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MOTORING NEWS
WANT ADS
VOLUME XVII
LA GRANDE, OREGON. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1928.
NUMBER 5J).
STREAMLINING TO
INCREASE SPEEDS
NEW NASH "400" STANDARD SIX CABRIOLET
New Tests Indicate Possi
. bility of Defeating Re
sistance of Air
P lly 15. JM'it'litoltl
(A. )'. Ailtomnbil.. IMitor)
WASHINGTON A) H auto
mobiles wcro tttri'iimllned liko air
plant1 tlu-y would double their
lirefii'nt KpeedM. However, they
would rlvul the futuristic designs
of modern artists und probably
would not bo wunted by present
day motorists.
Kpeeda of stock Automobiles to
day. It hu bt-rn 1 -at nt-d through
experiments carried on by the bu
reau of standards, are determined
Hi most exclusively by the amount
of resistance of fercd by the air
through which they must pass.
tra reful HtreamlininR' solved the
problem of defeating air resistance
In airplane construction, but a
streamlined automobile with a
pointed front and a long thin tail
Is beyond the averaged motorist's
imagination.
It lias been learned that the
present-day uutoniobllo with a
maximum speed of OU miles an
hour would hav to liuvo an en
gine eight times Its present size
und power to uttftlu a spued of 100
miles an hour. This Illustrates the
enormous amount of speed sacri
ficed In automobiles because of
present design fixed by popular
taste und convention.
J)r. K. 1. Dryden of the bureau
of standards found in the course
of his tests with perfect eighth
scale models of a small car now
on the market that a 4 miles an
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hour, eight extra horsepower would
be necessary to overcome tho air
resistance of the full scale automo
bile. At fill miles an hour. 15.7 ex
tra horsepower would be required:
nt CO miles, 27.2 horsepower; and
at 70 miles, 43.2 horsepower.
In curry in? out the bureau of
standards' project. Dr. Dryden used
the wind tunnel which has proved
an Indispensable aid to the devel
opment of airplanes. The tests
w ere made at the request of an
American automobile manufactur
er, who supplied two erfectly
scaled models built at a cost of
$1,000 for the tests.
The wind tunnel Is capable of
stirring up an air stream or gale
of any Intensity from a few miles
an hour to more than 1 oo miles
an hour. The model Is suspended
In tire tumwlm thru tho air fore
can be studied and recorded on ap
propriate Instrument! which show
the extra horsepower necessary to
overcome air resistance in automo
biles of present design.
Overcoming air resistance Is a
vitul factor in the successful flight
of airplanes, because without
si ream ling planes would not bo
able to maintain speeds sufficient
to insure controlled Might. In auto
mobiles, however, the designer has
bowed to the desires of the public
for beauty of line and plenty of
room, only to sacrifice spei-d and
make necessary the use of larger
engines and more gasoline.
It would take a bruve designer
or manufacturer to put u car on
tho market conforming to the
Urns which scientific investigation
might reveal us most efficient.
Conventional designs have become
so rooted in the minds of the buy
ing public that any depart ure
would be doomed to almost certain
'failure. The tests are valuable,
however, to learn how much speed
is sacrificed and to make possible
further st tidy w hich may lead to
development of some device to cut
down air resistance without injur
ing the lines and beauty of the
UUtuinoblle,
gas liner; si t dy
V AKHIMrTO.V AP) Aroused
by the continuous increases in the
retail prices of giisoline. the lioyal
Automobile club of Italy has an
nounced it will tudy factors enter
ing into the act ua cost of gaso
line, front the time of its purchase
in the producing country until it
is delivered to the consumer In
Italy, the department of commerce
lias been Informed.
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Here Is ( aptain l-inar laiudlMTg. SucdKli iller, wlm rescued (icu. Nobllt- and other members of
tlx ere iv of I be lll-rutcd dirigible Italia, hlaiidlng beside his new Aash tno" standard slv cabriolet.
t'ait. l.undherg's flaring exploit ta iesciilng Nobllo lias gone far touaiil making him a Swetlish mi-
Willys-Overland Leads Industry
In First Nine Months Of The Year
TOLKDO, Dec. 1. The WiUj'H
Oveiiuud Company of Toledo, man
ufacturers of Whippet fours and
sixes and Willys-Knight sixes, stand
in first position In the entire auto
mobile industry In percentage of
gain for new car registrations for
Urn first nine months of the cur
rent yea r, as compa red wit h t he
same period of hist year with un
increase of SC. 3 percent, according
to figures just released.
