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Title
D9349-3
Date(s)
- 1940-01-30 (Creation)
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(1919-1980)
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Winner of Mercury Automobile Contest in front of Titus Motor Company. Man hands envelope to another man across the hood of a 1940 Mercury. Leon Titus at far right. Titus Motor Co. was offering a special prize for gasoline economy. Beginning January 27, 1940, contestants could drive a special Mercury 8 equipped with a gasoline meter. First prize in the contest, 50 gallons of gasoline, would be awarded to the driver with the best mileage. The new Mercury 8 averaged 20 miles per gallon.
Titus Motor Co. (Tacoma); Titus, Leon E.; Mercury automobile; Contests;