Morning register. (Eugene, Or.) 1905-1929, August 19, 1928, Image 18

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Newspaper Page TextHUPP CENTUHY AUTOS !E TESTS MORNINC REGISTER. EUGENE. ORE., SUNPsY, AUGUST , UU v ITS ALMOST WORTH GETTING HURT IN ORDER TO GET A RIDE IN THIS! ! C M MU High Degree of Efficiency Shown in Performance BEST MARKS ON RECORD KteoMraullc System o Effv1t Testing Officials Hcfwse W i Va.lo Tlnic on Them "Bras, testing -mj.v:cns public spirited cttiwne of many American communities are n nouhte- of much advantage in reducing traffic accidents but c In the HupmoMle organisation Jiax-e not 1-enefHtM from them as ma hoped." Mid C. K. Salisbury, director of service of the Hupp Slotor Cr corporation. "In a surprisingly large number kif cases no haVo received practic ally the same response to Inquiries we sent to Hupmobile century own ers as to their experiences. From city to city e heard that officials (n chars refused to test any more f our cars after seeing one or two tried out. In the comparatively rew cares inhere a tost was made e were ad vised that invariably century siics .it-ht. were brought to a Quick and smooth stop far short of tho prescribed marks and repeatedly they scored tho best marks ever p-ecorded in their communities. Testing Officials Balk 'The result of these Impressive tests seems to have been a quite general refusal on the part of test ing officials to waste time on Hup mobile cars. An experience scecis to have been-common which Is re ported by a century six owner In lone large city. . . , " -What are you trying to doT Xld somebody ?' the testing official enapped out at tiim. "Get away from here. You know your brakes are all right. Give me a chance to test brakes that need testing, can t aouf " ' , , j The exceptionally quick and smooth deceleration features ot Hupmobile cars. Mr. Salisbury ex plained, are due to the Uupmoblle atldland (steeldraulic) four wheel brakes with which all century sixes and eights are equipped. Longer Tire Life Results The steeldraulic brakes allow IJO to 15 per cent more effective power than other four wheel sys tems due to elimination of Brake friction and faster brake release, aald Mr. Salisbury. -"As a result they give freedom from 'freezing' of brakes, longer tire life and more economy In gasoline consumption. , "Elimination of brake drag is made possible by a clearance of alxty-two thousandths of an Inch tiaiitwn the drums and the linings. inunst only ten-thousandths or even less. In other four wheel sys tems. "The system Is remarkably posi tive and simple. Toggles, clevises. pins and other complicated parts detrimental to mechanical systems Jiavo been almost completely elimi nated. Operation is through flex- Ible steel cables, enclosed in speci ally designed conduits, t No Alignment Needed "Brake control under all road "conditions, even from violent axle movements and spring deflections, is accompanied by highly unusual degree of freedom from need for attention and adjustment. Test cars that were under examination while the century model was being developed have records of con tinuous operation of more than 18 months without a brake adjust ment of any kind. "The steeldraulic system Is of the Internal expanding type, with the entire mechanism sealed against exposure to dirt or water. Each brake has a single piece shoe, half of It flanged. The shoe requires but little pedal pressure to make it operate against the drum, due to utilization of the self-ener-gixing principle. Grabbing is pre vented, as the flanged section eliminates a full wrapping effect 5 $ y t, su - 8n .-. Vi - batata " .MgaatW.AWssir. i-wm- . i 1 1 i . ... .i. FOUR SPEEDS ADVANTAGE BEYEFTTS ARE EXPLAINED BY CHAS. TAYLOR, DEALEK Says New Drive Assures Quiet Op eration, Longer Life and Im proved Cnr Performance "How can a four-speed trans mission accomplish all the vari ous Improvements In motoring that "are claimed for H?" Charles Taylor, representing Graham-Paige here, i os th-t this Is the question he is most fre quently asked about the new line of automoDlles, and sums up its answer as follows: "Tho four-speed transmission, as modernized by the use of In ternal gearing for third speed. : the one device that no' only gives the advantages of a fast rear axle hut. In addition, actually improves the pick-up and hlll-clliiibing ability. "The third speed, because of he stience and effKency of the Internal gearing, Is virtually an alternative direct tiri e, yet gives the Increased pulling power of a lower