Talk:Durant Motors

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Revised By Lance Haynes President Durant Motors Automobile Club

merge w/ Durant (automobile)
I would only agree with merging Durant (automobile) with this article if Flint (automobile) and Star (automobile) were merged here as well. To do otherwise would be like merging Chevrolet into the GM article while leaving Buick and Cadillac with their own. While I don't suggest doing that to GM, in the case of Durant, I feel that one longer, more complete article would be better than the 4 stubs or near-stubs we have now. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Scottr76 (talk • contribs) 15:54, 14 October 2007 (UTC)

I agree with this opinion. Maybe it's clearer when using Chrysler as an example: Chrysler is not only the common name for a corporation but for an automobile make as well. In case of Durant Motors, it's even more complicated as this corporation held much more makes (the Durant automobile was just one of them), some short lived, and some only announced but never introduced. Further, Durant Motors acquired several existing car makes. Most prominent example ist the Locomobile (1899-1929), which came in 1922 to Durant. As this make has a long history before it came under control of Durant Motors, it would make no sense to include that article in the Durant Motors article. So, for better clearability, Wikipedia should treat the other makes (for example Flint, Star, Mason Trucks, and Durant, at that) all in the same way. So, my suggest is to give all of them their own article with a clear link to the Durant Motors article, and vice verso.

--Chief tin cloud (talk) 11:38, 13 January 2009 (UTC)

In the capture of a picture in this article the illustrated car is mentioned as a "1924 Star Model F" but the picture itself is quoting "1924 Rugby". Which one is correct?

--Chief tin cloud (talk) 11:44, 13 January 2009 (UTC)