From The Indianapolis Star, Sunday, December 14, 1919: More luxury cars are made in Indianapolis than anywhere else in the United States. While other cities may build more cars and have a larger number of automobile factories, the Hoosier capital is the center of fine car production. Detroit may boast of its two luxury cars, Packard and Cadillac, but Indianapolis has five high-grade car factories manufacturing the Marmon, Stutz, Cole, National, and Premier. In addition, t

From The Indianapolis Star, Monday, March 10, 1919: The Indianapolis Automobile Trade Association will hold its eighteenth annual show this week. Since no building in the city is large enough to hold the exhibition, the display will be held in salesrooms along the “Motor Rows” - Capitol Avenue, Meridian, Pennsylvania and Delaware Streets. The public will be treated with souvenirs and favors as they move from dealer to dealer while being entertained with jazz bands and solo

World War I – From The Indianapolis Star, Sunday, October 27: While workers at the Nordyke & Marmon Co turn out Liberty motors to power American planes engaging German aviators in the skies over France, the ordnance division of the War Department has awarded a $3,000,000 (2017: $49,776,260) contract to the Stutz Motor Car Co for the manufacture of 1,200 artillery tractors, of special design, intended to pull heavy field pieces. The five-ton capacity, 7,400-pound, T-13 mode

From The Indianapolis News, Friday, September 6: The Indianapolis public safety board today announced changes to the recent plans for handling traffic and vehicle parking in the congested downtown district. The board heard suggestions and complaints since implementing the regulations, and this final revision will result in the greatest good to all concerned. Parking flat against the curb in Washington, North Pennsylvania and North Illinois streets, and no-left turns at the

From The Indianapolis News, Monday, September 2: Few pleasure cars were on the streets of Indianapolis Sunday as the city observed the federal fuel administration’s appeal to conserve gasoline and only use automobiles in emergency cases. Horse and buggies, bicycles, and electric automobiles were the private conveyances of choice for most citizens. Street car traffic was unusually heavy, especially on the north and east side lines. An indicator of how well the first gasol

From The Indianapolis Star, Wednesday, August 7: The Marion County commissioners will mark all main roads in the county this fall with signs, at intervals, to designate the distance and direction to Indianapolis. Safety rails will be placed on dangerous embankments, and signage will be placed to designate the Marion County lines from the adjacent counties. The Hoosier Motor Club has placed signs on many of the roads leading into the city, and the commissioners will mark th

From The Indianapolis Star, Thursday, July 11: The Indianapolis board of public safety adopted a sweeping reform of the city’s traffic regulations yesterday to lessen the congestion in the downtown district. Among the notable and radical features of the new regulations are: vehicle drivers will not be permitted to turn to the left at specified corners; to widen the driving space, there will be no angle parking - cars must be parked flat against the curb and space must be l

From The Indianapolis Star, Tuesday, February 12: The Indianapolis Automobile Trade Association offered its services and cars to Gov. Goodrich and the State Council of Defense for a new militant guard battalion of the Liberty Guards called the Gasoline Rangers. Capt. George Harney said the automobile equipment of the Gasoline Rangers would be valuable in the transportation of supplies if state property might be in peril or it was necessary to get troops out of the city in a

From The Indianapolis Star, Sunday, 2 December 1917, p. 20: "The Maxwell, equipped for the blustry [sic] months, is a magnificent, substantial equipage - perfect in its appointments, cozy in its snug warmth, healthful in its scientific ventillation [sic] and delightfully illuminated." Touring Car $855. Roadster $880. #advertisement #onehundredyearsago #automobiles