THE OREGON STATESMAN. SALEM. OREGON. SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 12, 1928
G S 1 PLACED
Buick Figures in Channel Feat
ON POIWTUe SIXES
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New Method of Assuring!
Proper Fuel Introduced
On Oakland Six
f'ontiaping the policy of keep
ing its engines up to the latest de
velopments In engineering, the
Oakland Motor Car company this
year has equipped the New Series
Pontlac six with the pump-feed of
fuel supply. This with the O. M.
It. cylinder head, a new carburetor
and improved manifolding, brings
to the Pontiac Six new advantagfcs
in economy, reliability and per
formance. Flooding of the engine is guard
ed against, fuel supply is con
served and easy starting ia in
sured. Maximum power with a
high degree of economy has been
worked out to bring to the motor
far that enviable combination
wconomical and dependable trans-
' port at ion
Exactly the amount of gasoline
needed la provided by the new fuel
pump, which is driven directly
from the cam shaft. Thus, when
the starter first turns over the
motor, just the required amount
of gasoline is forced into the car
buretor. Then in the carburetor
an ingenious device automatically
shuts off the gasoline when the
proper quantity has been injected,
preventing flooding. The gasoline
pump is of exactly the same type
as was introduced by the Oaklaud
All-American Six.
The carburetor is of an entirely
new vertical type, built especially
for the Pontiac Six, and embodies
two distinctive feat ures-the Ven
turi Choke and the Internal Econ
omizer. The Venturi-Choke de
velops high velocity at the car
buretor nozzle, making starting
easy and reducing crank case di
lution. By means of a new inter-J
roiini'ction bet worn the rhoke and
throttle lever.-, the speed of the
ii.otor is raided automatically
when the motor is started to an
liliir.',- speed corresponding to a
ro-.id speed of 15 in lies an hour.
The Internal Kconomizer, by
mean's of a sleeve valve inside of'
the carburetor and operated by
b throttle -valve, gives a lean
mixture at average driving speed?
and increases the mixture as the
1 't throttle is depressed.
I'olil weather driving Is made
ii iiv easy through To-designed ln
t ..' and exbMist manifolding. The
ti::e-::ort intake passages are an
tiihth of an inch lareer and the
c:.h,'.!ist manifold follows the de
of .the Oaklaud All-American
Six manifold, which carries the
1 ( :a from all six cylinders around
l lie. intake riser. The amount of
this heat carried to the intake
rier is controlled by an adjustable
afro.
An imporlnt factor which con
tributes T".aUy to the efficiency
of the New 8fvii Pontiac Six en
gine is the G-M-R cylinder head
pioneered and proved on the Oak
land All-American Six. Through
its higher compression, more com
plete cooling of the gasoline mix
ture and its elimination of "spark
knock" or roughness, the G-M-R
head has permitted the automatic
advancement of the spark to the
highest point of efficiency and has
Increased the power of the new
Pontiac by approximately , per
cent with no change in cylinder
displacement
OAKLAND COMPANY
RECORD PRODUCTION
(Continued from rs 1.)
Its present high level we confl
dently expect that in 1928 the
volume of Oakland-Pontiac busl
ness again will show a 40 per cent
inr rease
"The eontlnned popularity of
the Oakland All-American Six
and the enthusiastic public recep
tlon accorded the new Pontiac Six
' with its many improvements and
new features, Indicate that oui
hope of bettering the national
position of fifth in point of sales
Oakland achieved last year is in
process of accomplishment,"
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FICON PUIS
MUCHEXP1SI0N
Only New Manufacturer In
Passenger Car Field
Sets Sales Recrod
For the first rime in history, the English Channel hat been crossed by a1
mall outboar J-raotored boat. The man who performed the feat Is Wilfred
T. Fry, of London. Mr. Fry uki hit Buick roadster, equipped with trailer
is shown here, to haul his boat cross country to the various regattas in.
A hich it is entered-
REGULATION MOTOR
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DUOLO UUIIOIUI-lll-W
'Continued from paf 1)
ginary line known as a state boun
dary' in order to take rank a an
interstate carrier, although they
carry passengers strictly in intra
state hauls."
The A. A. A. bus division cited
impressive examples from the find
ings to show that many wide areas
with a large population are entire
ly dependent on motor carriera.
In Indiana there are 185.000 peo
ple living within 75 miles of In
dianapolis who have no direct rail
communication with that city. In
the same state there are 600 towns
and villages with a population of
5u or more which have no direct
rail service. A total of 2S9 of
more extensively using buses to re-
1 place train operations or to serve
as feeders.
3. These carriers should be al
lowed to engage in such service
upon obtaining the certificates of
convenience and necessity as re
quired under the Transportation
Act. I
4. The problem of regulating mo
tor vehicle operation in interstate
commerce is comparatively a new
one, and it Is too early to attempt
regulation by a rigid law.
5. This regulation should not
include motor vehicles operated by
owners incidental to the conduct
of their business.
