The Seattle Star Newspaper, December 1, 1923, Page 13

ATTLE STAR 400 OAKLANDS A DAY Oakland Motor Car Co, has @ pre-e + production of 75,000 jcara for the present fiseal yours Out- | put will hardly be brought up to 200 y which is still behind salemy *, J. Nephler, sales mans eral wale ager. Figures for October were three: for the H Automobile com-|tmen larger than production guna Pany, according to an official un-|¢or October, 1 nouncement made at the administra-|/—____aiag tlon offices at Kokomo, Ind, a number of the loading simi He has been identified with the|turers of the country jn capachiie automobile industry for the past 15\ranging from retail dealer to fac. for the next year, and two direct fs, having been associated with | tor , | factory branches have been opened | ——— : - |by the Olds Motor Works, of Jans: | ] jing, Mich. Jot its new mo |NEW PUBLICITY MAN | | WITH “HUP” COMPANY |, 8, K. Burke, f GOVERNOR APTENDS GRID GAME IN BUICK. OLDS: FACTORY cova GROWS RAPIDLY i").°.0°2.5 trolt, Mix n appointed STAR AUTO IS ( MEETING FAVOR Producers Complete Near- | Record Month’s Output ‘The Star Motor Co, of California completed its first month's prod tion of 1924 models on Friday with a | Yolume very close, from & quantity | standpoint, to Its record manu’ ing month of last } mark of May w waa | due alone to material shortages, the | orders on hand at the factory in Oak: | land being greater on December 1) y since the | first Star car was produced in Oak. | land 14 months ago. | If percentage gains In business can | ram calling ivertiving mang ‘One Thousand Workmen| | Are Added to Payrolls More than 1,000 new employes | have added to the payroll, 496 | haye signed contracts les mand the anuouncement pr 1924, the factoty ex od that the payroll of | would be increased by bo accepted as a criterion, the pros pects awaiting tho 1924 Star are ex: | ceedingly rosy for dealers all over | the Pacific coast, | San Fr land and Sacramento dealers ha sont car requirement orders to Sal Ma Forrest Arnold of the West ern 3 ive offices, which are | more than double the quantity from the samo territorles during a like| period of immediately following the introduction of the models, | « request for 1924 cars Is| in excess of the sales | made in Western Washington for the comparative era of last year, Seat-| tle took eight times its er, | 1922, schedule, whereas Portland far outdid its previous best showing. An interesting fact, from a factory standpoint, is that its special touring | « model outsold the standard and lower priced touring car. This indication! of popularity hay convinced factory | officials at the Star plant that price ts not a main factor in the purctiase | of a motor car. & thousand men before the first of |the ye The demand for the new six hus been go great that this num-| |ber of new men was added by the | first of November, just one month Jafter production actually started on| the car, and two months before the ected ributors are reporting to the facory that they haye had hundreds leations for dealership con: and up to the fifteenth of the present month 496 had heen picked | from among the many ap {represent the compan: next year, The factory ment expecta t the number o: | dealers will be even more materially iner < the next six months. tribution facilities | the company ha rece! branches in phis, Tenn, and in Dallas, | Both of these branches will » |tensive territories under their imme | diate direction, and new dealers will | jbe added in those localities where |the Oldsmobile has had no previous rve ex would like to meet every Chevrolet owner in Seattle and tell them all about our efficient repair service department, and all prospect buyers, and tell them of the advantages of buying a Chevrolet from a DOWNTOWN CHEVROLET, AGENCY Westlake Chevrolet Co. GUY W. THOMPSON, Pres. Phone EL iot-4501 | representation. FACTORY WILL When Washington's two big educational institutions meas ured their prowess in the Stadium last week, one of the most | EUROPEANS NOT BETTER interested spectators was Gov. Louis F. Hart. While his relation to both schools required him to be impartial in his _ | rooting, the governor got lots of “kick popular impression that ; out of the game. He was taken to the stadium in a Buick as the guest of Jesse | abhi Russel, a friend of $0 years. Buick cars have been at the service of the Huskies and visiting teams all thru the season autom, Oakland Dealer Declares. ; : ————— . é : Supply Increasing uro. engineering js su jor to American engineering is not enti Justified, to Benjamin "e| FORD SERVICE GROWS nen. cROWS, WORKMEN ARE comics ‘sh STOCKHOLDERS ion of ¢ organization INDIAN CYCLE WINS motor trials held, Oc "We will soon be in pos has been rath sitios Syd Renner Secures Struc- ture for Manufactory 118-120 Westlake North nd ie due t demand for Ford Open Evenings and Sundays Till Christ; Ses mueereuert tone uueerereerTTOUNYEEVOPIVUDYDE TTT TesWVeYDEVUVTnVSvEITETT IYER lata leh EAA : ie Coast to Coast as : in High Gear! = (s : Crosep CAr COMFORT Equipped with a heater of exceptional capacity, and with doors and windows snugly weather-stripped, the Business Sedan is invitingly warm on the coldest days. arenes RIX aa . ‘ RAP LR Hac NEW ey af tos + YORK’, 4 ANGELES You discover, too, that the seat-backs are | perfectly tilted for maximum ease; that the seats themselves are generously deep and upholstered in blue Spanish leather of the finest quality. These impressions of interior comfort are further emphasized when the car gets under way, and you experience the admi- rable balance and buoyancy of the new spring suspension. New Oldsmobile Six demonstrates new degree of engine flexibility and motor car stamina The first car to cross the American continent in high gear! Driven by “Cannonball” Baker, holder of numerous road records, a new Olds. casts’ Sadkch Added ‘es &.-Fickeols 40,416. Gativersl Sul. Raney mobile Six (stock car with standard gear ratio) traveled 3,674 miles WL Eaton |toaay of spd Renner, former owner pur igprAa conceiv anc Sigs see Weather conasHOny Rain, snow, mud, WW, Lk At OFF Radia 1 Fen rock-strewn passes and washed-out roads were encountered. Grades FAST PINE AT SUMMIT PHONE FA st-0613 aay ‘ harper ranging from 5 to 17 per cent were negotiated. Yet, during this test, Paw eT bulld the car averaged 28.7 miles per gallon of gasoline. This run was planned to demonstrate the great flexibility and stamina a haa of the new Oldsmobile Six by subjecting the car to the most unreason- wait able driving conditions, The 12% days of the trip were equivalent to years of average driving. The fact that the car came through this gruelling test with only minar adjustments and no recourse to the emergency kit, is proof of the car's ability to give satisfaction in the hands of owners. See the new Oldsmobile Six at our showroom. CAR TAX RULING ene pee Oldsmobile Motor Co. j piece “department. By 1000 East Pike St EA st-0128 ¥ C a) ; WINS BY COMPARISON | OUTPUT PLANNED + $1035 1095 ~ a ” Prices $. 0. b, Lansing, tax