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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (March 11, 1928)
THE OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING. MARCH 11. 1923 19 HDPMOBILE BBEAKS ML PAST RECORDS greatest Production Shipment Month Entire History and In Continued growth in the heavy demand for Hupmobile'e "Cen tury" cars resulted In production and shipments for February shat-l tering those for any other month In the company's history. First official figures according to R. S. Cole, general sales manager, show that at 5 o'clock, Wednesday af ternoon, the month's production aud shipments were 5214 cars, with shipping., department work ing at full speed until midnight to include still more cars in the new record. This is approximately 1000 cars more than shipments for February, a year ago -the lar gest February up to that time and 1400 more than for January, 192 8. Last November was hereto fore the previous largest single month in Hupmobile history. Incomplete reports of retail sales Indicate that they closely ap proached factory output. "irupmobile shipments and re tail sales have been proceeding at a record-smashing pace ever since the introduction of the first of our three new 'Century' cars late last Ot tober," said Mr. Cole. "Our shipments for the four months be ginning last November show a 72 per cent increase over those for the corresponding months of 1926-27." February also witnessed the lar gest output and shipment of eight cylinder cars of any. single month In its history, according to com pany records. Hupmobile has built and sold more cars of the "straight eight" type than any other manufacturer in the world. "The remarkably fine reception the public has accorded these i three new 'Century' cars shows no signs of slackening," points out Mr. Cole. "On the contrary the Initial enthusiasm, which brought in a flood or orders during No vember far beyond those of any previous month we had then known, has grown even greater. Our orders for February were for nearly 2000 more cars than we could build. Practically every car we are producing has been sold at retail even before it leaves our plants. This remarkable condi tion indicates that the 'Century' cars are enjoying greater public acceptance than any other Hup niohiles ever built. Our dealers everywhere are highly enthusias tic over the public's reaction to the appeal of the features of these Cntry' cars. Reports from all sections of the country are unani- 'WmottS'ln indicating that Hupiuo tile everywhere will enjoy the greatest success in 192S that it has ever known. "Demand for these three 'Cen tury' carsj has expanded so, great ly that the factory is urging all persons who are desirous of pur chasing a Hupmobile during the next few months to place their or- ' ders now, that they will be avail able for delivery when wanted. It is a certainty that Hupmobile de mand for the next several month Demonstration Will Prove it There is a new performance sweeping the land Chry sler 72" performance ob soleting everrthJns in its field today aa completely as did the first Chrysler tour yean ago. ,;:-r 75 horsepower from an en gine of surprisingly small size for such capabilities, through Chryslers special genius in design and pre cision manufacturing 72 miles and more an hour now made still 'more smoothly, more easily be cause of the couaUrweighted 7 -bearing crankshaft. AUSTRALIA HAS TRAVELING DENTAL CLINIC MOUNTED ON GRAHAM TRUCK ?5a?W3tfgiigiSgMII?W!B"WffffWWW itlLirjyvm . -y..M arm wiffw!.wrtiM R&5ssr rtjs. JVm s?f j Ti III ,av , m !'fl i will exceed our entire productive capacity, both in our six and eight cylinder divisions. uur success in establishing a new record month In November was almost unparalleled in motor car annals. Yet here comes Feb ruary, also not generally consid ered a large production and sales month, with an even more impos- mg record. "The outlook for Hupmobile throughout 1928 is most optimis tic." EXPiSIOII IS New Oakland Assembly Al most Finished; Building To Cost $350,000 The recent completion of a third assembly line in the Pontiae Six factory several weeks before schedule has rendered poeible a further increase in the record Feb ruary production of Oakland and Pontiae Sixes, it is announced by Gordon Lefebrve. vice president in charge of operations for the Oakland Motor Car company. By tha end of Febiuary the company built more than 26,200 units, the new production sched ule representing the second