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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1937
Page
9
In Toledo on October 23, Willys-Overland Motors president David R. Wilson said 1908 Willys sales will hinge on operating economy. He noted a rising average yearly mileage from about 6,000 to around 12,000 miles, boosting value and shifting buyers toward economical cars in the lower price range.
Plymouth unveils its 1938 Jubilee models in 12,500 showrooms, highlighting a larger, roomier all steel body with enhanced safety, quieter ride, and over twenty engineering improvements. The line includes three business and eight deluxe bodies on an 112 inch wheelbase with a 2 horsepower L head engine.
Pontiac presents its 1938 models known as the Silver Streak with new safety and styling refinements. Fifty showrooms nationwide feature two lines in eight body styles, offering remote control shift gear, redesigned interiors, relocated battery, and improved transmissions for six and eight cylinder chassis.
Reports describe two new passenger car series for 1938 featuring the Tiptoematic clutch for easier operation and enhanced safety and comfort. Improvements cover bodies interiors exteriors chassis with a 85 horsepower high compression engine, hydraulic brakes, and all steel Fisher turret tops.
The 1938 Buick lineup features the Dynaflash engine with a turbulator piston enabling higher compression and controlled burning without detonation. Buick claims about seven percent more power in the Series 40 and roughly eight percent in larger Series 60 80 90 engines, aided by an anodized alloy piston, torque free rear suspension, and airplane type shock absorbers for smoother, more stable rides.
Three new Hudson cars the Terraplane Six and Eight shown locally gain strong praise from Harold M Stang Hudson dealer. He cites peak values beauty luxury roominess and a new Selective Automatic Shift Transmission as features redefining 1938 Hudson performance and appeal.
In South Bend Indiana on October 23 the Waterman Arrowbile was shown as the world’s first flying automobile with a Studebaker six cylinder engine. Mrs Paul Hoffmann and Studebaker executives witnessed the event before seven thousand spectators at Bendix Field. The craft reached 125 mph in flight, 78 mph on road, and averaged eighteen mpg with two quarts of oil used. wings detach for auto driving. Latham A Perett piloted the first Arrowbile from Santa Monica to South Bend, a 2200 mile 28 hour trip. The demo highlighted Studebaker engine performance and efficiency while observers noted rising hat sizes in London.
Shelbyville dispatch reports Jack Garr and Roy Garr freed on self defense pleas after a trial over Brig. Gen. Henry H. Denhardt’s murder. Dr. E S Garr, also named, likely will not face trial. The case ends legally though its legend grows in Kentucky hill country.
Denberdt Brigadier General and former lieutenant governor faced an inquest after his fiancée Verna Garr Taylor was shot and killed during a horseback ride on November 6 1936 in Oldham and Henry counties. Warrants were sworn against him for murder.
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