Auto Row Gossip Sparks April Fool Pranks at Pontiac Scene
George Edwards notes light local chatter from Pontiac auto row. Among jokes on Brigadier-General Henry Field Sr. and tales from Nutting Street clients and staff, names like Mary Scarborough Captain John Smith Swink and Steve Stevens appear with humorous anecdotes about cars and daily shop life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Field, Sr
Pontiac
Henry
Henry, Jr
New Jersey
Mary Scarborough
Greensboro
John” Smith
de Soto
Guiding Light
John
Austin
Paul Greene
Nurses Aid Fair Visitors At New York 1939
More than 106 nurses assist a corps of physicians at ten first aid stations on the fairgrounds. Officials estimate about 40 000 of the 60 000 visitors will receive some medical service despite prevention measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Fair
Plymouth Introduces New Convertible Sedan for 1939
Plymouth unveils its first convertible sedan on a 117 inch wheelbase, built on a Deluxe Plymouth chassis. The car features a self operating top, longer length, double frame, and luxury accessories at no extra cost, signaling a push into the thriving sports car market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Smith
Furniture City Motors, Inc
Plymouth
Chrysler Corporation
Dodge Good Will Truck Greeted by Peru President
The 7000 mile Dodge Pan American truck tour to Lima concluded with gifts for President Oscar Benavides and acting Lord Mayor Dr A Garcia Sagan. Edson Smith received a Peru driver’s license and a 15 minute interview. The tour promotes Pan American highway progress amid weather disruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dodge
Peru
Horace G. Ilderton
Horace G. Ilderton, Inc
Lima
Oscar R. Benavides
A. Garcia-Sagan
Fiorello la Guardia
New York City
Grover Whalen
Andes Mountains
Benavides
Edson Smith
United States
Eduardo Dibos
LaGuardia
Presidential
Smith
Carlos Suter
Chrysler
Arthur Gloster
New World
Americas
South America
Andes
Sears Allstate Safety Tread sets high tire value standard
Sears engineers designed the Safety Tread tested through production steps and over a million tire miles by the Sears Test Fleet. It claims 25 percent faster wet braking, 19 percent longer wear, and a quiet ride with a variable pitch tread while using Allstate carcass and components under harsh driving conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sears
Sears Teat
Allstate
Sears Allstate
Deluxe Ford V-8 Convertible Coupe on Display
The new deluxe Ford V-8 convertible coupe features a modern Lincoln Zephyr styling with a low radiator grille long hood and streamlined body. It has a 85 horsepower all steel body hydraulic brakes and a rumble seat with tan gray or black tops on display at English Motor Company in Washington and Wrenn Streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Draulic
English Motor Company
Washington and
Wrenn Streets
Farm Service Tires Fuel Fast Growing Field
E M Dudley of Economy Auto Store, Inc. notes pneumatic farm tires spurred rapid growth in agricultural markets for B F Goodrich. He cites ongoing design improvements and intensified research addressing tractor and farm implement tires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Service
E. M. Dudley
Economy Auto Store, Inc
North Main Street
B. F. Goodrich Company
Dudley
Rubber tires replace steel wheels in farm tractors growth
The Goodrich Company and others report rapid expansion in rubber tire use for tractors. In 1938 sixty percent of new tractors shipped had rubber tires, up from fourteen percent in 1935, with 1939 expected to rise. Over 50 million wheels on farm implements may convert to pneumatic tires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silvertown
Goodrich Company
Estimated 9 Million Cars Visit Summer 1939 Fairs
It is estimated that during the summer of 1939 about 9,000,000 motor cars carrying an average of 2.5 passengers will visit the two fairs. The typical round trip will cover roughly 2,000 miles.
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Field Motors, Inc
South Wrenn Street
George Edwards
Paul
Pullman
Economy Auto
Fisher
Swink
Ec. Auto
Etar
Roy Crane
Roy
Tunket
Wash
Webster
Horace Ilderton
Charleston
S. C
Clarence Haley
Fairmont
Sears’ Hutton
Chicago
ABC
Steve
Stevens
Firestone
Cheerio
Tom English
English Motors
Ford
Fender
Commerce and
Willowbrook
Furniture City Motors
Sreetane
Richard Crooks
Margaret Alfred Wallenstein
Ea Aeta
North Main
Church Street
Goodrich
Goodrich Gooders Stray
Silvertown Life-Saver
Golden Ply
XO Ae Vom Sl) Incorporated
High Point, N. C
Thomasville, N. C
East Washington and
Wrenn Sts
Oldsmobile
Hudson
Chevrolet
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