Inside Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; Michigan

Theourna Society of Automotive Historians, Inc. Issue 201 November-December 2002

An American in Paris: Roy Chapin 5 Reports on the 1922 Salon by Roy D. Chapin www.autohistory.org edited by D.]. Kava In October 1922, Hudson President Roy D. Chapin visited Europe and attended the Paris Salon, the auto show held at the Grand Palais. Upon his retum he wrote the following report for his sales and engineering executives. The original document is located in the Roy D. Chapin Papers, Inside Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; Michigan.

ere are my observations of the automobile situation in Europe and the new Ed itorial Comment 2 H things to be seen over there, including tendencies at the Paris show. Types of cars President's Perspective 3 Increase in the use of small automobiles is astonishing. The cycle car is coming back in favor as a well-designed, highly economical, satisfactory vehicle. The big development is in 10 to l2 H.P sizes of light cars and motor cars. Incidentally, the French distinction SAH News 4 between the three is approximately as follows: Cycle cars range up to 1100 c.c. cylinder capacity, or 67 cubic inches; light cars from 1100 c.c. to 1500 c.c. , or 92 cubic inches; motor cars 1500 c.c. and above. Book Reviews 11 In England very few new large cars are seen, the Rolls-Royce and Daimler being the Volvo-Personenwagen most conspicuous. The popular models in England seem to be the 10 H.P Fiat, 10 H.P seit 1927 Talbot-Darracq, the Morris Oxford and of course the Ford; although in neither England Maybach-Karosserien nor France are there as many Fords to see as one might expect. aus Ravensburg continued on page 1 0

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This Citroen Landaulet was very popular in Paris as a taxi cab. Courtesy Taylor Vinson Well Worth the Drive

and rising up from the river the hills of oughly enjoyed the SAH Board of Pennsylvania- as breathtaking a state line Directors Meeting and the Awards vista as you could imagine. Coming Banquet. At the board meeting I was home, to escape the highway monotony sorry to learn that inserts that have been I exited onto Route 209 and found myself placed in recent]ournals, most notably crawling through the picturesque and the reservation form for the banquet, bustling town of Stroudsburg on a busy were being overlooked by the members. Saturday afternoon, then cruising past the To remedy that, l will note inserts in bold hotels, restaurants and souvenir shops of print on the front page in the Table of Thomas S. Jakups, Editor the Poconos resort area and finally taking Contents and, if feasible , on the back of in the quiet beauty of the Delaware Water the journal near the members name. The ne of the things I enj oy most Gap National Recreational Area. journal will also list new members who about going to Hershey or to a ln Matamoras Bev and Jim were gra come on board since the publication of 0 national convention of one of cious hosts, introducing me to their dog, the previous issue. I thank all the board the car clubs to which I belong is the Henry, who checked me out thoroughly at members for their comments and invite drive to and from. This year was no the door, and giving me the grand tour of members to write in with their ideas. exception. On the way down I thought l the facility which houses toys, games, I would also like to thank Jim would visit Beverly Rae Kimes and Jim clocks, prints, books and other manner of Wren, jack ]uratovic, Don Keefe, Darwyn Cox and check out their new venture, memorabilia, auto and otherwise. They are Lumley and Mike Skinner for providing Olde Scissors Factory Antiques, in having a ball with the place and it is well me with copies of the remarks they made Matamoras, Pennsylvania. worth the visit for those finding themselves in presenting the various awards. Also a Matamoras is on the state line, in the keystone state. big thanks to Bobbie'dine Rodda for bail across from Port jervis, New York. Driving Once at Hershey I was able to ing me out with several needed photo along Route 84 I rounded a bend and walk the grounds Thursday and catch the graphs from the Awards Banquet. there before me was the Delaware River Car Show on Saturday In between I thor- -Tom]akups Q~.rn!l ,l J Issue 201 November-December 2002 Officers Publications Committee SAH Journal (ISSN 1057-1973) Dale K. Wells President Christopher C. Foster, Chair is published six times a year by the Joseph S. Freeman Vice President Taylor Vinson Society of Automotive Historians, Inc. Michael L. Berger Secretary Thomas S. Jakups Christopher C. Foster Treasurer Michael lamm Subscription is by membership Beverly Rae Kimes in the Society. Board of Directors Th rough October 2003 Membership dues are $40 per year. James J. Schild Robert R. Ebert Past Editors Send dues, membership inqui ries Samuel V. Fiorani Richard B. Brigham and changes of address to Through October 2004 Issues 1-29 Sept. 1969-(undated) 1973 Darwyn H. Lumley Paul N. Lashbrook Society of Automotive Historians, Inc, C. Marshall Naul leroy D. Cole 1102 long Cove Road 30-50 July 1973-Dec. 1976 Through October 2005 Cales Ferry, CT 06335-1812 USA Susan S. Davis John A. Marino John Peckham ©2002 Arthur W. Jones 51-59 Feb. 1977- Ju ly 1978 Walter Cosden The Society of Automotive Historians, Inc. SAH Journal 60-87 Nov. 1978-Dec. 1983 Thomas S. Jakups Find the Society of Automotive Historians Edito r, Advertising Manager Richard B. Brigham on the web at www.autohistory.org 88- 117 Jan.fFeb. 1983-Nov.fDec. 1988 37 Wyndwood Road Christopher C. Foster West Hartford, CT 06107 USA Copy Deadline for Journa/202 860- 236-01 25 Fax 860-232-0468 118-157 Ja n.fFeb. 1989-JulyjAug. 1995 emai l: jou rn al@a utohistory.org Samuel V. Fiorani December 27th tjakup [email protected] 158-194 Sept.fOct. 1995-Sept.jOct. 2001

