Chevrolet Introduces Touring De Luxe Car Model
Automobile dealers report high demand for color in cars this spring. Chevrolet adds the Touring De Luxe to its standard line, on display at 1103 Chicago Avenue Evanston. Wells-Wescott touts its smart look, superior engineering, finish, equipment, and expected strong trade-in value.
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Chevrolet Motor Company
Chicizo Avenue
Evanston
March Wells
Wells-Wescott Company
Fisher
Illinois road program 1924 with 1000 miles to pave
Illinois Division of Highways reports 850 workers and 200 teams have begun the 1000 miles of pavement to join the state highway system this year. by summer nearly 10,000 men will lay concrete at about 50 miles weekly as contractors mobilize across the state and set new records. ten mixers started last week for 2.05 miles of pavement and over 100 mixers will soon be active.
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Illinois
Ilinois
Division of Highways
Western Springs adopts thirty mile speed limit on Ogden Avenue
Motorists in Western Springs may travel Ogden avenue within the village limits at up to thirty miles per hour. The limit, approved at a joint Aurora Automobile club and Western Springs village board meeting, aims to curb speed traps while keeping driving safe and sane. James Line and Charles H. Greene represented Aurora.
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Western Springs
Ogden Avenue
Illinois Automobile Club
Aurora Automobile Club
Aurora Club
James Line
Charles H. Greene
Aurora
Friends
I. A. Announcements
States consider union with the American Automobile Association
Representatives from twenty three states met in Columbus Ohio to weigh consolidating with the American Automobile Association. The combined committees would decide on offers and counter offers from the two national bodies while judges and officials disclosed the Washington talks were unofficial. Illinois clubs participate through Theo J. Schmitz as Elgin Motor Club head.
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National Motorists Association
Chicago
Columbus
Ohio
American Automobile Association
Washington
Mears
Fred C. Caley
A. A. A. Committee
Illinois
Illinois State Automobile Association
Theo. J. Schmitz
Elgin Motor Club
Dodge Cars Set New Delivery Records in Weekly Reports
Dodge Brothers dealers report consecutive weekly records with 5,694 cars delivered for the week ending April 5, rising to 6,106 the next week and 6,576 in the week ending April 19. Factory figures exclude foreign country deliveries as officials note steady public endorsement of the new line. Week by week this marks continued growth beyond any prior year.
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Dodge Brothers
C. M. McDonald
Evanston
North Shore
Dodge Brothers Motor
Auto Industry Among Greatest Survey Shows
Latest figures on supplies used by the motor industry show rail shipments of 750,000 carloads for automobiles parts and tires. Rubber supply used by the industry is 70 percent, plate glass 36 percent, copper 14 percent, aluminum 25 percent, upholstery leather 54 percent. Gasoline consumed by motor vehicles in 1923 totals 5,404,184,000 gallons. Illinois Motorist official publication of the Illinois Automobile club.
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Ilinois Motorist
The
Illinois Automobile Club
Cadillac's V-type Eight-Cylinder Engines Pioneered in U S Car Making
The Cadillac organization introduced the first V-type eight cylinder automobile engines in the United States. It has produced more than 160,000 cars of this type for operation.
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Cadillac Organization
United States
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Wells-Wescot
Chicago Ave
Peoria
Bloomington
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Wersted Motor CO
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