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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 12, 1927)
Saturday, February 12, 1!)27. mmm ptm mwm whp m LA (JHANUB EVENING OBSERVER Fare Nine mBWS NEW BROUGHAM IS BUICK'S LATEST Eighteen Body, Styles 'in New 1927 Line; Closed Cars in Lead Introduction of tin- lluii-k town brougham at tin- New Vovk auto mobile show marked the final stop :n establishing the most complete line of rum over offered by a single manufacturer In tho field helwcon nno mid two Ihou.sand dol lar, according to Information reaching Jennings and Khmuute, .oral dealers. Thu 1 J -7 Ilulck line now con sists of eiRhteen body style, with chassis has two of them. on a three chassis lengths of 114. 12o'lltmty boily particularly suited to i mi i . o iin'm-B Ni'fiiHiao, mere ui'fi four open cars, thirteen closed oar and one of tli closed-open eonvertlnle typo. - ' Thoro are two on ra of the two door sedan type, one each one the series lift chassis. (U4inoh wlicclbat) (ind the series 12U chassis (tin , Inch whcclhasc). There ure three models In the four door sedan group, mounted on all three chassis lengths. In the case of the 'series 1)5 and scries 120 sedans, those models have . seals for five passengers The series 12$ so. I ii n ()3S in wbeclhusc) has scuts for' seven ' ami is u deluxe model. AVblo Selection A wide selection is offered among ttie two passenger coupes, whleh are becoming iiilto popular as HWHipi ears, The series 115 business use, and the other a do luxe model with a deck seat and many other refinement & ; On the. series 1 2 S chussls t here are two similar coupca One b a large re plleu of Its small brother with the decit si'at, ami the other is tho new convertible eoupe whleh may be used as either an open or closed ear. This model is also fitted with an extra scat In the rear compart--ment. Until series 12$ two pas senger coupes ure deluxe models. There are throe coupes of larger passenger capacity one. In each of the three scries. The series 115 antl series 120 coupes ure both-for four passengers. The series 128 coupe has scats for .five people and Is In the deluxe class. There are two cars of the brougham type in the line, one of them being tho ucyy Uuick'town GARAGE GOSSIP " Atlrmleil Mooting p W. n. Hunks and R. C. Settings returned this week from Portland, where, they attended tho north west convention of Willys-Knight and Overland d on lorn la id there, Gettings and Hunks ure Wlllys (Kvrlund dealers hero. Gcttlftxs Ulso has a ffurnyo at KlKln. Suw Match a I'omllotun , Mr. and MYs. 10. I,. Lodbottor went 1o IV ml h ton Thursday even Ing where they attended the wrest ling match there. - l.cdhettcr has the II udsoi-Kssex gurngc here, 00 UtfJ frfBiffMfiM , EppC " ' 1 .. The Sedan. $695 I. o. b. Film, Mich !. 4-:? Z2L 5fTi'.A Reduced f Prices! ? The Touring or Hoaditer 3 1' ' . "tifTM? $625 $715 $745 495 -. 395 The Coach o The Coupe Sport Cabriolet The Landau 1-TonTruck . A TonTrdck, . , Klon Tirtt Now St.tuUrd Oa All Mudtl. AI! price. f.o.b. HlM, NUth. Bliie Mountain Garage M. A. HARBISON, Mgr. Opposite Postoffica QUALITY AT LOW COST Pay as youRide ;; i Our Credit Plan will permit you to have a complete New Set ' of! Tires and you pay down less than the price of one tire. You y can pay the balance in convenient payments. Just drop in and let us explain this proposition. W YOUR CREDIT IS GOOD - USE IT JOHNS BROS.. Cor. Adams and Hemlock Ml)cct Vnv Curs-- . Jennings and Shumate Ih)cH dealers luuo. export- a ntvfi ship ment of Bulck curs early next we-!;. Word has been ' received that their on their tvny here. Thorn will be three coupes xi trpe cur load. "' " i n tyrue Distinction Beautiful Seoaii in Chevrolet Hiitort( A masterly example of the coachmaker's art, the Chevrolet Sedan with its Body by Fisher reveals a distinction usually found only on the costliest custom-built creations. It is literally true that no four-door enclosed car, priced so low, ever exhib ited such marvelous beauty of line and color. Iris finished in rich Marine Blue Duco, gold strip ed, and its handsome proportions are emphasized , by new full-crown