Bour-Davis Car Books

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Bour Davis car books includes a sales brochure and garage chart for the Bour Davis automobiles.


Bour-Davis was an American automobile manufactured from 1915 until 1922. Production of the Bour-Davis was originally in Detroit, Michigan and later moved to Shreveport, Louisiana.


Bour-Davis Car Magazine

Original Factory Sales Literature For Bour-Davis Automobile (1917). Excessively rare, early company magazine 'The Bour-Davis Reflector' Volume I, No.1 Dec 1916. Masthead with artwork of a craftsman at work and finished car, viewed through lenses of headlights. 'This is the first issue of a publication, which we want to make a sort of chain to bind together our whole selling organization. We want to try to instill into the mind of every distributor, dealer, mechanic and office boy connected with the Bour-Davis the dominating thought behind the car'. Large photos of 'The New Bour-Davis Plant, 23rd and Fort Streets', 'A Portion of the Chassis Assembly Department' and smaller photo of Newark, N.J. showroom.

Bour-Davis Car Magazine

Original Garage Chart (1921). Oversize original garage chart showing electrical and wiring details of 1919 Bour-Davis, with 1919-20 Olympian Model 45, on other side.

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