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- ↑ Walneck, Buzz (April 2008). "Special Feature: Gelbke Auto-Four". Walnecks' Classic Cycle Trader. pp. 45–49. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- ↑ Mueller, Jim (July 8, 2001). "It ain't nothin' but a Roadog". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
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- ↑ "Roadog". Museum Archives. Museum of Science and Industry. Archived from the original on February 24, 2004. Retrieved 14 April 2016.