Modern Motor Car Built for Comfort
A detailed look at how comfort features are integrated in cars, focusing on upholstery, leather quality, and top weatherproofing. The Chalmers plant uses three large cow hides per car, with strict quality checks, then moves to upholstery with expert hair filling and springs to ensure long lasting cushions. It also notes fashionable yet non washable dust coats, striped fabrics, and accessory items like cane tables and mandarin umbrellas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chalmers
Muser
Fads and Fancies for the Motorist
The article catalogs automotive lifestyle goods from luncheon kits to hats coats and travel accessories. It highlights enamelled duck cases rain capes silk hats leather bands and wicker baskets with new rubberized materials and French rug orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bangkok
UP AND DOWN AUTO ROW
Frank E. Miller of Maxwell Motor Car Co visits the local agent P. D. Beville. E. Hewett arrives from Chalmers Motor Car Co to spend days with Beville. R. H. Delano of Chandler Motor Car Co visits Kemp Motor Car Co as sales are reported. Kemp Motor Car Co reports sale of a Studebaker six to P. B. Dorson and recent sales include a six cylinder touring car to Mrs. Crawford and a four cylinder touring car to W. Blalack. Standard Motor Car Co receives carloads of Packard cars yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank E. Miller
Maxwell Motor Car Co
R. H. Delano
Chandler Motor Car Co
Kemp Motor Car Co
Studebaker
P. B. Dorson
W. M. Crawford
W. Blalack
Standard Motor Car Co
Packard
Dodge Brothers Cars and Their Personal Frontier
The Dodge Brothers John F. and Horace E. built a multi million dollar car company from Detroit with a plant covering over 44 acres, now expanding to 60. John directs the business and Horace excels in engine work while both avoid public personal exposure, insisting the vehicle speaks for itself.
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Dodge Brothers
John F
Horace E
Detroit
Horace E. Dodge
John. F
Horace
John
Cadillac Curtain Feature Eases In-car Use
The Cadillac introduces overhead under-top curtains stored on the top frame for quick access. Curtains detach with simple fasteners and fall into place without leaving the car. They open automatically with the doors, avoiding loss or disarray during showers or delays.
Wednesday Bob Garner Reassumes Post in Local Barber Shop
El Campo Texas Citizen notes Bob Garner resumes as chair in Rice barber shop inviting friends to call at the old stand where he worked for years and will continue to inflict as little pain as circumstances allow.
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Bob Garner
el Campo
Texas
US Motor Vehicle Exports Surge in 1915 Totals Reach $111 Million
Department of Commerce reports American manufacturers shipped $111,180,149 in motor vehicles and parts abroad in 1915. 22,082 trucks and 41,869 passenger cars were exported, plus $16,800,401 in parts, with John Bull the largest buyer. December 1915 figures show 1,664 trucks and 3,664 cars exported.
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Department of Commerce
John Bull
United States
Stutz Will Not Enter Racing This Year
Harry Stutz president of the Stutz Motor Car Company denies reports of a return to racing this year. He notes that after the Sheepshead Bay victory he would race only if someone equaled or beat Stutz records, otherwise the company stays out of racing.
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Harry Stutz
Stutz Motor Car Company
Stutz
Sheepshead Bay
New York
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