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About The Eugene guard. (Eugene, Or.) 1924-1930 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 16, 1925)
Evening, February 16, 1925 J.1 jflBAKER MADE ntflFTFIil OWN pin THE EUGENE GUARP fyiifT. SAYS DEALER ,,;t with new Lt tht Stodebaker msn- ... .UM and ean com- ff'B"LiI(.d the fact, in whicu J rSfu uuuiue mon lllrgc If fine cars, but it i mor ."pant this year than jc"1 . ,h car-burmi public .tit be ajs- ., of the new oiua-.-1 "iivihict. for the . in automobile history com SJ jlvuitagc. of the. open car ,ji to v. 10 1.1,111 ncttsibl. . declare, by the fact thu ?. for Studebaker alone, and o" .. lmildinE i. dono in liter, own modern, completely situation is notefl in the JT Studebsket's .. ..i.,.H hodv models. "'Mtiacl Nsw-Typs Beauty m. new Studebaker models pre i striking beauty of appearance "VfLb in 1CB there m" ,w supsrent note of originality. Stable not alone in the longer new la"P "ni1 fpnlls, higlbor "", and sides on lower-hung jSTw even in the finish and Entbiuiastie comment upon their Jmrli nearl1 everywhere almost Skly cuududed with the remark: -m what is it that mnkes them si jLeot from the other car. I see? TUi question is answered by the .... u.i.nkpr hodv designers S fo Studebakur alone; that Liebakcr bodies are built to be a ami and harmonious part of btude ' a wiiolc. .Naturally. ilprru declare, in Studebaker cars ike ry " "uu j-."-.-- " distinction and originality that ritr car. cauuot possess, ikn u.mrt nrinciule unoliet, bhey poiat out, to every detail of the en- j-atd mats and their arrangement, ut genuine mohair used for uphol irj, the instruments, hardware and fittings. Every item is specifically dtsigued or carefully selected for smikiuiker cars alone. New $10,0011,000 Plant For the production of the new ttotfd models, Studtbakcr's new $1U, UM,(W0 body plant given over solely l the building of Studebaker bodies j is operation at South Bend, Jnd iiu. The entire automobile industry Inoits no body plant mora modern ia method, and equipment, in till upinion of prominent engineers. la tbe organization, building and mmi'ping of its body planes, Stude tjicr has uccouuiusOnd sonietliiiig mtclied by no other lnrge maker of tine eats, it is autkoritulivply stated, ior in a fine car body only the most iccurdte of craftsmanship can be ac cepted or else it ceases to be a fine tar. Too, only the highest quality of uuterial. from frauio to upholstery ltd tbe varnishes, paints, enamels tnd' lacquer with winch the body is twinned may be used. Men bifja in the lumber industry de dire that no automobile builder uses better grades of wood than Stude- hifc.r. lipnniRn them nrn no better jndej. Similarly with its genuine mohair for upholstery is closeu models, genuine Spanish grain leatot'r in duplex models, and all details of finiali and fittings, Studebaker in tiitfi apou highest quality. Value, Seoond Advantage ftp thi. finmoliifa innnnfttptlire from raw lualeritls to finished cars tad bodies, Studebaker is able to ef fect manufacturing savings in a num ber of ways. For instance, it is Minted out, there Is no wasteful un-oer-buring or over-buying of raw ma tf rials, because Studebaker knows in iilvance exactly the number of bodies that must be produced in a year, or ether given period of time. And, judging from bhe record sale of new Studebakera the motoring pub lic baa emphatically discovered that die lecobd great advantage of Studc baker's complete manufacturing is ttlue. Page Seven ths sxceutional oiu!it f i... i - - "lut, IIU- irou oeauiy ot ooa linisi, sjc.1- ooo ot itstail: also that assurance of fw comfort, Marshall .pringi . In arm rests ns well st seats, "Elegant, luxurious, bt.utiful built expressly for Chrysler by mas ter body manufacturer, who have no peer in the world these new Fisher bodies now a-ivs rn I'K,,,!.. r:..i ----- w,Jw.tm ,uv AtUUI distmction to which it is entitled. l ou can b certain that nothing in the wav of finer hAitinii an Just ss nothing finer than Cirjaler pcriurniauca txists in tno automobile industry." Fleet of Stars to Be Ready