July 3. The Touring Bureaus of the American Automobile Association report growing demand for better road surfaces west of the Mississippi. Travelers from farming regions praise improved routes through the East, with buyers in Kansas City and others highlighting routes from New York through Adirondacks Vermont and the White Mountains to Maine and back to New York via New Jersey and Washington.
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Washington, D. C
Mississippi Ia
Ararican Automobile Association
Washington
New York
Call of Automabile Tourista
Middle West
Caat
Thoga
Cantori
Kansas City
Bureau
Adirondacks
Vermont
White Mountains
Maine
Monton
New Jersey
Detroit Speedway May See 100 MPH Starts
The A A A likely raises starter limits at Detroit Speedway to five or six cars due to wider turns and longer straights. Experts say 60 to 70 foot track width allows more cars safely, with speed trials showing 100 mph plus on Chicago’s rougher ovals, suggesting Labor Day readings could average near 100 with better driving and car design.
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Detroit Speedway
Heparverine
Detroit
Tark
Detroit Motor Speedway
Chicago
Ford Schedule Maintained Amid Strong November Ford Sales
Ford Motor Company reports that in the four months ending November 30 there were 74,900 Ford cars shipped and delivered. The company argues the annual target of 300,000 is being maintained and cites production strength in a slow season. It claims over 50,000 Ford owners spread the word that Ford is never idle and that its service is uninterrupted. The firm notes Ford is seen as universally useful with greater model diversity than any other car.
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Ford Motor Company
Ford
Veteran Auto Maker Refuses 250000 Offer for Model Name
Elmer Apperson of Kokomo Indiana, president and manager of Apperson Automobile Co., rejects a $250000 bid from a Detroit syndicate to license the name Apper on a six cylinder car. He calls the offer a trifling sampling price and insists the brand stands for quality and craftsmanship. The company reports strong demand and the product line includes a six and eight cylinder model in development.
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Elmer Apperson
Geera
Apperson Drothere Automabie Company
Kokomo
Ind
Apperson
Kla Atand
Fleenl
Enta
Roverni Works
Aix
Apperson Eight Cylinder Car Proclaimed Finest Yet
The Apperson Brothers’ 1916 eight cylinder model is praised for beauty and mechanical excellence. It features a harmonious body with unbroken lines, handcrafted woodwork, a heavy head, and an integrated four passenger sedan option. The six cylinder tourings receive refined improvements, with a rear fuel tank, new feed system, and deluxe upholstering, marking it as the era’s premier offering from the veteran builders.
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Ithesa
Bulldera
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