gear. Transmission Problem Sotted "The old-fashioned four-speed transmission war not acciptakle to tho American motorist because of the noise and low efficiency of its spur gears. The use of Internal gears eliminates thene draw-backs and brings to motoring an entirely now satisfaction In performance. In fact, the transmission problem han been solved what was Ic. merly regarded by many motorlsls as the ono remaining draw-bock to plea suraMo motoring has become In stead a positive advantage." A more detailed analysis will ex plain how the Improved transmis sion benefits the car and the driv er. Tho transmission Itself. bemuse of. It Internal gear construction, Hcrcs the very l.tcx. tlili.g In ambulances In Euwne. ami tl.e licit 'Mm. too hear the siren It will Ni . i a i. . wi.. t.-luiL-ati l.irtntnr llnllprun ..nihil. ironl. gtitilnc out 01. the from orcii just 10 see 11 vu . - - - - - lanco. Just delhcrwl hy the Sweet-Drain Auto compnu r, Siudohakcr ilwlors, to Mrs. I rank GIMw, uf the Euficiie Ambulttuw rompniij. It U rqulppiNl ttli n moim nnu n.r - - vcntiUliug sysl.-n. The Dody is built of a H.oh S tmlehnkrr ehuls. nnil the engine U of TO liune pofrci. It nrfurcs etcry possible comfort to the sic k ml inJiirVtl. gives tho following advantages In thliHl speed: Quiet operation The gear teeth approach at very slight angle and mesh with a alidir contact. Longer life The gears ;.re In constant mesh, hence are not ub Ject to destructive clashing, chip ping and stripping. Increased efflcinccy This form of gearing has very low fractional losses, delivering 9S per cent of the power received. Improved car performance Better acceleration and hill-climbing powers result naturally because more power la delivered to the rear wheels. Ease of control Changes of speed from fourth to third or from third to fourth can be made with facility under any driving condi tions nqrmally calling for a change of gears. Advantages In Direct Drive But greater adt antages of the new drive are evident in fourth speed, which ' direct drive. Because of the higher geared rear axe, the ennc'r.e and the drive shaft In. the four-siieer) car re volve IS. per cent slower than in the average three-speed car. En gine vibration, noUes, and roar are reduced. Cooling is belter .and gasollno and oil consumption low er, because the engine makes few er strokes per mile and operates within its most efficient range. HSIIE SETS HIIK Jl'LY AXOTITER RECORD FOR SALES AND OLTFCT More than 00.000 Old.-nioblles .ship. ped Between January 1 and July 31, This Year With another month of record breaking business during July. Oldsmobilc has In the seven months of 1528 exceeded all previ ous full year records. More than 60.000 Oldsmoblles have been ship ped bewten January 1 and July 31 this year. Thla exceeds the num ber of Oldsmoblles shipped during the best previous 12 months, fac tory officials report. Oldsmobile production and ship ments during the paat five months of March, April, May, June and July this year have averaged 10.- 652 cars a month. The banner month was May when 11.716 Olds mobiles left the factory. Shipments were low in January and Febru ary this year incident to produc ing an entirely new car. During these months of record production, shipments and sales. the stock in the hands' of tho deal ers has remained, and is, below normal. In other words produc tion has barely kept pace ' with sales, leaving no margin with which fo build up reserve stocks. Retail sales show the same great gains as do production and shipments. High Tlace Is Won ' The record made by Oldsmo bile since January 1 this year speaks eloquently of the high place the new Oldsmobile has won in the confidence of the public," said D. S. Eddlns, vice president and general sales manager, when an nouncing the figures. Oldsmobile has made these phenominal gains without Increas ing its line ot cars and In faco of three years of exceptionally good business. The company had been exceeding previous records during 13:5, jj26 and 1S!7 when, in January of this year, It announced its new and present lino of Oldsmoblles. "The new Oldsmobile Is tho pro duct of two years continuous work of designing and testing and has been proclaimed by automobile ex perts as reflecting the motor car trend for the next two years. Kvl- dently tho general public has held the same Ideas as the experts, as can be Judged by the greater rec ords records only limited hy nro. ductlon facilities which havo since been established. . "Lsually In July there la a tnner- Ing