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Lawrence Journal World

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Feb 07, 1940

Page

6

Old Chadwick Car Revived After Long Dormancy

The 1910 Chadwick seven passenger automobile, once owned by Fred Morris of Lawrence and bought for 6600 dollars, was revived in a Winter garage after 1915. Mechanics report the engine and magneto in good condition though tires are rotted, requiring cautious test runs before any parade display.

Fred Morris Altho Gee Lawrence Chadwick Engineering Company Philadelphia Morris Claude W. French French Tom Sawyer Svith

Oldsmobile Posts Strong January Second 10 Day Sales

Oldsmobile sold 4 123 new Sixes and Eights in the second 10 day selling period of January, the second largest volume for the span in company history. General sales manager D E Ralston announced gains of over 19 percent from the 3 438 cars sold in the same period last year.

Ralston Oldsmobile D. E. Ralston

Studebaker Champion Carburetor Promotes Economy

Gas mileage concerns lead drivers to blame carburetors. Studebaker engineers designed the Champion with a down draft carburetor using a plain tube principle and accurate metering to sustain the car's economical operation. Clifford Reusch notes factors in excessive fuel consumption.

Studebaker Svith Clifford Reusch

Dodge Worker Drives Nearly One and a Quarter Million Cars

George Marshall, a Dodge employee at 2201 Trowbridge Avenue, claims a probable world record as the first driver of about 1.21 million automobiles. For fourteen years he moves finished cars from a Dodge line at a rate of roughly one car every sixty-seven seconds.

George Marshall Dodge Trowbridge Avenue Marshall

First to spark service life in many new cars

The speaker recalls starting work in 1926 and being pleased to introduce the initial service life into new cars. He notes finding the Dodge line improved each year as engineers surpassed his ideas, shaping beauty and comfort, and believes ongoing improvements will continue.

Dodge

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