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About The Klamath news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1923-1942 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 26, 1926)
The Klamath I Section Two Development Section Two Automobile United Neva and United Press Telegraph Services Vol. 8, No. 238 Price Five Cent KLAMATH FALLS, ORE., SUNDAY, SEPfEMBER 26, 1926' (Every Morning Except Monday) ' OVERLAND SIX AND WHIPPET IN LOWEST CUT Fr , JSTEEL BODY'S men jviiiv "ii uu Plica Reduction Place Manu facturer in Second Place Among Four Leading Auto . Builders of Country. fltwculatlve Imprests llisldo Ihu motor cr Industry, cmmnlliig on Ihs pries reduction! mails by.Wlllya Ovsrland liat week on l.otli Ihu Overland sis mid I ho new Wlilppnt. ires (hat It preaasoa a movo on llio pari ol tbs Tolodo manufacturer tu stsjs lata lecond place amonit I ho tour leading autoinohllo bulMtrs In tola country, deluding Ford In thin consideration. At the prosont tlma the bid l lw twtta Wlltys-Overlsnd, HuilsnnKs. ro Dod llruthsrs and Onnornl Motors, with no great dllfervme separating tho f I rat three of these four. , - Tho Toledo company Is In an ex ceptionally good poalllon to make a strong bid tor this Important place Production ranked fourth for 1925. excluding Ford. The capital struc ture of the Willys-Overland urr.su UatloQ ranked second, excluding Ford and Ueneral Motors and the Toledo company held the samo po alllon as It related to working cap llal: The plant Investment la low. which la an Important advantage at the elan of a atrenuoua sales cam paign. Karnlngs for the first half of this year hava boon satisfactory, despite the fact that within the past eighteen months the organltatlun ha put four entlrnly new models on tha market. The entire devel opment costs tor Iho two now mod els Introduced In 1926 were written off In that year. ' All ot (ha four new modala hao net with a highly sattsfsctory- re ception and tho monthly sales vol umes have held up la a atrong man ner so that any move which might be made at the present time would be based on a strong foundation. The sales record ot (he Whippet, the European type light car which waa Introduced In June of this year, baa broken 'all previous sales arhlevmenls for a new model In Ita first few months, and the position occupied In the light car field Ly this automobile la exceptionally atrong. The Overland alx stepped Into second place among all light sixes In Its f'rst year of production, and la holding Ita position In a stroug manner thla year. Dealer representation throughout In addition to the engineering and experimental forcea ot the llulrk Motor company, s large service en glnoerlng stuff l also maintained. This staff plays an Importunt part In keeping llnlck cam abreast of public requirements, - The service engineering staff keeps In pernonul touch with all the large branches, distributors and dealers. These In turn keep a constant .chock on all their sub-dealers and service clinics are constantly being held throughout the country. In this way tho service engineers carry accurate data to the engineer ing deparemenl. keeping them In formed as to the operation ot more than n million llnlck cars In the hand! of owners. The work done by this dipartment accounts In a largo measure for tho constant Improve ment In Ilulrk models from year to year. This department, in cu-operutlon with the engineering and experimen tal department, Is continually search ing lor Iho things which could be made better. Much of the work done to Improve the llnlck car la a direct result of this department's activity. 'Stanley Smith Gives Real ! Demonitration in His . Salesroom Whippet Speeds Over Pacific Highway With Great Ease ' ' ' ' " ' When automobiles are stored or otherwise Idle for considerable perl ods, engine rorroston cati be prevent ed In a measure by an application of castor oil. Iho country hss been materially strengthened during the past several months largely became of tho com plete scope of tho Willys-Overland line, which now covers better than DO per cent of the en tiro price range In the Industry. It has been known' for some time that Willys-Overland have been making rapid advances in the equip ment of new plants to take raro of a materially enlarged output and that the present equipment Is tha most modern . that engineering de sign can afford. - The success of the Willys-Knight "70" which was Introduced In Jan nary of this year, has been one ot the outstanding features of tho au tomobile year, and this car, coupled with the Willys-Knight great six Is furnishing a strong entry In the qunlity car field. With this atrong line, plus the manufacturing and financial strength of tho organization. Willys-Ovorland can ho looked upon at the present timo as being In a poslllcn toforce the Issue toward any goal to which It mny be aiming. Values such aa those which are being offered In the new pricea Just established by Willys-Overland should be a strong torce at the present time. j One of the most spectacular aud I Interesting demonstrations seen oaj Han Francisco's auto row for some I (line Is being made by Stanley W. j i Smith, Inc., Iludson-Kssex dlstrlbut-j ors for Northern California, to prove j i tho claim that the new Kssox slX roach body, all of ateel. Is as "rigid as a steel building." ! In tho display room window, one I of Iho new all-steel bodies hss boon j placed, and ou top of It more than' three tons of stool beams. The ex act weight of the beama la 6142 j pounds. Despite this terrific weight, there Is absolutely no distortion of ihu body, and the doors open and I closo freely white sustaining the I heavy