'31 De Vaux Custom Coupe w/ '41 Texas plates. Economy car devised by Norman de Vaux; organizer of William C. Durant's West Coast operations for Chevy, Star and Durant; and engineer Elbert J. Hall of the Hall-Scott Motor Company. Hall, designer and builder of airplane engines and rail cars, assisted Packard's Jesse Vincent on the Liberty V12 before concentrating on bus, truck, tractor and marine engines following WWI. Production of the De Vaux began in Grand Rapids MI in early April 1931, with cars rolling off an Oakland CA assembly line by the middle of the month. But by January 1932 it was all over, with rights and Michigan assets passing to Continental Motors, who tried their luck on a couple of slightly refined versions before retreating to engine building in 1934.
c.1930 - Construction of the St. John Bridge - N Philadelphia Ave. & N Syracuse St. - Portland Oregon
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