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The Kline Kar

“Almost from the start, Kline Kar owners began racing their cars and winning.”

Some people handle adversity by simply giving up and accepting defeat; others dust themselves off and get back in the game. A bad break came to James Allen Kline when he lost his position at an up-and-coming automobile company. Undaunted, he simply went on to start a car company of his own.

Kline was something of a wonder boy. Born in 1877,

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