2 SAH Journal No. 201 Hershey 2002, and YES, the RAIN Came Down

The Awards Banquet Friday eve ductive as group efforts, however trivial ning was a welcome opportunity for they may seem at the time. about 100 members and guests to gather So now we begin to focus on our inside the warm and inviting ambiance of future efforts. The board will meet next Dale K. Wells, President the Hershey Golf Club dining room. Bar April in the Boston area to review the ershey 2002 is history now, and ervice was available for those who want yea r's events and set goals for another SAH fulfilled its traditional role ed an extra bit of warming spirits before yea r. Meanwhile, awards chairmen will H and service. Thursday a.m. sever dinner. Following dinner, yours truly had be appointed and committee members al members gathered at the hospitality tent the pleasure of welcoming everyone to recruited for the next round. Members in the White Field to put up the sign and the evening affair and ca lling upon the interested in working on various com arrange the tables and chairs. Under the awards chairmen to proceed with the mittees should contact me, and I will experienced guidance of Paul Lashbrook, presentations as reported elsewhere in advise the committee chairs. Besides the we offered juice and soda to wash down this issue. It was a great climax to an awards programs, everyone is invited to pretzels, candies and other snacks while exciting evening as individual congratu offe r other suggestions about SAH activi talking about each other's latest research, lations and wishes for future success ties and possible speakers or subjects for discoveries and sundry information. were exchanged by those present. inclusion in the next history conference. About noon on Thursday it began Where there are winners, there are This is YOUR society, and we are here to to sprinkle and within a few hours a also losers. But the many fine works nomi serve you. If you live in the area of one steady rain was falling. The hospitality nated for awards but not receiving them of our local chapters, we encourage you tent became a welcome refuge for mem were not really losers. They are all significant to get in touch with them, find out bers and strangers alike. It was a good contributions to the various fields of auto where and when they meet and consider opportunity to tell those strangers about motive history Hopefully, those who "also membership there also. SAH and to be sure they had member ran" will continue research in their special History implies the study of the ship applications in hand before moving fields of interest and contribute more history past, but we are living in the so-called on down the field between rain drops. and archives for the future record. "information age," and perhaps the chal Thursday evening your officers and In spite of the rain and mud, it was lenge is to sort out those recent events board members gathered at the Hershey a real pleasure to meet and greet the that will become historically important. Golf Club for dinner and the semi-annual many friends and members of SAH, to There are so many automotive books, board meeting. After the usual business share some stories with them, to explore magazines and newsletters available formalities and committee reports this common interests and to get better ac today that future historians should have year's awards were announced and the quainted. When talking with others no lack of resources to work with if our banquet program reviewed. Everything about their areas of expertise and re libraries and car museums preserve was ready for the Friday Awards Banquet. search projects they may be working on, enough of those materials. Rain continued all night Thursday it is interesting how often bits of infor In closing, if you have a special and on through Friday. Swap meet ven mation can be passed along that would area of interest that would help other dors without tents could not open and otherwise never be found. I came home researchers, be sure to let us know about many packed up and left for home ea rly with many notes about things I could it so we may include that reference in if they could get out through the mud. look up for others using some of my future directories. 1 have found those ref The radio forecast was for more rain resources and places I could look to find erences to be very helpful in answering through the weekend, but fortunately the out about subjects I would like to pur many inquiries. Even if you are not a clouds began to dry up Friday evening. sue. This interchange of ideas, thoughts writer, please be ready to share your More vendors were on paved parking lot and suggestions is one of the great bene knowledge and expertise with our mem spaces this year than last, but in our field, fits of group meetings, conferences and bers and the media publishers who con more than half of them seemed to be conventions. Even with the internet, tact us from time to time. closed or gone by Saturday a.m. wo rking alone cannot possibly be as pro- - Dale Wells November- December 2002 3 An added plus for the cruise is that the generous proceeds from the sale of official souvenirs and memorabilia go to support 90 local charities. I think Mr. E.P Ingersoll would be pleased and honored to know that the American public continues to be highly enamored with the "horseless age. " The Sociey of Automotive Historians is pleased to present the E.P Ingersoll Award to the Woodward Dream Cruise. - ]ames A Wren

Richard and Grace Brigham • Hershey 2002 E.P. Ingersoll Award Award The weather outside was dank and drea Years ago a Big-Four top executive told a This year's award goes to The Way of the ry, but it could not dampen spirits as founding member of the Society of Zephyr, the official publication of the AH members gathered for the 34th Automotive Historians to "stop wasting Lincoln-Zephyr Owners Club. Annual Meeting and Awards Banquet at time on the company's automotive histo While some club periodicals are the Hershey Golf Club on October 11th. ry because nobody cares about old cars." produced and published on a par with Much of Hershey Week was a rain Too bad that executive wasn't newsstand magazines and, in fact, are out, but it did not deter members and around a spectacular weekend several professionally produced, not all club other parts-toting folks from stopping at months ago when more than one and a periodicals have this luxury, especially the SAH Hospitality Tent. Kudos to Paul half million people crowded Woodward specific-marque publications. However, Lashbrook, Stan Lyman, Kit Foster and the Avenue in the northern suburbs of through member dedication, loyalty to members who manned the tent for being Detroit to bask in the glory of watching the car brand or model and much sacri a real port in the storm. older cars, trucks, classics, customs, hot fice of time, many fine single-marque rods, dream cars and the like proudly magazines are produced by club mem cruise the 16 miles from Eight Mile Road bers who volunteer their talents to their in Detroit to Pontiac, Michigan. club publication. It takes a dedicated The exciting Woodward Dream Cruise group to produce a consistently good is a relatively new event with a mere eight magazine issue after issue. Always faced year history Yet the cruise continues to with a modest budget, the editor who grow larger each year and it has become succeeds in producing an interesting and one of the worlds largest and most popular readable magazine is the one with cre automotive history exhibitions and festivals. ative ideas and good design sense. The Way of the Zephyr has pro gressed, issue by issue, in quality of con Before the rains came, Paul Lashbrook tent and with continued high standards of and Tom Stewart listen to Dale Wells presentation. Above and beyond the req What follows are the award presen uisite departments and regional coverages, tations made at the Awards Banquet. In excellent editorial content makes each addition, the Nicholas-joseph Cugnot issue an eager read. This is particularly Award, Language other than English, went true for the reader interested in the history to Handwerk pd Hjul (Rolling Coachwork of the marque. A consistent and clean The Story of Norwegian Bodymakers), by look to the magazines layout and an inno Asbjom Rolseth while the Award of Dis vative series of cover colors that matched tinction, Language other than English, the factory color offerings for a model year went to Le Rallye Monte-Carlo au XXeme deserve good marks for magazine design. Siecle, by Maurice Louche. Presentation of A specific example of good editori these awards will be made at the Euro al practice was the March-April 2001 pean Meeting in February 2003. Bill Chapin, Automobile National Heri issue that featured an in-depth look at The Minutes of the Fall Board of Dir tage Area, (l) accepts the E.P. Ingersoll magazine advertising campaigns through ectors Meeting will appear in]oumal202. Award from Leroy Cole. the years 1935-1948, when the Zephyrs

