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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 9, 1925)
THE OREGON STATESMAN. SALEM. OREGON SUNDAY MORNING. AUGUST 9. 1925 OVERLAND OWNER DRIVES I - CAR FOR NINE YEARS WITH -r 24.95 REPAIR EXPENSES Unusual Experiences of South Dakota Man is Typical of Overland Quality at Low Cost Important factors to tb manu facture of Overland cars, as prov- n daily by enthusiastic ' reports , from owners, include, factory en gineers declare, an unusual built in quality that . insures long, life and fine service in the hands of Overland owners. Ever since Willys-Knight first brought out the Overland four cylinder car, quality has been the all-important feature, coupled with the lowest possible price, accord ing to company of ficials. Thous ands and thousands of Overland owners are highly enthusiastic , over the performance of their cars l and unusual illustrations of Over tana penormance aaiiy reacn ine Willys-Overland factory. II. M. Vandergraaf of Goodwin. S. P. purchased his Overland in June, 1916. ''This car has been in continuous service since its pur chase." he writes, "and only yes terday I drove it more than 200 miles through mud and over bad roads without the slightest trou ble, carrying four grown people and four children in the car." . One company executive, in com menting on this owner's letter, de clared: "That is Just typical of the built-in quality that has mark ed Overlanda since we started to construct them' ! "My total expense for parts, me chanical service, etc," continues .Vandergraafs letter, "has been but $24.95 in the entire time have had the ear. A neighbor and myself overhauled the engine, last winter for the first time in the nine years excellent service this car has given." Such Illustration of the frae performance of the eco nomical Overland cars over a long period of time are everyday oc currences at the factory, ' Willys- Overland officials declare. OXE-PROFIT PRonrcnox Aside from the inevitable econ omies effected; through large scale production, studebaker has been able to accomplish many savings in me manuiaciure or us . cars through making I every vital part in its own plants. With the ex ception of Ford this concern is the only manufacturer making in its own plants all bodies, engines. clutches,- differentials, .steering gears, springs, axles, gear sets. gray iron castings and drop forg ings. Thus Studebaker in the fine car field and Ford in the low pric ed field save the profits of outside body and parts-makers. This ad vantage has enabled Studebaker to keep the price of its cars consist ently low and pass on to the pur chaser the maximum values. In announcing -new prices. Studebaker specifically points out that the price changes have been made without; sacrifice in. mater ials or workmanship in the prod uct. With the exception bfbump ers, motometer and spare tire and cover on the Big Six. models, the new prices apply . on ; the same Studebaker cars which have been sold to the public so successfully throughout the year.- VICTOR N GLIMB palomar Mountain Conquer- I ed by New Model; Feat 1 Said Remarkable pyeucisHo F B WIS A.I. Eoff Declares Most Peo ple Are 'From Missouri' On This Point "You say the neighbors are talking about Mr. Meekson? "Yes; because; .they seem him out with the lawnmower in the morn ing and with the baby carriage in the afternoon, they say he has no push." Boston Transcript. ! Oregon Special Tires Are being manufactured right here in Salem .by the new i ;. Remoulding Process - Look at the prices 30x31 Standard iMxitli Orerslze Cord .......... Cord Cord .............. . Cord 31 x 4 33 x 4 33x4 .$ 5.05 . , 7.45 . 8.05 . 0.05 . 10.05 SAN DIEGO. Aug. 8 Add the world-famous Palomar: Mountain to the long list of steep western hills conquered by the Star car during the past six months. A standard Star touring car, stock in every detail from radiator to tall light .was driven to the summit of the mountain over the winding Palomar grade, locked in high gear. - I The run was under official ob servation. Frank' E. Longoneckor of the San Diego Union-Tribune, serving as observer. The gear shift lever was removed from the carat the start and carried, by Longoneckor throughout the run which Is considered the greatest high gear power, demonatratfon ever achieved in the entire history of the motor car. j i A novice was at the wheel of the Star car when it scored this wonderful record. Bill Weeks ) is the name of this man who had never before made' a bid for hon ors as a "stunt" driver. He is a quiet, unassuming chap who serves as a mechanic in the shop of the Lod Angeles branch of the Star -Motor Co. ' and it was to prove that it doesn't require ! a trick" driver to pilot the Star car over the steepest grades In the country, that H. W. Curtis, direct or of sales and branches for the Star Motor Co., selected this quiet mechanic to drive the Palomar, The work of Bill Weeks is all the more remarkable.; when it; is considered that many of the greatest drivers In this country have been trying to make the Palomar In "high" ; for many years, using the most powerful and most expensive cars but al ways without success. ; Men who have starred on the speedways. dirt tracks and road race cources of America and Europe have had a fling at the Palomar grade, but it remained for the Star car, dri ven by a novice, to turn the trick. The actual climb is 17 miles In length. There are 184 turns j in the road and 164 of these are of the "hairpin" variety. Most I- of these turns are on a steep grade, which adds greatly to the diffi culty of making the climb. Jirftt WestemAuto Supply Co. Bring your old tires and trade them in or better still have them remoulded and take them home like new. CapitalTire Manufacturing Company i " 215-245 Center Street Phone 39S FOR SALE 1017 Ford Touring '..