off In automobile production and sales due to less buying In the aoation season. With Oldsmobile this year has been sn exception, the dealers throughout the coun try demanding cars In excess of their quota allotments, "General prosperliy throughout the country an a whole has been a factflr In maintaining tho de mand for automobiles, and In en abling more ot the motoring pub Ho to follow their desires for fin er cars. This condition has been favorable 10 Oldsmobilo hy broad ening .the inai'ltet for Ihe bitter cars in the 1,00 price class." rc&at3 FLIVVER SAM .3? . The breadwinner of Ihe garage is the mechanic who can listen to your motor and tell you what you must have done for t:7.50. - Church membership without re ligion is as useless as an automo bile without an engine. "What kind of a car are you go ing to buy this year?" "I don't know my wife hasn't finished reading the advertise ments yet." ' We have heard of the woman who lived in the ahoe And had children so many she knew not what to do. Her troubles were grievous, but pity those who v Carry nine or ten kids in a Ford built for two! The only time a horse gets scar ed now-a-daya Is when ho meets another horse. Nowad-"-s when a girl gets her neik broken In an automobile v.. don't know whether the ear was wrecked or not, ... Ixu't Stop She Why did you let go of the wheel? He I Just wanted to see If 1 h:i,l a flat tire. Shu oh! You mean thing. "Can you drive with one hand?" asked the girl in a gentle voice. "You bet 1 can," replied the younc man eagerly. "Then hae an apV'e,'' sho said sweetly. . Punctures Beholdthe auto tire, my son) A well-worked pump will fill it; And yet a tiny tack. Just one, With perfect ease can kill It. ... Try a Truck Headline: "Benjamin Kelly, 71, Hit by Auto, Is Not Improved. Illinois paper. If every motorist wu)d memor ize the following. It would be a fine piece of accident prevention: "When I am driving on the atrcet Where little folks I'm apt to meet. Who dash across the street In Play I hope I'll drive In Jutt the way That I would drive If mine were there Upon that crowded thoroughfare." Copyrisiii 19: Mail Fttturt Brnitk.t. snows unk iti sn.Ts with JIM- OUIUNAUV 1'1'Ui i:kIh nm wfii'icnor ' ' .ow ;rnl H'"1' 1v"t ; I'imeccsxni'Jf n. ports compiled from Infor mation given by dealers Indicate Hint the sleeve valve engine used In the YVHlva-Knluhl lx able to use lucsenl-ilav grades of ini'tor fuel wilh a hih degree of efficiency according tu a suiement Just given out hy Ihe sales department of Will.vs-0erind. Has sistlons located near ths metropolitan centre are. In many eases, showing two grades of fuel, the ordinary . and the o railed "high lest" gas, the latter selling at an Increase In price, Tesis made hy owners who kesp close record on gasoline consump tion and costs for fuel reveal th. fact that the sleeve valve engine Is gelling full efficiency out of the ordinary gas sml that Ihe "high test" fuel is not necessary. High Coniprcssioti Results The explanation for this fact Is found In the spherical head of the fuel chamber In the sleeve valve engine. This tyre of head Is pos sible because of the sleeve con struction which eliminates valve pockets and which allows a high compression ratio. As the fuel Is compressed In the cylinder. It la forced Into a true spherical tvpo combustion cham ber and when It la ignited by the spark, the ignition Is complete and even. rockets In the cylinders, ac cording to well Informed engi neering authorities, retain dead gases which Impede the fun ana rapid combuctlon ot .the new fresh charges ot gas. The problem with fuel Is more that of combustion than It Is the slight difference In "grade" be tween the usual gnsollne and the so called "high test" fuel. SUES CALLS BY TRAIN AND TROIXEY BEATEN IN MAKING ROUNDS Surrey Mum l.-fflHrnt Coverag roAAlhlo In Srtllug Good by balcftmrn'i Cars Whirling off the swift mlUt be tween calls, the motortsad K!iprrialesman la the Utt figure In the Intricate rhen. of Anion, can economic life. That alert manufacturers of America no longer permit their traveling reprotentatlves to wend a slow way from town to .town by train, or troUy. was emphasized b a recent mii-vey of Poilee Hiutlnjrjt. Inc., among the binln-m hnm" maintaining fircla of Uodgo truth New adjustable front seats in all Buick closed models providing unrivalled comfort and d rivi rig easeforwomen nw&men alike No mors awkward drirbia; paedtlonst No mem training far pedals! No more need of cushions for feminine drivers! Tlulr.k has ended