In the same period the automo
bile industry as a whole showed a
gain of only 12 percent over last
year, placing the Willys-Overland
business 74.3 percent above the in
crease shown by the entire indus
try. With Its record breaking sale of
Whippets and Willys-Knights, dur
ing the Jii'st nine months of the
current year which established a
new high record for. the company.
WIHys-Ovcrland finds itself in un
disputed possession of third place
in the industry In total cur sales,
first and second place going to two
other manuluclurtM'S whose .. pro
ducts were limited only to four. cyl
inder cars. In this record-breaking
nine months the Willys-Overland
. Company secured 7.8 percent
of all the business done by. the en
tire automobile industry.
Kegist rations for the month of
September alone gives the Toledo
manufacturer an increase of 140. S
percent over September of last yeai
whth ilie industry as u whole for
September showed an increase of
but 4'i.2 percent.
These figures bear out the. state
ment recently made by the cxhmi
tives of the Willys-Overland Com
pany that I !' 2 -s from month to
month has established ihe greatest
sales volume In the history of the
company and that the business for
the year already bus surpassed the
best previous year since the com
pany started business more than
twenty years ago.
The fiiet that 1 tie company's
business in September showed such
a remarkable gain over the total
business done by the industry as a
whole. Indicates that the buying
ileitiii nd for Willys-Overland pro
ducts was not effected by the usual
seasonal slump.
Hum-row i;m:i modus
WIX J'HllNCII 3IOTOIUSTS
PAU1S (AP) The trend toward
higher - powered automobiles was
nccentuated In tho displays of the
22nd International Automobile Sa
lon here this year.
Kuropean manufacturers -ulone
showed 21 oight - cylinder cars,
whflo for the first time six-cylinder
models were more numerous
than the four-cylinder cars.
One of every four cars displayed
at the salon was of American manufacture.
Cadillac Markets
New Body Model
Cudillac-LaSa lie, distributors and
dealers are just receiving their
first shipments of a new body mo
del for the KaSalle chassis. It is
the I .a Salle, town sedan, un addi
tion to tho recently announced new
lino of LaSalle cars. An advance
showing of the model was made at
the General Motors Kail show In
Detroit.
The new arrival is a five-passenger
sedan, somewhat shorter than
the standard sedan, with two doors
and two windows on each side.
The upper rear body panels are of
metal. The model is beautifully
proportioned, umi combines strik
ing appearance with exceptional
balance. A trunk at tho rear adds
a smart touch to the exterior ap
pearance, and the entire effect is
individual and distinctive.
DEISEL TRUCK
MOTOR NOW ON
GERMAN MART
TIIIK OITPtT HOOSTIID
HKICI.IN (AP) The German
tire output last year Increased 70
per cent over 1H26 but owing to
(he heavy Increase In motor traf
fic consumption in Germany kept
pace with production. The output
of tires in 1U27 totaled 18.076.48.
Official A. C. Service
On A 0 Gasoline Pumps Take Ihe
Place of Vacuum Pumps.
Complete Stock of Service Parts
Factory Equipment on These Cars
Some men take good care of an
automobile; others treat it like one
of the family. Lite.
WASHINGTON (AP) Soon af
ter the Packard Motor company's
recent announcement that it . has
installed successfully a new type
Diesel engine in un airplane, the
department of commerce has been
Informed by its Iteriin trade com
missioner that u new tractor pow
ered with u liesel motor has been
put on tho German market.
, The new German oil-burning
tractor, which Is being manufac
tured wit h equipment for both
agricultural purposes and for street
hauling, bus attracted much atten
tion within the German motor in
dustry, James K. Wallis, Jr., Amer
ican trade commissioner at Berlin,
reported to the department.
Adapatlou of the Diesel oil
bumlng typo of engine, now in
Cpmipon use in ships u.He.a, to the
purposea of the .motor or airpluuo
Industry, had shown little progress
until the recent experiments were
completed with success.
The National Advisory Commit
teo for Aeronautics lias been work
ing on the development of an oil
injection engine for airplanes ut its
l.angley Kletd laboratories for siine
time, and has reported encourag
ing progress In Its experiments.
The Packard Motor company, from
experiments carried on privately
and from aid obtain. -d through the
National Advisory committee, re
cent y perfected a I desel engine,
installed It In an airplane engine,
flew it with reported success.