in crease found necessary this month. The original February schedule called for 22.267 Oaklands and U ONI There is no Perform In traffic, it whisks to the fore in a way that out-Chryslers even Chrysler. Moun tain grades literally melt before k. You owe it to yourself to know this superb Chrysler performance. A demon stration entails no other obligation. New Chrralsr "Red-Head Ea gin drfrwl s fciiMiuII mA- rgrtrnttr ld, p wr and kill .cUmWat' mbOltyt Manama" Pontiaos. Later this schedule was raised to 25.000 and the early completion of the third Pontiae assembly line at a cost of $250, 000 has rendered possible tho manufacture of 1,200 additional cars. The schedule increases were based upon signed orders received from Oakland-Pontiac dealers. According to Mr. Lefebvre, the contractors erecting the $3,000, 000 new Oakland car assembly building hare promised that the structure will be ready for occu pancy on March 24. The transfer of machinery "and equipment from the present assembly building will require about one week and the new assembly building will be in operation about April 1st. Besides tbjs gigantic project, the Oakland Motor company also is doubling the size of its experi mental engineering building in which is conducted the experi mental work for both the Oakland and Pontiae Sixes. Thia addition to the present experimental engin eering building will cost $350, 000. It is of steel, brick and con crete and was ready for occu pancy on March 1. less than a month after construction was started. The Turkish peasant who lives' with seven wives in one room ought to be able to write a con vincing treatise on harmony. Indianapolis News. The worst pest we know of is the fellow who tries to argue with yrfu on a crowded elevator after he has been eating spring onions. Read the Classified Ads amce like to You on all body mxodA of the 112 Kb. hnbekal "80,- oho ttandara on thm roadsters, and available at slight extra coit for other body tyfa. of thm "dT 72." IHajfrioMJ Net ChrytUr -71" tt oap(wtth ranv bie scat). tlMSf Royal Sedan. 41595 Sport Roadster (with ramble Met), $1595 1 Foarotw oncer Coupe, 159Si Town 8ed$1695;CoovortibMCope (wttb raeable seat), 1 1745 Crown Sodaa. UT95. All prtcm . o. k Detract, subject torarrenteUraI oxcImjoju i Me cemeMeKt of time Throughout the State of Queensland, Australia, there are many families living in sparsely settled districts. The children in these districts have their educational needs filled through a system of instruction by correspondence. Their health is looked after by traveling doctors, and the dental needs are attended by a traveling dentist who has a fully equipped dental clinic set up on a Graham truck chassis. Though hampered by bad weather and adverse road conditions, this traveling clinic performed satisfactorily and established a gratifying record. The mileage covered between September and De cember last year was 2,341 miles. The consump tion of gasoline was 162 gallons. According to the officers who conducted the trip, "the Graham truck behaved splendidly contending with heavy roads, sand, holders and saplings." Merchants have ceased advertls- ing dress goods "all-wool and a yard wide." Who wants a yard wide skirt these days? Florida Times-Union. Pioneer Hudson has pioneered many of the great ad vancements which make American motor cars the greatest dollar value of any commodity in the world. It introduced and popu larized such body types as the Sedan, Town Car, Speedsterand Cabriolet." It invented the Coach, which turned the entire industry to closed cars. It invented the exclu sive Super-Six principle which is still the indus try's ideal of motor smoothness. It developed the com panion invention to the Super-Six principle, which turns waste heat to power. Together they combine the high est known efficiency in power generation and power transmission. Hudson, too, invented the patented spring sus pension, which makes these cars the easiest riding in the world. NEW HUDSON PRICES 118-inch chassis Coupe CAmmM Stat S30 ttra $1265 Sedan $1325 - Coach 1250 127-4nch chassis Standard Sedan . $1450 Custom Landau Sedan 1650 Custom Victoria . . 1650 Custom 7-Pass. Sedan . 