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Title |
Packard roadster in front of Cummins Engine Co., Columbus, Indiana, circa 1930 |
Catalog Number |
ia-0205-0024 |
Description |
Cressie Cummins fit this Packard roadster with a U Model diesel marine engine and drove the automobile 1060 miles to Daytona Beach on $2.00 worth of fuel for official AAA tests. [Sources: The Old Motor, "Clessie Cummins Early Racing Cars - Proving the Diesel's Mettle," December 2, 2013 by David Greenlees, theoldmotor.com and Modern Mechanics and Inventions, "I Go 3 Miles for a Cent in My Car," by C. L. Cummins as told to Jay Earle Miller, April 1931, p. 50] |
Geographic Location |
5th Street, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana, United States |
Subjects |
Automobiles Engines Factories Columbus (Ind.) Bartholomew County (Ind.) |
Date of Original |
1930, circa |
Year Range Begin |
1925 |
Year Range End |
1940 |
Process |
Gelatin silver prints |
Format |
8 x 10 in. |
Type |
still image |
Collection Name |
John D. Rondot Collection |
Copyright |
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Rights |
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Terms of Use |
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Catalog date |
2016-09-19 |