6. Motor carriers operating in
interstate commerce should first
be classed to include those serving
routes between two fixed termin
als. 7. Original jurisdiction would
be placed with State Commissions,
these are served by regular bus
lines and 500 by motor trucks. In with authority to appeal to the In-
Lalifornla h5o towns rely entirely j terstate Commerce Commission
on motor transportation. The na
tion as a unit ia becoming a net
work of Improved highways over
which travel modern buses trans
porting each day millions of passengers.
rne steam railroads nave un
SCHOOL BUS SALES
GREATER THIS YEAR
(Continued from page 1.)
high grade Instructors may
dmibtedly lost much business to!availab,e for more children
'he new highway traneportatior
agency." the report to the I.C.C
says, "but it Is also probably true
hat in the aggregate this has been
more than offset by the gain from
new traffic created by the devel
opment of the automobile indus
try. In the words of the president
of one of the great transcontinen
tal railroads In reference to the
lutomohlle industry: "Its hnport-
ince is 60 great, taken as a whole.
that the railways gain much more
from the freight
them than th-y
freight and parnger business it
akes away,'
be
in
ven sparsely settled communities.
Jus manufacturers generally, and
JJraham Brothers particularly, an
ticipate that 1928 will be a record
breaking year In the sales of
school busses."
Six of Century Now
Possesses Cabriolets
Production plans of the Falcon
Motors corporation, manufactur
ers of the Falcon-Knight Six, show
a 200 per cent increase over pro
duction for the nine months,
starting with April of last year,
during which this organization
has been in business.
With a dealer organization cov
ering 750 dealer outlets, located
in all basic sales points in the
country, this manufacturer has
built and distributed to owners,
approximately 10,000 cars in its
initial sales and manufacturing
campaign.
This figure stands as a record
in the price class occupied by the
Falcon-Knight, made by a new
manufacturer entering the field
with a new type of car in Its par
ticular classification.
In percentage of Increase, the
production plans for this year are
outstanding. According to state
ments made by various members
of the management the estimated
requirements of dealers, on a con
tervatlve basis, will make 30,000
of these cars a normal requirement
for the year without forcing the
present market.
The present organization has
been completed and rounded into
shape since March of 1927 at
which time the initial announce
ment was made by Falcon Motors
that deliveries would be made.
Sales records of the company
show that the public acceptance of
the car stepped into good volume
immediately after it was first, an
nounced and that it has been
maintained on a constantly in
creasing scale as new cars have
been distributed throughout the
country.
Steadily Increasing interest in
the Knight sleeve-valve motor is
given by John A. N'ichols, Jr.,
president, as the reason for the
present position of the company.
"Falcon Motors corporation was
the first manufacturer, to pro
duce a slx-cylindered Knight
A cabriolet for two. designed for
the less conservative motor car
traffic it give:-' p nwnpr ii annmir.ceH tt an addi
loe fr.'ui the tion to the list of body styles for
the new Hv.pmobile six of the cen
tury. It ccnies with or without the
sleeve-valve motored car in the
11,000 price range." he saye. This
is an important price classifica
tion In the Industry. Previous to
the introduction of the Falcon
Knight, buyers who were restrict
ed to this price range were unable
to satisfy their demands for a
sleeve-valve car.
"We found prospective owners
waiting for the product we had
to offer. Without attempting to
force the market In any way. we
have exceeded our original plans
for our first sales period.
"We have let the car prove it
self. It has done so In a highly
successful manner as the records
of our dealers clearly show.
"At our manufacturing plant in
equipment to take care of the
Elyria. Ohio, we have installed
new machinery, and general tool
Droduction which we have esti
mated , as being required to meet
normal demands for this year.
"We have developed an entire
ly new line of bodies which will
emphasize the luxury and beauty
features which are so Important
to motor,- car users at the present
time.
"In every way we have prepar
ed to maintain the policies which
established the Falcon Motors cor
poration on a sound foundation
at Its start.
"A study of the developments
inside the industry during the
oast 12 months shows that the
trend toward the Knight aleeve
valve motor has been one of the
outstanding features of owner de
mand. "At the present time we have
a dealer organization of 750 cov
ering the entire country. This 1n
Itself is an achievement in face of
conditions which have prevailed
during the past year, particularly
so since we first started deliveries
on the Falcon-Knight in April of
last year."
All For Hupmobile
Auto On First Ballot
"Our family of seven went shop
ping for a new car." reports a
prominent Oklahoma banker. "We
Inspected the various makes be
fore attempting a decision. That
evening we decided to take a se
cret ballot, giving our first, sec
ond and third choices. When the
votes were counted Hupmobile
had received seven for first choice
a unanimous decision."
R. S. Cole, Hupmobile general
sales manager, points out that
"when a new car makes such an
impression it Is no wonder that
people stand in line to buy. offer
premiums for immediate delivery
and do other things that have not
occured since the automobile was
a baby and the century had just
As a matter'of fact, this car of dollars less.
has so startled and excited tbe
motor world that it nas heen
aptly christened the Six of the
Century.