one-piece fenders and bullet type lamps. In addition it offers the host of im provements which helped make the Most Beauti ful Chevrolet the greatest sensation of America's greatest industry. AC air cleaner, AC'oil' filte'r; '. urge 1 7-inch steering wheel, new frame-incnted tire carrier, gasoline gauge and many, many others. Come inl You need only to see this new supreme ly beautiful and mechanically finer sedan to real ize what amazing value it represents at its greatly reduced price. Iln4 w ilirjrsh'r . f. N. ru!imr is tlio ownfT of il.iuhv i'hrysh-r UO upriun. . wlltal) liit purclmKcd this wt-k' frniu Iho i'hrysU'r Motor company. ... IbHi'lVrtt NVw Oil's ,i'ln' lit'ttinKs uiul Hanks Rarnftn lien ri'ci'tvi'tl ton new ours tliis week,, liiflnilliisr foup new ytilppi't st'duii fours; a Whiiippt six romiliir soflan ami a Whtpiot six landoau sodun. a Wlitppot six coupe unci thrvu Willys-Knight 70's two ot them tu'lnp sedans and tlio other n collt .Theao : carB arc ali new models, eiuiilnjr' in several' pleiislnff colors. Tho Karaite now lias ,14 nw cars on-tho door. l': ' v. lias VliliiH't . . ' ' Thomas l-'ackrel. of TTnion, hns a new Whippet tour sedan, which ho purchased Ihls week from Wi'l). Manks, local representative. FENDER REPAIR - j SHOP IS OPENED 1 .. j , ,?J y; Hew Business Place Spe- cializes in Repairing 's- Auto Bodies 1 I.u (Irande autolsts no ' longer need dfivi'' cars -with bent fendern sail denied 'bodies a body anil tender repair shun which tfieclnl lxe in that kind of wai k bus been established in I.u Grande at 405 l-'lr street, just across tho street from the Harris Orocery. , This shop is the first one of Its kind in l.a Grande, very little of Ifhls type of work" belli done hero be foil', except that which tho Kar trires were equipped to do. , , , Th nroprietor of the, shop Is If. Jacobson, who has had niany years of experience ironttiK dents from car bodies und fendors. Jae obson comes hero from 1'endleton.' vhere he has, been -fur uhout -year. He fore then ho was In Port-' l.aud dobiK the sumo typo of work.; lias foil it wed this line (or about; Utn years, working various places diiiliiK that .time. - , , Stioclnl llainuterM -lItust of tho work ho does by liand, with special types of Jiaiu mers. Aflcr the dents are stralKht- ened with ha in hums n flexible shaft Krluilci 1m used, then a special lac-i Many Factors -T-Will , Influence r Buyers of Cars 4 1 -r.,, .. , . ' "The liiT automobile1 btiylnk public will of course bit influenced by many lac-tors but the most im portant yitl be tho llfo of the 'r and the ctast of operation," states Jim Morelock: lo(l Star ear deal er In discussing the1 present, sales situation. ' i J . .. The Stfir merchant points out that the Aiwh'ttn imbllo had bo come educated to traiisportallon at low cost. ;and ai seon the- Idea mutcrlalite to the point where low cost did hot imlleato poor values In the product. H-ahttpa that people were now jialKintf tho value of a earthy ltf porlormar.co and cot of operation d were not content unless the vehicle dis played ' huts; 1 llfo combined with quick and I'heup service. "In purchasing- a '"car." ' More over Is applied to make the place which has been repaired look Hko the rest of the fender, Jacobson also renal rs tons, nl- t IbotiKh he does 'not spcrlullvic ' In tjils. The car wlilel. ho drives is a sample of his work, he havinK pur cliased it after It bad boon com pletely wrerltedr BtraifThtenrd- the body and. fehdeis and bad It wq painted. f lock continued, "peoplo are nlso that cannot afford a new car evitcf.. Vrcutlv Influenced" In obtaiiilnff ati' In ordiy to' keep pace with if whbt rhunir.. of destirn. the Star rdP" onp lhat dqos npt tmanno Kroatiy - rphlM .V,n1...no..- th,v in bodv destirn from year to yonr. I'eonlo do pot Hko to buy -a caV when thoy have observed In past years that tho muko will vary in body desiicu to a jtroat deKrco from season to season," rV Kraut proportion Of I no p'lr dealer says, t This Influences; thowv . lieoplu to chfise a car that does not appear antiquated alr tho- end of ' la montlis. , . . vv. Orease leaking on tho rbfht rons wh(o,l of thacar indicates that tlm chasers of automobiles ut )o , pres- tllt'iVrenllul Js too full or that tha, cut tlmo aro comprised of a KiMmiiieii retainer is worn . ... 