from 1949 to 1964 all Zambonis were made on a complete Jeep or its chassis
August 19th issue of Autoweek page 11
August 19th issue of Autoweek page 11
I just learned what the numbers are for above the speedometer on a Citreon ... braking distance!
Thanks Marco!
Marko has a website too, I don't think he told me that when we started talking about cars... but that lucky so n so is a heavy duty, and extremely fortunate Car Guy! His website is http://spaghettiblender.tumblr.com/
and his dad is a Car Guy (has 2 Shelby GT350 Mustangs) and invited Marco to Goodwood!
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one thing leads to another, a race car named for a town, that was named for a highway tollgate. True story
in 1946 Lou Welch’s Novi Governor Special. The front-drive one-ton race car was powered by two 4-cylinder Offys, with a common crankcase, also known as the Winfield V-8. Driver Ralph Hepburn made his fifteenth race, qualifying at 134.944 mph, shattering the previous record by nearly 4 mph. The car was named after Welch’s hometown of Novi, MI, which got its name because of its proximity to highway tollgate No VI.
found on http://www.taurtoisemotorsports.com/forties/Racin.html
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1913 Wagenhals electric
Steve (most astounding researcher I've ever had the delightful priveledge to meet) was writing up about a call for bids for a contract to supply the Post Office with delivery vehicles, http://www.shorpy.com/node/12927#comment-136306 and one of the companies that respoonded was Wagenhals of Detroit, which made this electric, and a gas powered version.
The Post Office also ordered 21 Wagenhals Motor Car Company three-wheeled vehicles that had 800 pounds capacity. Powered by a 20 hp water-cooled four-cylinder engine, they cost $625 each (visually similar to the less expensive electric version below). Located in Detroit, the Wagenhals Motor Car Company would reorganize just a month later as simply the Wagenhals Motor Company. Both the Whites and the Wagenhals had to be delivered to Cleveland, Ohio within sixty days.
A year later the Post Office was advertising for bids for spare parts for these vehicles, which included: "Transmission and cup grease, horn bulbs, cylinder and heavy oil, blow out and tube patches, pressure gauges, cushion and pneumatic tires, inner tubes, tire tape, valve parts and tools, vulcanizing rubber, etc."
The winner of the bid had to supply each individual post office named in the contract, and the parts just couldn't be dumped in front—the bid proposal stipulated that "All the supplies must be delivered at and within the doors of the post offices."
The bid proposal noted that the Wagenhals had been dispersed as follows:
Columbia, S. C, 1 Wagenhals; Columbus, O., 2 Wagenhals; Detroit, 2 Wagenhals; Memphis, 3 Wagenhals; Nashville, 3 Wagenhals; Norfolk, Va., 2 Wagenhals; Richmond, Va., 2 Wagenhals.
More examples of Steve's incredible detective work are on his blog http://serviside.blogspot.com/
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in 1905
1. Oldsmobile.............................................6,500
2. Cadillac................................................3,942
3. Rambler................................................3,807
4. Ford.....................................................1,599
5. Franklin.................................................1,098
6. White...................................................1,015
7. Reo.........................................................864
8. Maxwell...................................................823
Some figures are estimates or calendar-year
2. Cadillac................................................3,942
3. Rambler................................................3,807
4. Ford.....................................................1,599
5. Franklin.................................................1,098
6. White...................................................1,015
7. Reo.........................................................864
8. Maxwell...................................................823
Some figures are estimates or calendar-year
John Jacob Astor, Jr. spends $30,000 maintaining 20 cars
American Automobile Association holds the first Glidden Tour to test car reliability and show the need for good roads
Patrick Tierney of New Rochelle New York makes diners modeled after railroad cars
Buick spends $100,000 on its racing team
Chicago bicycle police officer arrests Flo Ziegfield and Anna Held for violating the 12-mph speed limit
http://local.aaca.org/bntc/mileposts/1905.htm
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Did I ever post about the Marx brothers racing a 1928 Mercedes S 28 /180 boat tail speedster on Muroc in 1932?
Zeppo and Chico made a bet with a Hollywood producer that their car was faster than his Duesenburg.. and they went to Muroc with a huge crowd to see which was.. the Mercedes lost that one, Eddie Miller Jr, driving the Duesenberg, won.
Hollywood was represented by all of The Marx Brothers, Clark Gable, Gary Cooper, Al Jolson, Carole Lombard, Mae West, Ben Lyon, Leila Hyams. The automotive side was represented by Eddie Miller, Harry Miller, and oil tycoon Earl Gilmore.