4 SAH Journal No. 201 cation-there were so many truly spec and perhaps years of accumulated re tacular examples to pick from. o we are search and knowledge. While our task pleased to announce that in addition to was difficult it was also enjoyable in that the Benz Award, one runner-up has re we were able to read the varied histories ceived an Award of Distinction. or analysis concerning the subject all of us The 2002 Benz Award of Distinc find fascinating. On behalf of the Society tion winner is "The Aesthetics of Sport," of Automotive Historians l wish to thank by Carl Goodwin, published in the the authors for their work and for pelmit November-December, 2001 issue of ting their books to be nominated and Vintage Motorsport. It scored 380 out of reviewed. Each of the books adds to our a possible 400 points. Congratulations, accumulated knowledge of automotive Mr. Goodwin! history We owe a debt to the authors of The winner of the 2002 Benz the books that l wish to acknowledge. Award is "Doble E-14: The Pinnacle of l wish also to thank those who Steam Power," by jonathan Stein with nominated books. The Society will begin james Crank, published in Volume 41, to accept books published in 2002 for Number 1 of Automobile Quarterly. It the Nicholas-joseph Cugnot Award with scored 382 out of a possible 400 points. April 15, 2003 being the deadline for David Cole, editor, Tlte Way of the Zepltyr Congratulations, Mr. Stein and Mr. Crank! receiving nominations. Please consider were built. The article also shared sug - Don Keefe taking part in the nomination process. gestions on collecting and locating the The Society of Automotive His ads for the readers' own collections. torians Award of Distinction is awarded ln several issues The Way of the to The Automobile in American History and Zehphyr has done a great service to its Culture: A Reference Guide, by Michael L. readers by featuring articles on the de Berger, published by Greenwood Press. signers who created the shapes and lt is readily apparent why The forms that still cause people to admire Automobile in American History and Cul these beautiful cars. ture: A Reference Guide was 17 years in David L. Cole has worked diligently the making. As one committee member and with quiet perseverence for over 12 wrote, "lt is a model of scholarship; it was years as volunteer editor, ad taker and all meticulously researched, well organized around keeper of the store for The Way of and thoughtfully written. The author the Zephyr. lt is my extreme pleasure to could have taken the easy way out, sim present him with the Richard and Grace ply providing listings of histories, biogra Brigham Award. jonathan Stein (r) accepts the Carl Benz phies, studies, analysis, etc. Instead he -jack juratovic Award from Don Keefe.

Carl Benz Award and Nicholas-joseph Cugnot Award Award of Distinction and Award of Distinction, As many of you already know, the Benz English Language Award recognizes excellence in automo lt was my pleasure to serve as the chair tive history appearing in a periodical. I man of the Nicholas-joseph Cugnot would like to thank Benz Committee Committee this year. l wish to thank members Dennis David, john Sawruk and President Dale Wells for his confidence in Bill Wamer for their help and guidance in me and also the other committee mem the selection of those articles recognized. bers, who were very gracious with their A special thanks also goes to john Gunnell, time and who provided the Society with who is retiring from the committee this careful and studious evaluations of the year after six years of service. books reviewed. They were Karl Zahm, ln years past we have sometimes Roy Miller, David Lewis and Sam Fiorani. been able to identify one article that ob Our task this year was difficult. viously stood above the rest. This year, Thirteen books were reviewed, many of however, the level of excellence of most them worthy of significant recognition, all Michac.l Berger, Award of Distinction nominations precluded such an identifi- of them the product of certainly months winner Photo: Bobbie'dine Rodda November-December 2002 5 prepared a highly informed, well-docu Congratulations to Beverly Rae horsedrawn vehicles, the Museum of mented essay on each subject covered. Kimes! Thank you for the enormous time Transportation provides a magnificent Nothing was done by half. The appendices and effort spent in writing this definitive panorama of transportation.W e commend and indices (by both author and subject) work. Some of us are fortunate to read the dedication of all the participants, con are most useful. This book should stand as the writing of Beverly on a regular basis, tributors, management and supporters of definitive in its sphere for a very long time." and are familiar with the Classsic Car the museum. lt is "must reading" for all future studies of Club definition of a fully classic automo -james A. Wren the auto and U.S. history and culture. bile. For those who are unfamiliar with Congratulations to Michael Berger' CCCA, there is no better and more com Friend of Automotive Thank you for your scholarship in pro prehensive book for them to use to History Award viding this enormously valuable research understand the Classic Era. l bring greetings from Dr: David L. Lewis, and reference for both experienced auto The eleven other books that were Chairman of our Friend of Automotive historians and those beginning in this submitted for the committee's considera History Award Committee. In Davids field of interest. ti on were as follows: The E-M-F Co m absence and as committee vice chair I The Nicholas-joseph Cugnot pany, by Anthony ]. Yanik; Ford at have the honor of presenting this award, Award is awarded to The Classic Era, by Dagenham, by David Burgess-Wise; Th e the Societys most coveted prize. It is the Beverly Rae Kimes , published by the Fabulous Fifti es: A Decade of Sports Car Societys most sought after award because Classic Car Club of America. Racing in Southern California, by Art it represents an accumulation of varied The Classic Era is not only about the Evans; Ford: The Dust and the Glory: A service to the cause of automotive history automobiles identified as classic by the Racing History Vol 2 (1968- 2000), by over an extended period of time. It is Classic Car Club; it is in fact a classic Leo Levine; Fifties Fins, by Dennis David; presented for important contributions work. Profusely illustrated, it is as one Fl eetwood: The Company and the and years of dedicated and valuable serv committee member wrote, "not only a Coachcraft, by james ]. Schild; Flxible: A ice. Due to a tie vote by the Societys offi great read, it is a wonderful history lesson" History of the Bus and the Company, by cers and directors this year's Friend of providing "excellent insight into the cars Robert REbert, Ph.D.; Modern Car Automotive History Award is to be given and the people who built them." Written Technology, by jeff Daniels; Sir William to two deserving individuals . in a flowing style, the story of an era Lyons: The Official Biography, by Philip The first is Mr. Richard M. Lang unfolds, making, as another committee Porter and Paul Skilleter; Classic Racing worth. Mr. Langworth, his nominator member noted, "the readers feel as if they Engines, by Karl Ludvigsen; Ford Model Y: states, "is an author, excell ent researcher were there." The size of this book may Henry's Car for Europe, by Sam Roberts. and publisher of perhaps the best club mistakenly lead a casual observer to think -Darwyn Lumley magazine going, The Packard Cormorant." this is just another pretty co ffee- table Mr. Langworth is founder and book, but a serious evaluation belies such james j. Bradley president of Dragonwyck Publishing a view as an apparent lifetime passion for Distinguished Service Award Company, which specializes in automo the subject results in a comprehensive As joe Freeman so eloquently phrased it tive titles. Since 1975 he has also edited narrative of a time past. Printed on high last year, "What makes the Bradley quality paper, attractively presented, this is Award particularly significant is that it a reference worthy of its title. represents what is really the heart of what we as the Society of Automotive Historians are trying to do. Without organizations and individuals who dedi cate themselves to the preservation of automotive historical materials of all sorts we would not be able to accomplish our collective task of accurately recording and interpreting automotive history." This year the james]. Bradley Award moves to one of Americas great historic transportation centers, St.Louis, Missouri. The Museum of Transportation is presented the award for its dedication

