Talk:Schloemer (automobile)
Latest comment: 1 year ago by Lightburst in topic Did you know nomination
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Did you know nomination
edit- The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was: promoted by Lightburst (talk) 23:23, 6 July 2023 (UTC)
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- ... that in 1948, The Milwaukee Journal declared the Schloemer automobile (pictured) to be "America's first practical horseless carriage"? Source: The Milwaukee Journal
- ALT1: ... that in 1995, the Wisconsin State Journal stated that the Schloemer automobile (pictured) was "believed to be the oldest gas car in America"? Source: Wisconsin State Journal
- ALT2: ... that the Schloemer automobile (pictured) was possibly the first automobile to feature a muffler? Source: Wisconsin Society of Automotive Historians
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Cactus fries
- Comment: Claims of the historic importance of the Schloemer automobile have diminished over time.
Created by Michael Barera (talk). Self-nominated at 11:58, 30 June 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Schloemer (automobile); consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.
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Overall: @Michael Barera: Good article. I just have to ask, what makes the Wisconsin Society of Automotive Historians a reliable source? Onegreatjoke (talk) 22:16, 30 June 2023 (UTC)
- They are an affiliate of both the Society of Automotive Historians and the Wisconsin Historical Society. Michael Barera (talk) 17:14, 2 July 2023 (UTC)
- If we're using that as justification then we could consider this reliable. Onegreatjoke (talk) 18:37, 5 July 2023 (UTC)