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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (June 12, 1927)
t w v VW f T rtft' THEJREGO&JSfA SOUTH AFRiCi HAS PililSE FOR' AUTO Newspapers Laud Record Breaking "70" With Its Hlil Climbing Stunts , South Africa js the. latest coun try to, send its tribute of praise for remarkable Chrysler exhibi tions. .One of these, about which rnewgpaper-; accounts have just - reached the Chrysler offices in De troit, revealed a bill climbing; abil ity that made a powerful impres sion on the sport loving British people in the southern common wealth! "Every motorist who has ven tured north of Piquetberg into Kamaqualand knows Gray's Pass" aays the Dispatch of East London, Cape province,, la ts, account of the feat. "A week ago, so far as is known, it had never been climb ed by any motor car on top gear. Then came the attempt of the fa mous , record-breaking Chrysler '70', the actual car that set up the wpnderful record runs from Cape-to-Rand and DurbanTto Rand both record's still stand ing to its credit today. "Gray's Pass; from the Rest ho tel to the mountain crest, is about a mile and a half in length and the gradient averages at 10 per cent. Two-thirds of the way up the road sheers to a climb of 1 in 5. The road surface is loose and there are five sharp curves. "And for the first time in his tory a motor car toyed yes, sim ply toyed with the climb and finished effortlessly at 35 miles an hour. And . that car was a Chrysler '70, which had done over 27.000 gruelling miles. Thus are Chrysler cars proved best by test." The Natal Motorist, which printed a similar account of the climb, closes its story with even stronger praise by saying: "This proves that the Chrysler has an abundance of both speed and power to spare, as it can take extraordinary hills on top gear which cannot be taken by any oth er car," 0AKLAND4SrP0lTIAC " FACTORY PRODUCES (Continued from page 1.) along this carefully worked-out route, and thus arrive eventually at the lines, not as 'isolated Darts but as assembled units motors, or axle assemblies, perhaps con verging from all directions, and each delivered to the precise point where workmen wait to assemble it to the growing chassis. The details of location, as well as those of Interior arrangement and mechanical equipment, were worked out with a view to obtain ing the greatest efficiency with the least Interference from traffic congestion, weather conditions, and other causes. All loading docks and sidings are under roof, integral parts of the plant itself. Underground passages connect the three units, part of them intended for the workers' convenience, and one, between the assembly plant and the car storage building, mak ing transfer of completed cars in dependent of weather conditions. An enclosed overhead conveyor, a quarter mile in length, .connects the assembly building with the plant of the Fisher Body Corpor ation near by, assuring uninter rupted flow of bodies to the as sembly lines. The motor manufacturing build ing Is of single-story monitor type steel frame construction, 530 feet wide by 880 feet long. Besides the machinery for producing mo tors, jit has facilities for testing 240 of them at one time, "running them In" to insure smoothness of operation and long life. The as sembly building is three stories high, 180 feet wide and 1.260 feet long, the various floor levels be ing omitted in the higfc center sec tion for the sake of light and ven tilation. The car storage build ing. 432 feet wide and 760 feet long, is also of monitor construc tion, and embodies a new type of truss, design Introduced- recently by Austin company engineers. The mechanical equipment of the iiew factory includes not only the machinery transferred hither from the Oakland division, where the Pontiac Six was first produced but also a quantity of new equip ment, all of the most modern-type. Here on one floor is a huge bat tery ot 800 electrically driven ma chine units, many of them autf matic. devoted to the manufac ture, finish and assembly of the parts of the Pontiac Six engine. Four progressive conveyors of al most superhuman dexterity handle parts of the growing engines bo smoothly and efficiently as to per- urm ror a tew cents what would cost ten times as much bf less ad vanced methods. . Facilities for conveying mater ials expeditiously include six elec tric overhead traveMng bridge cranes, each of 10-ton capacity. six high-speed freight elevators, each bf five-ton MTUlt unit on elaborate system of endless, eoo- -xeyors. I m The main assembly