Beverly Rae Kimes accepts the Nicholas-jo to preserving Americas transportation his Richard M. Langworth, Friend of seph Cugnot Award, English Language from tory From automobiles, trucks, buses, Automotive History Award recipient Darwyn Lumley. Photo: Bobbie'dine Rodda bicycles, boats, railroads, airplanes to even Photo: Bobbie'dine Rodda

6 SAH Journal No. 201 the quarterly Cormorant, which has won numerous Old Car Weekly Golden Quill Awards. He has authored or coauthered more than 40 books on vintage cars, in cluding both corporate and marque his tories, and published numerous feature articles in leading auto history publica tions. In 1976 he won the Society's Cugnot Award and the AACA's Thomas McKean Award for his Kaiser-Frazer his tory and in 1979 he received a second Cugnot Award for a Packard history of which he was coauthor. An associate and senior editor of Automotive Quarterly from 1970 to 1975, editor of Car Classics from 1976 to 1977 and editor of Automotive Investor from 1980 to 1990, Mr. Langworth was a SAH Officers and Board of Directors: (seated 1-r) Arthur W. jones, Secretary Michael L Ber founder of the Corvair Society of ger, President Dale K. Wells, Vice President joseph S. Freeman, Treasurer Christopher G. Foster, Susan S. Davis, john A. Marino; (standing 1-r) Leroy D. Cole, jamesj. Schild, Gregg America and Vintage Triumph Register. D. Merksamer, Darwyn H. Lumley, Paul N. Lashbrook, Samuel V. Fiorani, Robert R. Ebert Since 1977 he has served as host of numerous Vintage Car and Churchill lustrated, as East Coast editor of Motor architecture, and has practiced and Tours of Britain, France and Australia. Trend and as editor of Car and Driver. He taught in that field. He has recently semi In 1968 Mr. Langworth founded also has been a public relations executive retired, to devote more time to automo the Churchill Center, Inc., in Washing for GM, Fiat and Ford. Among his most tive history. ton, D.C., and he has served as its presi recent books are Stirling Moss: Racing with The three new directors took office dent since 1995. He is founder and pro the Maestro, jackie Stewart: Triple-Crowned at the end of the Annual Meeting in prietor of Churchillbooks (antiquarian King of Speed, juan Manuel Fangio: Motor October. booksellers). In addition, he has edited Racings Grand Master, Battle for the Beetle the quarterly Finest Hour since 1981 and and Classic Racing Engines . Mr. Ludvigsen SAH in Paris VIII authored A Connoisseurs Guide to the Books has received the Montagu Trophy of the We're pleased to announce that the 8th of Sir Winston Churchill. Mr. Langworth Guild of Motoring Writers and two Cug annual meeting of SAH members and has been awarded an honorary CBE in not Awards. guests in Paris is planned for the evening recognition of his contribution to British Mr. Ludvigsen was unable to attend of Thursday, February 6, 2003. American relations through promoting the Annual Banquet, but plans call for Beginning in 1996, we've gotten and preserving the memory of Churchill presenting the award to him when the together, usually at the Automobile Club in the United States. Society convenes its European Meeting in de France, for drinks and dinner the The second recipient of the Friend February 2003. evening before the opening of Retro of Automotive History is Karl Ludvigsen. -Michael Skinner mobile, the largest indoor old-car show An American based in London, Mr. Lud and flea market in France. vigsen is chairman of a leading motor Davis, Marino, jones last year, 56 of us dined at the industry management consultancy, Ludvig elected to SAH Board Renault Museum; this year we return to sen Associates, and managing director of Susan S. Davis, john A. Marino and Arthur the ACF, located at 6 Place de Ia Con Euromotor Reports, publishers of special W Jones were recently elected to three corde. Highlights of the 2003 evening ized automotive studies and reports. year terms as Directors of SAH. A found will be the presentation of the Friend of "He has been a prolific researcher er of the Stanley Museum of Kingfield, Automotive History Award to Karl and writer with a technical bent and an Maine, Sue currently serves as its presi Ludvigsen, as well as the Cugnot Award emphasis on historical racing subjects," dent and CEO. John Marino is an Assoc and the Award of Distinction to the stated nominator Fred Roe. "Also, he iate Professor in the School of Techno authors of the best automotive books of writes as clearly as any writer I've run logy at Kent State University. He lives in 2001 in a language other than English. across; his book on Mercedes being a Boardman, Ohio. Arthur Jones, of Phil The Cugnot goes to Asbjom Rolseth for case in point." adelphia, worked in product planning at (title translated from orwegian) Rolling Mr. Ludvigsen has served as tech General Motors after graduating from Coachwork-The Story of Norwegian nical editor of Auto Age and Sports Car n- Harvard. He subsequently trained in Bodymakers, and the Award of Distinction November-December 2002 7 to Maurice Louche for Le Rallye Monte Center. The scholarship will pay full Weeber's life and career. Among the hun Carlo aux XXeme Siecle. A gift from the tuition and expenses for one student in dreds of items is an automobile Weeber SAH Board to Laurent Friry who has transportation design. Only one student built before 1904 as well as portions of arranged these evenings since 1996 will will attend the Art Center at a time under two other cars, one of which is relatively also be presented. We'll meet for drinks the scholarship and a new recipient will rather primitive and may well date to at 6:30 P.M., with dinner following at be named as the previous one graduates. 1898, the year ascribed by his daughter, 7:15. jacket and tie for men. Toyota has over the years provided Mari on Weeber Welsh, to the complete The price of the dinner is 65 euros, some sort of financial aid for 67 Art Cen car. From time to time the automobile or 70 US dollars per person. Members ter graduates and currently counts 10 trade journals in the 1900 period report from countries other than the U.S. alumni of the school on its payrolls. ed Weeber's plan to build cars in num should make reservations with, and ar - Sam Fiorani bers for sale, but the total of automobiles range payment to, Laurent. His e-mail produced likely was no more than a address is [email protected] Racing Veteran Nolan White handful. and his home address is 22 rue d'Antony, Dies after Crash at Track Instead, Weeber developed a num • F-91370 Verrieres le Buisson. 1f you are Land speed racing veteran and world ber of patented automobile accessories, coming from the U.S., please contact record holder Nolan White, 71, passed such as a wheel puller, a steering gear (and pay) me (tvinson@nhtsa. dot.gov away peacefully in his sleep early in the and a traction device for use in mud or and 1314 Trinity Drive, Alexandria, VA morning of Sunday, October 20th at snow The Weeber muffler was fitted to 22314). Please let either of us know not the University of Utah Medical Center in the Columbia of the Electric Vehicle later than january 20, 2003 so that the Salt Lake City, Utah. His wife and Company And a Weeber shock absorber ACF can make arrangements. You may family were with him. was used on the Baker Motor-Vehicle pay Laurent "at the door" if you prefer. Nolan, who earned the Hot Rod Company's roadster. Later in life Weeber We are trying to schedule a visit to Magazine Trophy by recording a top speed concentrated on his inventing, working the Conservatoire Citroen in the suburb of of 4 34 mph and setting a new AA BFS on a fue l injection process and, at the Aulnay for either Saturday the 8th or (blown fuel streamliner) record of 413 end, helicopter flight. Monday the l Oth. Not open to the general mph, had been a participant of the SCTA For a period in the late 1900s and public, the Conservatoire houses over 200 World Finals held Oct 16-20, where his 1910s Weeber was an automobile dealer. Citroen cars and trucks and a sizable col Spirit of Autopower, National Parts Ped And material received from the estate of lection of documents. Arrangements are dler #131 streamliner was attempting to his daughter in 2000 sheds light on the incomplete as of now. We hope to have a set a new FIA world record. Sadly, on the relations between Weeber as a dealer and definitive announcement in the jan./Feb. last FIA record attempt, despite running the manufacturers he represented as well issue of the journal. In the meantime, flawlessly over the nine-mile track, the car as those between him and sub-agents he when you make your dinner reservations, lost all three parachutes as it ran through had secured. please let either Laurent or me know if the traps at 422 miles per hour, veered off A sharp-eyed museum colleague you're interested in this jaunt, and which course and rolled several times before spotted the cache of correspondence, date you prefer. lf you do not plan to coming to a stop. contracts and bills as other objects were come to the dinner but would like to go The community of land speed rac being transported to the museum. What to Aulnay, please inform me directly ers are saddened to have lost one of their he secured is a wealth of information Seven of the past nine Februarys own who for 45 years has been a strong about the nature of automobile retailing that I have been in Paris, the temperature competitor, innovator and hero of many in the 1907-1910 period, granting there has been around 50 degrees F with over Nolan White, together with his son, are no copies of Weebers out-going let cast skies but little rain. It's a great break Rick, and grandson jason, were a familiar ters, only sparse notes on the incoming when the winter doldrums are beginning family racing team at the salt for many correspondence. to set in. years. Perhaps most interesting are the let -Taylor Vinson -Louise Ann Noeth ters, telegrams, contracts and invoices from the Ford Motor Company as Weeb Strother McMinn Weeber Collection er served from 1907-1910 as Ford dealer Scholarship at New York State Museum for four counties in eastern New York The Art Center College of Design in Pasa From 1933 through 2000 the family of until leaving Ford for the Studebaker dena, California, was given a $1 million automotive inventor and entrepreneur Corporation. Notable is Weebers close gift for a new scholarship program. The Christian F Weeber, Jr., (1872- 1932) of relationship with Gaston Plaintiff, Ford endowment was underwritten by Toyota Albany, New York, donated and manager in the New York City branch. and has been named for the late Strother bequeathed to the New York State Also interesting are the manufacturer's McMinn who was an instructor at the Art Museum artifacts and documents of entreaties to Weeber to move the cars for 8 SAH Journal No. 201 whi h he was contracted, an example of in Detroit on March 26, 1908 responds more Chase trucks and possibly an Ohio which is from a letter to Weeber from to Mr. Weeber's criticism of the newly car. While the building housing his Harry B. Harper of the "Foreign Depart announced Model T. Apparently Weeber showroom and repair shop are gone, the ment'' in New York. (Harper later became thought the bore of the engine should Albany house he built in 1912 survives advertising manager for Ford Motor have been enlarged compared to that of mostly unaltered. Company and founded Ford Times.) the Model . Roberts said that the The complete file of letters, bills, "1 have been wondering what has "pulling power" had increased neverthe telegrams, contracts and sales materials is happened to Albany, for the records up at less. "We have had this car out in 14 in. available by appointment for study at the Mr. Plaintiff's office do not speak out very of snow, with full load, and she plows ew York State Museum, Empire Plaza, glowingly for Ford sales in your territmy. through the snow on high gear without Albany, New York, 518-474- 5877. The lt seems to me you have always been able any trouble. . .. You will find that it will Weeber car is currently on loan and on to beat out Troy by a good margin, but have ample power and that you will sell view at the Saratoga Automobile Museum. this year our ftiend icolls seems to have more than you even expected. " - Geoffrey N. Stein PJ;;llled up his suspenders another notch, Weeber also objected to the move buttoned up his coat and turned up his of the steering wheel to the left side of Year End Reminder collar and then gone out to 'clean the tar' the car, putting the driver into the street With the end of the year approaching out of the Albany dealer. Of course there as he dismounted. Roberts countered by please consider the Society of Auto are several months yet before the year noting that control of the car was superi motive Historians in your tax planning. closes, and this is ample time to pass the or with the driver on the left. "Did you Remember, a donation to the Society is genial gentleman further up the river. You ever try to dodge around a buggy or a tax deductible and, more importantly, it never could get me to bet on Troy and I horse with a big car, or any other vehicle, will help keep the Society a strong and told Mr. Plaintiff the other day I was not and have to crane your neck over to one vital voice for the preservation of auto ready to yet. Please advise if it is safe for side to see if there is anything ahead or motive history. For more information me to put up my money on the capital anything coming?" about making a donation contact Treas city and C. F Weeber." In addition to Ford and Studebaker urer Kit Foster; 1102 Long Cove Rd , A remarkable letter to Weeber from cars, Weeber also sold Haynes, Standard Gales Ferry, CT 06335-1812 or Stanley Roberts in the Sales Department and Mais trucks and probably one or [email protected]. •

