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D37984-1
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- 1949-01-22 (Creation)
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Davis car at Fisher's, Times. Crowds formed all day to look over a stripped down model of a 3-wheeled 1949 Davis automobile outside Fisher's Department Store.The experimental automobile was for sale at $995. The sign above the vehicle announced that dealer franchises were available. This was the newest American automobile design in many decades although 3-wheeled automobiles were manufactured in England during the 1920's and 1930's. Designed by aircraft engineers and designers, it boasts new features including a removable top. Its top speed was 116 miles per hour. It had disc brakes. Gary Davis of Van Nuys, California, planned to manufacture and sell 40,000 of these automobiles in 1949. (T.Times, 1/23/1949, p.7)
Experimental automobiles--Tacoma--1940-1950; Davis automobile; Department Stores--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fisher's Department Store (Tacoma); Publicity;