all that ended it with a new comfort feature as unique and individual as the dashing beauty of Buick new Masterpiece Bodies by Fisher a comfort feature obtainable only in the Silver Anniver sary B Dick I The front seats of all Buick closed models are) adjustable! A turn of the seat-regulator causes the entire seat to move forward or back at tho' will of the driver, thus assuring a natural, com fortable position for any man or woman who takes the wheel! The new seat is easily adjustable even when fully occupied! A child can operate it! It is simple poet tire in action and together with B nick's adjustable steering wheal provides, far the first time in motor car history, a mada-to measure driving position 1 i This same fine convenience this same match, less comfort and luxury are apparent in every phase of Buick design and operation in the deep soft upholstery in full width rear seats nroTidlng plenty of room for three adult pas sengers in relrety clutch action In finger-tip tearing ease and abore all In the unrivaled smoothness with which the Silver Anniversary Buick rides even the roughest roads. See this epie car! Drive It! Test the new and exclusive adjustable seat! Prove to yourself that here, Indeed, Is the finest motor ear and the greatest value America has ever produced! THE SILVER AMMIVERSARY bui cue Willi MASTERPIECE BODIES BY FISHER F. W. PETTYJOHN 7th&Oh Phone 1207 CO. WHEN BETTER AUTOMOBILES ARE BUILT BUICK WILL BUILD THEM era psn.r csis for their sales foroes. Uahis rsiishig from I lo sou per oenl throusli niolinlsatlon of sales forces wsre repoiieJ. Major reasons ter Hi'" this. Kkeoullves reirlel Dial tho salesman made more culls I'er djW liy using automobiles; llial " reached out-of-the-way places which ha oould not call on If forced to use trains! that he could cany more samples snd advertlslm mst ter. and that the car IWelf was an advertisement for his house. Dodge rothert Mies depart ment points out that the siaple oominudlty salesman as well as Ihe specialty salesman la affeoted through the operation of the same conditions. The margin of profit is so narrow today that sales vol ume must be maintained, Cuu. . Iltlun Is so Keen that ln hmiy ,,, the snles will go o th, ,, ' gel In th. purchaser ris-at. 'j i,,, . particularly Hue Willi ih ,,,.h,,' salesman who may he flH lit Ittsr I uiiuiiielllni' whose product la n amid, If mil heller Hum ,, finlrviiiinii lleiiilrcs Hpee With runway tru.orii. speeded up so that today th, fi,i,i ears are carrying , ,,, , per mile Ihm they carried a f,v years ago, It Is nut iiei-Mnnry fur ihe meichail to csrry hig ,iv,n. lories. He turns his sloclt mora quickly snd orders slock o(i.,,r llenco Ihe anlnsnmti imit Mu ),,; inore frequently lo hold the hr. mal Volume of sales, t'eriuhily lis Is lu Increase Ills territory vol. nine h- ...... Ml.. , . "'Nkll, ! I"'1 "Wsntal''! iu.il "n," iBvi,i.r"isi ""d motor v.k toki vice. fytimldnt you pefer a car built m the Today yoo demancf Infinitely mora in your automobile than you did five yegrt ago. You demand higher top speed, more trust, worthy performance, greater snap and acceleration and longer life. In order to satisfy you, Oakland now build the All-American Six and the Pontlae Sis with greater care than erer before. Where toler ance of one-thousandth of an Inch were once permissible, now Korea of operations are accurate within one ten thousandth of an inch. Oakland and Pontlae Sixes are built in factories constructed almost entirely within the past tents.. Oakland I, corudffl and replacing equipment, csrZ! to use on y the very ntweT2 accuraie designs. OakWEZI: lion standard. aresecoiulbjMi.i ; the Industry, reggrdleof,! ofthe can to which they Wift3jJ ' Wouldn't you preier tetr gab li the world's moat riMdrBaiMk bile plant with etangetdiaigs. clalon tuch II Oakland eetf Drive an All-Amerkan sTJi Pontlae Six, and yoall isi fa answer In superior psrfarttaa stamina and relUbUlty, oNl. J Alt A i at ..-.- actor?. Owe OaWond.Po.Mioc dclkwred pHces ihry include louesi kaJbLdSl General Motors Time Payment Plon atauail al minimtaa ra EUGENE MOTOR 101 West Sth Street COMPANY Phone 145 Hub peelers NrXtnV Mo roil i. tiakrldee. )r. J il k l.tHTON tvitagn t.rmo IV. II. IIAWhUN, hprltigflrlil, ore. OAKLAND -PONlWi PHODUCTl 0 IKIIAl MOTOII . . $860 buys the new, larger ErskineSix the most that $860 has ever bought in style, comfort and in PERFORM ANCE- proved by A. A. A. rejpo . 1000 miles in 984 minutes! SWEET-DRAIN AUTO CO 1042 Oak Street STUD'EBAKM The Great Independent