The Kalamazoo Automobilist follows the car industry in Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1891 to 1991. It contains 300 photos, 70% of which have never been published, and 32 pages of color. Includes Barley, Blood, Cannon, Checker, Carnelian, Dart, Grey hound, Handley, Handley-Knight, Kalamazoo Truck, Kalamazoo-Rail, Lane Truck, Michigan, Pennant Cab, Reed Tractor, Roamer, States and Wolverine. David Lyon holds a Ph.D. in Psychology from Indiana University and a bachelor's degree in History from Hamilton College. He is active with the Kalamazoo Antique Auto Restorers Club, the Antique Automobile Club of America, the Horseless Carriage Club of America and the Society of Automotive Historians. David and his wife, Jane, reside in Lawton, Michigan. The Kalamazoo Automobilist is also available on-line through Amazon. com • November-December 2002 9 sells the Ford. [A footnote says: Citroen uses a very good looking instrument board made of sheet aluminum which he polishes in an inexpensive ornamental design, making it most attractive.] I think Citroen will visit Detroit this coming winter to see the factories over here. Although he is the only quan tity producer in Europe, his manufactur ing methods are still far behind ours. However, I was rather impressed with his body painting department, as he has an English installation of an oven with • 1922 New Hudson Light Car. Photo courtesy Michael Worthington-Williams equipment for moist air, which struck me as being somewhat similar to that In France the large car is still in dows which opened with doors and could used at the Dodge factory for some of vogue, although the show indicated that be taken out. I saw one or two very good their closed bodies. He says that this has every manufacturer now recognized the looking cabriolet, two-passenger types with effected a great increase in the perma demand for small cars and is catering to folding top and windows that drop in the nence of the finish on his bodies, and he it, Renault just bringing out a new 6 H. P, doors, more notably the Standard. The fold is very keen about it. 4-cylinder, and Citroen made quite a fea ing top was just about the same type that ture of his 5 H.P we would put on a roadster, unlined, and Four-wheel brakes There are a number of three-wheel while the body was not strictly weather The most conspicuous mechanical change light cars to be seen in England and proof, it was apparently very satisfactory, at the Paris show was the almost unani France, more notably the Morgan , al and certainly good looking. mous adoption of four-wheel brakes on though the New Hudson is coming into I saw a number of bodies with fab all cars above 12 H.P , although some of prominence in England. Of course the ric or leather backs similar to our coach, the 10 H.P cars had them. There are high cost of gasoline, plus excessive taxa and noted quite a tendency to square three favorite designs of these brakes, tion on horsepower, are accountable for a cornered body lines as against the round Perrot, Adex and Isotta Fraschini. Every great deal of this great small-car demand ed lines so much in vogue previously. one of our dealers that [Export Manager and one reason why the Ford is not more A number of cars had gray leather Orville] Williams met at the Paris show successful at the present time over there. upholstering with a striped finish , imitat immediately wanted to know if we would It is apparent that the market for ing cloth. This is particularly attractive in equip our cars with four-wheel brakes. the Hudson in England and France will the front seat of enclosed-drive cars . We must watch this movement with great be limited under present taxation condi I saw quite a number of enclosed care, since all cars of any quality on the tions, and that Essex ranks as having a drives with a glass partition between the continent may adopt four-wheel brakes fairl y large motor. However, as they front and back seats, similar to the parti within a year, and it is a sure thing that become more prosperous and taxation is tion in my new sedan, in which the glass some Ameri can makes will take it up, it relieved, undoubtedly there will be a slides sideways. being rumored over there that Cadillac trend away from the small car. will come out soon with four-wheel brake Citroen equipment. While the arguments against Bodies I lunched with Citroen and he took me four-wheel brakes are somewhat similar Great numbers of two-passenger open through his plant. He produces as many to the arguments originally made against bodies are used , but not many attempts cars as all the rest of the French industry the adoption of electric self-starters, if the are made on the light machines to seat put together, and the models are exceed public wants them and wants the non five , four being the usual limit. Open ingly good looking. His torpedo type is skid effect and quickness of stopping that bodies are still the leaders, but the Paris really quite handsome, and also his lan they give, we must be ready to supply show indicated an attempt to produce daulet, which is one of the best finished them. [Hudson did not adopt them until closed bodies at reasonable prices. An of the small stock bodies I have ever 1927.] saldo [of Turin] showed a coach type seen , and is very popular in Paris as a rather like ours. taxicab. There is not much detail finish Fours and sixes A great feature this year was made of on the Citroen chassis, but the exteriors Practically all new small cars were four the inside-drive, four- or seven-passenger of the cars are well done. The car is very cylinder with the exception of the Omega body with a folding top and plate glass win- popular around France and easily out- continued on page 12 1 0 SAH Journal No. 201 sedans and station wagons Vol vo today has become a very desirable motorcar, combining durability, safety and reliabili ty with attractive performance, style and prestige. Since 1999 Volvo is part of the Ford Motor Company Christer Olsson has done a thor ough job in writing the definite story of Volvo passenger cars. The exemplary Boo I< book is very well produced, interestingly illustrated and will be a joy and pride in Revie\Ns the library of any enthusiast - Ferdinand Hediger

