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  2. REO Motor Car Company - Wikipedia

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    1906 REO Model B Runabout exhibited in 2005. In 1915, Olds relinquished the title of general manager to his protégé Richard H. Scott, and eight years later he ended his tenure as the company's presidency as well, retaining the position of chairman of the board. [3] Perhaps the most famous REO episode was the 1912 Trans-Canada journey.

  3. Runabout (boat) - Wikipedia

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    A runabout is any small motorboat holding between four and eight people, well suited to moving about on the water. Characteristically between 20' and 35' in length, runabouts are used for pleasure activities like boating , fishing , and water skiing , as a ship's tender for larger vessels, or in racing.

  4. Cadillac Runabout and Tonneau - Wikipedia

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    The Cadillac 1903 Model Runabout introduced in 1902. The first Cadillac automobiles were the 1903 Model built in the last quarter of 1902. These were 2-seater "horseless carriages" powered by a reliable and sturdy 10 hp (7 kW) single-cylinder engine developed by Alanson Partridge Brush and built by Leland and Faulconer Manufacturing Company of Detroit, of which Henry Leland was founder, vice ...

  5. Runabout (car) - Wikipedia

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    A runabout is a car body style popular in the 1910s, based on the horse-drawn runabout carriage. It was popular in North America from 1900 to about 1915. It was a light, basic style with no windshield, top, or doors and a single row of seats. Runabouts eventually became indistinguishable from roadsters and the term fell out of use in the United ...

  6. Brush Motor Car Company - Wikipedia

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    Brush Runabout Company factory at 12568 Oakland Ave, Highland Park, MI 48203. The company was founded by Alanson Partridge Brush (February 10, 1878, Michigan – March 6, 1952, Michigan).

  7. Kijiji - Wikipedia

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    Kijiji's owner was also a minority shareholder in Craigslist.In April 2008, eBay launched a lawsuit against Craigslist claiming that their executives were attempting to weaken eBay's investment, while in May of the same year, Craigslist filed a counter suit claiming Kijiji had stolen trade secrets and that eBay used misleading tactics to promote the service.

  8. Hydroplane racing - Wikipedia

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    Stock Outboard Racing uses both hydroplane and runabout or monoplane hulls with racing engines that use a service outboard powerhead and a racing lower unit with a direct drive (i.e. start in gear, no gear reduction). Racing in this form ranges from classes designated as follows: A Class, B Class, C Class and D Class.

  9. Glasspar - Wikipedia

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    Glasspar built boats in ranges from car toppers to 21-foot (6.4 m) models and everything in between. Just prior to 1969, when Glasspar was sold off, there were even 21-and-25-foot (6.4 and 7.6 m) oceangoing models.