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AUTO SECTION
GENERAL NEWS
VOLUME XVII
LA GRANDE. OREGON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 3, 1929
NUMBER 239 .
1930 BUICK NOW
ONDISPLAY
Greater Power, Longer
: Wheelbases ; and More
! Beautiful Body Lines. '
V At last an eager public has the
nnswer to "What is liulck going
, to do for lySfl?" More pyvtjrfnl
- and more sensationally ' -brautlful
J than ever, the'pew Bih; l'J30 car
is now on display, In tho-.show-
rooms of Vern 'Jennings I-a Grande
! dealer, and' in', the buildings of
I Buick dealers everlv.fce,"e' Indica
' tions point to the breaking of al.
previous automobile announce
ment attendance, records during
the period of the- present inltinl
showing. Mr. Jennings has a l'.'UO
sedan in his garage at present...
Greater power. -longer, -wheel-bases,
lo"Wer, longer and more sen
sationally beautiful bodies and In
numerable mechanical - improve
ments nre outstanding achieve
ments of the Buick for 1MO.
fourteen models, divided- into
three series, comprise ' the new
Buick array. Series 40 'embraces
six models, a five passenger two
door sedan, four passenger sport
roadster, five passenger phaetoi.,
two passenger business coup, -five
passenger four-door sedan .--and
four .- puBsenger' . de-luxe coupe;
Series 60; is composed of- a five
' .' passenger four-door, sedan' and a
f kfour passenger coupe. Series 60 is
'made - up '-of a seven .passenger
j four-door sedan, ' five ;: passenger
four-door sedan, five passenger
I coupe, seven . passenger phaeton
I. and seven passenger limousine.! .
i The -wheolbase In the 40 series
lniB been Increased from 116 to
1S inches; In series 60 from 121
to' 124 .'Inches, and in the 60 series
from 129 to 132 inches. The ram
ous Buick valvc-ln-head engine on
' the 10 models has been stepped up
to 80' 1-2 horsepower, while the.
laiger niotor In the 60 and 00 ser
ies has been Increased to 99 norsc
power. -All modejs develop an ac
tual speed wen in excess ,ui iu
miles an hour. - ; : ,
As anticipated, the ..1930 HuffcU
Is a highly distinctive ' creation.
All models have been lowered np
ni.nviniiilflv twn inches: bodv con
tours havevbee'n- refined,' and the
radlutor shape has been revised to
give it a long, racy appearance.
Tho margin of the radiator shell
has been reduced and tho radia
i tor core hus been protected with
thermostatically controlled, Shut
ters.' , ,:,,, A ;'(."'.""'...'. :':',. ''..'.'
' New type, meohanlcally-operat-ed
Jntornal oxpanding: Senvo four
wheel brakes have been aboptcd
on the new Buick. This Is a larger
brake than used heretofore and lb
controlled by a patented hinged
shoe construction, assuring smooth
operation and elimination of grab
bing. ' , '. "- :'v .'-
New seiiii-ellljitlc Bprlngs, .mak
ing possible the lowering of the
body, and new. double acting hydraulic-
shock absorbers, checking
the car on both the bound and re
bound, are other noteworthy iin-'
piovcments on the 1930 Bulult.
Tho action of the shock ubsoruors
is controlled by metering' .valveb
which insure uniformity of actiou
under all road conditions. '
Evidence that no cost was spar
ed In making the 1930 car tho fin
est Buick In history is apparent
1n tho . incorporation of double
breaker arm distributors on all
" cars in the 60 and GO series to In
sure proper Tiring of the larger
engine under all speeds' and coik
dltlons. The gusollnc pump has
k been 'redesigned and improved and
u low speed carburetor adjust
ment has been otlminated. eacH
carburetor being accurately cali
brated to give best ull:round re
sults. ; ,
A ivinarkuble case of steering
hus been obtulned in the new
Buick by the use of an accurately
inatie and fully adjustable worm
und roller type steering gear. In
addition, ull road shock through
the steering wheel is eliminated
iny a special road shock elimlna
tor placed at the front end of the
frame on tho steering gear Bide.