Volvo - Personenwagen seit 192 7, by Up until the second world war the Maybach-Karosserien aus Christer Olsson, 2000 lSB 3-613- production was smalL Of various models Ravensburg, by Gerhard Mirsching, 028028--9. Hardbound, 9 x 11.5 inches, only several hundred cars were made. 2001, ISB 3-86136-064-0. Hardcover, 128 pages, 52 b/w and 225 color illustra These were mostly sold in Sweden and 100 pages, 99 b/w and 15 color illustra tions, text in German. Motorbuch-Verlag, are quite rare. The real breakthrough tions, text in German. Verlag Robert Ges Stuttgart, Germany Also available in came with the PV444, production of sler KG & Co. GmbH, Postfach 2320, English titled Volvo Cars-A Cavalcade which began in 1944 and amounted to a D-88013 Friedrichshafen, Germany DM 1927- 2000 from Classic Motorbooks, total of nearly 200,000. It was replaced 55/Euro 30.10 (approx. $27 plus pack Osceola, Wisconsin, $39.95 by the refined PV544 in 1958 and sup ing and postage) plemented by the four-door sedan and ln his foreword the author points out station wagon of the series Pl20, Pl30 With DaimlerChrysler's intention to re that until quite recently Volvo was not and P220 of which a total of close to one launch the famous marque Maybach a very interested in its history The top million were made. The early Volvo Sport its future top-of-the-line luxury model management firmly believed in thinking Pl900 with plastic body, (only 67 pro this book has a highly topical ring. The ahead and motivated the staff to look duced) as well as the famous Pl800 and last of the color photographs does in fact into the future. Therefore, publications Pl800 ES coupe and sport wagon are show the prototype of the new Daimler on the history of Volvo are not very described and illustrated in detaiL Chrysler Maybach, which was scheduled numerous and it was rather difficult to With the new series 140, Volvo for fall 2002, next to a "Zeppelin"con trace developments which took place in continued to further improve its high vertible of 1932. the early years. With the 70th anniver safety standards. The Swedish marque's The subtitle of the book, "Her sary the tradition of the company was marketing centered increasingly around mann pohn und sein Werk" makes it recognized as a strong source of inspira passenger protection, technical leader clear that this is the history of the coach tion for staff and customers. A museum ship and durability. Exportation world building company that had produced the was formed in Goteborg, a visit to which wide led to new record sales. vast majority of bodies for the various is strongly recommended. The Volvo 66 and later the 340/ models of the prewar Maybach chassis. Whereas many historians believe in 360 models resulted from Volvo taking Obviously the more important develop using original photographs only, the au over the Dutch DAF car company The ment of the Maybach cars, their technical thor takes a different viewpoint. Especial most successful Volvo was the 240/260 specifications and their production, is ly with the earlier models he does show line with well over two million cars built also covered. the cars in period photographs but sup The wide range of models of the After a short excursion into the plements these with modem color shots last twenty years, the gradual change to history and activities of the Spohn family made of perfectly restored collector cars. front-wheel drive and the various experi in the 19th century, the author describes To all of us the modem Volvos are mental cars and studies are well covered. the development of the Hermann Spohn well known but we have little or no idea of The only thing lacking, that could be coachbuilding company, which was the prewar efforts of the then small Swed desirable to some readers, are technical founded in 1920. According to the draw ish company Here we find the develop drawings or pictures explaining the ings and patent application of Paul ]a ray, ment history and technical specifications as advanced solutions. one of the very early Spohn bodies was a well as production figures of every single With the pretty convertible and truly advanced streamliner on the chassis Volvo passenger car model ever made. coupe and the up-to-date styling of its continued on page 12 November-December 2002 11 Chapin continued from page 10 thing that is being done in the small car are illustrated and there are also factory 6, which created considerable interest, is the large amount of power being gen drawings and interior views. and the small Mathis 6. The Omegas erated by these little motors. Genuine A chapter is dedicated to the diffi cylinders are 65 x 100 mm, or 2.56 x progress in this direction is indicated.] cult times after 1945. Apart from orders 3.937 inches, and Mathis has two six Prices are gradually coming down for the French occupation army vehicles, cylinder models, one of 9 H.P , 55 x 80 on all makes, but Europe is sti ll a long only a few passenger cars obtained coach mm, or 2.17 x 3.15 inches, and one of 10 way above us in the cost of production. built bodies by Spohn. There were about H.P, 60 x 70 mm, or 2.36 x 2.76 inches. Apparently Citroen has been the only two dozen Veritas sports cars built as Economy in gasoline consumption maker to really take advantage of some of roadsters and coupes, as well as a handful is so vital to the European buyer that the mass production methods they of pre-war SW38 Maybach chassis, which there can never be the demand for small learned during the war time. received modern sedan and limousine sixes that exists in America. Herbert H. Rice and I took up the bodies. In the 1950s Spohn built the matter of effecting friendly working arrange body of the Gaylord coupe designed by General condition ments with the European manufacturers to Brooks Stevens and shown at the Paris • of automobile business unite in combating excessive taxation of the Salon of 1955. lt received much publicity The easiest way to realize how fortunate motor car, and to assist in the building of but did not lead to any regular produc we are in America is to go to Europe. highways throughout the world for the fur tion. During this period Spohn also This applies not only to the state of busi thering of all automobile export trade. experimented with fiberglass bodies. ness but also the public mind and happi The show was very beautiful, and the ln 1957 the Herman Spohn company ness. There is still great mental depres French makers are most fortunate in hav closed down. sion on the part of most people as a re ing such an attractive place as the Grand At the end of the book there are sult of the war and not much hope that Palais in which to display their cars. eight pages of pretty color illustrations from an economic and business stand Exhibits are now uniformly decorated like showing some of the magnificent May point things are going to be much better our American shows. Body Lines were in bach cars as well as the Spohn coach for some time. the main very good looking with but few building plates. Then there are the foot Neither the French nor the British faddish types exhibited this year. Practically notes of the sources, a bibliography and motor car makes are doing particularly well, every exhibit had a beautiful polished chas acknowledgments. The author, a retired but simply living on hopes. Fiat seems to sis on which great care had been taken. • manager of the German Federal Railroad, have brought back its export trade about has very seriously researched the history, the best of anyone, and apparently its 10 has interviewed old workers and found H.P model is looked upon as perhaps the Book Reviews continued from page 11 many excellent photographs. He previ finest small car built in Europe. of a German Ley type T6E. As was to be ously published the definite history of Fiat and Citroen are said to have seen, these early aerodynamic ideas were Glaser coachbuilders, Dresden and the the largest output at the present time too much ahead of their time and it story of the post-war Audis. The new over there; Renault not maintaining the would take many years before they were book is a work of love by a man dedicat position that they formerly had. l would accepted by the manufacturers and the ed to the fine quality, art and craftman say that Hispano-Suiza ranks second to public. Maybach had launched their first ship of traditional coachbuilding. May Rolls-Royce in the public mind as pre model W3 in 1921 but only from 1925- bach, the German prestige marque par sumably the best European car. 26 can it be proven that the famous chas excellence and Hermann Spohn together The V-type radiator is very popular sis received Spohn bodies. created some of the most impressive and on all makes, especially the new smaller From then onward Spohn became exquisite European Classic Cars. models, although the Fiat has dropped increasingly the favored coachbuilder for The large size, clear and up-to-date its rounded type of radiator on its new the big six-cylinder and later the fabulous layout, expensive paper and fine printing big six and produces a front similar to twelve-cylinder "Zeppelin" models. are matched by a quality binding. Agreed, that of the Delage. Nickel-plated radia Limousines and four-door convertibles this is a specialist's book for experts and tors are much in vogue. were offered as so-called standard ver amateurs attached to the finest cars and Rolls-Royce has followed our lead sions. Sporty two-door convertibles most beautiful bodies. lt is the only book and on the new 20 H.P model has a could be ordered as well, especially on covering in detail the close co-operation radiator shutter similar to ours, although the smaller six-cylinder models SW35 of Maybach and Spohn. lt is unknown not set in a separate shell. and SW38. There also were again experi whether an English version will ever There is a great tendency to over mental aerodynamic cars, one in 1932 on become available. If you fancy European head valves on all cars, many of them a "Zeppelin" chassis for the Paris Salon Classic Cars, then it is a must. Highly being operated by cam shaft at the top of and two jaray-designed SW35s three recommended. the motor. [footnote: However, the big years later. Many of these fine classic cars -Ferdinand Hediger