at Auto Show In addition to a fleet of four of the newest creations of the Star com pany's products on display at the Au to show, the Lane Auto company will have several models just outside the door for actual demou.tration pur poses. "Just as soon as a spectator mani fests an interest in any Star feuture wq'U rush him out the door and into one of our' models waiting outside," sand Ken Abies, manager. "Then we'll not only demonstrate the feature, but we'll explain all the other points as well. It won't make any difference whether the interested person is s prospective buyer or not. We want to let everybody know all about the Star." Tbe entire Star staff will be on hand to take care of the Star display, and to man the fleet of demonstration cars outside. Actual tests of the power and ability of the Star motor will be a part of the feature. Lane Auto Company at Cottage Grove Tbe Lane Auto company is opening a brancu in Cottage Orove, announced Kenneth Abies, local manager. Claude Beairsto, a pioneer sal en man of the Eugene agency, will be in charge. The full Star line will be carried at tbe Grove branch, and tbe uaual Star service will be included, it is stated. "Mr. 11 eairs to is regarded as one of the crack salesmen of Lane coun ty' says Mr. Abies, "and we expect him to Bet new records in Cottage Grove. He has one of the greatest four-cylinder cars in the country to work with, and with his skill and en thusiasm, the new agency should be of real service to the city." "SMILES" MAROW SETS NEW MARK Enduranoo Record of Nearly 122 Hours Is Set in Oldamobll Coach In and About Battle Creek, Mich. a -;:j Cannonball Baker Shatters Records Once again Cnnnonball .Baker ia on the firing line. This time, for his premiere in a Ilickenbacker, be has shattered a flock of records between New York and InuinnapoliB. Eastern and middle west roads are covered with ice and snow, and to be able to stay on the road Baker had to use chains on all four wheels, yet he miide sustained average speeds as high aa 55.78 miles per hour between Columbus and Indianapolis. He finished tJie first leg of a troniji continental trip at Indianapolis, mat ing the 733 miles from New York in 10 hours and 41 lninutew, thereby lop ping an hour and 54 minutes off the old record and beating train jine by an hour, according to word received here by Fred Keip, wholesale sales manager of Kichmond Motor com pany, Kfckenbacker distributors. Baker Is trying to make faster run ning time between New York and Los Two new world's records have just been made by "Smites" Marow, dirt track driver, in an Oldsmobile Coach. Marow drove 121 hours, 5U" min utes more than five days and nights Continuously, while shackled to the steering wheel of the Uldsmobile six. During .that time bo covered 3,05$ miles. The previous endurance record was 121 hours and Utt minutes, and the mileage was 3,300. Marow exceeded the previous mileage record after 110 hours of driving. Marow made his record breaking run in and about Battle Creek, Mich igan. He was handicapped by having to travel over Blippery, snow covered roads during the entire drive, with temperature below zero at times. Forfeit Is Posted Several weeks ago Marow declared his belief that be could break the en durance record, and nt the same time asserted that he cuuld wear out any light six-cylin tiered car during the run. This latter declaration was challenged by Lee Barnhart, Uldsmo bile dealer in Battle Creek, who offer ed Marow an Oldsmobile to make the test with and agreed to forfeit the car and $1,000 in cash if the Oldsmo bile failed to stand up as long as Mar ow could drive it. Marow was handcuffed to the wheel and chained to the Beat. Thr hood of the car wns sealed at the start of the run by Mayor Charles C. Green of Battle Creek and was opened at no time during the 122 hours. The Angeles than can be made on limited trains and having combat ted snow and ice successfully for the first leg of the journey with a gain of an hour up to Indianapolis he bids fair to Jiave a nice record when he arrives in Call fcrnia for the going gets better to