An Improved multiple disc
Mutch "Is used on all models and
the centralised lubricating system
has been retained. .
Hodles on all Jnodels are larger
and hvo three-fourths of an inch
lower roofs. AH closed body In
teriors are exceptionally - attrac
tive and richly appointed.
Tile popular tundem-blade elec
tric windshield wipers, Introduced
by Buick forthe first time on the
1929 models, remain - standard
equipment on the 1930 curs.
NEW BUILDING
TO BE ERECTED
BY ObDSMOBILE
Another hUBc liUlldliiB ViH be
Hflitod to the rapidly expanding
Oldsinoblle-VlklnB mctortef. ac
cordiDR lo un unnoiiucpnient J'JHt
lilude hy 1. J. Hcuter, president anil
genera! manager of OldH motor
works. This Is the tenth large
atriH tun- to ho built hy the coni
jiany during the pant two years.
This latest addition will be de
voted to service parts. U will be
4; 0 fuet long, I an feel In w idth and
three stories high, containing, !n
all, J 69. and snuare feH of floor
urea. With this :ie- building und
other construction projects either
completed or now under way, there
will have been 1.IJ4.498 square
f-el of ne-w floor area added to
the Oldsmoblle-Viking fuctortes
within the past two years.
Th new- building will be con
tfrjeted of concrete snd yellow
lace brick to correspond with - the
fc.livr uiii utw ttiuuiu.-.-.
Chrysler Wins.
Many Races In
Last Five Years
IHSTROIT, Aug.. 3 A ChrysU-r
7U" phaeton, one ot the fiisl of
tho emu bearing thut nuinc to coin.,
off the production lino In Uebolt I
in Is still winning dirt Tack,
stock cur rftces throughout i'enn-j
aylvania ut a mile a ntlnulc pace..
Kor the grautcr' purt of .tho!
Chrysler's existence it hus been
owned by Paul Lasischo, of Muuch
Chunk."1 Pa., a younxslor lus skilled'
In irottlnc the best out uf il irond
motor ear us is a-born jockey In
bringing out the speed hi a . thor
oughbred horse.
lasischo, an auto race enthus
iast, long cherished ambitions, to
be a peed demoqf the - dirt
tracks, of which thoiouro several
circuits throughout- tho ; eastern
part of tho Keystone -state. . Many
of these events uroof a "free-for-all"
churncter, and IL was in theso
competitioiiK -thut l.usischo gained
his first lessons in race driving.
Confident that his Chrysler could
whow Us rear tires to tho other
stock cars entered lit these con
tests, the youth stripped the auto
mobile of its top, windshield und
fenders and began to win, races
In a manner tliut has since allied
for him an enviublc reputation us
a daring, skillful driver. . t
Uuring 1127 iaslscho u:id Ihh
(JhryHler, then three years old,
stQt-ted to becqmp the star attruo
tlons on the tracks operated by the
United Auto Racing corporation ut
Allentown, Reading, Pottsville. unUi
York, in Pennsylvanla und at
Trenton, V. 1 ,
ViH! Decoration Duy, 1U27, tho
Chrysl,er had covered 73.UO0 miles
In regular driving and In races;
just aboulrenough, ljusisclio Dg
ure.U, for tho motor to be nicely
broken in. Ho figured a few min
or adjustments' should make the
car a winner in the big holiduy
race for stock) cu is ut X.elfigliio'V
True, to his prediction- J-aHischo
Won the event Tor eix cylinder curs.
Tho Chrysler continued to bring
home tho bucon through the sea-
son and to pile up now mileage
figuroa on its speedometer; ..
.When Us' 'mlle-bgeV 'totuled.
lOu.OtiO, J,a8lscho celebrated tho
nvonl liv niiTitni-inr' n ton mltn vnne
, .ro
1 at York, Pa. pn October27, 1928.
in nis nisi, ruio ,ut uws bwisimi,
again ui roi-K. r., on muy io, wjiii
inu
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A wealthy, auto tourist ;iost Ills
pedigreed dog Whllo stopping in a
small town. He Inserted a lost ati
in, too iiewmmnnr. oiferintr a re -
ward of 100.
