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- ↑ David Burgess Wise, The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Automobiles
- ↑ Kimes, Beverly Rae (editor) and Clark, Henry Austin, jr., ; The Standard Catalogue of American Cars, 2nd Edition, Krause Publications, Iola WI 54990 (1985), ISBN 0-87341-111-0; p. 769
- ↑ The Horseless Age, December 1899 issue
- 1 2 3 Kimes (1985; p. 770)
- ↑ Kimes (1985; p. 1524)