Waterloo Auto Dealers reorganize with elected directors
At a special Waterloo Automobile Association meeting in the Chamber of Commerce rooms officers and directors were elected and committees named. The group plans monthly gatherings and social events, aiming to unify tire and battery divisions and boost good roads legislation. Key officers include President C. A. Clark and Secretary Verne F. Ort with directors R. H. Cramer John Hanson and others. Committees cover Entertainment Membership Legislative Good Roads Advertising. Delegates C. A. Morris John Hanson R. H. Cramer A. L. Alexander attended Des Moines to rally support for the road bill.
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Waterloo Automobile Association
Chamber of Commerce
Auto Dealers’ Association
Cliowe
C. A. Clark
A. L. Alexander
H. A. Burd
Verne F. Ort
R. H. Cramer
W. R. Brown
John Hanson
B. G B. Huniter
C. A. Morris
Harry Padden
C. Ja. Repass
B. B. Hunter
H. A. Conrow
Oscar Groh
Association
Senate
Iowa General Assembly
House
Des Moines
Increased buying power drives spring car demand nationwide
Charles B. Voorhis of Nash Motors says rising individual spending power fuels record spring demand for motor cars. Dealers report high spring deliveries with many sales involving no trade ins, signaling widespread first-time auto purchases after wartime bonuses and post armistice growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles B. Voorhis
Nash Motors Company
Mr. Voorhis
Nash Dealers
Auto Exhibit at Denver This Week
Denver hosts the Rocky Mountain motor show at Stockyards Stadium with a record entry list. Automobiles fill the arena for the Western Livestock show, alongside a broad rubber exhibit from major manufacturers. Gates Rubber showcases the Gates Half-Sale tire among new faces in a postwar display. Exhibition space includes 364 exhibits on opening day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Colo
West
Stockyards Stadium
America
Gates
Gates Rubber Company
Liberty Motor Car: Able Engineers Shape its Design
A. L. Alexander notes top automobile engineers crafted the Liberty Motor Car design. These experts, largely holding stock, joined at formation to build a car closer to owner drivers’ desires. The article credits collaborative engineering as central to the Liberty’s value.
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Able Engineers
Liberty Car
A. L. Alexander
Liberty
Liberty Motor Car Company
Liberty sedan heralded as pinnacle of early auto design
An engineer praised the Liberty car for advancing motor car engineering with features later echoed across the industry. Pre heating gas in a hot chamber, rear spring suspension, straight one-piece body, longer connecting rods, and larger valves were highlighted as key innovations shaping modern automobiles and influencing higher priced models.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberty
Alexander
Milton to race in 500 mile Liberty Sweepstakes at Indy
Tommy Milton, a dirt track product, will drive a Duesenberg eight in the May 31 Liberty Sweepstakes at Indianapolis. Nomination by Fred Duesenberg places Milton among top contenders, with De Palma likely to join and push four to twelve cylinder engine differences in speed. Harroun’s six cylinder Mammon Wasp notes. Milton’s eight cylinder could give him edge.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Tommy Milton
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Milton
Duesenberg
Fred Duesenberg
Duesenberg Bros
Elizabeth
Ralph de Palma
Packard
DePalma
Althe
Ray Harroun
Mammon
Wasp
Record Run Sets Pittsburgh to New York Road Time
J M Sterling of Pittsburgh ran a Marmon 34 touring car between Pittsburgh and New York in eleven and one third hours and returned in under 13 hours. Clipseon is vice president of Sterling Carpenter Clipson, Marmon distributor. A Pittsburgh to Philadelphia record of seven and a half hours plus five minutes stands as best time for a standard stock touring car. Farmers urged to send 85 cents for blank book and rules, Waterloo Evening Courier.
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J. M. Sterling
Pittsburgh
New York
Mr.Clipson
Sterling, Carpenter & Clipson Company
Marmon
Philadelphia
Outfit
Waterloo
Paige explores Canadian plants for Paige cars expansion
Paige-Detroit Motor Car company studies Canadian assembly plants as a response to booming U S demand. R D McCain, a Paige representative, is in Canada to survey opportunities. The factory has expanded in recent years and plans further production growth while coping with high demand. The move aims to serve Dominion market without delaying American orders.
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Paige-Detroit Motor Car Company
Paige
R. D. McCain
Paige Company
Canada
Ee Oe
Dominion
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Verne F. Orr
A. L. Alexander Company
Opposine
Court House
Dawson
National
Goux
Peugot
Thomas DeLage
de Palma
Mercedes
Reo
Our
Sutcliffe-Reo Auto Company
Commercial St
Reo Motor Car Company
Lansing, Michigan
Aluess
Border
East 5Th Street
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