Grandpa Buick Struts 1905 Brass Age Car Display
A Black Hawk Buick window display at 417 Fourth Street West showcases a 1905 Buick grandpa model beside a 1929 Buick. The 1905 car, priced at 1250 dollars base, features brass headlights and an under seat engine with a primitive two cylinder setup. The plan hints at a silver anniversary theme with brass prominent in design.
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Black Hawk Buick Company
Fourth Street West
Buick
George Bailey, Holland, Inc
International Motor Trucks Help Develop oil Fields
International Motor Trucks aid Oklahoma oil field development as new fields are discovered. Modern heavy-duty trucks support extraction and transport operations.
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International Motor Trucks
Oklahoma
International trucks aid Seminole oil field development
John R. Hicks reports that 20 International Harvester trucks have operated in the Seminole Oklahoma oil fields for 18 months, delivering dependable transport through extremely poor road conditions. The Tidal Oil Co of Tulsa has extensively used these trucks to move essential supplies as development proceeds.
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Seminole
Okla
Tidal Oi Co
Tulsa
John R. Hicks
Nogales Consul Uses Rare Official License Plate
Nogales U S consul Henry A Damm attracts attention with a unique blue and white license reading Official EZ VV Sonora Mexico 1928. The plate is issued only to consular officials and is recognized by U S and Mexican authorities during his 6000 mile U S tour including a visit to Lansing Michigan Oldsmobile factory. Damm cites roads as key to Mexico auto market growth and notes political instability may delay road improvements.
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Henry
A. Damm
U. S
Mr. Damm
Nogales
Mexico
Oldsmobile
Sonora
United States
Damm
Darom
Lansing
Mich
Ford Registrations Lead in Black Hawk County August
Ford registrations in Black Hawk County topped all others in August marking the first lead since May 1927 when the old T type ceased. A. B. Chambers of Repass Auto notes 70 new Fords registered in the county, with the next closest 48. National Ford production surged last week of August at 21,000 units, edging the nearest competitor at 20,450.
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Ford
Black Hawk
A. B. Chambers
Repass Auto Company
Car Electrical and Brake CareHints From an Old Manual
A historic guide explains simple tests for wiring polarity using a potato to identify the positive wire and notes how moisture affects brake lining performance. It warns about loose bolts and rattles, urges caution with general tightening, and suggests using a generator as a basic test when no electrical instruments are available.
Four DeSoto Six Models on Display in New Salesroom
The Black Hawk Motor company at Fifth and Washington displays four DeSoto Six models in its new agency showroom including a cream finished roadster with black trim. The DeSoto Six features hydraulic brakes on all wheels, a semi-floating rear axle with tapered roller bearings, and a 55 horsepower engine developed by Chrysler engineers.
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DeSoto
Black Hawk Motor Company
Fifth
Washington Streets
Corps of Engineers
Chrysler
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Famous Line
Badger Brass Manufacturing Company
New York
Nogales Consul
B. H. County
Fisher
Pontiac
Oakland
Gressive Engineering
General Motors
Morris Motor Car CO
East Fifth St
Pontial Sen
Moto
Sou
ARCO
Doc
Dodge Brothers
O. B. Detroit
Frank Collord JR
Franklin
Waterloo
Iowa
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