"Laterally thousands of perscc
have guessed its price from $200 0
up as high, as $3500. the sverrpe
being more than $2200. Naturally,
they are pleasantly surprised and
even more pleased when the ac
tually discover that it is hundreds
IF
THE INSIDE
tt the motor is the vital place
whence the power originates. For
that reason you need skill and ex
perience In repairing It. Our men
know crank shaft alignment, pis
ton travel, rings, bushings, wrist
Dins. etc. as they do the alphabet.
You profit from their knowledge
whn w do the renair work on
your car.
The MOTOR SHOP
COFFEY &
367 X. Church
DAVIDSON
Tel. 13
Modernizing Motor Repair Shops
Tl Tt Cohleiirh. secretary of
Service of the National Automo
bile Chamber of Commerce, has
been visitlne the Buffalo. Cleve
land, Detroit and Chicago Automo
bile Shows making special studies
of their shop equipment sections
Modern, efficient methods are now-
being introduced in automobile re
pair shops with the aim of turning
out work more nromptly and at
greater economy.
"From 1920 to May 1. 1 925,"; rilmble seat.
the bus division of the national Kitted with factory Installed cus-
tnotoring body says. "les than tora equipment, such as cowl lights
ino per cent of tne total railroad trunk rack, wire or disc wheels
mileage as of December 31, 1 9 1 9 .
was abandoned and only four and1
three-tenths per cent of this totali
mileage abandoned was the re
sult of competition with motor
vehicles."
The bus division has long advo
cated a policy of primary state
control. Such a plan is definitely
proposed in the I.C.C. Examiner's
conclusions and now awaits ac
tion by the entire membership of
the commission. One of the
questions that has been raised is
that of the constitutionality of
such a proposal and Mr. Flynn dis
cusses the legal phases of the prob
lem In an exhaustive manner,
finding that it is constitutional.
The conclusions, briefly sum
marized, are as follows:
1. Transportation of passengers
by motor vehicles over the public
highways has become a permanent
factor In the nation's transporta
tion system.
2. Steam and electric railways
have realized this condition and
in front fenders, its racy effect
is enhanced by the one-piece full
crowned fenders, radiator shell de
sign and cap. military visor alid
forward tilting windshield, the
slight elongation of window spaces
landau bows and the graceful slop
ing of body lines at the rear and
over the gasoline tank.
A remarkable color effect has
been produced in this car. Main
body color is Hawthorne green
with Zanzibar green for the win
dow reveals and wheels, black
windshield frame and military vi
sor, combined with Elplings in
old Ivory. The rear curtain may.
of course, be removed. Custom
equipment matches that of the
car's colorings in every detail, in
cluding wheels whether wood.
disc or wire. Even the bumpers
and tire covers are designed to
match the remainder of the car's
ensemble.
Interior trimming Is a special
mohair or leather. All exterior
bright work is chromium plated
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f Motor Co.
Corner Liberty A Chemekea
Telephone 1133
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Uhe New Series
is scoring
si sensational
success
The New Serie Pontiac Six
introduces a multitude of im
portant improvements on m
basic design which was al
ready famous. New power
smoothness speed new
style comfort luxury if
there ever was a low-priced,
six that actually challenges
comparison, this is it
2-DOOR SEDAN
Coap $745 Roadster $745
Cabriolet $795 4-Door Sedan 823
Sport Landau Sedan $875
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VICK BROS., Salem
ASSOCIATE DEALERS
Byerly Motor Co., Albany, Oirgon; Benton Motor Co. Inc., Corral -lis,
Oregon; Sllverton Motor' Car Co., Sllverton, Oregon; Fred T.
Btlyeu, Sdo, Oregon; Bones Brothers, Turner, Oregon; C. J.
Shreeve ft Son, Dallas, Oregon; Henry C. HoUemon. HarrUbnrg,
Oregon; T. V. Jrpmeroy, independence, Oregon; P. JU Miller, Anr-
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Different
Dodge Brothers Victory Six is not only a new
car but an entirety new and better kind of a car.
For the first time in history, body and chassis
are a single, integral unit.
The wide, deep Victory chassis frame, flush
with the body lines, eliminates the body silr
and the customary body OVERHANG.
Major body parts are reduced from 367 to 81
175 pounds of useless weight are cast off!
The gravity center is radically lowered with
head-room and road clearance unaffected.
And battleship construction (i. e., double steel
walls) is applied for the first time to the con
struction of a motor car body.
The results can not be expressed they must
be experienced.
No unpleasant skidding or sidesway at the
corners. No back-wheel "chatter'' when the
Tockhced Hydraulic brakes are quickly applied.
A smoothness over cobble roads that you hare
never imagined possible.
A swift car that is safe amodcratrpricedcarthat
Is unsurpassed in smartness and individuality.
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THl SXNIO SIX AND AMERICA'S FASTEST FOUR ALSO ON DISPLAY