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of today, as both offered an infinite number of engine speeds. At 4,000 miles, the paper fiber rims that were part of the friction-drive could be replaced for no more than US$ 5 ($ 170 in 2023 dollars ), which was less than half the price that would be expended on grease packing in a regular geared
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Cartercar, largely because sales never approached the 1000-2000 annually that Durant had predicted. The GM board decided to use the factory instead to produce the
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