The Obituary of J.M. Studebaker (The Atlanta Georgian, 1917)J.M Studebaker (1833 - 1917) "was a pioneer in vehicle building and lived to see the change in locomotion from oxcarts to automobiles. He had been engaged
in the manufacture of vehicles for sixty-five years".
This is a very quick and interesting read, highlighting the key events in the life of this automotive engineer whose name is so readily recognized some eighty-five years after his death.
*Home Movie: a Car-Guy and his Studebaker*
American Trucks & Armored Cars (Vanity Fair, 1916)Recognizing the importance of armored vehicles, a group of American millionaires, among them Henry Clay Frick (1849 - 1919), pooled their money and donated a number of such items to the New York National Guard. VANITY FAIR MAGAZINE pursued this story and produced this article as it developed with a thorough review of each of the donated military vehicles. Although the trucks are photographed, few are named.
*Watch a Film Clip About the Rolls Royce Armored Car, 1914 - 1948*
Coal-Based Fuel Introduced During Gas Rationing (The Literary Digest, 1917)An efficient coal-based fuel has never really been the reality, however the French would make advancements with the technology in the early forties. The accompanying photograph depicts one of the earliest methods for the creation of a coal and gas blended fuel source that was created as a result of the World War I gas rationing in Britain.
The Churchmobile (The Literary Digest, 1913)Today we think nothing of bookmobiles and bloodmobiles or any number of other converted trucks and vans that are fashioned for various unique uses; this link will enable you to learn about a Catholic chapel on wheels from 1913, that very well might have served as the inspiration for them all.
The International Commercial Car (The Literary Digest, 1913)Attached is a 1913 print ad for a delivery truck produced by International Harvester Company.
Wonders Never Cease (The Literary Digest, 1913)An advertisement for the 1913 Metz "Special".
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