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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1928
Page
8
Buick marks a silver anniversary with a new line boasting refined engineering and factory-tested workmanship. E A De Waters, Buick chief engineer, emphasizes that each change must be fully justified, reflecting a century of commitment to quality and value in automobiles.
The introduction of the Chrysler cars the 75 and 652 along with Plymouth models has sparked high interest and rapid sales. Dealers report crowded showrooms and orders piling up, with factory figures showing robust demand for both passenger cars and light trucks. Factory executives cite limited production capacity and overtime shifts to meet the surge, while forecasting heavy activity through the year.
Willys-Overland states modern car design aims to lower body lines to keep the center of gravity near the ground for stability and handling at speed. The Whippet fours and sixes and Willys-Knight sixes now feature noticeably lower, graceful appearances as engineers push for a sleeker, more athletic look.
Nash Motors Co and its Kenosha and Racine plants reported record production and high demand in August. The Kenosha operation saw strong sales with orders exceeding prior records, while Racine’s plant producing the Standard Six reached a single day peak of 485 cars. All facilities operated at capacity, aiming for up to 23 thousand to 22 thousand cars this month.
Production schedules for the Dodge Brothers auto factory outline plans for faster output of passenger cars and trucks. The article notes increased pace and revised timetables, with executives’ figures guiding monthly targets and assembly line adjustments.
A March of distant logistics shows ten Studebaker cars shipped from the factory to Santa Cruz de la Sierra Bolivia. From New York to Buenos Aires river barges and riverboats, then overland by ox cart and ox teams across deserts and forests. The journey to Santa Cruz will take months before the cars reach buyers.
Government officials study a Canadian experiment where two Oakland Sixes operate as mobile trouble shooting units for radio interference. Each car has an aerial roof mount and a complete receiving set, with wiring designed to avoid interference. Operators respond to complaints, then time and locate the source of trouble.
R N Harger vice president of Falcon Meters Corp credits exhaustive tests and a sleeve valve engine for the Falcon Six’s durability. He notes owners can expect about ten years of service, citing a factory survey of Falcon Knights traveling up to 160000 miles with little to no maintenance. Archery golf growth in Florida also noted.
Graham Paige cars rapidly prove popular in Elyria says local distributor Ralph Young who recently took over the agency and has delivered four cars. Factory reports show 1929 first half production well ahead of any prior year. Showroom on East Bridge Street displays six chassis, sixes and eights, including a sport model with a ramble seat and a top rider. The sport model is claimed to reach 90 miles per hour.
Miss Nina Bell Hurst has spent her motoring life in Oldsmobiles from childhood. Her father drove her in curved dash models while she attended Stillwater Oklahoma school, and in 1924 she bought her own 24 model at Sawtelle California. Over four years she logged about forty thousand miles in that car before upgrading to a newer Oldsmobile due to the bite of the new model.
Five open Chevrolet models lead exports while closed types lag. Lower price and warmer climates spur demand as many countries still develop the industry, with Germany viewed as a key future market. Wartime recovery, road expansion, and rising living standards should boost exports, as Australia remains the top foreign market and South American nations follow.
Hudson and Essex models will stay the same overall despite a summer and autumn color refresh. The Hudson Motor Car Company reports record sales and notes new two tone color effects and lacquered fenders. Optional contrasting color wire wheels are offered to dealers.
Simplicity of design that made the Model T famous extends to the Model A Ford. The ignition system is standard yet redesigned and somewhat revolutionary, intended to be the car’s life stream with minimal trouble. Henry Ford and associates devised it to endure after hard service across thousands of early Model A cars.
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