burden. I "It Is our contention." said Htan-( ' ley Hmlih. "that there la no automo-. I bile body mnde at auy price what-' j ever that it more solid, rigid and ; slrstii-proof thau the all-steel llud- son and Ksrx coaches. j "Twenty years or merchandising automobiles has taught me that when! you make a atatement It is Just as ! well to prove It, and that Is the pur I poso of the demonstration we are making with this steel body. j "A child can aee and understand that a bolted and riveted body of , steel which is capablo of sustaining more than three tone of weight j without even affecting the free open I lug ot the doors. Is Just aa near aquawk and rattle proof aa It la pos I slble to make It, to say nothing of I the great aufety factors. ' "In the new Ksscx equal quality J has been the rule In every detail. Any examination of detaila In body and chassis must reveal the superior fashion' In which this six-cylinder car at a popular price Is built. Plate glass la used throughout Instead of j ordinary glass, which Is used In j many cars coating much more. The j Ksscx has a genuine walnut steering i wheel, a four blade fan, roller valve lappets Instead of tho ordinary I mushroom type, silent chain front ! end drive, over-strength frames and i axles. Gasoline la strained, air Is filtered aud oil kept free from dirt by features of Iludson-Kssex design i without the need of oxtra accessor j lea. I "A $10,000,000 Investment In a body plant waa added to the already great resources devoted to the Ks scx to make tho new all-steel Hssex coach possible at Ita extremely low price. , 5- l ft VI 1 yL. PONTIAC NOW SEEMS CHIEF ; ; OF ALL SIXES I Named in Honor of Celebrates) Indian Chief, the Car Bav I comes One of Most Popular Says Klamath Dealer. ''; I The accompanying cut shows the following sealed ou the running bosrd ot s Whippet cos. Jut Urett. Klamath Falls dealer for Overland Kulghl Sales company: Miss II. A. Francel, coast manager L'nlted States AdvertUlug ' company. Sail Francisco, and -Mrs. Lvnn Zlmnior- Methods Changed Graphited Joints In Lubrication Keep Heat Out man. advertising manager of Kla.n- made, but then the visitor Is an cx utb News. pert at the wheel and Is considered Miss France! tr rived In this city cne of the best drivers on the Pac Wednesduy. driving a Whippet, the iflc coast. She was enroute to. trip having been made from Oak-! Moscow. Idaho, to enjoy a visit' land without any trouble whatever . with her father and mother, and j lo the engine or tires. The car tunc- advices received here yesterday were; tloned perfectly and a record was to the effect that she reached her . j.. .1-- without mishap. Since Us Introduction the Pontlae j Six has been known as the "chief of : the sixes." Named in honor of one ' cf the most celebrated Indian chiefs the country has ever known, this . : car, according to Ray Anderson of , . tho R. R. R. garage, local dealer for the Pontlae six, has become one , of tbe most popular motor vehicles with the aborlginees. . t "When Chief White Horse Kagle (t the Osages was In San Francisco recently he praised the Pontlae fir Its stamina and performance nM declared that the Indians as a whole greatly appreciated the honor be stowed upon them by the Oakland Motor Car company when this great manufacturing concern named one (Continued oe Page Three) Lubrication methods for chassis are changing rapidly, says the Na tional Petroleum News. Chassis lubricators are being built Into au-' tomobides and made to work sue-' cessfully. ; The plunger system eliminates ex pensive greasing operations. Dilu tion removers for motor oils have been objects of scientific experi ments for five years, and some of them are now measurably efficient. Where pipes which are subjected to a great beat are Joined together, or where a threaded part such as s spark plug is screwed into another aud then subjected to a great beat, the threads should be coated with a I graphite grease. If this is not done Ine parts are, liable to fUAe together so that they cannot be unscrewed again. The graphite, which will stand an in-: tense heat, will prevent this. The slate of Alagas, Braxll, is When the car is sufficiently dirty building the most important etitomo-jto use soap be sure it is the regula blln highway 'it has 'al'mnplod In Hon automobile soap nniTrfee from recent years. . alkali. AS RIGID AS A STEEL BUILDING A f . The ateel used in the New Essex Coach steel body is the same quality and gauge used in cars costing 4000 and upward. oi SOJiinuk!Ride tvitt ivin lfbu Acme Motor Company 400 South Sixth Street Phone 680 I BIG business speaks to big business through The President 3 Studc bukcr Big Six Custom Sedan for seven. It is a sedan of commanding beauty designed expressly for men in com mand of affairs powered with the quiet Studebaker L-head motor famed for 100,000-mile service and dow ered with those custom details which place it in the company of costly custom creations. Yet The President is moderately priced thanks to Studebaker One-Profit, facilities. The President '2245 . . h. fafftrjr, fully tquipptj, indu.lhtt, . dist u btthy 4-nl'trl brakts aiij nv-Jraft until jtiti winJ shnld Qsclmivilj DUNHAM AUTO COMPANY 403 S. Sixth St. Thone 52-W STUDEBAKER Auto Accidents Are Increasing The news reports over: a short period show auto ac cidents, occasioned by de fective brakes and other cont -o" parts, are increase? at an alarming rate. Have us check . these parts for you and make tha ' corrections before you get in a jam that will ' not only but involve you in damages.' Complete Motor Repair Machine Shop , TEMPLAR Gd.ib. 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