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Feb 10, 2010
In our next installment in this series regarding Connersville’s automotive history, we will look back on McFarlan Motor Corporation. Please take a moment to reflect back on our first three segments here: "Cord Corporation":http://www.carbonmotors.com/blog/70/Connersville-Automotive-History-Cord-Corporation "Lexington Motor Company":http://www.carbonmotors.com/blog/...
Jan 21, 2010
Continuing the exploration Connersville's past life, today we're going to discuss the Cord Corporation. If you need to catch up, you can "read part one about Auburn Motor Company here":http://www.carbonmotors.com/blog/67/Connersvilles-Automotive-History-Auburn-Motor-Company and "part two covering Lexington Motor Company here.":http://www.carbonmotors.com/blog/69/Conner...
Jan 14, 2010
This is the second blog in our series discussing the rich automotive past of Connersville, Indiana - an historical foundation upon which Carbon Motors intends to build the campus where the world's first purpose-built law enforcement patrol vehicle will be built. In our first edition, we discussed Auburn Motor Company. If you missed it when we originally posted it, "...
Jan 8, 2010
As you may recall, I indicated on New Year's Eve that I wanted to share with you a series of stories surrounding the rich automotive history here in Connersville. This is the first in that series and we'll begin with a company that grew out of a 19th century carriage maker. The company was named after the community in which two innovative automakers and brothers, F...
Dec 31, 2009
During our initial visits to Connersville, a certain billboard caught our eye. It read, “Carbon Motors: Our automotive history. Your automotive future.” It is clear that the community has deep roots in the automotive industry. Some of the biggest and most recognizable vehicle names have come out of Connersville, which used to be known as “Little Detroit” (soon to be kno...