-, In A-l Shape Price $100 Barrett Bros. Garage 1D07 X. Capitol j Most people are from Missouri, states A. I. Eoff. president of the Salem Automobile co. of Salem, when It comes to buying a motor car. When 3 new car is announced and is put on the market it must run the gauntlet of public criti cism, which is indeed meriless in Its verdict till it Is shown the new car has merit. Strong, Indeed, must be the manufacturer who comes out with a new car for he is & good deal like the politician, who has never rah for office but is Induced to do so by his friends. Prior to his en try into the race he has the re spect of every man woman and child in his vicinity, hut after he had entered the race, were yon to believe what you hear about him, he should have been In the pen or dangling at the end of a rope long ago. - This politician In some way is elected and makes good in office, and then listen to the praises, "we told you so. We knew he would make good.' Let this same man make some blunder and then lis ten to the condemnation of the public. 4 The advent of some new car Is like the politician, if it makes good there are a lot of fellows to say, I told you so," let u prove not to be up to standard and then listen. "We told you it was rot ten, and we knew it would never last." j AH of this "bunk" was i tate about the Star when it started on its voyage and there were thou sands ready to send it to perdi tion, but there is an old saying. 'right will succeed." The Star car was right from the start and is right now, and those who were so anxious and willing to condemn it at the start are now telling the public "we knew it would sue ceed." It takes a long time to perfect a new automobile and place it on the market, but if It is right noth ing will stop its . progress. Star has steadily increased in sales since it was first placed on sale and nothing can possibly stop this progress, for the car Is right and the public Is fast find ing this out. Star has been third In register- ations In Oregon for over two years, and In California;. the critic of all automobiles, bought 1494 Star cars In June this year and stepped to third place, an un heard vf record. The fellow that was from Mis souri has been ' shown and he knows that the Star Is right, and; jby far the greatest buy for the ! money.: Motor camping, as a rule, con- the clips for the handles are held sists of one night stands, and for last with rivets. j this reason it is necessary that all i j;fcth the knives and forks a la . T 1 a FI.OU lu De a rumim ana rusunw sw-el. A canvas roll, with com partments sewed for each separate rticle. will aid In carrying the RETAIL PRICE SLASHED i ON OVERLAND SIX CARS Di:iAXK SKDAXS REDUCF!" TO ; MICH IjOWKK KIGI P.KS Huge rrodartion Volume and Popularity tiUen As ltr 1 Ma fur Cut the equipment should te chosen so that it can be packed and unpack- ed in a few minutes time. j As eating la one of the most im portant factors of camp life, man ufacturers of equipment have paid much attention to the develop ment of stoves, rooking equipment and utensils. ' The motor restaurant fits In very well with the camping scheme. This compact outfit con sists of a dust proof and water proof case' fitted with tab'e' cut lery and dishes for a party of six. Plates, spoons, knives, forks. Jars, cups, salt and pepper shakers even six linen napkins are Includ ed in the case. . A quart food jar and a quart Icy-Hot bottle com plete ine set. Tnese two mem bers or the motor restaurant make It possible to -have the utensils and will keep them from getting lost. A long handle cook ing fork, two butcher kniven, par ing knives and a can opener should be carried in a similar can vas roll. j An putfit of this kind will be more, compact and therefore bet ter suited for tamping than any bulky kitchen pots, pans or dish es. Utensils and dishes taken I - luncheon either icy cold or steam ing hot. as the camper desires. For pots and pans, the motor camper can do no better than pro vide himself with a set of alumi num nesting dishes. This popular idea In utensils and table equip ment is so arranged that each pot fits inside the other so that when packed the complete outfit takes up a fraction of the space as when in use. i Such a set consists of three ket ties hIx. four, and two and one- half quart sizes; soffee pot. fou cups, four