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- ↑ Kimes, Beverly Rae; Clark, Henry Austin (September 2, 1996). Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805-1942 (3rd, illustrated ed.). Iola, Wisconsin, USA: Krause Publications. ISBN 9780873414289. OCLC 34905743.