''The next duy ho went to th
,oV-
flce to inquire, but no ono wuh to
be found except a decrepit janitor.
. "Whero the thunder Is tho
newspaper! rorce?" asked tho tour
ist Impatiently. ; ' ' '
''They'ro all out,' tho old man
replied, "tryln to find yor dog." '
7
An Englishman wan visiting thin
country for the first time, and us
he was driving along the highway
saw a sign "Drive. Slow. This
means YOU!"
The Knglishmnn stoppod In sur
piiise" and exclalced, "My word!
how did they know I vu lidre?"
Traveler.
EIGHT TYPES OF- BALLOONS
TO FIT YOUR MODEL A FORD
(Also Many Types in Balloon and High
, Pressure. Sizes for Model T Eoyds)
But We'll
it
We want to make it clear why you
should drive your car to reliable
tire specialists when you need .
tires. For it. depends on'y'our par-.
, ticular driving needs' which type
and price tire is the right buy for
you. - -
No man is ever urged to take an
expensive type here if a low-priced
type will do for him. When an in
expensive grade tire is all he needs,'
we honestly say so !
We make friends and peVmancnt
customers by selling low-cost satis-
Tires Than On Any Other Kind ,
W. HL Bohn enkamp Co.
Pullman And Bungalow Combined
By Millionaire In Special Car
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"1 1 nrii'niiii liisusir'Ti! 'riJiJIL'' H , " ' V
l'ml i. Marlln, ol KaiiMis
. comforts in bin
! JANHAS-CUTY ( Al') Ten years
from now every cross-country lour -
il may fiud tho conveniences of a
Pullman' and bunguluw combined
, jn .his ultra-modern equipment.
j TnilM too JonK for Fi.od tj. Mhi,.
lin to WttU - This Kansus City
m,uonull.e owns, a specially dc -
8tBn0d automobile a camp cur.
office and home on wheels-r-ln
...ui,.i. i. . .,, .-. ',,
, iviittii . nu iMnjiunwD w mui inu
C0Untry without experiencing dls-
convforls necessitated by tho-most
modern orthodox dcviceM for the
.moLonsi. V . V . . ;,
The Martin traveling home ac-
commodates a. driver and, ) four
1 luongors. uy aay.. noie are
. uei tl11! for two. A reaiVcoiiiparL-
i went provide ijut and .cold wutr.
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New Laurels In Hill
Won by Studebaker President Eight
Now 'iluuroIA vcro added; to the
hill - tdlniblng pei'lornianco-' of
Btudebaker's President Klght wtlh
the succesKful uegotlatlon of four
nolorlotisly stiff hills . in a sorlos
of California -road tets recently.
The tests were carried out under
tho severest conditions, tlio curs
under test being called upon to
curry as many as sixteen Pukhcm
gerri In their record broaklug as
cents, accordnlg to M; J, Gosa
Studelmker.-Hrskino dealer here.
: ."At Watsonvllle, a President
roHdster ' with Ab Jenkins at tho
-A.
Tell you, WHICH Tjjpe,
Will Pay YOU Best to
'ay
faction not just tires. Long ex
perience enables us to ask intelli
gent questions about your, driving
and to advise the Goodyear which
costs least yet will give, all the ser
vice you 'happen to need.
We carry Goodyears exclusively
there are nearly 150 typea for all .
cars. We have found, as the world
has, that Goodyear . Tires are by
far the best. Building millions
"more tires than any other com
pany, it ' only stands , to reason,
doesn't it, that Goodyear, din give
MORE quality at each price. . !
More Ford Owners Ride
(II v (alMv-), 1ms all tho home.
l raveling inolur car..
Heat, from an unseen stove will
l warm the car In winter.