ward the west. locks and seals were put on by Chief of l'olice LaVern Fonda and city of ficials of-Battle Creek. Marow and mid the cur were uuder constant ob servation of newspapermen during tin im time, lvrimtic checks wore made by police officiuls and at fire stations along the routes traveled. Auto Always on Go At no time did the automobile come to a complete halt. Gas, oil and wa ter were takeu on as the car was slowly driven backward and forward. Food and drink were served Marow In the car, he partaking them while driv ing. During the nights Marow drove at speeds ranging from 50 to 68 miles an hour in his effort to beat the mile- I age reeord. On one occasion, when Marow s route paralleled railroad tracks, be passed the famous -"Wolverine," one of the fasted New York bound lirolieds, on a four mile straight away course. Marow was able to walk unassisted when, at the conclusion of the run, the handcuffs and chains were- unfas tened. He was declared in excellent condition as to his heart and lung action by Dr. J. J. Holes, a famous Battle Creek specialist, who accom panied him on the last six hours of his run. The Oldsmobila wns In practically perfect condition, although it had no attention or adjustments during the 3.558 mile non-aton drive. The car ( was a new one not yet broken in, J having been run but 202 miles when Marow started his record breaking I tour. Notch on Wheel Is Big Aid in Backing A little scheme that makes it easier to back out of a driveway ia to make a little notch on the under side of the steering wheel nenrest the driver when the front wheels are in u straight ahead position. If the driver starts backing straight, and . keeps the notch in the original position tho car ought Dot to run off Its course. uiar iransporiatiou uieitiuui of UWiO will be like. Leriaiuly if aul-ituoitv scieuce cunuuutji the pace o: nuce LIHJJ ih product o yai heua cau uot even be uuagiurd. "Gel Horse" Cry Memory family recalli the early products of the iufuut autoiuobi: in ilukiry a lutie .untmp;iuiis thai mule a lot of ooiao wiieu tiiey wuuU run. Alio that they topped so fru j queutly that the youth ot th' period i gretitmi each car sevu with u cry "Vi a horse." But nen.ory fa.U t to bring back in detail jnri bow crude thettc u.uchmea wurj iu comparisuu . with p-ebent day car. ! Tad first company to commercially ' produce automobile was the Old Motor Works, of J.auing, Michiguu, who for a period of L'5 year has been buiily engaged in making and selling auioiuubilea. A comparison of the early products of tutu com pany with its prvtjeu'. 111-5 models gives a definite picture of tbe ad- iitncvtueut made by th iudtuuy. iu 'The Hruselehs Vxt',' wlmh wai i hi- I. rut name of "Automotive In- : rlt:s'rit," the preneut trade mat- j me tnd, incidentally, the lu u muic inob.'e trade publicat;on, of Fe!ruai ' LiuL'. itiuue appeared a dc-c,vp- j tion of the Uldsmobile from which the : following extracts were takeu: Description Is Strange "The Oltlsmohite ruusbout muat be termed a 'medium weight car' ainr' it belongs to that clans of automo bile! to which carriages of hou to 1, lOO pounds belong. The body of Uie vehicle has the lines of a runabout und a curved dasn. The wheels are of the suspension type and shod with 28x2) single tube tires. AU the machinery, tank, the battery, etc., are in the rear purt of the body. A centrally located steering lever in provided to guide the machine, and all control levels operated by baud are on the right side of the seal and the operator, who grasps the steering lever with his left hand, the change I speed lever with his right, and ac tuates the brake pedal with his right : foot. On the extreme right side of the dash a small pedal is ' provided which controls the mixturo and is used as a speed accelerator.. A sim ilar pedal uear the heelboard relieves compression when starting. Single Cylinder Ued "The engine ia of the single cyl inder variety, with a bore of 4V& in ches and a stroke of 6 inches, and runs at a normal speed ot about 000 revolutions per minute power ia transmitted from the shaft to the rear