11 T- IVmllctim Allt Man lloro- Artliur-Foster, pt Foster1 anil lliohoy of I'enillulon, dlsli'llnitor for Htudehakor cars, was in i city this week on huslness. tho In Western rrooti . . Mr. und Mra Avory .Harrison loft Thursday moiuliiB for lort. laiid and Sah'ili. . Thoy nt inukinfl t Ih. trip hy auto and plan to return in. I.u Grande uhout Sunday. Knr. rlson is proprietor of tho Hlue Mounialn Kinago hero. Ho will transact liuslneiw whllft nway lliiiiglil Now Clu-ysloi" . n i , ;A. V. Mlchaolson, of this city Is life owner of a now- Chrysler 00 siiilan,. which; lie purchiuiod this week, from tho Chrysler Motor ccmpuny. r - -i i'. i '. lii WalhiMU Cmmljr 'A. It. Truchsol, Nash and .Pock-' ard dealer here, spoilt two days of this woelt ill Wallowia, county, -: Away This Wi'ck , . If. I. Sloutomeyor, Frnnklln awenl lioro, was at l'endloton and Wullu Walla this wook. '. ;. ... Heiv From Fortlaiul I,. K. Nichols, wholesale repro. sentutivo for Wentvorth and Ir win. Nash distributors, of Port land, was In tho city this weolt nnd called on. the Nash garago hero. ,;, . WRECKING SERVICE l.a Cirando now has a wreclilnir truck ciiil(ped to (njio ' on re of luotorlflls In trouhlo. This ti licit Will lio'on duty' nlirht and day 7 days u week. It will ho mii'mioil hy will- , Inir and exiierienocd auto nieohanlcs. ;, , , . ' I'so the ihnne we'lr lirlnu' you' in. . ' i ! '. !)' I'lHNU ' I Mltlll I'lllllUI , , .'.' ,-. su-w ; :,,?"M , AUTO. ELECTRIC SERVICE CO. Announcing- Important improvement in i the sturdiness, operation andappearanceof all Dodge ; , Brothers Motor Para.1 . Touring cat' Coupe ; . . .. ,,. Standaj-d Sedan . .. . Special Sedan , ,, DeLuxe Sedan ". . liollioml L.G. SMITH - 5th and Depot ; r-$i 973 . i 1,030 .1,085 0 . j -1,140 v . 1,275 i W Almn Sail Dependable Um'Cin t Dodge Brothers ; MOTOR CARS j Tire Pressure ? Should be Same Winter, Summer hurlnK" the past two 'wanks) vo hfivo hud many questions asked us about winter tivfi T'tossuies,"vvar conrhij? 'to the'W .11', Hohnen'konU company, locttl Goodyear deulor. "The answer Is that there should be no difference in the amount of air carried In balloon tres .vln1er or summer. ".Many peoplo believe 'that in summer their tiros shouid have loss air than In wlnler due to expan sion, hut this Ih a mistaken idea. While there is some tendency to aditlonal expansion In summer, 'it is not. all Important, for tho tires are built to taku care of tho slight increiise. "Ho we nre tolling our customers to carry the name amount o'f pres sure the year around, and to have tlnir tires, wheels and rlnu in spected before entering upon tho winter season. t j "When the tire Is removed wo j Klvo careful attention to tho flaps, for flaps too long or too short j cause tube trouble sooner or(tnter. '- "The rims ihcmselves should be InHjieeted, cleaned and painted be- fore winter comes on. Jtusiy runs brhiK on more tiro grief than most drivers imagine. brougham which made Its bow at tho Now York show and In now being featured throughout: tho country. Tho town brougham, is I a series 115 car. Its larger com-j piuiloii model being In tho series ; 1U.S group, lloth are deluxe mod ci. li I Open Cars Tho open curs are all of the do- j luxe sport type, und consist of a rtmdstur and todriiiff respectively I In the series J15 and series 12K groups. Thes four cars am-very smartly colored and upholstered, am) rarry manyi - ow details in finish anil .qulpuifcnt which up peal, to the lovers of open cars. TIRE SHOP FILLING STATION The liOar",! of transportation in New-York." city ;ls conslderlliir a plan to mako an underground gar iiko heneath ono ot tho small city -narks. j If the iraroiro is const motel thorn i -would he room for snout sou husses nnd many private jinssonifor GAR WASHING Special Car Washing Machine In Hands Of Expert Workman J M , .... , Fisk Tires ,r and Tubes . V' ' 1 Playle Oil Co. "Playle's Superior Service Always As Near As Your Telephone" Texaco Gas and Oil