1950 AM prices f.o.b. Detroit, plus war mmcisa tarn The RIEW SraLHPWS New , Body Plant At Wayne Already Attained High Production Rate Announcement by the Graham Paige MQtors Corporation that its new body plant at Wayne, near Detroit, which began production February 6, has already attained a dally production of 150 bodies, marks the successful completion of an engineering project that has been watched with Interest throughout the automobile indus try. Since the building at Wayne was acquired, the plant has been completely equipped .with ma chinery, conveyors, and finishing equipment, especially set up for the type and body design of the new Graham-Paige. More than $500,000 was expended on equip ping the plant for production, not including the cost of a second story added to the front of the building for offices and for the trim and upholstery departments. The first bodies were turned out February 4; by February 23 the daily output was 150, and it will soon reach 200. Another new body platit, it has been announced, has been ac quired by Graham-Paige. Through a subsidiary company. Motors Bodies. Inc., it has leased the fac tory at Evansvllle. Ind.. formerly used for the manufacture of truck bodies for the Graham brothers, and Is fitting it up for the manu facture of bodies for the 110 V- lnch wheelbase Graham-Paige This will supplement the work of the Wayne plant, which makes se ' Reflects Tomorrows Vogue LTD fflM, ; ' " adLav because of a Qreat yesterday dan bodies exclusively for the same model car. The new Evansvllle plant, with a building 400 by 100 feet, will be refitted and will begin oper ations In several weeks with a daily capacity of 25 to 30 bodies. It will give employment to 150 worker at the start. It Is planned to develop the Ev ansvllle plant for ultimate use in building custom bodies for the larger models of Graham-Paige. Evansvllle was the site of the three Graham brothers' first man ufacturing enterprise, and later of Power Greasing - Washing Polishing - Gasoline - Oils Open All Night Did You Know That? K E L L Y T I R E S "JIM" Invite Hudson's leadership of mode is but another expression of the value that has been the first principle of Hudson manufacture since the beginning. The resources, which in a moderate-priced car attained the highest me chanical possibilities of the day, have been brilliantly employed to create and lead a new vogue in beauty, comfort and luxurious appointment. The wealth of quality detail you see, feel and touch and every refine ment that surrounds you is typical anl expressive of the quality that Hudson gives where character must guarantee the unseen values. There is a wide variety of models from which to choose. And in the enr thusiastic thousands who are buying them you will find the truly discrim inatingthose to whom beauty is a necessity, performance a critical demand, and value a clear understanding. Buyers can pay for cars out of income at lowest available charge for interest, handling and insurance Newton Motor their truck, factory. The new body plant marks their return as pas senger car manufacturers to the town In which they scored their outstanding success In the com mercial truck field. These two Graham-Paige plants are to be devoted to bodies for the 610 model Graham-Paige. Standard bodies for the 119 and 129 Inch wheelbase models are produced, by the Briggs Manufac turing Company. , while custom and special bodies come from the1 Le Baron-Detroit Company. Smith & Watkins Center and Liberty Sts. Us to Your Next Blow Out PHONE 44 aumdL Tomoinrow Co. Sales of New Airman Series Continues High SYRACUSE, N. Y. Sales of the new Airman series of Frank lin motor cars continue at the high point set when this series was first announced. Retail deliveries since the first of the year are 40 per cent great er than for the same period or last year and unfilled orders on hand In the sales department are 54 per cent greater than for the bame perlod-of last year. L C A N I Z I N G "BILL" All New Costly Car Details 0 Higher radiator with vertical lacquered radi ator shutters. Wider, heavier fenders. Colonial-type head--lamps and saddle-type side lamps. Four-wheel brakes. Silenced body construc tion. Wider doors, for easy entry and exit. Worm and tooth disc design steering mech anism. Electro-lock type of theft protection. Fine grade patterned mohair upholstery. Wider, higher, form-fitting seats. New instrument board, finished in polished eb ony grouping motom tfter, ammeter, speed ometer, gasoline and oil . gauges. Steering wheel of black hard rubber with steel core, and finger-scalloped. , Light, horn, spark and throttle controls on steering wheeL Saber-Six Corner High & Chemeketa Telephone -1000 "The Hbu le of Courteous Service" LIBERTY AT CHEMEKETA ' " SALEM, OREGON 5