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Oakland Tribune (Newspaper) - September 15, 1940, Oakland, California
Oahu a to Wmk. Why Gate mbah 15. Jwo is _ 9 Olds meeting next thursday dealers and salesmen from California and Nevada meet Here All roads will Lead to metropolitan Oakland next thursday it was announced today at the local zone office of the Oldsmobile division of general motors sales corporation that Day september 19, is the an Nual mobilization of Northern Cali fornia and Nevada Olds dealers and the scene of the sessions will a the theater of the Oakland auditor Sun i in c . Ulli land in the afternoon. Oakland More than 400 dealer Heads and salesmen will converge on Oak land it was stated by zone Man Ager l. L. Mehan who made the announcement. Presiding at the preview of 1941 Oldsmobile models and the Exposi Tion of new season merchandising plans will be h. A. Trevellyan assistant general sales manager who will arrive by plane next wednes Day evening from los Angeles accompanied by g. R. Jones Pacific regional manager who is now on tour of the Western states with the Lansing official. Local Host will be l. L. Linehan assisted by Ken Purchase assistant one manager and the personnel of the. Zone staff in the Ray building Here. Preliminary draft of plans for the gala thursday gathering incl trip a business session for assembled dealers in the auditorium theater be tween a m and 12-45. Then the Large audience will adjourn to the hotel Oakland for a luncheon be ginning at 1.00. During the after noon the meeting will be continued in the hotel Oakland and v. Ill Cul Minate at the end of the program with a Salon unveiling of the entire Range of 1941 models in the hotel lobby. This Beautiful display will occupy the hotel for the balance of the week and dovetail into the plans for the Public announce ment and Premier at on monday. September 23 returning with big news Chevrolet men geared for 41 troves Faith in 41 Buick checking Oil level it is advisable to wait a few min utes after the motor has slopped before checking the Oil level in the crankcase according to the califor Nia state automobile association Sillous the Oil to dram Back from the engine parts into the Oil cutting championship cake just before taking oif in United airlines for the annual sales convention in Detroit is f. N orman Phelps Pacific coast regional manager. Flying with or. Phelps Are members of Chevrolet s Oakland regional and zone personnel. All set to go completing one of the most un-1 portent and unique trips of the new Model reason. Chevrolet executives returned to their respective posts this week enthusiastic Over the prospects Lor the coming Jear. Included m the group of Che Violet officials who left Oak kind a poit week in a special Che Violet Ehart Emi United states plane were f. Koimas Phelps Pacific regional Man i manager j. Wilhm. Legi Oual parti and acc stories Norch Anodising Man Ager. Clarence de Long regional organization manager s. C. Vance re zone in of new e.sr.-. H. S. Arner regional car distributor Thad Gordon City Man Ager Art Strong regional territory and a Snagor. I v. Dunne. Pacific coast manager of Campbell Kweld c o m p a n a and George Green. Oakland one truck manager according to reports by ought Back from Detroit by the Chevrolet men the recent la concluded Chevio Lel sales convention was me of greater a. Neral interest than any previous la j Fly held. At the close of 1940, which saw Chevrolet s organization in spite of the fact that a record with More than one j models Are being announced by million models sold the some infers and that Bank of a ear that is forecast by Manv As n greater generally expect the others to pre Opportunity than 1940. The their 1941 soon new i product to be presented by chevre car buying is going right along met is in All ways the finest that at a better than average rate a Cvar produced Andi seasonal cleanup at Weaver Compa since the new 1941 Buican were introduced by the Howard automobile company and he dealers a week ago More retail orders have taken than in any corresponding period on record. First Oakland Sale i 1941 Luick wot 1o William k. Lummis. A told businessman of 2701 67th Avenue who k shown above taking delivery of his new 60 Century Sedan from Charles Mehan of the local Howard organization. This it my Lummus eleventh Buick he having driven Cam of this continuously since 1922. This group will form the nucleus of the Clarence a. Bull Winkel Ford Dealership