Both cars were stripped for racing with the Duesenberg being prepared for racing by Eddie Miller with the enthusiastic approval of E.L. Cord.
Harry Miller flagged them off
The race started at 6:30 a.m. on a September 1932. The Mercedes sprinted ahead supercharger wailing, but the Duesenberg caught the lighter Mercedes on the first lap, and it was all over. Eddie Miller said that he shifted the Duesenberg into top at 5,200 rpm. The engine blew three quarts of oil out during the 109 mph run.
the car was at the 2010 and 2011 possibly, Pebble Beach Concours
the full article has been scanned from Automobile Quarterly and can be found at http://forums.acdclub.org/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=2881
info from http://forums.acdclub.org/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=2881
How did Jaguar get started as a car company, quite oddly, as a side car maker
The Swallow Sidecar Company was founded on 4 September 1922 by two friends, William Walmsley and William Lyons.
Both families lived in the same street in Blackpool, England. Walmsley had previously been making sidecars and bolting them onto reconditioned motorcycles. Lyons had served his apprenticeship at Crossley Motors in Manchester before moving to Brown and Mallalieu as a junior salesman.
Lyons, having recognized the commercial potential for these sidecars, joined Walmsley and together they obtained premises in Blackpool. With a small team of employees they were able to begin commercial production of the motorcycle sidecars.
The company diversified in 1926, changing its name to the Swallow Sidecar and Coachbuilding Company and moved into the car coachwork business.
In 1927 the "Sidecar" was dropped from the name, and it became the Swallow Coachbuilding Company. The increasing demand for Swallows made it necessary to move the company closer to the heart of the British car industry and so, in 1928, they moved to a part disused First World War munitions factory in Coventry. Business continued to grow and in 1929 the company was sufficiently confident to go to the expense of taking a stand at the London Motor Show.
In 1929 John Black and William Lyons realized a long standing dream and produced a one of a kind sports car, This "First" SS (Standard Swallow) was a sleek Boat Tail Roadster with a flowing, streamlined design and pointed to an obvious attempt at making a fast car, possibly with the intention of venturing into racing. This car is believed to have been shipped to Australia in the late 40s.
Lyons wanted to move away from just being a coach builder and reliance on other manufacturers' existing chassis. He commissioned a custom chassis from the Standard Motor Company. At the 1931 Motor Show he unveiled the S.S.1 coupé and a smaller 1 litre version, the S.S.II. The continued success and expansion of the SS range resulted in the creation of the S.S. Cars Ltd motor company by Lyons in 1934.
After the Second World War, due to the unfavorable connotations of the SS initials, the company was renamed Jaguar Cars Ltd in 1945.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swallow_Sidecar_Company
Both families lived in the same street in Blackpool, England. Walmsley had previously been making sidecars and bolting them onto reconditioned motorcycles. Lyons had served his apprenticeship at Crossley Motors in Manchester before moving to Brown and Mallalieu as a junior salesman.
Lyons, having recognized the commercial potential for these sidecars, joined Walmsley and together they obtained premises in Blackpool. With a small team of employees they were able to begin commercial production of the motorcycle sidecars.
The company diversified in 1926, changing its name to the Swallow Sidecar and Coachbuilding Company and moved into the car coachwork business.
In 1927 the "Sidecar" was dropped from the name, and it became the Swallow Coachbuilding Company. The increasing demand for Swallows made it necessary to move the company closer to the heart of the British car industry and so, in 1928, they moved to a part disused First World War munitions factory in Coventry. Business continued to grow and in 1929 the company was sufficiently confident to go to the expense of taking a stand at the London Motor Show.
In 1929 John Black and William Lyons realized a long standing dream and produced a one of a kind sports car, This "First" SS (Standard Swallow) was a sleek Boat Tail Roadster with a flowing, streamlined design and pointed to an obvious attempt at making a fast car, possibly with the intention of venturing into racing. This car is believed to have been shipped to Australia in the late 40s.
Lyons wanted to move away from just being a coach builder and reliance on other manufacturers' existing chassis. He commissioned a custom chassis from the Standard Motor Company. At the 1931 Motor Show he unveiled the S.S.1 coupé and a smaller 1 litre version, the S.S.II. The continued success and expansion of the SS range resulted in the creation of the S.S. Cars Ltd motor company by Lyons in 1934.
After the Second World War, due to the unfavorable connotations of the SS initials, the company was renamed Jaguar Cars Ltd in 1945.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swallow_Sidecar_Company
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