lines, occu lt vying most of the-assembly build ing s great length are the main stream toward which all parts of ruutiac jx converge, vtajrt Ing a the eastern end of the lines, with jthe bare frame as a nucleus. toe aBsem Dry-Hands add nnlr bf unit with a precision bora of ex NEW-MOTORED DODffi IN RB1ARKABLE TJAW-TO-DUSff' RUN I -i " ir i V - in i if - I s; der which they work. The extreme length of the assembly lines gives each workman more than ade quate space in which to perform his operation, assuring even the most trivial items their share of attention, and at the same time relieving the worker from nervous tension. . Heavy assemblies, such as motors, transmissions and bod ies are lowered from above, from their storage bays on the various floor levels at either side of the large main area way. Wheels, fenders and, batteries are brought to the lines by power conveyors which deliver them just where they are needed. The problem of providing a pas sageway across the assembly lines.! and thus avoiding a Ions haul around them in passing from one side of tEe plant to the other has been solved ingeniously by "hump ing"; the lines just beyond the Duco spraying hooth where cross members are lacquered. The hump forms an arch under which workers and trucks may pass, and at the same time gies the newly sprayed chassis tlm to dry. It also makes it possible to store the delicate enameled parts on the higher level, safe from accidental damage. The chassis follows its conveyor slowly over the hump, running board and fenders being attached enroute by workers sta tioned on the level above, where these are stored. Instead of bringing these cumbersome mater ials to the assembly line, the en gineers have carried the line tq, them. The chassis moves steadily down the line, increasing in size and in resemblance to an automo bile as it goes. Finally when the last bolt Is in place, the motor is started and the car rolls away un der its own power. After testing, it Js driven through the tunnel to the car storage plant, where it is made ready for shipment. The working conditions provid ed in the Pontiac Six division are among its most remarkable fea tures. Wide aisles and spacious bays afford room to move about safely. A mile of glass skylights keeps the working space flooded with natural light, assuring the high est type of accurate workmanship Heating and ventilation are of the best, as are washroom and locker facilities. The new Pontiac division is lo cated on the Grand Trunk rail way, it has 10 miles of track on its premises, and storage space for 500 freight cars. There are 35 acres of floor space within the Plant, six miles of sewers, and four mile of vitrified sewer pipe and drains. The largest steel sash door order in history, and the largest cement roofing order, were placed to provide these materials for the plant, alore than half a million feet of lass make up the miles of skylights.. Yet the job. tor an us superlatives, required less than seven months for com pletion, figured frdm the time the grading commenced until produc tion was actually started in the new building. Oregon and Washington prunes find good demand at Hamburg, uermany. We Can Save You Money Conje In aAd-See Ua JOE WILLIAMS , 1 -"Service That Satisfies" .-,-ir-' EFFICIENT 01 fJ CHEVROLET SHOP Active Interest in Dealer Service Being Taken by Motor Company The efficiency that character izes a modern automobile factory is reflected in the service system now in effect in the chops of Chevrolet dealers everywhere. An exceptionally active interest in dealer service work Is being taken by the Chevrolet Motor com pany, which maintains" a staff of service experts to assist all dealers in problems of a. mechanical na ture. Factory service engineers have been at work throughout the northwest for some time, planning and laying out model service de partments for the merchants who handle its products, and the deal ers themselves have spent large amounts in equipping their me chanical divisions with the spe cial tools and machinery approv ed by the factory. These service engineers, who control and direct the activities of authorized Chevrolet dealer shops have placed in the hands of me chanics employed therein tools specially designed to meet the re quirements of every service and repair operation on a Chevrolet car in the quickest and most ef fective way. A great deal of the work heretofore done by hand is now accomplished better and more speedily with highly perfected ma chines. "To standardize the service given by its dealers," explained a representative