tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post6403854087142091181..comments2023-10-20T11:17:47.246-04:00Comments on Two Nerdy History Girls: The New Moon Motor Car for 1917Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-33484380634226580002011-08-25T00:22:59.451-04:002011-08-25T00:22:59.451-04:00Electric cars were invented alongside gasoline pow...Electric cars were invented alongside gasoline powered cars. Early advertisement targeted ladies, as it was assumed they wanted and needed clean, quiet and gentle automobiles. Women buyers quickly upended this assumption by craving the speed and power of gas, and the electric car gradually faded into obscurity .Evangeline Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00132593133675388609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-44234416095729051132011-08-24T18:40:15.299-04:002011-08-24T18:40:15.299-04:00Another comment via Twitter, from @larousse1210, c...Another comment via Twitter, from @larousse1210, commented on the Moon's model number:<br /><br />666? Devilish good looks!Isabella Bradford/Susan Holloway Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00997375216314200469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-19281856230326898882011-08-24T16:39:15.510-04:002011-08-24T16:39:15.510-04:00I, too, love these old cars. I especially love the...I, too, love these old cars. I especially love the moon hood ornament.<br /><br />Thank you for the electric car links, Pai--I had no idea, either! Isobel, that car sounds wonderful. I had fantasies about a 1937 Cord.<br /><br />Meanwhile, for your automotive amusement—in response to the post, this link came to us via Twitter:<br />http://tgr.ph/pHrxMfLorettaChasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03641586650738945106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-55377003272856924932011-08-24T16:24:15.738-04:002011-08-24T16:24:15.738-04:00One of them there Ford touring vans,LOL! I have a ...<i>One of them there Ford touring vans,</i>LOL! I have a thing for old cars (big surprise, I know). Growing up, one of the neighbors had a 1933 Auburn Boat tail roadster. I was in LOVE with that car. It was her engagement present from her husband (when it was new!). He'd driven up in it, dropped to one knee, held out the keys and asked her to be his. She’d said yes, and never owned any other car. *sigh*Isobel Carrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03153722955365985930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-82885446830824377162011-08-24T14:56:41.822-04:002011-08-24T14:56:41.822-04:00This is great. I was surprised there were electri...This is great. I was surprised there were electric cars back then. WIP, the family buys a 1919 Ford Touring Car, but it runs on gasoline. This was amazing. Love all these things you dig up!Elizabeth Varadan, Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01708206753256682635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-8675226508451709522011-08-24T02:12:58.759-04:002011-08-24T02:12:58.759-04:00I also love looking through old archived magazines...I also love looking through old archived magazines, and imagine my shock when I discovered that electric cars are not as new as many may think:<br /><br /><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v485/Pietoro/webjunk/1911_ElectricCar.jpg" rel="nofollow">1911 Electric Car Ad</a><br /><br /><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v485/Pietoro/webjunk/1916_ElectricCar.jpg" rel="nofollow">1916 Electric Car Ad</a><br /><br />I know nothing about the companies that made these cars, I'd never heard of them before until I stumbled across these pages. Really fascinating stuff!Paihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14108169893140762249noreply@blogger.com