I ; There s an ice 'chest, there aro
1 electric fans and a null j. A table
ij)Ctween thefKeata may be used uh
a willing desk, for curds or a meal
Kloetrio lights i aro avallablo foi
; night reading. , "
j An aluminum body reduces the
car'M total weight to 7,715 pounds
- . .
jr. win travel ho iruies mi nour, ana
bundles with tho ease of un ohll-
navy sedan. The vehicle Is 20 feet
lung, undorsluna, yot tall enutigh
uisldu fur puHsengers to stund..
j iThrnughout oxtonstvo IruVols the
Marlins have profon'od rubber lros
to steel rails. Mr. Martin's profei
enee dales buck to 18115, when he
crossed tho'contlnentSm A bleyele,
i?
Climbing -Are
wheel, anil ronr pussiMigerH aboard
climbed tho historic Mount Mo
donna trull. Two .other Prosidenls
Inter duplicated tho performance.
The steeji and uupuved mouiituin
rond was traveled with ease In
high gear,, the gradient being 25
per cent and 'the narrow trull
twisting ami winding from a few
feet above sea level to 2,000 feet
In a few miles.
"The rfve full grown persons
aboard, weighed to total of tiftf)
pounds. Throughout the trip the
President Klght motor never fal-
at WHICH Price,
Pa
'ut on.
Oil
1
tored for an Instant. Throttled
down to 23 utiles on one of tho
dangerous ; curves during tho as
cent, the car leaped ahead to 27
miles an hour as soon as the curve
was cleared.
"Kollowlng Jenkins trip, Mi's.
A. 1). Sgarluto of Santa Cruz, took
the wheel and negotiated tho
climb with the. same ease noted in
tho previous performance. Then
Hoy Wlttsehen of Watsonvtllo;
drove a fully loaded President se
dan up 'the steep mountuln. grade
starting on a 25 per cent grade al
few hundred yards from tho hot- I
torn.' . " .:
'Xt Sun Francisco, a President
roadster carrying sixteen passen
gers weighing 2,2752 pounds roar- ,
cd to the summit of South Peu.lt;
the highest point In tho city. No
ronds lead to the top of the hill,
and the. President had to nego- ,
liuto the 61 per cent grade with
nothing better than loose dirt and
gravel for a roadbed. Not only this
President nmde tho climb but an-,
oihor President likewise demon
strated ita hill climbing ability by
following its predecessor to the
tlngpolt at ttho summit of the hilk
Phis car was Ukewiso loaded with
as many passengers as could find
a place to hold on. '
"Tho Marin Avenuo Hill ut
UerUeloy was the next to be cou
ntered by,th Prcslderl. Carrying
nine nwn it negotiated the suit
climb In .second gear. Thov grad-
n i)i regisiercs iroin aa lo ,m per
Two New Models
of the C HE VROL E T SIX
cent un tliis hill, which Is seven-
cfglvts of a mil lone. Few cars
have ever mud this grade In sec
ond gear, oven without passengers.
"At Fresno tho President made
a successful ascent up, the fam
ous Toll-Houso Grade, fully load
ed. Again tho sturdy straight eight
motor roared to tho top with ap
parent xousoand without ai:y
strain, evldontly demonstrating
its ability to mount any grade on
which tho wheels could find trac
tion. . -
' "The climbs were mndo In the
presence of large crowds of spec
tutors who videnced thlr enthus
iast by generous cheering and
congratulutlons to th drivers on
the successful completion of tho
tests." ,
Carload or Oldsmohllcs -: ..
The Oldsmobilo fciales compuu
is expecting three carloads of cars
next week, ' ,:
New Korvlcfl Cars , , . ,
-Three now service cars, a tort
truckr a pickup and a wreekeiv
model A und A.-A.t have boon In
stalled at the Pork Ins Motor com
pany this week.. They ar having
u special paint job do no of them,
GARAGE
GOSSIP
ftnouncinq
Broadening the appeal of a line
of cars which has already won
over 950,000 buyers since January
1st, Chevrolet presents two dis
tinguished new enclosed models
of the Chevrolet Six the Imperial
Sedan and the Sport Coupe. With
beautiful new Bodies by Fisher
available in a variety of striking
color combinations and with nu
merous advanced con venience fea
tures these new models provide,
in abundant measure, those ele
ments of distinction ordinarily
associated with more expensive
automobiles.