from the Newton Chevrolet company, "the factory maintains a service school at the Oakland. California plant. There engineers who by experiment and research have worked out in Gen eral Motors laboratories the best and fastest methods of service for Chevrolet cars pass their know ledge on to- students by means of lectures, manuals, motion pictures and practical"demonstrations. To get the best work possible on a Chevrolet automobile the owner in any town should always take it to the shop of his Chevrolet deal er." Many Out-of-Town People Finding Way to Oregon An increasing number of out of-town visitors -are finding their way into Oregon, acording to In formation furnished by the Oregon State Motor Asociation. A. E. Shearer, manager of the touring bureau, reports that Calif ornia cars predominate but that cars from other states are finding their way through the melting snows of the east and north. "The motor association" said Mr. Shear er, "is a clearing house for all visitors, as the tourist finds It to his advantage to make a friendly call on his club headquarters pon "STORAGE ATTEKY nrui What is probably the - most re markable motor rip ever accom plished in Arizona was recently made by a Dodge Brothers roadster. The route was from Phoenix to the Grand Cnyon and back,, a dis tance 6f 549 miles ovef desert and mountain road's. The average speed for the whole trip was 44 miles per hour. . The car was powered with Dodge Brothers new four cylinder irio'tor, recently announced' b'y the company as "the most outstanding and im portant improvement in its line of four cylinder ihbtor cars since the first Dodge Brothers car was built in, 1914," The,, run was made to demonstrate the remarkable ability of ' the new motor to negotiate at high speed Arizona's mountain and deser highways. t . , ( . During the journey the maximum speed of the car on level toads was 68 miles per hour. The last 19 miles was run in 19 minutes and 30 sec-nnds. his arrival in a strange town. The reciprocal agreement between mo tor clubs affiliated with the, Amer ican Automobile Association, al lows the visitor in our state to secure the same privileges from our club as he would from the club in his home state. "Members of the association on the other hand, are granted the same services and privileges in every state in the union and this reciprocal agreement has bound the motoring tourist3 into a co operative group, eaeh determined to see that the visiting club mem ber Is given every service possible so that he in turn will receive the same courtesy when travelling. T Ft FELLOWS GIVEN Construction of Two Body Types Especially Adapted Brings Appreciation DETROIT, Mich. (Special). The Paige-Detroit Motor Car com pany is in receipt of a vote of thanks from the National Society of Long Fellows for the construc tion of two b6dy types especially adapted to the membership of the organization. Notice of the Long Fellows gratitude was contained in a let ter signed by Phil E. Zimmerman secretary treasurer, and addressed to Albert V. Crump, Paige body engineer, who' had previously ad vised the society that the Paige two-door sedans, models 6-45 and 16-65, are ideal for men of any height because of unique adjust eble pedals find driving seats. "We had drifted into the habit pt believing that the miscreant who designs sleeping cars had something to do with the construe tion of automobiles and union un derwear," the secretary wrote after expressing thanks to the mo tor company. The society, having national headquarters at Topeka, Kansas is composed of thousands of mem bers who are more than six feet, one inch in height. Since its birth, the organization has waged war on. Pullman berths, short ho tel beds, undersized underwear, low doorways and ceilings and cramped automobiles and theater seats. So effective has been their campaign that hotels throughout the country now have rooms espe daily fitted with chairs and beds for guests of unusual statute, Paige took the lead in providing an automobile suitable for tall men. : . .... HKSO i PREVENT Have your car serviced by us regularly,, and especially, before you start on a trip' i Ourt high pressure Aleriiite lubricating service insures proper lubrication of every working part. Drive in today. CALEM CUPER Tan .A.. Eckerlea pofiTiicssnnr SliOHDWDROlS Australian Continent Cross ed in RecdrVJ Time; Floods Are Braved The public has always taken it for granted that the highest: pric ed cars should stand up under the most grilling tests, but today the remarkable fact is many of, the so called low priced automobiles have bee making records of speed, and stamina that may be' classed as phenominal. , ,, George VIck, of the Vick Bros, company made that. comment in an interview with newspaper men following the interesting reports received from the Pontiac factory at Pontiac, Mich., concerning four achievements of the "Chief of the Sixes" that Indicate the remark able stamina ot this car. "The firsts said Mr. Vick, "was remarkable run across the Aus tralian continent from Perth to Sydney in 19 days. The second was a non-slop seven night. and day run with 17 different. drivers in Edwardsville, . 