Motor Show Highlights and Auto Industry Notes
The report covers 1914 embargo effects on tire exports to the U S and Spanish trade, weak rails of auto shipments via England, and the Indianapolis Trade Association show praised as a record success with trucks and tractors. It notes Dodge Brothers with 4616 chassis in government service, the first Ohio motor parcel post route Columbus to Zanesville, a motorcyclist training link to astronautics, a DC taxi fleet for Army Navy Club use, and a Brooklyn motor show focused on trucks. It also mentions Wyckoff becoming Western Pennsylvania distributor for United States Mootey Truck Company and widespread automobile use by Submarine Boat Company Newark to accelerate government work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jorge M.dickson
National Motor Car and Cle Corporation
Autole
Greatin
Germany
Spain
A.W. “Wyckoff
Wyckoff Motor Sales Company
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
United States
Mootey Truck Company
Dire Wyckoff
Chalmers
Oscillating screens aid lubrication systems and bearings
Readable fragments report routine maintenance advice on mesh screening in lubricating systems to remove metal particles, warning that neglected screens can starve bearings and damage the crankcase. The text also notes Pendleton truck operator James R. Elliott transporting cattle to Indianapolis stockyards with daily 40 mile trips. Also mentions Maxwell cars, shipyard transport, and Paige-Detroit reorganizing its drive away system. Regal Motor is contracted to produce 300000 three inch shells at Jamestown plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James R. Elliott
Pendleton
Ind
Indianapolis
Valve spring trouble and car issues prompt reader questions
Readers inquire about repeated valve spring breaks on a Gieht engine and whether oiling helps. Other letters ask about car battery testing, ignition wiring with dry cells, steering post knock fixes, and a Detroit contract for Lep Young. The page also notes a $50 million tank purchase and Chevrolet plant plans.
Duesenberg buys Denby truck for publicity
Duesenberg Motors of New York, renowned for autos and other motors, recently purchased a Denby two ton truck. PF Decker urges publicizing the purchase to amplify the firm’s growth as it expands facilities at Poughkeepsie and Elizabeth New Jersey, signaling one of the largest motor manufacturers in the world. The Denby truck is already used by automobile and accessory factories in Detroit and across the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Duesenberg Motors Corporation
New York
Denby
Garvin Denby
PF. Decker
Duesenberg
Poughkeepsie
Elizabeth
N. J
Benby
Duessenberg
Detroit
Hints for Used Car Buyers Maintenance Tips
Practical advice for buyers to inspect a used car before garage storage. Emphasizes tightening spring U bolts, fender nuts, demountable rim bolts, and body frame bolts. Recommends checking cotter-pins, brake shackle pins, and cylinder-to-crank-case nuts to prevent rattles, rust, or brake failure.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Indianapolis Trade Association
He -Secripps-Booth Corporation
Dodge Brothers
Signal Corps
Ordnance and Quartermaster Departments
Post Office Department
Columbus
Zanesville
Motor Life
John Edwin Hoggs
Washington
Army and Navy Club
Brooklyn
Boston
The
Submarine Boat Company
Newark
Beers
Oss
Paige-Detroit Motor Car Company
Regal Motor Car Company
Jamestown
N.o.3
Pierce-Arrow
New York City
Pierce- Arrow
Exrucks
Brainard Bros
Jersey City
Chas. Q. Gerabrant
Mendham
Ames Transfer Co
Jonea Bros
Ten Co., Inc
General Carbonic Co
Lanigan Bros
Recht & Rosenbaum
Mergenthaler Linotype
M. W. Kellogg Co
Jones Bros
Ea Co., Inc
Arbuckle Bros
H. H. Schmidt
Irvington
H. Evans & Sons
Lembeck & Betz
Sproul Contracting Co
Peekskill
Colgate & Co
Pierce-Arrow Agency
Fairfield Ave
NOBLE
Owner’s Service Department
van ‘Ness
John Adlers
Sid Wright
Chevrolet
Oakland
Chevrolet Company of California
Young
Mich
Lep" Young
Detroit Americans
Spencer
Vitt
Syuesenberg
Franklin
Franklin Sales & Service Station
Cowles Tolman
Bridgeport
Maxwell
Timken
Maxwell Dealers
Fairfield County
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