sales Force formerly operated by Les Firestine. Left to right Are a. A. Palmer retained from the Firestine staff r. F. Ivy manager of the Mercury Lincoln v-12 division Bullwinkel Walter Christensen sales Man Ager and a Bay area automobile Man for the past 15 years and e. F. Martens formerly a dealer in the East. New Ford dealer announces sales staff Clarence a Bullwinkel service at the Helm of the Bich Range of knowledge pertaining to to los Firestine As Ford dealer Ismond Plant Buu Wiskel he a Back to manager of Ford dealers. Something must have happened to the slump that used to in along about the time the remembered there it going to be new models out. Said paps. Anyu cry Haven t seen anything .enor.1 n. Co., rent year s production record May Well be surpassed it was pointed of it ainu my Here. In the out. Because More people Ptucha sed in 1940 than any other make of motorists Are keenly interested in Chevrolet s 1941 product Chevrolet engineers have recognized this responsibility in producing the Beautiful new Chevrolet the five latest Chevrolet Ever built. Our Stock Aie getting Low in Weber. Just take a look at oui floor and you la have Ruhl now More cars than most i Deai i s Ever Stock several Bare spaces. Of course this is a Good time to buy too because All motor car Dan Luis dream of the year when Iphy will sell out loan the Dav of foil the new models come out ii at the and of the season they Wink to close deals give More con Cessions and so Forth. It is also a Pood time to buy used cars by Nus Willi the volume of new car bin ins is heavy As if has been m Lear no mini Lair. Dealers have Tel Sale hons of a Spry cais on a final care should be taken not to gel soap grease Sci Oscne. Or any for eign substance in the Brake linings advises the California state Auto Mobile association building around himself sound nucleus for a top notch sales staff j Tim w c1" Ottav when Bullwinkel announced the names of the men who will be ready to Tell and serve the Public with All the facts and of Ford Mercury and Lincoln v-12 motoring when the 1941 ipod bus appear upon the horizon. Bullwinkel emphasized that his staff of salesmen now is Only a nucleus of a larger sales Force which will be on hand when the new curs arrive. Heading the Force of course is Bullwinkel himself whose pleasant yet forceful personality is certain to Muke As impressive a Mark in automobile Dealership circles us it did when he was manager for 10 years of the Richmond Branch of the Ford motor company. In addition to his splendid record ground of 27 years of duty with the Ford motor company. Tor his Valesra Analei Buuri Natii has selected t Man Well known in Bay area automobile circles. He is Walter Christensen who has been in the Ford Field for the past 15 years in this District. Experienced As a Sale manager Christensen has on numerous occasions won meritorious awards for overrunning his sales quotas. At the head of his Mercury and Lincoln v-12 division Bullwinkel has placed r. F. Ivy another Well known Bay area automobile figure. Retained from the leg Firestine staff is a. A. Palmer who put in Many years of service with the former dealer and who is Well known among Bay motorists. Bounding out the nucleus group of salesmen is i. R. Martens formerly the Sale and service of motor meanwhile Bullwinkel is actively engaged at his place of business put Ting the finishing touches to a plete renovation of the establish ment. Customers will be delighted at the sparkling White Interior the spacious showrooms. I want to have everything to ship shape condition when the models Are Taid Buu Winkel. I expect to give my Bawi Ness a reputation of in every while Bullwinkel was busily aged training his sales Force operations in the service department were going on uninterrupted. Remove rust spots rust spots which show through the exterior finish of a car should be Given attention before the Rainy season begins suggests the dealer in the East with Widen a state automobile association. Ford motor company announces a new Ford dealer Clarence Bullwinkel successor to Les c. Firestine invite you to get acquainted with this new Ford dealer and to inspect his service facilities. Here you will find trained men equipped with precision tools to do work promptly efficiently and economically. A Complete Stock of repair parts always available. College at Alcatraz Oakland Ford Mercury Lincoln see your local Chevrolet Deal
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