111. The third was a 469 mile trip from Amaril lo. Texas, to Tulsa, Oklahoma; in 11 hours 29 minutes. The fourth was - through the flooded regions of Missouri from Pontiac to Pop lar Bluff. Mo. the only motor car during1 that period to negotiate the creek bottom. "The drive across the Austra lian .continent was made just 57 years after Lord Forrest "of Bun- bury with his five explorers made history through an overland jour ney from Perth to Adelaide,, the most difficult part of this trip. Through great advances have been made since then, the route is al most as wild and Impassable as it wa in pioneer days. Three youthful students of. an adventurous train of mind drove over the famed Australian route in a Pontiac Six with a ton of luggage. .The preparations they made for such a trip were practi cally nil. 1 They encountered every difficulty of the Australian bush salt bush, sparse timber,- mallee stumps and mile after mile of rut ted tracks across dismal plains The Pontiac made the entire dis tance without a single mechanical adjustment, the only delays being occasioned by Punctures. "Two outstanding features mark the seven day non-stop run at Edwardsville, 111: first, 4615 miles were achieved without any trouble though the car had pre viously been run 9988 miles and up to the time of the test had cost but $4.70 for repairs; second ly, the test was remarkable be cause 17 different persons, of var ied skill or lack of skill, drove the car. No restrictions had . been placed on the manner in which it should be driven. "The run from Amarillo, Texas to Tulsa", Oklahoma. 469 miles was a speed run and was made in 11 hours and 29 minutes by G Burton Fox of Tulsa. On the best roads the speedometer registered as high as 65 miles an hour, ac cording to factory information at hand. "Mike Walker proved the ca pacity of the Pontiac to function through water up to the doors of the car when he started at 6:30 o'clock in the evening from. Pon tiac arriving at Poplar Bluff at 6:30 o'clock the next morning. Even going through flood waters ne nad to, make a detour of 200 miles, to get 3.3 mis, '. I.- . '' ? -: LC Four Wheel Brakes More Than Live Up to Most Exacting Demands Judged by every standard of performance, the brakes on the new Dodge Brothers six cylinder four door sedan, more than meas ure up to the best practice of the day, according to the local Dodge Brothers dealer. "Brakes are one ot the most important features of any - car.' Mr. Bonesteel says, "and, - . Dodge Brothers, Inc., recognized ibis fact in building the new sixcylln der cars. The first six-cylinder car introduced, , the four-door se dan is equipped with the- latest B Auto Electric Service R, D. Barton Batteries. Magnetos : Generators . Electric Service for .Auto or Radio . Telephone 1107,.. -SERVICE dTATIOIl BRAKES ON NEW S X SEDAN REPAIR ILLS typepf : Lockheed hyjdja nal expanding .brakes which have been especially adapted to it. They Hare. so powerful i that they .stop thai! cat quietly and. smoothly-, no mat ter, what the driving speed. They drk so easily that the lightest touch of a woman's foot is suffi-cieat-- . .... "Next to their ability to stop the car is the infrequency with which i they require adjustment. An automatic supply tank is di rectly incorporated ' into the. unit containing the.., master cylinder and the system." is- automatically kept full of liquid"- at all times. This construction makes it un necessary for the user to pay any attention to the amount of oil in the brake system except' when,'. the tank ay need replenishment, which) is about once a season. "The hand brake lever mechan ically operates the rear wheel brake shoes so that a positive me chanical wheel locking brake is provided for use when the car is parked. "The brake system throughout is very rugged and highly simpli fied. It is expected that once properly set up the system should almost never require further at tentlon." 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