axle by means of a roller chain. The epeed of an Oldsmobile on a good road is said to be at a rate of 20 milea per hour at a maximum." Comnared to this is the present au tomobile with four, six, eight and 12 cylinders capable of all speeds from one to 00 miles per hour in high gear; lArtrirnl eouiument for all purposes and bodies more comfortable and lux. iirlniin than the average home of ivw. The basic principle of mixing air and trnKnlina vonor. compressing it in a cvlinder and firing the mixture with a spark is about the only thing the pre sent day automobile has in common with ita predecessor of 25 years ago. Variety will he the keynote of the Bringle Auto company dittplay at the Automobile show this year. The firm has leaned apace for three cars, and a model of the new Pnige, the new Jewett, and the (Jre.f will be dis played every day. The models will be changed each night, ao that the people wilt (fct a chance to see the entire line of each car. "Should anyone be curious about any moth-It uot on display we will have our showroom open any time," said Mr. Bringle, "and the cars are ready to go out for a trial spin if any one wishes." The entire force wjll be on hand every minute during the show week. Harry ltusl and L. W. Clark, salt's men, Kill be at the display, while Mr. Bringle himself will divide bit time between the armory and his salesroom. "We export to be busy." he says, "but not too busy to point out the fine points of the Faigf. the Jewett er tbe snappy little Gray." Oldest Driver Connecticut's oldest licensed auto driver Is said to be Klisur 8. Good rich of WethersfiHd. He's t0. The state bus several drivers over SO. Jewett t It This yosr is the tlms of tho Silver Jubilee of automobile shores,- just 25 years sini-e the first automotive exhibit was held in this country. There in a tendency among thoso Ions identified with the industry to look backward over this quarter of a cen tury and review the advancements that have been made in that compara tively brief period. These achievements have been o remarkable, that even -ths most-forward-looking; engineer, hesitate to venture a guess as to what the pop- Latest, Snappiest Models of Maxwell, Chrysler at Show Th. niv i - : , ---- v, uuiu lua I.IIIAWCII HUH ISrjM.r will be on display at tho -' "uow Dy tue local repreacnu hre. O. f i.. w. ...uhi uc nuuuuuirs. .it ut two models of each machine will mown, and all will be ready for mmedinte demonstration to any one oo wishes to see obese models per '". he .ays. Mr. Moir plans to be in attendance t Bhow all of the time, and lie f n.ve his aalesmansger, J. II. "apion, with him to help describe iwo makes of cars. C. I. Coy. of .... Bgt-ucj, is atso expecte.i foaie down for part of the show, ' Hid. Mr. Coy is to urvey the "line fiel.l .-A ..j mi iu give iu. tattu paters on how Vat Chrysler and tiis f u aro ' received in Chrysler Bodies All Built by Fisher Lauded by Dealer Tbe ri,n-.t. i.--- i of tl wines nave provc-i t ut interesting points i -' tw Chrysler, according to C. ..' ,oral Chrysler tnd Maxwell I ,!, Jb designs have been amon,t fcs 1. 1 ,'rikin out this year, and tt, JJJ-"n7 'a the praise jt a'w d'ti.ht and 1 still hiRder rs7"'n B0W 't Jon in the ? ''F "il with new body ny ." r Mr. Moir. Ks B""t co"j custom crea- 1," Mt wor1' rf """mt sr.-.' ' l,'nil to mstfh the 'i tittrl : Tr,"r quality so densely it. s-j" ,"'rformn''e and eneiner- ! """uienre that the un' .y'f ' talking about it. our special attention is wiled tn , I1 Extra Special! Extra Special! 30x3V2 Cord Tires 95 Cash and Carry Prices Other Extra Values 32x3 Hood Cord Tires . .$12.50 31x4 Lee, Mason or Hood Cords $15.50 32x4 Mason or Brunswick Cords $15.55 33x4 Ajax or Brunswick Cords. . .$15.75 34x4 Hood or Brunswick Cords $16.00 34x4 Hood, Brunswick or Mason Cords $24.90 Other Sizes Reduced In Proportion These are all full oversize cord tires and are of heavy con struction. Prices are subject to stock on hand and are Strictly Cash Prices. We Carry One of the Most Complete Stocks of Balloon, Semi-Balloon, High Pressure, Low Pressure and Truck Tires in the State. 