TIRE TRACKS August 2017 THE ELECTRONIC VERSION Greetings, Waynesboro—Staunton Region Members & Friends, in this month’s issue you’ll see pictures of the recent W-S events as well as info. on the recent sale of a high-wheeler that has been in the Staunton area for a century. What’s missing is a story about your car. Tell us about your first car, your favorite car or the one that got away and we’ll share the story with all of our members. Don’t worry about your literary skills or photo capabilities, I’m happy to help with those details. Stu Allen—Editor AUGUST MEETING –Sunday August 20, 1:30 PM, Meeting & Annual Picnic with Tri- County Region AACA, Shelter #2, Grand Caverns Park , Grottoes. Bring a dish to share and a lawn chair. Fried chicken, drinks, ice, and dinnerware provided. According to the “Standard Catalog of American Cars ” the Success Auto-Buggy Manufacturing Company of St. Louis built cars from 1906 through 1909 so the newspaper clipping on page 5 of this issue is in error and the Enlisted Auctions listing of 1907 Model C is probably correct. The Model C featured a 2-cylinder engine rated at 10 horsepower with a wheelbase of 72”. Success used both air-cooled and water cooled engines and this example is apparently air cooled since no radiator is visible. As was the case in many vehicles of this era, the Success looks like a modified horse-drawn carriage with an engine under the seat and a steering wheel. Power was transferred to the right rear wheel by a chain drive through a 2-speed planetary gear set. Success offered both steel rimmed and hard rubber tires that appear on this vehicle. Total production during 4 years was over 600 cars by the time the company failed so this is truly a rare vehicle. We hope it went to a good home. If you remember the “Show & Tell” topics from Nov. 2016, I showed the Clear-Ex device that was sold to improve power and fuel economy. Much to my surprise, Hemmings Classic Car (July 2017 issue) in their Lost & Found section showed a picture of the device installed on a 383 MOPAR engine and they couldn’t figure out what it was. I sent them a picture of my device and they published it in the Sept. 2017 issue. Several others responded also and helped solve the mystery. Stu Allen More on the “Success”
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TIRE TRACKS August 2017
THE ELECTRONIC VERSION
Greetings, Waynesboro—Staunton Region Members & Friends, in this month’s issue you’ll see pictures of the recent
W-S events as well as info. on the recent sale of a high-wheeler that has been in the Staunton area for a century. What’s
missing is a story about your car. Tell us about your first car, your favorite car or the one that got away and we’ll share
the story with all of our members. Don’t worry about your literary skills or photo capabilities, I’m happy to help with
those details. Stu Allen—Editor
AUGUST MEETING –Sunday August 20, 1:30 PM, Meeting & Annual Picnic with Tri-
County Region AACA, Shelter #2, Grand Caverns Park, Grottoes. Bring a dish to share
and a lawn chair. Fried chicken, drinks, ice, and dinnerware provided.
According to the “Standard Catalog of American Cars” the Success Auto-Buggy Manufacturing Company of St. Louis
built cars from 1906 through 1909 so the newspaper clipping on page 5 of this issue is in error and the Enlisted Auctions
listing of 1907 Model C is probably correct. The Model C featured a 2-cylinder engine rated at 10 horsepower with a
wheelbase of 72”. Success used both air-cooled and water cooled engines and this example is apparently air cooled since
no radiator is visible. As was the case in many vehicles of this era, the Success looks like a modified horse-drawn
carriage with an engine under the seat and a steering wheel. Power was transferred to the right rear wheel by a chain
drive through a 2-speed planetary gear set. Success offered both steel rimmed and hard rubber tires that appear on this
vehicle. Total production during 4 years was over 600 cars by the time the company failed so this is truly a rare vehicle.
We hope it went to a good home.
If you remember the “Show & Tell” topics from
Nov. 2016, I showed the Clear-Ex device that was
sold to improve power and fuel economy. Much to
my surprise, Hemmings Classic Car (July 2017
issue) in their Lost & Found section showed a
picture of the device installed on a 383 MOPAR
engine and they couldn’t figure out what it was.
I sent them a picture of my device and they
published it in the Sept. 2017 issue. Several others
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