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The Indianapolis automobile industry : a history, 1893-1939 / Sigur E. Whitaker.
Lippincott Library HD9710.U53 I53 2018
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Whitaker, Sigur E., 1948- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Indianapolis Motor Speedway (Speedway, Ind.)--History.
- Indianapolis Motor Speedway (Speedway, Ind.).
- Automobile industry and trade--Indiana--Indianapolis--History.
- Automobile industry and trade.
- History.
- Indianapolis (Ind.)--History.
- Indianapolis (Ind.).
- Indiana--Indianapolis.
- Physical Description:
- 313 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2018]
- Summary:
- In 1893, Indianapolis carriage maker Charles Black created a rudimentary car-perhaps the first designed and built in America. Within 15 years, Indianapolis was a major automobile industry center rivaling Detroit, and known for quality manufacturing and innovation-the aluminum engine, disc brakes, aerodynamics, superchargers, and the rear view mirror were first developed there. When the Indianapolis Motor Speedway opened in 1909, hometown manufacturers dominated the track-Marmon, Stutz and Duesenberg. The author covers their histories, along with less well known contributors to the industry, including National, American, Premier, Marion, Cole, Empire, LaFayette, Knight-Lyons and Hassler. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- 1 In the Beginning 7
- 2 A Seed Is Planted 16
- 3 Indianapolis-Built Cars Dominate Racing 37
- 4 Indianapolis-Built Cars Continue to Dominate Racing 53
- 5 Stutz Cars Make an Entrance 78
- 6 National Leads the Way 94
- 7 Legislation Threatens the Indianapolis Auto Industry 106
- 8 Adopting the Six-Cylinder Car 121
- 9 Stutz Named Car of the Year 132
- 10 The Marvelous Marmon 34 148
- 11 The War Years 161
- 12 Peace Brings Significant Growth 174
- 13 Overcapacity and an Economic Recession 181
- 14 The Duesenberg Brothers Unveil Their Automobile 191
- 15 Industry Under Stress 197
- 16 Duesenberg Dominates Racing 218
- 17 E. L. Cord Buys Duesenberg 229
- 18 Then There Were Three 233
- 19 The End Comes 248.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 282-305) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781476666914
- 1476666911
- OCLC:
- 974698741
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