The new German tractor engine
consists of a two-cylinder, compres
sorless Diesel motor having a con
tinuous output rating of 27 horse
power, and a maximum rating of
yu horsepower, at sr.o revolutions
a minute. The motor has been
especially deveb, p-cl for tractor
work, with great advantages both
1 in fuel economy and safety of operation.
Clank, Clank! Here's the Cavalry!
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A u bit i-n
Buick
CMC Trucks
Graham-Paige
Oakland
Oldsmobile
Pontine
StudebaktT
Chevrolet
Cadillac
LaSalle
DALE COX
"Auto Electric Service"
1 125 Adams Ave.
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The pklurcquo tavalrynian of tradition mjr oon lie only a miimir',
m a renult o testa with a motorized cavaliy. unit maIc by the L". S.
army. A drtachment of seven armored cars, (IrviKiK'd to replace tlij
nlil fa'hloui'd mountnl troopcra, completed a 2uil mile overland trip
fioni Maryland to t'L Bliss, Tcxarf, and drew cmlnii.i,tlo comment
from i'icera In cliarpe. Above la one of the lUlit scout cars, fitted Hlthj
two one-pounder that can be used aa anti-aircraft cum If jiece?ary;
belox Is a heavier model, equipped with .51 and .50 caliber macbiu
Four States To
Build New Road
Systems, Report
CHICAGO. (AD Four atales
will undertake Riga n tic road build
UK projects In 1U"9 as the result
of bond Issues, totaling $:MUHio,.
oou, approved by voters In tho No
vember election. .
lowans are- preparing to "w
out of tho mud" at an even faster
rate than during lit 28 as the result
of a $10(i.imk.(MM bond Iwue up
proved by tho electorate. The bonds
will inak possible the improve
ment Of 6.6)10 miles in the state's
primary system, and the taking ov
er of ffiO.uUO.ueO indebtedness vot
ed by 61 counties.
IjOuislunn, Missouri and West
Virginia are the other three states
plunnln nn expansion of their
road building programs as Ihe re
sult of new bond 1skuci approved.
Louisiana voted to raise Its Ras
titx to four cents a gallon to pro
vide a t:iu,(H)u,uuu bond i-sne for
Improvement of Ihe state highwuy
system.
Missouri Is preparing to com
plete t he state's system of 7.640
miles of improved roads, und the
construction of "farm to inarke-t"
roads over U three-year period. The
bond lHsne of $7fi.00t.UO0 is to be
divided Into three parts with an
equal portion being used during
each of tho next three years.
Went Virginia's approval of a
$:tf.lHni.ouo .bond iwuio make pos
sible the improvement of rural
roads and the construction of new
sections of the. state's road not
work, rians uro under way for
the immediate beginning of opera
tions under tho bond issue voted.
Two slates, Pennsylvania and
Colorado, turned down, proposals
for new highway bond issues at the
November election, while Califor
nia frowned upon a propositi to
spend IHUMio.uou for the diminu
tion of guido crossings.
Officer: Hay, lady, do you realise
that you woro going fifty miles
an hour?
The l.ady: Oh, Officer, 1 couldn't
havo been; I've only been driving
fifteen minute)!
Hupp Company To
Control Chandler
OLKVKLAND. O., Pec. 1 AP
Samuel Uegar, treasurer of tho
Chandler-Cleveland Motors corpor
ation, announced that negotiations
for control of the Chandler com
pany by tho Hupp Motor Car cor
poration wero concluded yeoterday.
Ppeaking for himself and his as
sociates, Including Kred C, Chand
ler, president, who Is abroad, Ho
gar said the deal had been consum
mated and arrangements made for
the transfer of Chandlcr-Clovclund
to Hupp.
No statement wus Issued as to
Hupp plans for the Cleveland
plants acquired.
.WASTi:i KI'IXMIT
Two attorneys, one decidedly
glum of countenance, met on tho
street.
"Well, how's business?' tho
first axkecl of the dismal one.
"Kottcn!" tho pessimist replied.
"I just chased an ambulance 1 1!
miles und found a lawyer iu H."
Hotary Itominder,
FIRESTONE CO.
