[…] 1965. During these years cars were kept ·running by their owner’s use of junkyard parts. It was possible to keep Chevrolets running on used parts-I can at test to that but more thought was required; more mechanical skill and a knowledge of interchange manuals. If a Ford part was required, chances were that a […]
An event geared to motor racing scholars and racing enthusiasts alike, the Sixth Michael R. Argetsinger Symposium on International Motor Racing History, is scheduled for Friday, November 4th and Saturday, November 5th, 2022, at Watkins Glen, NY. Over the last several years the Symposium, co-hosted by the International Motor Racing Research Center (IMRRC) and the SAH, […]
[…] Mansfield, vice president, and G. H. Townsend as secretary. In June of 1909 they showed a proto type Moreland roadster to the press. It had been undergoing testing “for several months.” Its engine was a water-cooled four of lrhead design, with its 4~ by 5*-inch cylinders cast in pairs. Much of the intake manifolding […]
[…] cars built? FAULTLESS HAILS FROM SAGINAW Centralization of Driving Mechanism Noted in New Cycle car Which Is Offered by the Valley Boat & Engine Company. R OAD tests are now being made with the first cyclecar produced by the Valley Boat & Engine Company, of Saginaw, Mich. While no definite announcement has been made, […]
[…] ran in OLD CARS at about the same time . I find these proposed charges to be nothing short of alarming , and would be likely to result in these valuable materials being virtually inaccessible to the great majority of automotive history students . What can be done about it -short of organizing a […]
[…] participate in Civil War battle reenactments. Finally our busy day ended with food and NEW YORK TO PARIS – 1908 Use PayPal and order online at www.thegrea testautorace.com or send your name and address with a cheque or Money Order for $35.44 ($29.99 + $5.45 S/H) to The 1908 Great Auto Race Film Company […]
[…] to a higher standard than what has come before. PUT THE CAT OUTPUT THE CAT OUT AND THE CAR ON CHARGEAND THE CAR ON CHARGE Editorâs Note: Looking forward intelligently should also entail ï¬Â rst looking back as every historian can at test. This issue of your Journal is doing just that, which has afforded us an opportunity to once again read words written by our much respected and greatly missed colleague, Beverly Rae Kimes. Bev wrote these words in 2006. They are printed here with the approval of her husband James Cox who had penned his tribute to and memories of Bev in his 2010-published book Simply Bev. W hat automobile won the worldâs ï¬ rst dirt track race in 1896? What car won the ï¬ […]
[…] Chrys le r and Daimler-Benz has sparked a frenzy of merger fever. The dominant theme in the au tomotive press is that this fever is an inevitable result of global production overcapacity. The only way for automakers to remain competit ive , say the hubcap oracles, is to get big-really big-or get out. What’s […]
[…] his mec hani cal reputat ion. What neither of us realized , how ever, was that springs should be pur c ha sed in pair s. The result of buyin g a nd installing on ly one spring was that the right sid e of the car was high er than the left which […]
[…] s hort and provoca tiv e automotive history feature, a new one every day. Sometimes the fea tur es are puzzles , sometimes competitions (every Saturday con testants test their knowledge in quest of the PreWarCar.com tee shin). joris has an enviable archive of old auto motive pictures , which he uses to good […]
[…] of equals” turned out to actually be an acquisition of Chrysler by Daimler. The buyout of Chrysler, in 1998, lasted for only nine years and was a costly experience for Daimler. In 1998 Chrysler Chairman, Robert Eaton, made the usual obligatory positive remarks about the DaimlerChrysler combination. He said, “We are leading a new […]
[…] 1/8 x 10 13/16. Con sumer Guide Classic Car Bi-Monthly, 3481 Oakton St. Skokie, Ill. 60076, July 1980. $2.95 This is a welcome work in the la test series of publications by the editors of Consumer Guide coming hard on the heels of that publisher’s Cars of the 30’s reviewed in April’s SAH News […]
[…] of many early 20th century manufacturers. Built from 1916 to 1929 they were qual- ity cars (ranging from $2,750 to $4,500) and were marketed as âAmericaâs Smar test Car.â They were offered in a wide range of colors and options. Their most recognizable feature, perhaps then as now, is the nearly identical appearance of […]
[…] als o f the Loco mob ile car ha s bee n sp ecially c hose n and subj ecte d t o c he mica l test~ and phy ical t ests in ord er that the s ta nd ard will l1 e ke pt ri ght up to the hig hes […]
[…] at 54 Willian Way, Letchworth , Hertf o rdshir e SG6 2HL ENGLAND . SAH Journal No . 134 CARD PENS NEW SHIRE ALBUM Th e la test a utom ot ive titles in the Shir e Album serie s are M oto r-ca r Mascots and Bad ges by U K Chapt er […]
[…] Uncle Tom: A Tom McCahill Sampler ” .. 6 “Public Safety Vehicles ” ………………… 7 “The Phoenix known as the Duesenberg ” … .. … 7 Book Reviews THE DAIMLER CENTURY .. … .. . …… 8 RUDOLF CARACCIOLA …. … .. . .. : . .. 8 Letters … … ….. …… .. […]
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[…] of member benefits that hav e been po sible on l y because we had mone y available for immediate use. In fact, our increased expend itures result mostly from Iss ue umb er 193 increases in the leve l of service we provide to our members , and to automot ive hi story […]
[…] publishing with, at first, a simple advertising paper, MotorfiUlrt, then to the history of some of the vehicles in the magazine The Road to Yesterday. As a result of some correspondence on the subject, Richard Brigham and Marshall Naul proposed , in 1969, the formation of an organization devoted to the history of vehicles […]
[…] sport car painted a wild purple color. I lived a short distance rrom the rirst Glide ractory. At that time they assembled the chassis and then road tested it down the street in rront or our house. I can smell that castor oil they used in their crank cases yet. I can remember clearly […]
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