The Seattle Star Newspaper, August 4, 1923, Page 9

oa asst 3 ATURDAY t Ba, SR NEW BUICKS SHOW BIG IMPROVEMENT ) BUICK DEALERS a ee ceeenemeeiniii ee {Witness Display of New} 1924 Models | Thirty-three Buick dealers of Wentern Washington held a two-| jays’ conference with the officials f the Eldridge-Bulck Co. Wednes: | day and Thur of this week ile the 1924 oln were being lisplayed to the public in the w rooms Thirty-(1@ hundred Buick ALO mobiles have been allotted to Wast ington and Northern Idaho—the te ri covered by the Eldridge Buick Co. as distributors. This is nt greater than ar In at the Eldridge-Buick sal Tuesday Wednenday they divided into groups and night mo led to bectures ¢ Mechanical di tails of the new Harry Young and J At noon a luncheon was held at the | Yacht club and in the Afternoon business session at which plans were ma nd talke given by A, 8 Eldrid president, and G. A Purdy, district: manager. WedAes day evening the dealers, with thelr families ,went to the Metropolitan theater \Cadillac Co. Sets | Five New Records Five records haye |the Cadillac [the first |A. U. Widman, of manufacturing been beaten b: Motor Car company: ir six months of 1 Cadiilac’s manager LOANING AUTOS ——______________— HOLD SESSIONS, POOR PRACTICE Responsibility for Accidents Hard to Determine The misguided niotoriet with the kind heart who motor ear toa ft a species almost—but not quite—extinct. Such ts the dec laration of W, E. Delfel of the Seafth Automobile Sales compar al dis tributors for the Cleveland Six Judiciary committ f state lep islatures have been puszling their ponsibility f necticut Delfel, “the Airma advance th 116 In fot ho w The ome t be that of an automobile ary to per mit others to drive his car he imme diately assumes the employer, The driver is an employe and a» an employer he Wbility for position of # Assume connequences of accidental damage Most been willing to pla automobile owners have safe and keep | their cars under pretty close personal | surveillance, but if anyone is no sup évgenerous ax to loan his to a person who isn't willing to assume all responsibilities, it ts the opinion f the such @ case all property damage 4 curred by his car while p uded Mr LARGE INCREASE legislators that the owner in should stand good for d injury in- | out of hia} Delfel cone 1924 ' / OLDSMOBILE A PRODUCT OF GENERAL MOTORS IMMEDIATE DELIVERY AMERICA’S MOST POWERFUL CAR Call or Phone for Demonstration OLDSMOBILE MOTOR CO. TENTH AVENUE AT EAST PIKE of 19 Sales of Moon cars for the first | They’ve Just Arrived NEW SERIES PHONE EAST 0128 PAGE wv “m, ut Hi \ 1924 very significant, considerinp that the production of the automobile in ly all motor car manufacturers are” ses, very few will be 191% showing incrr i The largest day, week, month. six months 1923 show an in-| dustry as a whole has increased but| able to equal the increase a had: Seen ailibiuhed ents January IN MOON SALES sales for the same period of last| cording to figures published by the} The Moon Motor Car company Feel 4 }1, 1923 year, ucconting to Stewart McDon-| National Automobile Chamber of | ports that 50 per cent of its sales | Fisuren: § ON pe a AN esident of the Moon Motor | Commerce. are on enclosed models and that al- | The largest paym: of federal|about 2, motor cara and/Car | It is generally known that the|tho manufacturing facilities have ald for new roads during 1922 went|trucks were built during the first] This large increaso in sales is an| automobile business has been un-| been greatly increased, the company jto Texas, the Lone Star re-'six months of 1923. Thix is an in-| indication of the remarkable growth | usually good the past six months,|is behind in deliveries of thoss celving $5,915,046. crease of 191%, a# compared with in popularity of Moon cars and is says McDonald, and while practical- | models. 