Chi Motor Show Reveals Fewer Makes and Enclosed Cars
Waterloo dealers returning from Chicago report a decline in model variety with a shift toward enclosed cars. Only 55 exhibitors this year versus 115 four years ago, as manufacturers streamline lines and push standardized models to cut costs. Dodge shows strong year. six cylinders grow in appeal. balloon tires common, while firms warn of a cautious 1925 market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Chicago
Armory
Coliseum
A. B. Chambers
Repass Auto Company
Chambers
Tre
Dodge
Frank Collord, Jr
Collord-Hull Company
Chevrolet Show Draws 1760 Representatives at La Salle
A Chevrolet promotional show reported a vehicle sold every four minutes and featured a large gathering at the La Salle hotel where more than 1,760 Chevrolet representatives from across the country attended a postevent meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Salle Hotel
Chevrolet
Ford Makes Good Sales Record for First Month 1925
Ford January 1926 sales rose 30 percent from the prior year, per A B Chambers of Repass Auto, who cites rising farm purchasing power and an improving market for farm crops. He predicts a prosperous year in automotive and industrial power. farmers will buy more tractors and implements, boosting efficiency. He notes possible automobile shortages as manufacturers limit production to fit dealer demand and that Repass Auto currently holds only a few new cars, with about 200 in stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
A. B. Chambers
Repass Auto Company
Chambers
Hudson Essex Co Sets 1924 Production Record
Hudson Essex Motor Car Co reports 1924 output above 134000 Trad ison and Essex cars, up over 1923 amid industry slowdown. Growth driven by Essex six and demand for midpriced enclosed coaches. three straight record years, plans for higher 1926 coach volume and rising foreign demand for enclosed cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hudson Essex Co
Hudson Motor Car Company
Essex
Hudson and Essex
Hudson-Essex
Sudson-Hysex
Hudsontl Essex
Hudson, Essex
Hudson-Hissex
Howard Returns to Cadillac Co. in Detroit
Howard Warle C. Howard, former Cadillac sales manager from 1906 to 1919, returns as assistant to the president. He previously led Lafayette Motors and later held an executive post at Fisher Body. He witnessed Cadillac’s early one and four cylinder evolutions and major engineering milestones including standardized parts and electrical systems. He also saw the V-type engine and eight cylinder development praised by the Royal Automobile Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Warle C. Howard
Cadilac Motor Car Company
Howard
Cadillac Company
Lafayette Motors Corporation
Fisher Body Corporation
Cadillac
Dewar
Royal Automobile Club of England
United States
Small plants scattered amid Detroit to new rail junction plant
Scattered mentions of small plants in various Detroit areas lead to a reference to a new plant at the junction of the New York Central and Michigan Central railroads. A proposed course at a Salem Oregon junior high will teach traffic dodging of mutomobiles along the Pacific highway route, noting the area has seen several accidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
New York Central
Michigan Central
Salem
Ore
Also Mentioned on This Page
Auditorium
Collord
Suteliffe
Sutellite Auto Company
Altho
Sutcliffe
Reo
Ramage
Waterloo Motor Sales Company
W. F. Marshall
H. & M. Chevrolet Co
Marshall
America
Great Britain
F. Ab
SRISS
BES
Cadillac Co
Hawkeye
West Park Avenue
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!