The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-10-19
A Backward Glance,

A Backward Glance,
frem the AUTOMOBILE Manufacturer Association comes a
ssronoSy 81 the au'oaosls industry -h'eh yin
timers. ~in recall the god days fcs the younger
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In New
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Harvester began production Auto Buggy"
Ron White invented the automooi fash boiler for steamers
The United States Post Office xpermnted with motor vehicle
The Au,Omoels Club of Am.rie. Was organized
Alexander wintcn Cleveland New York In az hours
studebAker Manufacturing Company wagon
1888 building bodies for electric vehicles
The National Automobile Manufacturers Association w
held Madison ssu.r. Garden
New York City sponsored by the Automobile Club Of America
Packard pioneered wheel instead Of tler for steering
Alexander wnon drove the GordonBennet France
automobile contest
ambulance introduced in New York CITY,
1so1-Packard patented an advance
A introduced sbsft sv. for motor vehicles
Chaplin odmoble from Detroit to New York
week
organized and
electric runaboutA and trucks
lsos-The Fordc Company wasor organized.
Fordw as An infrnger Of the seden patent
Packard driven from San Francisco 10
New York in 81 days ~ . M ,u. =,
improvements included sliding trans
missions intake shock absorbers ana
E. R. Thomas substituted o. body panes
B. A introduced the tske-off
introduced by Mack
pressed introduced by the Peerless Motor Car
Company
developments during this included sleeve
valve engine dem0unta6le rim. gas headlights v.ro
Packard created the sOcaled original life
The first school of automobile
sponsored the American Auto
mobile Association, won by Perce-Arro~ -
developments included tire pumps ignition
locks Goodyear universal rims Weed ure cnsns ana 'ae
The American Motor Car Manufacturers Association
Automobiles were first the in.tailment
supplemented entrance bodies
Minneapolis automobile dealers attempted to set up plan Tor
regulating prices. ,..
white steamer only automobile permitted President
inaugural parade
Pierce-Arrow the first cast aluminium body.
1soe-The threads put
developments included magnetic ignition Packard
storage equipment Buick; and front
bumpers
inciudeo
Transmission, BUICK
Glencoe Illinois its streets to discourage
speeding.
Stewart spedometers timing chains, motor
eft-hand
ing vnadu mechanical improvements for the year
Ford Motor Company the Model T. Pierce-Aow won
.ba Gdden tour for Cadillac the first American
given by the Royal Auoophe CiuD Oh
London England greatest contribution to tne
f mtercnangahy
mobile parts through Standardization Johnssen gauge BLOCKS o
recon used by Cadillac General Motors
Company incorporated poparzed the left hand drive ana
deyeloped head Thomas fer won the Ne"
orkt Paris
included "onman tops multiple
Sc clutches with the motors Hupmobe The
selden natent claims u district COURT Inc
indianapolis speedway was ORGANIZED
the silver cup for achieving
tac+ acore in the James Bennett reliability contest
Engine Company having made IRE
for produced its first motor driven
designed