Studebaker Sets Stock Car Records Across All Classes
A.A. A.A. records for fully equipped stock cars are now held by Studebaker in South Bend. The Commander and President sweep open and closed car records from 5 to 25,000 miles and from one to 884 hours, with the Dictator and Erskine also holding top marks in their price classes.
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South Bend
Ind
All American Automobile Association
Studebaker
Studebakery
Dictator
Erskine
Commander
Atlantic City Speedway
American Automobile Association
Queen Aids With Show Gown At Madame Tussauds
Assisted by the Queen of England the w ork ers at Madame Tussaud s Exhibition completed the gown for the wax figure of the Queen. Twenty thousand stones decorated the embroidery while twelve skilled women worked two weeks. The dress features golden fabric shot with old rose silk and symbols of the rose shamrock and thistle. Gold lace sleeves and a heavily embroidered long train.
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England
Madame Tusgaud
Studebaker Proving Grounds Tests Ease of Steering
D G Roos Studebaker chief engineer touts easy steering as essential for a well mannered car. Engineers measure steering effort with an auxiliary wheel linked by a hydraulic piston to the regular wheel and gauge readings from hundreds of tests of Studebaker models and rivals.
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D. G. Roos
Studebaker
Chevrolet posts new April monthly output record
Chevrolet reports 185,332 cars and trucks produced in April 1928, the third straight month of record monthly output. W. S. Knudsen cites domestic demand and expanded plants, including Atlanta, as driving a surge toward surpassing one million vehicles for 1928. He notes output consistency across months and the company’s growing optimism for the year.
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Detroit
Mid
Chevrolet Motor Company
W. 8. Knudsen
Chevrolet
Knudsen
Mr. Knudsen
Atlanta
Willys-Overland Leads Car Production Gains in 1927
Toledo Ohio May 19 Figures show a 6.6 percent year over year rise in total passenger car output for the first quarter. Willys-Overland reports a 42 percent gain over last year with Whippet and Willys-Knight April shipments up 84 percent. Industry wide is down over 12 percent from 1926, yet Willys-Overland surpasses prior records for this period with a substantial margin.
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Toledo, QO
Willys-Overland
Toledo
Willys-Knight
Amateur driver sets new Los Angeles to Albuquerque record
August J. Minke Jr of Detroit, driving a Chrysler roadster, completed the 918 mile trip from Los Angeles to Albuquerque in 22 hours 38 minutes, averaging 40.8 mph. He reported 50 mph on the speedometer most of the way, with top kept up and no road trouble despite lonely desert stretches.
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Chrysler
Albuquerque
Detroit
Mich
Los Angeles
J. Minke, Jr
N. M
Western Union Telegraph Company
Minke
California
Louis B. Miller
Greer-Robbins Company
Southern California
Chrysler Distributors
Price Cut Expands Market For Willys-Knight Six In Toledo
In Toledo Ohio on May 19 officials report a record low price for the Willys Knight Standard Six enlarging the market by making the Knight sleeve valve engine car affordable to thousands of new buyers. Dealers credit company economies and steady demand for the six cylinder Knight line.
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Willys-Knight
Toledo. O
Willys. Knight
Willys-Overland
Willys-Overlord
Willy Overland
Studebaker Erskine Retail Deliveries Jump in May
South Bend, Ind May 19 Retail deliveries of Studebaker and Erskine cars in the first ten days of May rose 27 percent over the same period last year based on stock and delivery reports from national distributors and dealers. Over 3900 dealer contracts signed by May 15 1923 a new record, with export representatives just under 2060 and 300 dealers added in six months.
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South Bend
Ind
Studebaker and
Erskine
United States
A. R. Erskine
Studebaker Corporation of America
Studebaker
Studabaker and
London to Land's End Motorcycle Race Ends in 20 Hours
Of 563 starters, 474 finished the 326 mile race within 20 hours. Winners included 226 solo bikes, 74 side cars, 19 tricycles and 146 automobiles. D F Welsh on a French machine won. Beggars Roost hill drew 5,000 spectators as congestion built up on the route.
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London
D. F. Welsh
Letters Testamentary for Mary A Roe Estate Notice
Administration notice grants letters testamentary for Mary A Roe of Spring Creek Warren County Pa. Glen W Donaldson of Spring Creek Pa declares all indebted persons must pay immediately and anyone with claims must present them properly authenticated for settlement dated April 20 1928
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Mary A. Roe
Spring Creek
Warren County
Sach
Glen W. Donaldson
Spring Creek, Pa
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Finland
Germany
United Refining CO
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BUICK
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