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American Automobile Association (AAA – commonly pronounced as "Triple A" or "Three A" but also pronounced as individual letters) is a federation of motor clubs throughout North America. AAA is a privately held not-for-profit national member association and service organization with over 60 million members [1] in the United States and Canada. [2]
The AAA was a large four door saloon. The cars advertised featured closed bodies with the simple square shape characteristic of 1920s car designs. At the 1919 Paris Motor Show the manufacturer offered two different chassis lengths of 3,100 mm (120 in) and 3,500 mm (140 in), the two models being designated the "AAA 6A Serie" and the "AAA 10A ...
Around 2008, the general public made a significant shift away from MapQuest to the much younger Google Maps service. [ 12 ] [ 13 ] In July 2010, MapQuest announced [ 14 ] [ 15 ] plans to become the first major mapping site to embrace open-source mapping data , launching a new site [ 16 ] separate from its main site, entirely using data from the ...
On June 20, 1930, Winton Engine Company was sold to General Motors and on June 30 was reorganized as the Winton Engine Corporation subsidiary of General Motors. It produced the first practical two-stroke diesel engines in the 400-to-1,200 hp (300 to 900 kW) range, which powered the early diesel locomotives of Electro-Motive Corporation (another ...
[5] [6] The CCWS and the IRL merged in February 2008 to unify American open-wheel car racing and the merged body has run the sport under the IndyCar Series name since then. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] The season consists of a series of races held variously on permanent road courses , closed city streets and oval tracks , usually in the United States and in a ...
Postcard of a Flanders 20 serving as the pathfinder car to lay out the 1911 route from New York to Jacksonville, Florida. The Glidden Tours , also known as the National Reliability Runs , were promotional events held during the automotive Brass Era by the American Automobile Association (AAA) and organized by the group's chairman, Augustus Post .
The 1949 AAA Championship Car season consisted of 14 races, beginning in Arlington, Texas on April 24 and concluding in Del Mar, California on November 6. There were also two non-championship events. The AAA National Champion was Johnnie Parsons, and the Indianapolis 500 winner was Bill Holland.
The Classic Car. Des Plaines, IL USA: Classic Car Club of America. pp. 229– 269. ISBN 0-9627868-0-2. LCCN 90084421. Mueller, Mike (2006). "Chapter 6 - Chariot of the Gods Duesenberg Straight Eight". American Horsepower 100 Years of Great Car Engines. St. Paul, MN USA: Motorbooks. pp. 49– 54. ISBN 978-0-7603-2327-4. LCCN 2006017040