AUTOMOTIVE STORIES
A Spark of Genius
It may never be known with certainty who first invented the spark plug. The earliest reference...
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A Story of Innovation
Using Auburn to secure loans Cord began acquiring companies to streamline operations, diversify income streams, and lessen the company’s dependence on other manufacturers. He purchased or acquired controlling interest in Stinson Aircraft, Anstead Engine Company, Lycoming, Limousine Auto Body, and Columbia Axle Company. He also expanded into the commercial market by introducing the Auburn Saf-T-Cab, a car purpose built as a taxi. This led to a limited partnership with Checker Cab Manufacturing Company.
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What does Chevrolet and our Mohave County Airports have to do with each other?
The first decades of the 20th century were a period of dramatic transition in the desert...
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A Spark of Genius
It may never be known with certainty who first invented the spark plug. The earliest reference...
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A Story of Innovation
Using Auburn to secure loans Cord began acquiring companies to streamline operations, diversify income streams, and lessen the company’s dependence on other manufacturers. He purchased or acquired controlling interest in Stinson Aircraft, Anstead Engine Company, Lycoming, Limousine Auto Body, and Columbia Axle Company. He also expanded into the commercial market by introducing the Auburn Saf-T-Cab, a car purpose built as a taxi. This led to a limited partnership with Checker Cab Manufacturing Company.
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What does Chevrolet and our Mohave County Airports have to do with each other?
The first decades of the 20th century were a period of dramatic transition in the desert...
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The All American Import
If you want to spark some intense conversation during Thanksgiving dinner, here is a suggestion....
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Eccentric or Visionary?
The line between eccentricity and visionary, brilliance and madness is thin. The people that...
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