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[…] image collection to such a service. It is also possible that we might have a separate website for images. We also are worki ng on a word search function for our publication back issues. • Chapters and Int erest Groups Report : Kevin Kirbitz reporting : o Report of the Chapters and Int erest […]
[…] Gear Company which supplied gears to Studebaker, meant that no 1946 Cham- pion models had been produced by the end of November (except for six prototype and test vehicles in October) and only 651were built in December. The strike was settled and in late December Vance said Studebaker would begin regular production on January […]
[…] in. or 2171 cc, which ended up as the capacity of the Holden car. Although these engine and transmission alterna- tives could have been evaluated from bench testing, the project went further with two 102-inch wheelbase bodies created and a third with a much longer 112-inch wheelbase, similar to a contemporary Chevrolet. Little is […]
[…] deftly depicted that the “buff” or everyman historian “selects only such facts as may be relevant; and that the relevant facts must be clearly established by the testimony of independent witnesses not self-deceived. He does not know, or need to know, that his personal interest in the perfor- mance is a disturbing bias, which […]
[…] rules. It did not. Contrary to his belief, a “complete new body” was not allowed under the then-cur – rent rules, so Ferrari went to FIA’s con test board and made a special application, requesting an exception for a new body and was promptly turned down. Peter Brock, the famous designer of the Daytona […]
[…] wrote a Letter to the Editor of the Chicago Times- Herald dated November 2, 1895. Th at would have been the day of the pre-race consolation con test and 26 days before “the race.” Th e thrust of the letter was two-fold: fi rst, horseless carriage inventors were very much in the earliest stages […]
[…] fi rst half of the book attempts to do just that, with diagrams, charts, Knight’s writings, and a full descrip- tion of the 1909 Royal Auto Club tests of Daimler Knight engines that resulted in a Dewar award for Daimler.Background: Charles Yale Knight was an American inven- tor who spent years designing his double […]
[…] Lloyd Reuss. Approved advertis- ing must also be channeled through the automaker’s legal department to avoid false or misleading claims. Some clients insist that multiple campaigns are tested via focus groups. For the larger assignments, creative directors often co-present the campaign to the client alongside the account executives. At McCann, single ads or small […]
[…] e fi rst major race held at the track took place in August 1909, two years before the now famous bricks paved the 2½ mile oval. Con tested on a surface of crushed stone and tar, the 250-mile Prest-O-Lite Trophy race was won by “Wild Bob” Burman in his factory sponsored Buick. Burman’s Buick […]
[…] Lloyd Reuss. Approved advertis- ing must also be channeled through the automaker’s legal department to avoid false or misleading claims. Some clients insist that multiple campaigns are tested via focus groups. For the larger assignments, creative directors often co-present the campaign to the client alongside the account executives. At McCann, single ads or small […]
[…] model automated highwaysystem,which allowed themtobegin experimenting withhowelectronics could be used tosteer andmaintain properfollowing distance.” Soon after,GMdeveloped aseries ofconcept cars known asthe Firebirds. Thesedramatically styledvehicles served asboth running test-beds andpromotional vehiclesfor the idea ofautomated driving.In1956, General Motors demonstrated theFirebird IIat its Motorama, atraveling show created tointroduce thepu ic toGM products andideas. In actuality, theFirebird IIhad […]
[…] the automobile, longbefore theproliferation ofinternal combus- tion engines andanyhint ofan “industry.” Thesaga ofJoseph Renshaw Brownmakeshighdrama; ifhis exploits hadbeen more successful, couldhisfame haveeclipsed thatofHenry Ford? W. Dorwin Teaguewri testhat”itisimportant toavoid theold cliche thattheoutput ofany design officewasthework ofone man.” Herehemakes twoimportant contributions tothe record- ing ofhistory: hisown roleinproduct andautomotive designwhile an employee inthe design officeofhis father, […]
[…] their works will grace the front pages of upcoming issues. I still need book reviews. As the summer winds down l start to ref1ect on the la test car show season. At show after show l have witnessed what jim Crabtree calls that “phenomena of being interested in only the cars of your youth. […]
[…] and drove three production N.K.I.’s down to the NASCAR track in Raleigh, North Carolina, in December, 1953. As NASCAR officials watched for the next 24 hours, Carl tested one car for economy and another for endurance. (The third was a spare.) The stats were everything Carl and Nash had hoped for. The economy car […]
[…] of1905, thisbeing equipped withafour- cylinder 4inch by43/4 inch motor, withpractically no change inthe design. Thiscarisalso inservice today.Ican conscientiously saythat during thetwo seasons Idrove this first motor that,afterits testing out,Iwas never obliged once tostop onthe road because ofmotor difficulties. My partner, Mr.Kilbourne, drovehiscar, thefirst model ofthe 4 inch by43/4 inch, 15,000 milesthefirst season and about […]
[…] and theflanges placedovertherubber tiresand pounded intoplace withamaul, thebolts areinserted and drawn uptight.” Immediately uponcompletion, aset ofthese rimswasfor- warded toColumbus whereWales hadarranged forthe military authorities togive them apreliminary testona government-owned siding. Main photograph: ARiker truckmounted onthe tracks withtheaid of the Riker flange. Inset:Thesame truckwiththeflanges removed. Photo: Bridgeport (Conn.)PublicLibrary It was found thatthetruck couldpull three empty […]
[…] newsletter throughout Chilton’s many divisions . This experience led me to inquire about a position as editor of this publication. I take this job as my la test challenge. I have some large shoes to flll. Five men precede myself as the editor of this newsletter. You will notice a few changes in the […]
[…] and one for non-Fords. However, in the early years North Dako tans bought many makes, including a considerable number of luxury cars. I have also listed a sample of what I consider rarer cars from the 1911-1914 North Dakota records. Model years listed in parenthe ses have been supplied from either the Kimes-Clark Standard […]
[…] time. (Editors Note: Mr . Daly related some of his life ex periences in the automobile industry in an earlier issue of the Journal also) . Several Questions ISSUE NUMBER 86 by Darwyn Lumley # 755 First let me explain that as a member of SAH I am not certain if my perspective on […]
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