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When you examine the new Im
perial Sedan and Sport Coupe,
' The Roadster, 2J;Th Phieton.521The Coupe, i 595! Ths Coich,$9s Tbs Sport Coupe. 1 64 i
ThcSccln,J675;ThelmperilSedan,$695iTbeSedoDeliTerT.595;lbcLlRhlDcllerTChiiilj,$(00
The I Too Chaiiii. $ 54 il Ths I Vi Ton Chauii wuh Cab. 1G1U. All price, to. b. factor . Flint. Mlclu
COMPARE the dclicred price as well ss the lilt price Id considering utomobile value!
Chevrolet's delivered prices include ooljr reasonable charge (or delivery aud financing!
Larison Chevrolet Co.
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Next to Oliservcr (). L. LarisOn Manager I'hone Main 2
A S'l X I NT H E PrcjRA N GEO F H E F"og
painting the body blue with white '
wheels. Blue and n- w hite aro the
Ford colors. ' .
Chevrolet Sale . . -
Itecent Chevrolet stiles from tht
La r I son Chevrolet guru go Include
tho following: -Frank Pearson, of
North Powder, bought' a ton and
one-half truck; Helen Yardstrom
of Hot Lake, Imperial sedan; J. L.
westenskow. of Imbler, sedan; f
Carr's Furniture company, a light ,'
delivery turuclt; H. A. Knowlton,
of Vendleton, coupe; Pearl W11-,
Mains, an Imperial sedan; Wealty ,
Brothers, of Elgin, truck; ' JL. C. '
Vale, of Klgin, a ton and a hulf '
truck; Dr. George 8." Hoffman, of
Union, a sport. eoupS, and Glenn
E. Galloway, of Ulgfn, a coach.
Hero from Spokane ' .
J. T. Murphy, of tho Oakland
Motor company,, of Hpokano,. is
spending this week on business At
tho Oakland-Pontiuo garage lie re.
AwoptH Polt 1 n v
- 1). J. Fryo hus accepted a posi
tion as mechanlo at, the Blue
Mountain garage. ,
Travels fu All '
Roy Downs, a farmer at Joseph
rocenlly purchased a now Waco
airplauo. Mr. Downs is now tak
ing passengers and using his plane
for pleasure. He has been tho
owner of three. Chrysler cars and
Is used to fust travel, Tho cmpluy-
, you. will be Impressed ' by their
individuality and completeness.
But you cannot fully realize what
an achievement they represent
until you get behind the wheel
and drive! For here are all the
qualities of six -cylinder smooth
ness, power and acceleration
which Chevrolet alone provide
in the price range of the four com-
' bined with economy of better than
twenty miles to the gallon of
gasolinel
Come in today. Learn for yourself
the new standards of quality and
luxury that Chevrolet has made
available in six-cylinder cars
at prices within the reach of , all!
ees of theChrysler garage have all
been up with Mr. Downs and find '
him a satisfactory pilot; He took
flying lessons at t the Rankin
school In Portland.
Away on Kuslncss
Harry B. Waggoner, of the .
Packard 1 Motor company. Is Ip
Portland on a business trip. .
Tlireo Carlomls
Three carloads of Fords wero
unloaded Tuesday of this week at
the Perkins Motor Co,, making a
total of fifteen cars..
tio to Bakor-r- -
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Llttlefleld .
ure leaving for Baker, on a busi
ness trip foe .the Blue Mountain
garnge. N. H, Parker, of the gar
age, is also at Baker, receiving
medical treatment. r
"What- is a whiffletree?" asks
the Sious Fulls Argus Leader. t
"What is a thlllT These once-fa
miliar words have a strange sound.
In this motorlsed age. For, the
benofit ot the younger generation
It may be necessary to explain that
whiffletroes and thills are essen
tial parts of u. buggy." Oh, yes, to
bp sure. And what is a buggy?
j Detroit News,
8ltto: ' Has the Scotchman
bought the gasoline station?
Ditto: Well, tho free air sign
is down.