29 x 440 BALLOON TIRES Complete change over on new Fords direct fjom agency $60.00 We Take Your Present Equipment GUS L. NEELY CO. Exclusive Tire Merchant Cor. 9th and Oak Telephone 1554 Under Solentlflo Study Modern road building will undergo scientific laboratory study by ar- tha TT R. hiireall of rnnKt:uitn. v. - - nnrl Inhnl TIonKlnfl lini- '. versity. rue tests win cemcr the elastic properties ot concrete .un der tho impact of moving loads. THREE years ago we built the first Jewett car a Six. It was revolutionary in two ways. It had about one-third more power than was ever put into a car of its sire. It was sturdier by hundreds of pounds than otfier cars of its size. And it was, a Six remember that. ' Three) years ago it was a sturdy, big-powered Six. It could outperform and stand up with cars of far hither price. That was when other makers In Jewett's price class $1000 to $1500 offered dependable but sluggish Fours, or Light Sixes, Underpowered and short-lived. "Sixes Do Beat Fours" You remember when we advertised "Sires Do Beat Fours." It caused a lot of talk. Fours were then stilt considered best in our price field. Folks admitted a Six was "nicer to handle" but said: "These Light Sixes dont stand up." It took a Jewett to do it. That's what made the Fours scamper toeover, and they havs scampered fast. Today only two makers sell marry Fours in Jewett's price dan. And to be safe, they have recently brought out other cars -with mora cylinders. How About "Light Sires? And what has become of 'Tight" Sires? You hear of them no more. Folks wanted a sturdy Six with ample power. Sixes that would last like Fours. Moderate-priced, modenste-aised, economical Sixes that would perform like big, high-priced Sixes. It took a Jewett to do it. Jewett waa bnfltto prove these things possible to gi'e the public what it wanted. So Jewett literally ran away with the field. In three short years the public has invested nearly one hundred and fifty mil lion dollars in Jewett cars. No wonder you ceased hearing about "Light" Sixes. No wonder millions in equipment have been sent to tbe scrap pile to make possible new cars to compete with the Jewett, But run them on the coal scales and you will still find them "Light" Sixes hundreds of pounds lighter than Jewett. Check up on the piston displacement of their motors. You will still find them under powered 20 to 30 less power than the Jewett. Now a Net Jewett And to make sure of Jewett's leadership to keep the Jewett the finest ear we know how to build there is now a New Jewett. Imagine all we have told you about the old Jewett. Magnify it with all the superlatives you can think of. And still you will come short of getting a pic ture in your mind and eye of what this New Jewett is and does. Without enlarging the mctor, without speed ing it up, we have yet increased Jewett's power 20 I We have introduced new spring construc tion for balloon tires, which makes the Jewett ride like a car with 125-inch wheelbase this without sacrificing Jewett's cxxi veiiicnt-eaio wheelbase. New Smoothness Silence Beauty With a counterbalanced crankshaft, chain front-drive motor, we have reduced vibration and noise as near zero as will ever be teached. And finally, with new bodies, we have dressed the Jewett up as beautifully as any car you have ever seen. Let ue show yon a New Jewett either la our store or at your front door. We want you to take one for a long drive. Handle it yourself. Only then will you realise why Jewett will re tain its lead for maay years more why it is the first choice amongmod crate-sized cars today. JEWETT H. J. BRINGLE MOTOR CO. 71 9th Avenue West Phone 343 . . i The One Day That Makes or Breaks Many Days IT TARES you only part of a day to buy an automobile. But you drive that car for many days thereafter. You need it every day. Does your purchase include the presence of abundant local service fac ilities, and the responsibilities of a per manent local dealer for the daily per formance of your car. , IF YOU BUY HERE, IT DOES. Sweet - Drain Auto Company 1030 Oak St. Eugene Oregon Telephone 440 F
