Spring Car Care And Gossip From Auto Row
Auto Row gossip notes spring tuning tips from George Edwards. Dealers offer service, oil and lubricant changes, and car checks to keep vehicles in top form. A lighthearted column mixes ads, anecdotes, safety reminders, and a tease about a new assistant at Gate City Motors.
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Furniture City
Frank Seltz
Chiger’ Moffitt
Carrick Kivett
John Austin
Atkinson Motors
Pontiac
Claude Gray
Gate City Motors
Charlotte Hawks
Dodge Hollywood Model Debuts at Horace G Hderton
Dodge dealers nationwide unveil the 1940 Hollywood Model a four door sedan with luxury features and new styling elements now on display at Horace G Hderton showing the future line’s style and elegance.
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Dodge
Hollywood
Horace G. Hderton
Sealing Of Closed Car Bodies Highlighted In Auto Shops
Irene and Fanny discuss horoscopes while Jack Burris unveils a new Chrysler upholstered in Scots plaid. Tom English promises a view of the twenty eight millionth Ford on April fifteenth as 600,000 Chevrolets have been produced since 1940.
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Irene
Fanny
Jack Burris
Jack
Tom English
English Motors
Ford
High Point
Chevrolet
Lyles Chevrolet
Horace G. Siderton
Dodge Brothers
Rita Hayworth
Moran
Fred Snider
D. C. MacRae
Tune Up Tips For Spring Car Care From Pontiac
Pontiac service outlines a spring regimen to improve gas mileage and cut repairs. Change oil to warm-weather grade, flush corrosion with summer oil, replace transmission lubricant, clean undercarriage, and inspect cooling system. Also discuss proper sealing of closed cars for air flow and drafts.
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Pontiac Service Department
Atkinson Motors
Pontiac
Chevrolet Shows Unusual Economy in Long Service
Frank C. Young of New Jersey state highway department reports on a 1937 Chevrolet coupe that logged 405,405 miles in three years of 24 hour operation. It consumed 24,319 gallons of gasoline for an economy of 16.7 mpg and total taxpayer cost of 0.0159 per mile.
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Frank C. Young
New Jersey State Highway Department
New Jersey
Young
Lyles Chevrolet Company
North Main Street
Cheverlet
Indies Plans Stockpiles at Key Distribution Centers
To ensure economic mobilization of the country's resources the Netherlands Indies intends to accumulate stocks of staple food stuffs at strategic distribution centers.
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Netherlands Indies
Spring Open House Shows By Dodge to Feature New Models
Dodge dealers plan four weeks in April for Spring Open House Weeks with new model displays. The events highlight the Holywood luxury model and a Convertible Coupe with automatic push button top as part of a broader showroom refresh.
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Dodge
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George Edwards
Goodwill
Jake Rudd
Dave Neill
Fars Phillips Leonard Hall
Carl Bowie
Pete Moore
South Wrenn Street
J. C. Welch MotOr CO
Lyle
North Main ST
Frature City. Motors
W. L. Smith
Willowbrook Streets
Detroit
C. E. Bleicher
de Soto
Chrysler Corporation
Chrysler Corporation Laboratories
Bleicher
Chrysler Corp
Furniture City Motors
Gate City Motor Co
Iderton
America
United States
Horace G. Ilderton
Willowbrook
Plymouth
Tom Edison
Thomas Edison
Mr. Edison
Mr. Ford
Greenfield Village
Michigan
Menlo Park
English Motor CO
East Washington
Lincoln-Lincoln Zephyr Mercury
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