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- ↑ Kimes, Beverly Rae; Clark Jr., Henry Austin (1996). Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805-1942 (3rd ed.). Krause Publications. ISBN 978-0-87341-428-9.
- ↑ Georgano, G.N. (1968). The Complete Encyclopedia of Motorcars, 1885 to Present.
- ↑ Quoted in Clymer, p.112.