Studebaker Will Not Change Models This Year
R R Hodgkins states Studebaker will keep Series 18 models unchanged this year due to perceived near perfection after 300000 units. He cites rising material costs and strong farmer demand in the Midwest, vowing potential price increases but no model changes amid confident sales prospects.
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Studebaker
R. Hodgkins
Studebaker Corporation
Mr. Hodgkins
Middle West
Towa
Middle Western
North Dakota
New Orleans
Emergency Patch Should Not Be Made Permanent
Emergency patching of tires is for immediate fix only. Motorists should remove the patch and have a proper casing repair at a vulcanizing shop after a trip. Neglect can cause patch failure and possible blowout, risking life and vessel.
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Mosher
Fisk Rubber Company
Rubber Stands Strain Better Than the Steel
Four San Francisco motorists completed a harsh test to St Louis for the Ad Men’s Convention. Snow sleet and rain battered Nevada and Utah roads. four cars endured with three Goodrich tires lasting the grind. Chester N. Weaver led the pilot car, one tire punctured near St Louis, others stayed sound amid the mud and storms.
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San Francisco
St. Louis
San Francisco Automobile and Advertising Men
San Franciscans
Nevada
Utah
Studebaker
Goodrich
Chester N. Weaver
Associated
Mr. Weaver
Paige Establishes Record From Seattle to Vancouver
Seattle to Vancouver record in a Paige roadster driven by George M. Price. The 1915 model averaged 37 mph over 167 miles from Seattle to Blaine crossing into Canada, despite 30 minutes lost at customs. The run, longer by nine miles, followed city limits and included Everett and Bellingham, with minimal stops and a tire change at Blaine.
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Seattle
Wash
Vancouver B. C
Conn Wis
George M. Price
Jme
Price
Blaine
City
Everett
Bellingham
Paige
Chicago Gets More Willys Knight Taxis
The Willys-Overland Company supplied five Willys-Knight Four touring cars to the LaSalle Hotel Taxicab Company of Chicago. Earlier, on January 1, a fleet of 50 Willys-Knight Four limousines was installed, and the service has been praised, prompting more orders for additional open cars.
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Willys-Overland Company
LaSalle Hotel Taxicab Company
Chicago
Willys-Knight
LaSalle Company
Willys- Knights
Replating Specialists Offer Gold and Silver Finishing
Ponis proclaims skilled work in replating gold and silver metals with lasting satisfaction. They highlight refinishing chandeliers brass beds and automobile work as specialties and invite estimates by phone or mail.
Trail Blazer Opens Mountain Road for Summer Travel
The Saxon Roadster trailmaker clears a snowbound pass in the Cascades east from Spokane pioneering a route for a proposed national boundary highway. It aims to speed mapping toward Helena Montana and the Great Lakes region by July amid improving summer conditions.
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Cascade Mountains
Spokane
Helena
Mont
Great Lakes
Seattle Patriotic Parade Features Sole Motorcar
A Seattle patriotic parade highlighted by the lone motorcar in the procession, drawing attention amid floats and marching units. The vehicle, distinguished by its chrome finish, conveyed a ceremonial presence as veterans and community groups joined the event.
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Seattle
Factory layouts cut car prices through streamlined production
The article explains factory arrangement shapes motor car costs by enabling raw materials to move in straight lines through manufacturing. It cites the Lehigh Valley Railroad’s $12,000,000 Tunkhannock Viaduct project to shorten tracks and reduce curvature as an analogy for auto plants investing heavily to improve efficiency and lower final price. It notes manufacturers spend millions re arranging factory layouts to optimize flow.
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America
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Tunkhannock
Chinery
Dodge Brothers
Detroit
Dodge Brothers Works
Cadillac Eight and Dodge Brothers aim for easier car work and cheaper transport
The Cadillac Eight features accessible maintenance with all major components placed between the V formed cylinders for easy inspection and adjustment. The piece also notes Dodge BrothersDetroit industrial rail system encircling plants and custom locomotives moving heavy loads to cut costs.
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Automobile Motors
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