Studebaker Gains Lead in Key Markets as Buick Tops Sales
Industry notes show Studebaker car deliveries rising 61 percent in Cook County and 47 percent in Wayne County Michigan. Grewer New York posts a 24 percent gain with 769 units, South Bend up 79 percent, while Buick reports a strong quarterly total near a quarter of a million cars.
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Fistert
Falcon Knight Brougham Introduced With Six Cylinder Power
The Falcon Knight introduces a two door enclosed brougham with wide doors for easy access and a six cylinder Knight sleeve valve motor priced below 1000. Features include seven bearing crank shaft full force feed lubrication and high quality detailing. The design emphasizes clear front visibility and minimized blind spots.
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Falcos-Knight
Studebaker Sets March Production and Export Records
Studebaker reports a new March production and shipping peak with 17 238 cars built and 3 738 exported. March exports rose from February while the first quarter totals show 7 127 vehicles produced and 3 759 shipped to 64 countries.
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Studebaker
Erskrieg
Smaller Buick Models Hit Eight Variants List
Buick expands its lineup with eight new models in the Series 115 and 120 families. The six cylinder engines and wheelbase designations reflect Buick policy naming by wheelbase length. The Series 115, once Standard Sty, now includes eight variants varying in features and reach.
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BUICK
C. W Churchill
Automobile favors business growth in modern era
A newspaper passage argues the automobile has become a leading tool for commerce alongside mail and telegraph, likening its impact to major modern systems and noting its indispensability to business. It suggests autos are now essential in daily enterprise.
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United States
Walter P. Chrysler
Corps of Engineers
Chrysler
Detroit
Nash export sales rise with seven bearing Nash cars
Overseas demand for Nash enclosed models with seven bearing crankshafts forward sweeping French type backs and French tone roofs shows strong growth. February 1927 export orders rose 56 percent from a year ago and beat the prior best February by 425 percent. February 1927 also topped September 1926 as a record month, with March orders on hand aiming to set a new peak.
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Nash
Pontiac Sets Endurance Record On Mountain Run
A stock Pontiac Six two door sedan sealed in high gear on a continuous 120 hour economy and endurance mountain run on the northwest Pacific coast section. The car averaged 262 miles per gallon of gasoline during the test.
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Northwest Pacific Coast
Long distance run tests Pontiac from Roberts Motors
The tiny 1 948 mile Portland to Salt Lake City trip measured 262 miles per gallon on average with 85 hours driving and 120 hours total including 20 minutes idling. Rough Idaho Utah Blue Mountains Oregon elevations 453?0 feet 5700 feet and 6 to 14 percent grades challenged the driver with the transmission locked in high gear and 76 hours of night driving.
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R. Kuc. Roberts Motors
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Idaho
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Oregon
Chevrolet sets new monthly and daily output records in March
Chevrolet Motor Company reports March output of 107,900 cars, an average 4,316 daily, with a March 31 high of 6,075. First quarter 1927 production reaches 267,393, topping 1926 by 194,486 and 1925 by 148.1 percent, reflecting heavy demand and a $10 million plant expansion to 1,000,000 annual capacity.
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Chevrolet Motor Company
Chevrolet
Chevrolet plant employment surge signals NA car boom
The Chevrolet Motor Company reports a dramatic rise in plant employment from the prior year with workers totaling 324.2 thousand as of March 27, 1927, reflecting a 465 percent increase. The data covers the three months ending March 27 and compares with 1925 levels.
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Chevrolet Motor Company
Waril
Chandler Royd Dight five passenger sedan praised by auto magazine
An automotive periodical lauds Chandler Royd Dight five passenger sedan noting its unique interior design. The write up highlights a roomy comfortable cabin with tasteful color contrasts and material use while avoiding extreme or sensational styling.
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