plates and two frying pans. The entire outfit telescopes into the large kettle, and the fry Ing pan acts as the lid. There are no joints to come unsoldered as i Apropos of the figures for the first half of 1922 which showed lib extent loual lucreae in produc tion of the company over lis p-ak hftlf year. Willys-Overland an nounce?! a price reduction on the popular Overland Six DeLuxe uun. ! Ever since the introduction of Willys-Overland's complete two linen of fours and s i.cn at the New York show last spring the automo bile industry bs forussed Its at tention on t! new line of . six dure the unusual In six cylinder ears of this type and class. .That the Overland Six Ie Luxe sedan I as proven worthy of all claims by Its manufacturer Is indicated, rorupany officials say. by tha de rided acclaim Instantly made for this popular model. Advertising by radio Is demon l tion hard on the helpless audl nc. J mcile Aw. Johnnie, let me spin your top a while. Johnnie fi'way; tUlif is a one man top. "Cas will win futnre wars." ie rlares Capper's magailne. It s too had that fas wins so many politi cal war. cylinder Ov.-run1 cloned cars: which made such a decided im-i from the kitchen with attached 1 , . . , , v , . , . , 'The price cut on the Overlanl Six! handles and of varied sizes are never satisfactory for ramping as the equipment made solely for that purpose. Next Week -Lighting the Camp SAMMY SPARK PLUG r fEvt -at Sl Says: Acting without thinking la like shooting without aiming; and driving without good spark plugs 1 lik aiming without hooong. Try it on your car and see. , AUTO LAUOU5 Cfmtrj Bey mIf$ tWiy minut$ driv ft cm kr.m Emm 84t "TXirif mtnmtt$t Wf. ih$ drrtismrt I." 2?y "Will, kirn iVr m4 T fwm kirn btlirv th$ dvtrii m. ml(r, bt I Vi tryif t DeLuxe sedan follows closely on the he-U of the price reduction announcement on the Overland Six Standards sedan which was re cently slashed. Sales figures at the Willys Overland factory how the Over land Six DeLuxe redan to be one of the most popular models ever produced by the company. Fol lowing Its introduction to toe au tomobile world at the eastern au tomobile shows, orders were takn j o quickly lor this model that the , company's production schedul- for this and other nvde: for 192S was Jumped until the first six months of 1923 proved to be the bigce't production re cord of any KiiuiUr period in the history of t!.e Willys-0erland. I The Overland Six DeLuxe sedan is a iffur-door six cylinder type or car.; finished in a deep blue with the popular two tone color scheme above the beading. The story of the production -of this fine six cylinder car marks a long period of thorough experimentation and tiial until Wi!lys-OverInd ha proven to its own satisfaction the ability of this car to stand up un der the hands of thouatds of owners and drivers. The Ictrodnr tlon of the Overland Six marked. in addition, the culmination of nfOnths aad months of Intensive ttudy b trained engineers to pro- Seven out of every ten motorist make certain of better motor performance by using Champion Spark Plugs. Champion X for Tord$ 60c Blue Bex er ll iTCrt. 7 5 cent. TK g enuine Have doubUib bd coret tUlltnanlte. Buy them from your local dealer. Champion Spark Plug Co. Wind.. One !. I HI 2 1 . . f i; EFFECTIVE THIS DATE AL L STAR PRICES REDUCED Former Prices Regular Roadster with ' oversized straight side cords. Regular Roadster f (- with natural wood wheels and and 4-40 Balloon TIi-UJ..IJ-----$6940 Standard Touring!) with oversize straight side cords..!. $684.00 Standard Touring ! , with natural wood wheels and 4-40 Balloon tires .... New Prices Reduction .$680.00 $675.00 $ 5.00 .$845.00 Sport Touring . Special Sport Touring t with genuine Spanish leather upholster ing with trunk rack, trunk and suit cases $885.00 Coupster ii:..!.... : .J$825.00 Sport Coupe Li Sport Coach Sport Sedan ...... $945.00 $995.00 $690.00 $ 4.50 $680.00 $ 4.00 $695.00 $3X0 $815.00 $30,00 $855.00 $30.00 i $795.00 $30.00 ; $915.00 $30.00 I $965.00 $30.00 $1025.00 $70.00 Large increase in Star sales, which speeds up manufacturing, is responsible for this reduction makes it possible. ! Star's prestige is gaining byi leaps and bounds and is truly "Tomorrow's Car Today" : j;.; ! ji ALIME-tf the Spirit New Lower Prices Standard Sedan $895 DeLuxe Sedan $1095 f.a.b. Toledo ( of the West ' - ' - . There are hundreds of vacations ahead of you in the Over land Six at the price of one or two. There are thousands of miles of everyday service that will increase your belief in the real value of a motor car. There is a new sensation for your pocketbook in the low price that buys so much real automobile. . The specifications place tills outstanding car in a class cost ing hundreds of dollars more. Appearance and performance are entirely beyond compar ison among cars of anything like the price. Let us show you by demonstration. (WERMND X Every car manufacturer today has to take off his hat to Star V for performance and stamina SALEM AUTOMOBILE CO. VICK BROTHERS F. G. DELANO 151 NORTH HIGH A I. EOFF High Street at Trade Telephone 1841
