Jeffery Car Service Delivers Personal Touch Converts Customer
George M. Dimond recalls a Jeffery service episode where Manager Brennan personally delivered Dimond’s car to Arlington rather than delay. The prompt, courteous action impressed Dimond and led him to bring two prospective customers to the Jeffery showroom, proving that service, not price, won loyal customers.
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George M. Dimond
Bedford
Mass
Boston
Jeffery
Arlington
Jeffery Service Department
Brennan
Service Department
Dimond
Simond
Automobile Shows Spark Heavy Buying Across Markets
Auto shows drive record orders as buyers flock to displays. Studebaker plans 100000 cars in 1916 with full production to meet demand. Trainload orders pour in from Chicago Milwaukee Madison LaCrosse Minneapolis Sioux Falls Grand Forks Fargo Des Moines St Louis and other cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Studebaker Corporation
Studebaker
New York
Philadelphia
Detroit
Middle West
Chicago
Milwaukee
Madison
LaCrosse
Minneapolis
Sioux Falls
Grand Fords
Fargo
Des Moines
St. Louis
Hupp Motor Car Pledges Quality Over Profit Growth
President J Walter Drake of Hupp Motor Car Corp claims quality is the aim, with 1909 runabout as early low priced high grade model. He notes production growth from 500 cars in the first season to an estimated 16 000 20 000 or 25 000, and says orders outpace supply despite large foreign trade and no wartime war orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hupp Motor Car Corporation
J. Walter Drake
Detroit Concern
Germans to Use Gas Against Fronts in Flanders
Dutch newspapers report Germany is producing a vast amount of gas to deploy against Belgian and British fronts in Flanders during World War I.
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London
Flanders
Studebaker Gold Chassis Guarded Across Cities
Extreme precautions surround a $25 000 Studebaker gold chassis on a touring exhibition. S J Fournier of Cleveland and a Pinkerton guard supervise transport, with the chassis loaded at Grand Central to avoid depots. The car travels by special train under heavy insurance to prevent theft or damage.
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Studebaker
S. J. Fournier
Cleveland
American Express Company
Pinkerton
Grand Central Station
New York
New York Central
Studebaker Corporation
Carying Heavy Insurance
Studebaker Gold Chassis Attracts Nationwide Exhibit Interest
The most expensive express package ever listed, a gold plated Studebaker chassis, draws requests from dealers, auto show officials, and hotels nationwide. Pittsburg and Indianapolis show managers rescheduled to display it, emphasizing finish and design as a testament to modern motor car perfection.
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R. T. Hodgkins
Studebaker Corporation
Pittsburg
Boston
Indianapolis
Studebaker
Submarine Suit Lets Soldier Swim Two Hours
London reports a German waterproof suit that encloses a soldier with air supply, enabling two hours underwater. The device, used on rivers canals and floods on the west front, can attack stationary ships and lay mines and wires, with movement limited only by swimming power.
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London
West Front
Europe Ignores U S Motor Feats
The AA A classifies records as American only and Europe ignores American marks. Maxwell endurance car recently ran 22 022.3 miles non stop under AA A supervision, surpassing prior American and European records though not recognized as a world record by European clubs.
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Eddie Rickenbacher
Maxwell
United States
American Automobile Association
Sea
America
Great Britain
France
Europe
Rolls-Royce
Isle
Hoard Iron Coins Claimed Harmful to War Efforts
Berlin reports that iron five pfennig coins issued to ease coin shortages are rarely seen in everyday use. The Norddeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung condemns hoarding as unpatriotic and urges keeping coins in circulation until peace returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Norddeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung
High tribute paid to Henry Leland by car makers
Two prominent motor car executives, in a Cadillac roadster, are moved by a autumn scene and a younger remark about living to build such a car. The elder recalls Henry M. Leland’s face and writes the inspiring line, praising him as the standard for honesty and invention in the Cadillac institution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Mr. Leland
Detroit
Ohio City
Henry M. Leland
Emerson
Cadillac
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Jeffery Company
Hupp Co
Willard
S. X. Callahan
N. Flores Street
Crockett
Sanantoni
KE Bros
F. O
Toledo
Prank A. Winerich
Avenue C
Third ST
U. S
Cadillac Car
Pennsylvania
Fraser Auto Supply Co
Crockett Auto Co
International Auto School
S. W. Repair Co
San Antonio, Texas
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