Auto Row Gossip at Fields Motors on used-car contest
George Edwards recalls a two month contest at Fields Motors where salespeople earned points for prizes. top finishers include Jack Tucker and O. J. Cagle with Leonard Hall as sales manager. The piece weaves in light notes about staff, new faces at English Motors, a humorous hoard of anecdotes, and upcoming local auto-supply store additions.
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Fields Motors
Palace of
Pontiacs
Jack Tucker
O. J. Cagle
Pete Moore
J. O. Galman
Henry Field, Jr
Leonard Hall
Henry Field
Detroit
Henry, Jr
Milt Crowson
Economy Auto
English Motors
John Andrews
J. C. Bristow
Tom English
VU. 8
John Bass
U. 8
Tom
Horace Ilderton
Dodge
Horace
C. W. Haley
Ferol Green
de Soto
Jesse James
Okeh
Ferol
John Austin
Greensboro
W. J
Bill) Smith
Sears-Roebuck and Firestone Auto Supply
Smalley
Tire Revolves Thousands of Times Daily in Normal Driving
B F Goodrich tests show an average car tire makes 43 000 revolutions each hour at 60 mph and about 360 000 flexes in a day of ordinary driving, indicating high wear patterns and endurance aspects for tire design.
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B. F. Goodrich Company
Dodge Introduces New Town Coupe With Luxury Rear Compartment
Dodge announces the Town Coupe a versatile extra lux model by Forest H Akers vice president of sales Chrysler Corporation The two extra rear seats fold away to create luggage space and a clublike rear area with wide arm rests ash trays and utility cabinets The Town Coupe shares the 1939 Dodge Luxury Liner chassis and features include pil low upholstery chrome trim and advanced visibility seen at Horace G Ilderton.
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Forest H. Akers
Dodge
Chrysler Corporation
Horace G
Ilderton
Book On Skidding Is Now Available
B F Goodrich publishes a 32 page booklet Quit Your Skidding distributed by Economy Auto Store High Point and Thom asville with Akron Ohio offices. It details a new tire tread design promising strong non skid and braking action and gives instructions to avoid skids on wet icy curved and braking conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Firestone Champion
Firestone
Firestone Auto Supply and Service Store
B. F. Goodrich Company
Economy Auto Store, Inc
High Point
Thomasville
Akron
Ohio
Storage Space In Modern Motor Cars
Detroit reports that 1939 De Soto models integrate multiple hidden storage areas to hold shopper packages. A glove compartment doubles for small items, plus a full-width ledge under the rear seat for larger goods. The coupe and custom club coupe include lockable compartments and concealed armrest storage for convenience.
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Detroit
de Soto
R. M. Rowland
Chrysler Corporation
Strength of Mercury 8 Demonstrated on Dearborn Test Track
Ford tests the Mercury 8 on a Dearborn track showing body twist and resilience. A third mile section with two stacked concrete mounds subjects the car to 40 mph weaving and severe door stress to prove strength. The English Motor Company in Commerce and Willowbrook acts as local Mercury dealer.
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Ford Motor Company
Dearborn
English Motor Company
Commerce
Willowbrook
Mercury
Cross Country Motor Oil Advertises Refined Oil Quality
An advertisement touts Cross Country Motor Oil as 100 percent pure Pennsylvanian oil, specially refined to remove acids and impurities. It claims modern refining by the heart cut process, producing a sealable lubricant with a specific gravity and quality standard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cross Country Motor
Pennsylva
Cross Country Motor Oil Co
Cross Country
Furnitu City Motors Offers De Soto Luggage Locker Space
The Strea lined Luggage Locker provides 23 cubic feet of usable interior storage for De Soto sedans and a luggage deck on coupes measuring six feet by eleven feet for added capacity. Furnitu City Motors, Inc., 792 North M Street, handles the De Soto sale.
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de Soto
Furnitu City Motors, Inc
North
M Street
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Goodrich Silvertown
Goodrich
Goodrich Safety
Silvertown
FE. M. Dudley
North Main Street
High Point, N. C
East Main Street
Thomasville, N
N. C
Plymouth
Pontiac
Emily Post
Field Motors, Inc
South Wrenn Street
Ontiac
George Edwards
ROYAL
Featuring
America
English Motor Company, Inc
U.S
U. S
Firestone Champion Tire
Economy
Yadkin Board
South Wrenn ST
Pennsylvania
Andry
Sears, Roebuck and Co
Mich
Richard Crooks
Margaret Speaks
Sired Wallenstein
N. B.C. Red
Everett Mitchell
North Main
Church Street
Furniture City
de Soto and
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