Junn uc wii embarks on coast trip with rain and drive
An editor fosters a cross country motoring expedition by Canton Daily News partner C W Trautman and Hers Herve W Miner. John DeWitt begins a middle route trek from Canton to Indianapolis St Louis and Kansas City detailing road conditions weather and early missteps amid a celebratory launch crowd.
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May Sets Record for Chevrolet as Production Peaks
May saw Chevrolet producing 161214 cars and trucks the highest monthly output in company history. Demand surged across the country as its 16 factories ran at peak capacity, with shipments nearing the 1928 Marmon total and exports expanding globally.
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Etroit
Chevrolet Motor Co
Chévrolet
Chevrolet
Maine
California
Washington
Florida
Marquette Advanced Buick Car Showcases Major Features
The Marquette, developed by Buick with General Motors support, features a non glare sloping windshield waterproof mohair upholstery a complete frame and radiator cover stocky wheels with large tires four wheel 12 inch internal expanding brakes and a carburetion system for economy. It underwent thousands of miles of testing at GM proving grounds before Buick approved it.
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Buick Motor Co
General Motors
Shell Oil Week Highlighted By Promotion In St Louis
A. de B. Daly, president of Shell Petroleum Corp., announced Shell Oil Week for June 16 to 22 featuring the ask the Shell Man policy and free booklets on motor oil carbon and lubrication. Motorists may question salesmen at Shell signs during the event. General Motors of Canada creates a separate Pontiac Six sales division under E. R. Birchard as Pontiac gains popularity abroad. Oakland and Pontiac Six sales for January–May exceed 55 percent of 1928 annual output, suggesting a new yearly high for 1929.
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St. Louis
St. Charles
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Shell Petroleum Corp
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Shell
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Oakland
W. R. Tracy
Oakland Motor Car Co
Tracy
Willys-Overland Sets New Export Record in Toledo
Willys-Overland Toledo reports a new export sales high in June with strong demand for Willys vehicles. Company officials noted continued overseas orders and rising production to meet international markets.
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Willys-Overland
Toledo
De Soto Sets South Africa Speed Record On 24 Hour Run
The De Soto Six roadster averaged 62.7 miles per hour over a 24 hour continuous run including refueling stops. Officials from the Royal Automobile Club of South Africa supervised and verified the test as part of efforts to establish an international Speedway on the South African plains.
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South Africa
E& Test
Royal Automobile Club of
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Automotive stars favor Chrysler in fitness tied to cars
A survey of Chrysler registration shows many top athletes drive Chryslers including Evans Van Wie Dempsey Willard Stribling and other college stars. Nash reports 400 series exports up 38 percent in five months 1929 versus last year, reaching 91 percent of factory output. A special Dodge Brothers train shipment of one ton trucks to Shanghai highlights wartime-scale overseas orders.
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Virginia van Wie
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Watts Gunn
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Jess Willard
Ray Miller
Young” Stribling
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Ker Hagen
Nash
Dodge Brothers
Detroit
Shanghai
Dodge Truck
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Taft
Seattle
Plymouth Motor Corp Plans National Plymouth Show
Plymouth celebrates its first birthday alongside the nation with an national showing of improved Plymouth cars in new colors. June 29 to July 13 shows will invite the public to visit showrooms inspect and drive these stylish low priced Chrysler built cars.
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Plymouth Motor Corp
Detroit
Aviators drive Hupmobile eights across the nation
Detroit June 15 eight of the world’s leading aviators are operating Hupmobile eights in long cross country runs with stops promised from Seattle to New York. The group includes pilots like Clarence Cham.
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William Stultz
Reginald D. Thomas
Seattle
United States
Boering Aircraft Corporation
Charles N. Monteith
Robert J Minschall
Thomas A. Endres
F R Canney
J. Kylstra
Detroit
New York
Clarence Cham
California imposes liability law for reckless motorists
California passes a law to financially hold reckless drivers responsible for damage to life and property. A driver with a damage judgment must pay or risk license revocation, with limits up to 5 000 for one death or injury and 10 000 for multiple deaths or injuries, plus required insurance or bond. If unpaid after 15 days, license is revoked and driving illegally carries up to one year in prison or a 1 000 fine or both.
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San Francisco
California State Automobile Association
Soviet Road Drive Aims At 100 Million Dollar Build
Soviet Russia with over 150 million people operates about 20 thousand cars. About twelve percent are privately owned. Government agencies launch a 100 million dollar road building campaign to boost transportation for development.
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Russia
Car fleet shrinks by 2.9 million yearly estimate
The Automobile Club of Southern California estimates that about 2,900,000 motor cars disappear from service each year. They note an average vehicle service life of seven years.
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Automobile Club of
Southern California
Viking Cooled Engine System Handles Wide Temperature Range
Oldsmobile engineers designed the Viking eight cylinder to meet extreme cold and hot conditions. The cooling system aims for rapid warm up and efficient operation at low speeds and high speeds, keeping the upper cylinder area hot while warming the lower parts moderately.
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Oldsmobile
Viking
Autoists Protest Road Racing on State Highways
Los Angeles June 15 motorists protest a string of stock car speed trials on state highways. They argue such runs are dangerous and unlawful and question why drivers face arrest while race cars travel at 70 mph or more. A protesting letter from the Automobile Club of Southern California accompanies the reaction.
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Los Angeles
Automobile Club of Southern California
Auto Industry Continues At Record Speed
Detroit reports a continued record pace in auto production with Chevrolet factories operating at top speed after May production reached 161000. Ford May output and expanding model A production push toward 1,000,000 total. Retail sales index by Automobile Topics rose to 157.7 for the week ending June 1 as GM executives lead overseas inspection trips from Cleveland to New York.
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Chevrolet
Ford
Automobile Topics Magazine
Tage
James D. Mooney
General Motors
General Monitors Export Corp
General Smotors
Cleveland
New York
Time sales drop on tinged payments in 1928
Fifty eight percent of new care sold in 1928 were sold on tinge payments according to the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce. This is a decrease of ow per cent over 1925. The drop is the result of more careful investigation of credit risks stricter terms and other surveys.
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