The Seattle Star Newspaper, March 15, 1920, Page 14

‘THE SEATTLE STAR 0 Automotive Exposition Opens With nerCrowdsandComplete its tntire Four-Story Building at FourthINEWTYPES |LIGHT PLANTS | ‘and Columbia Given Over to Auto CUTCOSTS| GAIN FAVOR Men for Full Week and All Branch ‘The new light Overland 4 models,| The Electric Autolite Corpora: which will create a distinet stir at) ton, a unit of The Willys Corpora . the automobile show, stand ax some-| 0" “i, manutacturing 4,000 em Seattle's 1920 Auto Show, visualizing the dreams of motor ky ectnoe tne Gases © automobile starting and Nght vital problems affecting the whole |'"* "¥* per aay wader a pro automotive industry and an effective | STM recently inaugurated. weapon against the high cost of Iv-| This enormous production ers and enthusiasts of many months, became 8) ing as tar as automobile operation| necessary by the tnereased demand today when the new show building at Fourth ave. |is concerned. for the AutoLite products. The , siti mney the company’s plants at Toledo an . pee Seren ae OF ® work of exponen Tne emcee se vem Fostoria, Ohio, and Poushkeepale modets is towards that simplifieation | of the various units that has result od in what the Overtand terms built: in servioe, That ta, the construction has been such as to make not only for low operating costs, but low New York, will be operated to their fullest capacities ¢uring the next twelve montha to keep pace with the current orders on the com) pany’s books, ent. to many had seemed an impossible feat was accom-/ by herculean effort, and the brand-new structure, color and filled with displays, is today the center in motoring circles and will remain so for the maintenance costs. This builtin! ‘The acquisition of the plant at service will keep cars in economical | poughkeepaie, formerly occupied by and uninterrupted use tn the hands | the Duesenberg Motors Corporation et owners. and the opening of the factory at Overland 4 by this process of stm! Fostoria, have made porsible this Plification of construction, has been | increase in production, At the pres | made lighter, ‘Thess Overland 4) models have been given better bal- ance especially thru the medium of three-point Triplex suspension which absorbs road shocks and jolts and saves the car from that racking chet] ent the combined Moor space of the Toledo and Poughkeepsie factories ts $65,000 square fect. The latter plant is being expanded to meet ad ditional requirements. | ’ weare oo heavily 6&8 tment care. In addition to manufacturing ternal; Thursday, oe This lighter weight and almost| starting and lghting systems for and commercial; Friday, Elks; perfect balance spells not only longer | Motor cara, the Electric Auto Lite Saturday, special features and | lies for the car and more riding com- | expects to produ 100 of the new ations} | state dealers. Jfort without sacrifice of strength or| Willy#Light electric Mehting and wil —— durability but {t means an increased | power planta for farms, country . Coyle and the show com page Aba angtiy a mileage on tires and less general) homes, rural schools churche yachts, ete, during dave set a new pace, one to attain again oe (Maintenance gost. part played by the tron hor ees Sey aren Oe Low maintenance means, also, less in commerce, this floor has a unique ar | WATCH YOUR ENGINE i of oars, trucks and . .|time lost in the use of the car by J interest. The big vehicles are tastily against &@ BACK) ronged, but pane Gisquine the |Keeping it out of repair shops and| When your engine mises, several | gold and blue, com-| im character tf their work. ‘The | sTester oar Uange at Ereater economy | parts of your car are being mubjeeted | to injurious strain. The gears are} Hable to chip, or even break, due to! the sudden pulls on the teeth when with 220 different) j.sson gleaned here is one of serv |thin ever before realised. Connid he real exhibits. , economical operation and ef. |¢red from every angie, the cost oft the truck and! ficiency. Overhead is a sky of blue, | C8 ownership today ts lest than it hand-painted | and around the walls are scenes of |W! ten year ago. Overland en-| cylinder mines and the engine mo actual photo trucks in actual service. |gineers believe, because of incr | mentarily slows down 1 the next transferred to canvas.) From this point the spectator | Mileage on gas, Increased tire mile | cylinder fires It's a hop and a walls are housed div| naturally turns to the second floar,|S#*, lower operating and mainte | jump process, with the result that a to the jetrained vibration occurs and the} at considerably more! the first one given over % passenger cars, Here are found the dieplay alone are | spectal pink and gold imperted representing worth of} ations, lining ceiling, watts and pfl- Not far away is a humble! lars. In this atmosphere of color model priced to meet | and spring are set the sparkling mod- tt ‘of the ordinary citi.|¢ls of the reason, under the brit nance costs and longer car life, pro dueed by this design | burden falls upon the gears, The ~——~wr | differential also suffers, and pa do the new and different car models.