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- 1913 National Motor Vehicle Co. Sales Brochure, "The Fastest 500 Miles" - 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.
- 1913
- Collections - Artifact
1913 National Motor Vehicle Co. Sales Brochure, "The Fastest 500 Miles"
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.
- 1912 National Motor Vehicle Co. Sales Brochure, "National 40 Stock Champion" - From the beginning, automakers realized the promotional value in motorsports. Cars from the National Motor Vehicle Company of Indianapolis earned multiple racing victories, including one at the 1912 Indianapolis 500 with driver Joe Dawson. But this brochure was quick to point out that the National wasn't "a car made solely for speed." It was a practical automobile for everyday use too.
- 1912
- Collections - Artifact
1912 National Motor Vehicle Co. Sales Brochure, "National 40 Stock Champion"
From the beginning, automakers realized the promotional value in motorsports. Cars from the National Motor Vehicle Company of Indianapolis earned multiple racing victories, including one at the 1912 Indianapolis 500 with driver Joe Dawson. But this brochure was quick to point out that the National wasn't "a car made solely for speed." It was a practical automobile for everyday use too.