12 SAH Journal No. 201 Hudson Not a Puller The picture on the back cover of journal 200 surprised me. It is the first time l have seen a Hudson pulling anything. l have never seen a Hudson with a trailer hitch; the wet clutch did not lend itself to moving anything other than the car itself. Hudson enthusiasts claimed that the Hudson wet clutch, running in oil with its cork facing had no equal for smoothness, but you dare not slip it or the cork would overheat and the clutch would be ruined. In addition, the trailer's weight seems to be pulling down the rear springs too much as even standing still the clear ance between the rear fenders and tires seems to be very slight. Lastly, the Better Late Than Never minded me of an obscure comer of artillery (wooden) wheels are not heavy I enjoyed jan Norbye's piece about the British motoring history, the Grimston enough for the added strain of the trailer. Darl'mat Peugeots, but I was sorry not to Hartley retractable roof, which first Conversely, the Glenn Curtiss see a picture. Here are two which your made an appearance in 1934; the proto Aerocar in the ad below seems to be readers may find interesting. They are of type used a Riley chassis. Unlike the designed a lot better. Although the ad a 1937 302DS, said to be Emile Darl' Peugeot system, this left the roof outside does not specify construction details, air mats personal car and were taken at the the boot (trunk) rather than inside, craft designer Glenn Curtiss would proba exhibition in Paris held in 1984 to cele arriving in this position via a set of rails. bly have used a strong, lightweight mate brate 100 years of the French automo There was only one commercial applica rial such as aluminum wherever possible. bile.The other car in the side view is a tion as far as I know, when the coach The car pulling it appears to proba Peugeot 205 rally car. building firm Abbott showed a version bly be up to the task, but I doubt if a light -Nick Georgano fitted to a Vauxhall "Big Six" (3.2-litre) six would be powerful enough. Although chassis at the 1935 Olympia Show in the exact make and model are not certain London. The question which has always from the illustration, it greatly resembles a intrigued me is whether this was the first Chrysler of the early 1930s. The tires retractable solid roof anywhere--can appear to be a couple of sizes oversize. anyone produce an earlier example? - Nick Walker

