Chrysler Royal frames boost strength and ride quietness
The 1939 Chrysler Royal uses a stronger frame with rear cross members and a bumper linked to the frame to protect the car. Over 300 rubber parts, including a floating power engine mount, aim for smoother quieter operation. A future all plastic car is discussed by Gordon Saunders as a possibility.
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Chrysler leaders tout education value from car travel
Charles L. Jacobson, vice president and general sales manager of Chrysler, says geography becomes engaging when learned from a motor car window. The World Congress of Automotive Engineers featured David A. Wallace presenting superfinish, Chrysler’s new metal finishing process that yields exceptionally smooth surfaces.
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Chrysler 1939 Models Promise High Resale Value
The 1939 Chrysler line features ultrafine scratch depth under one millionth of an inch and superfinished engine parts extending engine life. New rotary door locks meet strict closure standards, and doors are praised for reliability. Bright gray green and blue paints trend, with black favored in higher price brackets.
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Buick sales rise in June with strong six month totals
Flint Michigan Buick sales for June totaled 19 186 cars, near May and up 42 1/2 percent from a year earlier. Through six months domestic Buick deliveries topped 107 076 units, the best first half since 1927, with a strong last ten days lifting June activity.
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Used car dealers turnover and sales in June
Dealers during June moved 36 883 units indicating turnover of total used car stocks once every 25 days. June sales compare with 37 657 last month and 29 814 in June last year.
Chevrolet sales up sixty six percent in June last year
Detroit July 26 1939 P X Retail sales of 29459 units in the final 10 days of June gave Chevrolet dealers a 66.5 percent rise over the same period in 1938 and boosted the month total to 75561 new cars and trucks. Used car sales in June reached 153463 units up 24 percent from a year earlier.
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Senator Lee Responds To Constituents On Spending
In Washington July 26 Senator Lee Oklahoma Democrat says a constituent urged to halt all blankety blank spending and to not cut any projects. He notes receipt of the letter and signals concern over funding decisions.
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Pontiac Deliveries Up Increase Over Last Year
Pontiac car deliveries in the United States for the first ten days of July totaled 3 341, up from 2 018 for the same period last year, according to D A Bathrick general sales manager. The Independence Day holiday reduced sales but the 66 percent rise persisted. Used car sales for the ten days were 8 504 versus 6 924 last year, with dealer inventories at 32 5 days supply compared with 38 8 days a year ago.
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Fire destroys flour mill at Aurora injures worker
Fire destroyed most of the Majestic flour mill in Aurora, Mo., early today damaging 475,000 bushels of wheat. Fire chief Axon said a short circuit sparked the blaze. Worker Roy Tettenhorst, 23, fell fleeing and broke his arm. The plant had been ordered by the National Labor Relations Board to reinstate some discharged employees.
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