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Otasco (Oklahoma Tire and Supply Company) was a retail chain specializing in auto parts and appliances based in Tulsa, Oklahoma. [1]It was first established in 1918 by three Jewish Lithuanian immigrant brothers, Sam (1898–1939), Maurice (1891–1970), [2] and Herman (1889–1971) [3] Sanditen, who opened the first Otasco store in Okmulgee.
The Auto Care Association is a not-for-profit trade association based in Bethesda, Maryland. Auto Care Association's nearly 3,000 members and affiliate companies, represent approximately 150,000 businesses that manufacture, distribute, sell and install motor vehicle parts, accessories, tools, equipment, materials, supplies, and services.
Shay Motors Corporation was an automobile company founded by Harry J. Shay in February 1978 as the Model A & Model T Motor Car Reproduction Corporation. [1] Harry Shay arranged with Ford Motor Company to build a limited run, modern-day reproduction of the Ford Model A Roadster, with a rumble seat, that was to be sold through the network of Ford Automobile Dealers and built in Battle Creek ...
The Tulsa Street Railway Company (TSR) was formed in 1905 by a group of 18 private investors, led by real estate developer Grant Stebbins. [4] By the end of 1906, TSR had electric streetcars operating downtown along Main, Third and Fifth Streets. [5] One reference states that the street car lines were completed even before the streets were ...
Holmes Peak, north of the city, is the tallest point in the Tulsa Metro area at 1,360 ft (415 m) [42] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 186.8 square miles (484 km 2), of which 182.6 square miles (473 km 2) is land and 4.2 square miles (11 km 2) (2.24%) is water.
Vanguard Automotive Group was a vehicle rental company based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA. Vanguard purchased ANC Rental, owner of National Car Rental and Alamo Rent A Car. It had a fleet of nearly 300,000 vehicles, mainly from Ford and Chrysler, and operated in over 1,500 locations. [1]
The American Automobile Association (AAA) was founded on March 4, 1902, in Chicago, Illinois, in response to a lack of roads and highways suitable for automobiles. [4] [5] At that time, nine motor clubs with a total of 1,500 members banded together to form the AAA.
1926 Duesenberg Model A Roadster at Stahls Automotive Collection. The Duesenberg Model X, a derivative of the Straight Eight, had a short production run in 1927. About twelve were built. [2] [22] The Model X had an engine with the same bore and stroke as the Straight Eight [23] but with a non-crossflow head. The engine delivered 100 horsepower ...