Improvements at Oakland Factory Worth $2,000,000
The Oakland Motor Car Company completed a 2 million dollar upgrade to double Oakland Six production. The work followed transferring Pontiac Six machinery to the new Pontiac Division, with rebuilt equipment, a motor conveyor line, new block test facilities, and upgraded lighting and interiors to improve working conditions.
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Oakland Motor Car Company
Oakland
Otto Englebrecht
Automotive
Pontiac
Oakland Division
Light cars offer women easier handling and parking
The article argues light cars with balloon tires suit women by improving controllability, parking in tight spaces, and easier tire changes for punctures. It notes negligible oil cost but stresses weight and tire heft in smaller owners. It also mentions Oakland Six Division plant upgrades, replacing line shaft power with electric machinery, moving 775 machines in two weeks to boost precision and layout.
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Oakland
Oakland Six
Draining a Radiator by Running Engine Briefly
Advice on flushing a radiator by running the engine at speed for several minutes to stir sediment and loosen particles near the drain cock.
Goodyear Produces Over Four Million Tires in First Quarter
Goodyear reports 4,030,656 automobile casings produced and 4,101,456 sold in Q1. Renewal unit sales doubled 1926 figures. export sales up over 50 percent. March production set a company record with over 1.5 million casings and 1.7 million tubes produced. All factories at capacity. prices down about 40 percent from a year ago. Heisinger Motor Co. named authorized Goodyear service station in the city.
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Heisinger Motor Company
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