Word: drives
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Laughing Cavalier is a sports roadster. King Henry VIII and The Blue Boy are all-weather phaetons. The Ceiling of the Sis tine Chapel is an inside drive sedan...
...book states, "Glancing through the rotogravure supplement of the paper and enjoying the photographs of swimmers, statesmen and stage-dancers, one's eye was caught by the big flag, and one idly read the caption to see whether this was a belated poster from some Y. M. C. A. drive during the recent war, or an invitation to prepare for the next one, in Nicaragua or a place like that, or whether it was not just the advertisement of a firm such as supplies uniforms for military schools and training camps--a masculine pendant to the Sunday supplement's illustrations...
James Franceschini began his curious conquests when he arrived in Canada from Italy, 20 years ago. For a time he dug ditches for a contractor; later, he became a contractor and hired other immigrants to drive trucks for him. Three years ago, he began to buy horses. Last week, four of these-Temptation, Preston Mavis, Myrtle Fashion and Sensation-pulled the high coach around the ring. James Franceschini, wearing a checked suit, a derby, a large cigar, and a diamond knuckle, watched them win the blue ribbon. It happened to be the 108th prize which his horses have taken...
...until 1902 that the Opel works were ready to turn out their first all-German automobile. It had two cylinders, a cardan-shift drive. Three years later, Opel engineers developed machines of 45 to 50 horsepower. Automobile production became the chief business at Russelheim. And when fire destroyed the sewing-machine plant in 1911, it was not rebuilt. The new Opel's concentrated on bicycles, motor cars...
...students planning to drive to New Haven for the Yale football game on Saturday the automobile route by way of Woonsocket, Chepachet. Willimantic, Marlboro and Durham is recommended...