4 ies es he cSt at pot Swiss vchioe ae f Three of the new 1924 Buick models are shown here. Included {s a coupe, sedan and touring car. All of the new designs are being shown at the Eldridge Buick display rooms, H 802 E. Pike st. 4 In addition to pleasing revisions ; ——__——— ste ts to the bodies of these cars, many |™ favorable the, ITC | teen incorporate Inding the ex: | of¢ imports from Aus a4 “ tension of Buick external brakes t?| inauce a jarger importation of aus: {GOOD SHOWING! all four wheels, in da six cr tralian-made tires during the current | Telegraphic word received by! four-cylinder cars. © power of], | aphic ord oceived | ‘ pee ae - Ie vee ond tite © | “Pop” Eldridge from the Buick} e ny, . h t reed. 2a, | cory in Fit Michigan, recen | pris ern heribian sue nates ane pe | stated that 253,000 automobile en Com kuccenatio umeten tion Or thulasts have given approval to the e oth six and four engines is another | . - 1924 Buick line when the 14 new! iking “as nee noted. A ya models (10 sixes and 4 fours,, were tor with simple arrangement for shown to the public for the first! + ; quick Jeaet sedidatiast<e oocaaiaas ‘ fine Abgust ph ai Buick again creates a new stand- autor lubrication; new springs; ‘ That the local showing w d f f t fe ili nd heavier frames complete success is shown by % ae armel comite cuceae te chown, Oy te ard of car comfort, safety, utility t haremowsesig.a: Wa latey ia factory the number of 2673 as the : : : ‘ apes te 8 Na ey ie aft ww on nay, tale and beauty. And Buick again sign another, refinements and equip- here, according to the official count ; cana i 4 a “Pop” Eldridge had to do some 5 ment anather, Thru adoption of hustling to wet the ‘Bulck line here establishes a new dollar for dollar eS 4 Pe | to demonstrate on August 1 The . crankshaft, umuvaal_qulet In opere Pst ie catlaktaléamse by cxpre value for quality motor cars. : ion has been attained, wae ve and to make double-sure, one more element to the notable = oo lihiee bag 3 power, speed and smoothness of op- as thie word train that brought the : erat os attained without a single have to. But ment&® BUICK MOTOR COMPANY, FLINT, MICHIGAN saeritine ot. Eaie, Dee Gummer” is about hal PBR Division of General Motors Corporation . %: |] And the state “License” hi : 4 net te halt, mad "CARs Pioneer Builders of Valve-in-Head Motor Cars E t aropbed two.(2) cents’ a gallon, Branches in All Principal Cities—Dealers Everywhere ea : And “Rubber” has been reduced fifteen (15) per c | : AND | * STREET CAR FAR | | American Tires Are Sent! ‘aised” one (100) hun: Why, the thought Why should Have been dred per ¢ has occurred to me for America’s Export anybody be without a ca Into Northern Country | 80 - Z 2a |] I'M GONA HAVE A SALE | Australia is today, as it has been Comparative figures relating to| ONA BE A GOOD ONE ]) in the past, Americ export | LD D 72. x the importation of tires for motor | GOES THE PRICES market for motor cars, says Trade T } vehicles In New Zealand show a AND 8 | Commissioner J. W. Sanger in a re. ; , startling decrease from previous] oe ges iat dl 7 hat ier to the blah gr comers | ] years, according to & report to the || 1 will trade for “anything” tha t Imported from the United States ; e at of poe tain gral ‘Con. |} tradeable |in 1922 $23,000,000 worth of auto East Pike at Harvard East 0842 rk, Hathaway, at Welling |} ———HAVE YOU-. mobiles and parts, and is now buying | : |] Phonograph? Furniture? ]| from us 60 per cent of its motor ton, the: tot 2 crap! r n, the total value of the 1922 im- “4 Estate fo ae Sn Diamonds? Real Estate chaxsis, bodies, equipment and spare % ports being £478,280, a iittle over) pity in “Real E Se-]| parts from the United States. Aside - . figures for 1918, 1919 OF |} ited Mortgage pur Old Car? || from this, its imports of chassis from ‘ A a quarter of the 1920 im-|1 x4 matter what you have tof|the Canadian factories of American portation, but imports of American |} trade, Come and see manufacturers represent approx! IN made Up a much larger pro TERMS ma 20 per cent of {ts total pur portion of the total than in -192 DO YOU NEED “SPECIAL” cha Roughly speaking, one out ¢ following table shows the TERMS? ot three makes of American antries from which tires im OUR | cars are represented in Australia, in === ed during the last two y |] Specialty is doing something that {| one way or another | d the percentage of trade secured |] “the other fellow” can't. Come in}| American cars usually rank in| |! by the various countries |] and see us. We can get together. [| popularity in about the same order SIXES ¥ REGARDING CARS Jas they do in the United 5 : he deer i WE 1 The leading elght American Five Passenger Touring Seven Passenger Sedan [—————* # Hy Have the “largest” and most || this market represent upward of 40| $1295 $2285 ———$—$__—$ = } ried” assortment of “Used||per cent of Australia’s total pur-| es = Canada «” ever assembled by oné¢ || chases of motor vehicles of all kinds | Two Passenger Roadster Brougham Sedan SS — Australia man, under one roof. | from all sources: $1275 $2235 ————4 4 United Kingdom 9 105—CARS—105 | At the present time, with the] Five Passenger Sedan ———— SSS 1 FOR pound sterling at $4.60, American | e Four Passenger Coupe a ————— ta 5 pound ste , 60, Americ —— SS = r Belgium 1 | You to choose from, All makes || motor cars with either American or | SS $2095 $1995 ——J eS = a —_ |fand all models toadsters, || American-bullt bodies, sell for slight ——— = Fiye Passenger Double ‘Three Passenger Sport | S= <=> =e Coupes, Touring Cars and Sedans. ly less t thelr American SS = Service Sedan Roadster = —F ————4 . ane pide ‘ ice, Br king, the feat eS= $1 => == — America and France, it will be nine Gls fen of American’ caeW thet oor = = 695 $1675 EE SSS noted, largely increased their § cope |mend them strongly to the Austra- | =] — Seven Passenger Touring Four Passenger Sport Touring || ——J SSS reentage at the expense of Eng-|| Greatly reduced. In many ciate }) i104 buyer and which have enabled | —— —— $1565 $1725 | —— and and Australia. The drop in|] fully fifty (60) per cent ‘gd bi 4 them to so completely outdistance ESS => — ay Australian figures from 22% per || * dead one nh ae, oop, | | the Hnglish, Itallan and French cars, ES =| > ——— @'s ce 1921 to 7 per cent in 1922] | Yourself of a “car” long enough 4) 7 ie power, clearance and strong | FOURS [4 af 1 dite. to it failu || It ts “real” economy to own one nighn nd the many refinements | SS —— SS =—yi5 in ably die to the failure of springing, anc y refinements | : ; = the Australian tire manufacturers nowntsy ait Ww ed es ed "Tland conventences Included in the SS ive Bepenge: Nocriig Five Passenger Sedan = Bes to develop a satisfactory cord tire || ““* ‘M* ii RK a | equipment of moderate priced car $965 $1495 | — a the fact that new import cae, Rane gai oe ———— Two Passenger Roadster = ee ties were imposed in|} Wil (NOT last as bd Ae Yat | aire production in 1922 wan 96,- | t $035 Four Passenger Coupe Ss eg Januar Australia was placed i iy in phil ki set ay HILL | |240,000 while the number of per: | $1395 | — cae the general list, with tires from |} Wapnen. And do tt TODAY, || sons employed in motor vehicle and | Ee z- ‘ t country taxed per cent, Jallied ines numbered 2,431,400, ac. Arias 4:6. bidbalah Pweser tas pavierioesns sha hobo | & NY gainst a 10 per cent tax for Eng: | Open Evenings and Sundays jeording to Firestone statisticians, Dise Wheels optional, $25.00 net additional charge. — Fe lish and Canadian tires, A reciprocal | . mae areement hax now been arranged|| yy BHA WARNER INC. 41] early a quarter of the 100,000 : ete ki een New Zealand and Av Pnet nd ved | motor vehicles in Japan are trucks. ape — nyt 5 rw hich place’ Australia ures on a ! M s . " iia Lani al . MATA TA Sed MTHFR CONE RE h URN Ea , Hf is et VAG MCA UIMAL he AU a NH