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Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Apr 25, 1950

Page

7

Heat Treating Advances Extend Vehicle Life and Safety

The auto industry’s heat treatment advances over the past quarter century have doubled vehicle life and quadrupled durability. Modern furnaces and controlled atmospheres enable carbon and alloy modifications, nitriding, cyaniding, and case hardening to produce wear resistant parts like gears, pinions, steering arms, and knuckles. This metallurgical progress enhances strength and safety while prolonging engine and chassis life.

Gulf Coast Names Service Manager for Big Coast Motor Company

Homer Moses was named service manager for Big Coast Motor Company at the Dodge Plymouth agency. He previously worked for Buck Turner Chevrolet, and Bragg Callaway's Moses Packard agency after moving to Baytown in 1943. Moses has long experience with all car makes and models. Five sentences trimmed to fit.

Homer Moses Big Coast Motor Company Ernest Dittman Moses Buck Turner Chevrolet Company Bay- 29 Bragg Callaway Moses Packard Bioses Rusk Hast Texas Dodge- Plymouth Iskes

Studebaker To Offer Automatic Gear Shift In Cars

Studebaker plans to offer an optional automatic transmission in Baytown units priced at 190 plus excise tax. Dealer J B Hollaway said dealer sampling should finish early May, after nearly 15 years of engineers work with Borg-Warner. The system uses a steering column lever with Park, Neutral, Direct, Drive, and Reverse settings and includes safety features such as hill hold and a reverse lockout.

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