State outlines 1948 vehicle inspection program in North Carolina
The article explains North Carolina's 1947 act requiring annual and then biannual vehicle inspections to remove safety hazards. It notes that 65 percent of vehicles are unsafe without maintenance and that 17 percent of accidents trace to faulty equipment. Forty safety lanes will operate statewide with publicized times and places, charging $1 in 1948 and 1949, then 75 cents per inspection.
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North Carolina
General Assembly
Local Auto Dealers Advertised for Buick to Studebaker
A page lists multiple local authorized automobile dealers with brands such as Buick Cadillac LaSalle Chevrolet DeSoto Plymouth Ford Lincoln Mercury Packard and Studebaker. Each entry shows dealership name, street address, and phone number for buyers seeking car sales and service.
How the NC mechanical inspection lanes operate
A detailed description of the North Carolina safety inspection process. It covers entry checks for operator licenses and vehicle registrations, payment of a one dollar fee, and the inspection card used through wheel alignment, steering, lighting, brakes, and final grading. Approved vehicles receive a blue seal. failing cars get a red condemned sticker and must be repaired or towed.
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Pecal
N. C
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High Point
W. F. Mauldin, Inc
Buick Sales and Service
N. Main St
Highland Motors
Cadillac
LaSalle
Oldsmobile
Southern Motors CO
DeSoto
Plymouth
S. Main St
Horace G. Ilderton, Inc
Dodge - Plymouth
W. Commerce & Willowbrook
English Motor Company
Ford
Washington St
Sloop Motor Company Action Sales & Service
W. Broad St
Gate City Motor Company
Wrenn St
Temple-Curry Motor CO
Lincoln-Mercury
Main Street
Davis-Pruett Motor CO
Nash Sales & Service
Guilford Motor Company
Packard Sales & Service
N. Wrenn St
Lewis Motor Company
Studebaker
S. Wrenn St
Horn
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