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Here is a little bit of an oddity to study, the Moore – Car. Yes it really is a motorcycle, with a pair of training wheels (reported to raise or lower at the touch of a button) but W. G. Moore, who helped Olds build his first cars and was its creator, insisted on it being called a car.
It was built in Indianapolis, IN, only for a short time during 1917. It is quite similar to the Ner-A-Car, which was first built in the US starting in 1918 and later in England. The Moore – Car may possibly be where Carl Neracher came up with his Ner-A-Car design.
Information is hard to find about it, but it has been reported that the engine was made by Sinclair and it had a three-speed transmission and shaft-drive. Note the unique half-elliptic springs instead of a swing-arm, locating the rear axle.
It was constructed of press-steel without the use of tubing, castings or forgings for its structure. Behind the seat appears to be the combination gas tank-fender. It has the appearance of having an automotive type radiator, so there is the possibility it was water-cooled, unless this was purely ornamental. Photos form the June 12, 1917, Motor Age Magazine.
- See more at: http://theoldmotor.com/?s=Ner-a-Car#sthash.HKVIITwG.dpuf
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Solomon Kulp from the Reading, PA. area who we have been following recently, was a bit of an entrenupener. Earlier on we looked at a photo of his Thor and Yale dealership and today we have a glimpse of his Neracar enterprize, along with his competitive finishes in both the “National Six-Day Trials” and the “Reading-Pittsburg Two-Day Trials”, both of which were held in Pennsylvania in the spring of 1923.
Soloman Kulp is seen in the middle (above) in front of his Neracar signage, which appears to be being held in the door-opening just behind him. One of “The Grand View Girls” is on the right and and possibly his brother William is on the left.
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Just (above) is shown the results of the Trials that Kulp participated in an excerpt from a June 28, 1923, advertisement by the Neracar Corp. of Syracuse, N.Y., in the Motorcycle and Bicycle Illustrated. This appears to possibly be the results for the the the machines class, rather than an overall win, as we found other class wins in our research.
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Seen (above) from the same advertisement, is Kulp shown in a different event, the results of which can be seen (below). In a 568 mile run, over two days he managed a perfect time and m.p.h. score on his Neracar, which attests to his riding skills and the reliability of his machine. You can learn more about these unique Neracar machines here , which were produced both in the U.S. and in England (Ner-a-Car) between 1918 and 1927.
You can also look back on our previous posts on the Kulp Brothers here. Photos courtesy of Paul Rigsby.
- See more at: http://theoldmotor.com/?s=Ner-a-Car#sthash.HKVIITwG.dpuf |
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