| other parts of the car. To prevent The show will continue for the| undue wear, in such a case, the car entire week, opening each day at 10| should immediately be repaired. & m. and closing at 10:30 p. m. Sat-| ~ aa | the show includes every.| tance of myriad lights. From the/urday night, after the final per) @nm one gallon of gasoline a new record was made when ap automo | from roadster to road builder.| "econ floor the spectator goes to | formance, the dealers will hold their single ~ vaiad car firm has | te third and fourth floors, each ajannual high jinks, marking the close| bile covered 34.4 miles in recent | teat at New Orleans, La. } pes | | | W af fiftecn cars, the largest |replica of the second, except forlot the week Olering in the exposition, | ~ | STRIKING SIMPLICITY SHOWN IN CLEVELAND Uyoperated motors are as are stripped chasees the exact method io which he car's mechanism works, These) Pe glass inserts cut into the sides }the pletone, etc. so that the mpec may watch the dear ehift, the operate, ete. _ features presented for the time are steamoprrated auto electric automobiles, and new models Quite a few We are wiso making their debut for, we first time; and of course al) the} im special drees and some itp everyday garb. | ; of colors, the artist can/ fhe fill at the show. In fact, will find there a lot of colors! he didn't know were in exist-| For instance, there is Tiffany Damascan blue, gunboat and so on. The wheels of the ghown form enother interesting Some are ordinary wood.) are disteel; some are disc; and) «prow much work is it to off and|takes the amount of his} cic has large off cups, which are wire—in all colors. grease the car?” will be the inquiry |time to ol) a pe. | project thru the cover and can be MAIN of many visitors at the display of “The doughboys driving trucks at/ oiled without removing the valve the North Coast Automobile Com-/the front for Uncle Sam didn't need | cover change and decided improve pany, showing the Cleveland Six at fancy dope cups.” continued Mr.| “Crawling on one’s back under this year ix the manner of the show. Smith, “The result has been that! neath the car is @ thing of the paet. the public. There are; The manager, Floyd Smith, will | dope cups have been entirely elims | Selfotling beartngs are used under- entrances, instead of one. The | Answer the above inquiries with the|nated on the ‘Cleveland Six.’ All/nenth the ‘Cleveland’ These bear Goor is entirety separate | following: “The development along | spring shackles and stvering connec:| ings were specified by the govern indi-|this line has been very marked. |tions are provided with large ofl|ment on most of the equipment The automobile manufacture «s\cups, and the owner can oil his| ordered during the latter montha of not consider the automobile owner|own car in five minutes, using an the war. The bearings are packed lazy, but the manufacturer has| ordinary oll can once a week. Even|in graphite before leaving the fac come to realize that the owner ap|the overhead valve mechanism of|tory and will not require replace preciates that type of car which|the motor, which ts completely enm|ment for several years.” The National Sexte AT THE SHOW You will be proud to sit behind the wheel of the National Sextet, for wherever you drive or park, the Sextet will attract admiring eyes and stamp you as a person of discriminating taste. You are cordially invited to visit our exhibit, Booth No. 15, or National Headquarters, 1024 East Pike street, where the Sextet models are on display for your inspection and approval. SHIELDS-LIVENGOOD MOTOR CO. “The All American House” the Chauncey Wrights Restau- ‘was presented to the show by Hazen J.| 8 display highly edu- for moter car drivers as as interesting. vr "The different booths on this floor separated by white picket fences, @ pleasing effect. Around Exhibits| DAY, MARCH 15, 1920, CHANDLER SIX Famous For Its Marvelous Motor pe The Chandler Chassis Is an Out- standing Feature Among the Exhibits at the Show The Chandler Display Will Include the Coupe, Dispatch and Touring Models. Third Floor---Space Four SEATTLE AUTOMOBILE SALES COMPANY 1101 E, Pike St. H. P, Grant, Manager Phone East 462 HE Seattle Branch of The Spreckels “Savage” Tire Company Sis pleased to announce that it has moved into commodious 4 new quarters at 918 East Pike Street, where the tire trade ‘will be assured of the prompt, efficient and courteous attention that is always a marked characteristic of “Savage” Service. ~" The individual consumer, who in the end is the judge of the - i yfnerits of a product, and with whom the final verdict must rest, has a set his seal of approval on the uniformly reliable performance of See o° Me “on the roads and highways of the Great Northwest. ire Wey 2 ¥\\ Because of the motoring public’s recognition of the sterling quality of “Savage” products and their approval A of the chosen policy of the House of Spreckels to make has been made necessary. We will be pleased to have you call on us in our SEATTLE BRANCH: 918 EAST.PIKi rae sae) \ yy $ PTA u CUSTOMER [itis