1913 National Motor Vehicle Co. Sales Brochure, "The Fastest 500 Miles"
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Artifact Overview
From the beginning, automakers realized the publicity value in the Indianapolis 500. Driver Joe Dawson won the 1912 race in a car built by the National Motor Vehicle Company of Indianapolis. The next year, National issued this sales brochure boasting about the victory. Dawson's win, wrote the company, proved its cars' "real quality and stamina" in a demanding 500-mile test.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Trade catalog
Date Made
1912
Subject Date
1913
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Printed by Hollenbeck Press, Indianapolis, Indiana, for National Motor Vehicle Co.
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
83.165.3
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Charles Burkelman.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 7.75 in
Width: 5.375 in
Inscriptions
Printed on front cover: The Fastest / 500 Miles
Printed on first page inside cover:
INTERNATIONAL / CHAMPION...National 40...NATIONAL MOTOR VEHICLE CO. / INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA...JUNE--1912
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