Auto Row Gossip and Local Car Scene Notes
A crowded Auto Row column lists dealers salesmen and staff with nicknames and hometown chatter. It notes weather woes windshields and new car models while mentioning a poisoning case in Utrecht Natal and a death sentence for Andri as Sibisi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atkinson
B. C. Atkin
Dave” Neill
W. T. Garrett
P. E
Moore
John B. Aus
L. W
Leonard” Hall
D. E
Earl” Phillips
W. F
Walt” Ceevesd
Jake” Rudd
G. M
Marvin” Beck
Herman Grubb
Walter Barker
Garrett
George Kenny
MPO
Okey Ances Body
Utrecht
Natal
Andrias Sibisi
Three youths jailed for $250000 Havana museum theft
Three young men were sentenced to 10 years in prison for stealing paintings and relics valued at 250000 dollars from the National Museum in Havana Cuba.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Museum
Havana
Cuba
Chrysler Sees Big Share For Eight Cylinder Models
Chrysler reports 28 percent of January 15 orders for eight cylinder cars including the Traveler Saratoga New Yorker and Crown Imperial. Fluid Drive gains shown with 80 to 90 percent of buyers selecting it in various lines as prices stay within reach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Yorker
Charles L. Jacobson
Chrysler
Chrysler Corporation
Gate City Motor Company
South
Wrenn Street
Dodge Sponsors Pigeon Contest Speed Tests Across McKeesport
G H Hammond of McKeesport reports the Tube City Racing Pigeon Club hosts a speed series featuring pigeons named Plymouth Dodge De Soto and Chrysler. The pigeon Dodge is the fastest flyer with 3165 miles in 14 races and 318 miles in 5 hours 16 minutes from Greenfield Indiana to McKeesport Pennsylvania. Local pride grew as the birds were shown in Baehr Brothers Dodge showroom windows with Horace G Siderton Inc Commerce at Willowbrook noted as a local Dodge dealer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dodge
G. H. Hammond
McKeesport
Tube City Racing Pigeon Club
Plymouth
de Soto
Chrysler
Greenfield
Ind
Baehr Brothers
Horace G. Siderton, Inc
Willowbrook
Unified headlamp rules hailed to aid safer driving
Detroit reports Sealed Beam headlamps improve night visibility and win nationwide regulatory approval. Cadillac LaSalle general manager Nicholas Dreystadt notes convergence of state laws reduces conflicts, with prior rules varying on headlamp location, color, candlepower, and glare limits. Highland Motors at 805 North Main Street sells Cadillac and LaSalle cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Nicholas Dreystadt
Cadillac-LaSalle
Highland Motors
North Main Street
Cadillac and
LaSalle
Deferred vehicle license renewals gain widespread appeal
The American Petroleum Industries Committee reports broad adoption of deferred registration across states. By 1940 only four states kept January 1 renewals, while 44 states offered breathing room and 30 enacted two to three month postponements aiding motorists, tax officials, and merchants with smoother cash flows and higher gasoline revenues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
American Petroleum Industries Committee
Insead
Oliver Twist
Ford Quietness Drive Includes New Brakes And Wheels
Ford introduces soundproofing enhancements for the 1940 V 8 models with scientific vibration control and testing. New curved-disc wheels reduce metal between hub and rim while rubber bushings cut noise from the transmission link. Quieter brake drums and a smoother clutch relay lever also help. English Motor Company, 201 East Washington Street, local Ford dealer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
English Motor Company
East
Washington Street
Ford
Chevrolet Sets World Record For Longest Truck Run
Chevrolet completes a 100000 mile stock 1½ ton truck test under AAA, running from Ottawa to Mexico City then across American highways. The test began Jan 10 1938 and ended Jan 21 1940, with the truck certified from assembly line to finish and observers tracking every mile. The run matched the 50000 mile old record four miles inside Washington state, then continued to Pikes Peak as the final major milestone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Automobile Association
Chevrolet
Ottawa
Canadian
Flint
Mich
AAA
Mexico City
United States
Washington
Pikes Peak
131 Cars Registered In City In January
Figures released by Mrs. Irene W. Crews show 131 new cars and trucks registered at the High Point branch of the Carolina Motor Club during January. Buick 6, Cadillac 2, and other makes follow in the month’s record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irene W. Crews
The
Carolina Motor Club
High Point
Crews
Automotive brand tally with vintage model counts
A clipped list shows car brands and counts including Chevrolet 19 Dodge 6 De Soto 6 Ford Mercurys Lincoln Zephyrs Hudson 2 La Salle 1 Nash 1 Oldsmobile 8 Plymouth 16 Studebaker percent. Tricks registered were Bantam 1 Chevrolet 8 Dodge 2 Ford 4 International 2.
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Chevrolet
Dodge
de Soto
Ford
Hudson
la Salle
Nash
Oldsmo
Bile
Plymouth
Studebaker
Bantam
International
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George Edwards
Aden
J. O. Gallman
Rine Smith
Pontiac
Tycoon
Irene
Eolmes
Charlie Chan
Clarence
Issoe
Clayton Steele
Williams
Yeed
John
W. L. Smith
Grady Phillips
Cleo Curry
L. H
Bette
Percy Payne
Bud Gamble
Wim
Bill Payne
Tom English
Dick Parker Sales
Jack Burris
Gate City
Ploriday
Howard Wisehaupt
Fanny Fanny
Claude’ Gray
Harvey News
Haley
Nature City
Cloroes
M .Burney
Lyles Chevrolet
Coy Rhodes
Dexis
No. 4
Embler
Lyles House
Irank Lee
Lee
Shorace G
Commerce
Highland Motors. Inc
Bud'’ Gamble
Aient
Oldsmobile
Cadillac
DeSoto
O.k
Furniture City Motors
Buick
Mouth de Luxe
Tudor
Ler
Gate City Motor CO
Glenn Lawson
Adams-Millis
Atkinson Motors
North Main ST
S. Wrenn &J
J. C. Welch Motor Co
Lincoln-Zephyr
High Point, N. C
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