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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1926
Page
12
A discussion on car comfort and safety features explains how snubbers reduce rebound, keep the vehicle on the ground, and lower repair costs over time. It describes wheel contact with the road, tire friction, and how these devices prevent the car from bouncing or losing control.
Cadillac reports an 87.5 percent year over year sales surge as it marks the anniversary of its current model. The firm touts individualized body styles and colors, adds five new body types, and expands to 50 body styles and 500 color combinations. Demand remains strong for Peerless models, including roadsters, with orders from a Brookline dealer and the Steel City Automobile Company in Pittsburgh. May sales set a new record, likely to be surpassed by June.
A fragment notes Peerless Motor Car Corporation resuming full production with several models in the Peerless line amid an unusual seasonal situation. The item highlights sustained output and corporate activity despite typical year constraints, indicating robust manufacturing momentum.
Buick engineers recommend changing the oil in 1927 Buicks four times a year to prevent crankcase dilution. The Buick device reduces friction and wear by shielding the oil from abrasives, preventing freezing, oil pump issues, and sludge formation, with oil changes now needed only every two months.
Buick explains a vacuum crankcase ventilator using an ejector principle to pull water and heavy fuel vapors from the crankcase. The device, with no moving parts, vents vapors before condensation and dilution can occur, reducing engine wear and extending life.
The President is a Studebaker Big Six Custom Sedan for seven passengers. It features a full-vision steel body in black with Thistle Green belt and Siskiyou Yellow pin striping, banded disc wheels, and a luxury Mohair interior with optional Chatan Green upholstery. The car emphasizes reserved dignity and leadership symbolism with refined hardware, interior lighting, and comfort-oriented seating for all seven passengers.
It proved the claim from the start with strong sales, as news spread rapidly and demand soared beyond expectations. The article emphasizes the product’s proven success and widespread adoption. Entities include the product and market reception, noting sensational sales growth.
Dodge Brothers dealers set new U S delivery records for cars and trucks in late July with 12 015 units placed in owners hands from July 24 to July 31 across seven days. A single day, July 21, saw 3 093 deliveries, nearly half of the prior best week. Through June 24 to August 1 total deliveries reached 41 886, up 6 186 or 17 3 percent from the five weeks ending August 1 last year, while five weeks to August 1 showed an 85 increase over the prior year. Dodge official Mr Myers called the results sensational, citing continued product improvement and strong public demand amid industry-wide declines.
Detroit Ang firm Paige Jewett Motor Car Company reports 27015 cars shipped in first six months, a new six month high surpassing 24996 from 1923. President H M Jewett predicts continued success and better business in the second half of 1926 than any previous year.
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