Auto History Courses Regarding Dale Wells' editorial "And the Question Is ... " (journal200), Ferris CURTISS AEROCAR State University in Big Rapids, Michigan, BUNGALOW COMFORT offers a "Culture of the Automobile" LIGHT-SIX ECONOMY Airplane construction • • • • adapt d to course that surveys the history of the the road by I nn II. Curti •, pion r of u\·iation ..•• brings you the mo t 0111. .. automobile from the viewpoint of major pi I 'rolling home" v r d vi ed for camping, lour ond outings, with beaut , personalities, technical achievements and comfort and economy combined in no development and societal changes effected other vehicle. Pullman-type upp r and Jo, er bertlt , large gall y, anitar facili· by the automobile. Currently, this course tie g nerous clo et spac , roll crceru, shadec radio, and lenth rell fini h pro· is available only on the Big Rapids cam vide a lu..-.:uriou interior while its leady con truction with n1inimum o£ un prung pus, but if sufficient interest existed, it weight, its patent d pn umatic coupler could be offered online. and oth r xclu ive f nlure. , eliminate First Retractable Solid Roof sid way and rend r it unbdi vabl quiet I enjoyed jan Norbye's article on the I believe that an automotive and and nwoth comfortnbl even when travel· ing nl high p d. Costs lillie more to Darl'Mat racing Peugeots (journal 200), society course is offered at Northwestern operate than the po"er ear alone. and noted his reference to Peugeot's Michigan College in Traverse City, For cataloguc.t, prices, et-c., addre.ts CURTISS £ROCAR co. INC. "Eclipse" hard-top convertibles first Michigan. CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FLORIDA NEW YORK OFFICE, 535 FIFTH AVENUE shown at the 1936 Paris Salon. It re- - Tom Brownell

November- December 2002 13 To complete the package the car would more. The Silent Soux Automobile Co. was also have had an eight-cylinder engine, incorporated in 1909 for $100,000. Silent Auction heavy duty springs, shock absorbers and When Theodore Roosevelt visited Deadline Reminder clutch and probably power brakes. ioux Falls in 1910 he was driven in a -Nelson Bolan Fa wick. The Silent Auction Deadline has In 1916 Fawick began developing been changed in an effort to get More on that Fwmy Apparatus the farm tractor. the auction back on its original Regarding the photo on the back page of In his letter that appeared in Issue fall schedule. joumal199, I think the apparatus 5 of the SAH newsletter Fawick stated As stated in the Silent mounted on the front bumper has some that his first car was called the "Silent thing to do with headlamp alignment. Sioux"; however, he later changed the Auction 2002 Catalog (inserted Ford supplied body dies to its European name of this car and ca lled them all into journal 200), all bids must subsidiaries-Dagenham Works in "Fa wick Flyers." He also stated that when now be received by midnight on England, Mathis-Matford Asnieres in he was 18 he built a successful steam car November 30, 2002. France and Taunus Werke in Germany. and sold it and that he built one truck. Bids sent via "snail mail" These bodies were usually one to three Thomas Fawick also made gears must be received no later than years old or one design cycle back from and transmissions. He designed a trans November 30th. Bids may also current U.S. production. The European mission with two quiet driving ranges engineers and designers were charged and a fri ction clutch called "Airflex. " be placed on or before with bringing the cars in line with local Fawick Mfg. Co. was incorporated in November 30th via laws and codes, and also to make design Akron, Ohio, to manufacture and market phone: 1-810-636-7221 and cosmetic changes to better reflect clutches. The company name was later fax:1-810-653-9419 national tastes in their market areas. changed to Industrial Clutch Co. email: [email protected] Ford Deutschland elected to retain Fawick died in 1978 at the age of 88. Don't be disappointed. the 1936 pattern headlamps on their His daughter donated a Fawick Flyer to the new Model 78 body. The headlamps on Center for Western Studies in Sioux Falls. Send in your bids today! the 1937 Ford were mounted flush in -Ralph Dunwoodie the cat -walk between the hood and fender. I believe this was much lower and closer together than the pedestal mount 1936 headlamp. ote the black rectangular strip attached to the center of the head lamp lens. I think this worked in conjunction with that bumper Percival Lowell's mounted apparatus to sight, align and adjust the new headlamp position. Big Red Car -Fred Summers The Tale of an Astronomer and a 1911 Stevens-Duryea Fawick a South Dakota Car William Lowell Putnam Regarding A Fa wick Recollection (journal 200, Letters) there were two write-ups 183 page 25 oftcover about this auto in the SAH newsletter: 68 photographs, index ISBN 0-7864-1234-8 2002 Issue 4, page 6 and Issue 5, page 4. Issue 5 includes a letter from Mr. Fawick. The car This is the tory of one car-a 1911 teven Duryea Model Y "Big ix"-and its famous owner was made in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Percival Lowell , the American astronomer be t known for his tudies of Mars and mathematical -jim Petersen precliction of the discovery of Pluto. The narrative follows the vehicle, a product of Frank Duryea of the pioneering Duryea brothers--through its time with Lowell and through ubsequent owners More on Mr. Fa wick to its present status as a moving landmark of history. I can add a little to the Fawick Recollec tion. Thomas L. Fawick produced about 15 cars in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He designed his first two-cylinder automobile McFarland I1 in 1906 and two years later built his first Box 611 Jefferson C 28640 • FAX 336-246-5018 • www.mcfarlandpub.com • Orders 800-253-2187 four-cylinder car, then built seven or eight

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WE'LL BE THERE: W.C. Durant (standing, right, in bowler) and Louis Chevrolet (sans hat) admire the first Chevrolet car in 1912. The trouble was, the two men didn't agree just where "there" was and soon parted ways as Durant made the Chevrolet into a smaller and cheaper (and much more popular) car. At the wheel is Durant's son Cliff, his wife, Adelaide, beside him. Can anyone recognize any other faces? (Kit Foster wllection)