FACTORY WILL
OPEN ON DEC. 4
LOS ANdKLIOK, Dec. 1. Ac
cording to official announcement
made this morning, tho program
for the formal opening of the now
l''ireslorut tire raetory in Lou Ange
les wtil take the lorm of a five
day celebration starting Dec. 4, in -which
many distinguished guests
from out-of-town, rest one offi
cials front Akron headquarters, the
Los AngeU s Chamber of Commerce
and the leading automotive dealers
and operators of tho district, will
have a prominent part.
On the opening day. the keys of
the new plant will bo formally
presented to general manager It.
J. Cope, by John W. Thomas, vice
president of t he parent organiza
tion, Akron, O.
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- a fix in the price range of the four!
Since t!ie announcement tif The
Ontst.'".i.lins Chevrolet of Chevrolet
History, tenj of thousands of people
hav; alrearly placed their orders for
this sensational new car! Never
before has r.ny new Chevrolet ever
won such tremendous piihlic ac
ceptance in so short a period of time!
The new six-cylinder valvc-in-head
motor is an engineering master
piece. Not only does it develop '2
more power than any previous
Chevrolet motor . . . not only dies it
offer increased speed and faster ac
celeration hut it provides this
ama:iiiR performance with such out
standing economy that it delivers an
average of octter twtn 20 miles to
the gallon of gasoline!
A new heavier crankshaft, statically
and dynamically balanced and de
signed with shorter crank throws to
minimize torsional strain results
in n degree of smoothness and free
dom from vibration that is truly
remarkable. A new automatic
lubricating system carries a continu
ous supply of oil to the entire rocker
arm mechanism resulting in ex
ceptional quietness of operation.
A plentiful supply of gasoline is
assured under all operating condi
tions by a new AC gasoline pump
and filter. An automatic accelerating
pump on the new carburetor gives
faster acceleration and inn cased
economy. And scores of other
features such as fabric camshaft
gear . . . hot-spot manifold . . . high
compression, non-detonating head
...and sctni-automalic spark control
contribute to every phase of per
formance, economy, long life and
dependability.
i Throughout the entire chassis is
found similarly Hch-Srtccd design.
Tour long semi-elliptic shock a'v
sorbcr springs set parallel to the
frame and equipped with Alcmite
lubrication at all the shackle joints
cushion the entire upper struc
ture against road shocks. A full ball
bearing steering mechanism, with
complete lubrication nt all the
points of contact, results in delight
ful ease of control. And newly dc-
signed 4-wheel brakes positive in
action, easy of application and noise
less in operation provide a measure
of braking control more than equal
to the most unusual requirements.
The marvelous new bodies byFisher
arc longer, lower and roomier and
incorporate in all closed models an
adjustable driver's seat that may be
moved forward nnd back to suit tha
comfort of the driver 1
Come in nnd learn the full on 1
significant story of this gre.itest of
all Chevrolets!
Advance Showings
The Oittstnndinp Chevrolet nf Ciet'
roct History will he clisldyed in a
series of noVonce showing in tha
citt'ei listed bclowt
V.'.iwlilfitttnn, Pec. 1-4. Mflvtln-A-T Hotel . . .
( liirnco, Pec. Pure Oil Hlilii., Wai k. r
lr. nut Wuhinh Ave. . . . !. AnKclm, P'C.
Ambnisjulnr Hotel Amtllorliiin . . . Snn
I'raniisro, Pec. 8-1 1. OvJc Auditorium,
I -nrtin Mall . . . Cincinnati, Pec. 8 I I,
hotel Simon ... St. Ln,,l., pec. H I 4.
Arcadia Ballroom, 3515 Olive Street . . .
Atlanta, Pec. 1H-22, Auditorium Armory
. . . Pallai. Pec. IN-22. Adolphua Hole!,
Junior llnllroom . . . Portland, Ore., Pec 18
2i, 1'iiltlic Audifoilum.
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TlierHAKTON $25
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The COU1M! $595
. b. Flint,
Mich.
Tlie SI-DAN $fj75
I. o. h. Flint,
Muh.
ti.v ww:v,": ';iWi' p. mv.
SuiSfSVLirr $695 '-inr
The COACH
595
l.n.h. I-'llnl,
Mich.
Tierunit-rlcblc $
LANDAU
725
'595
I.KJIIT DII.IVI1IV CHASSIS $400
I',10N CHASSIS .'545
IV4 ION t:IIASsm Wi lli CAI1... '650
All ptl,..f. . h. Hint, Ml. K.
Blue M
ountain Garade
M. A. HARRISON, Mgr.
Opposile P. O.
QUALIT Y AT LOW COST.