The Seattle Star Newspaper, November 11, 1925, Page 14

1 VAX fi v Se nm Roberts, president of the company. asa and from car trucd ks ree f EUROPE IS SLOW: American Production Away | cars an an factories e Ahead of Other Countries | put ot onty s : Scien European produ WASHINGTON, Nor. 11—The ae Wnited States and Canada, taken to- gether, produce a large majority of the world’s automobile supplies. GENUINE BALLOON _ RETREADING We wish to announce that we have installed a Balloon Re- treading Vulcanizer, which will produce a genuine all-weather balloon tire—an exact reproduc- tion of the original tire. bought We will give a new tire guar- antee with every retread: We can give this guarantee because we use only the best of material and the most compe- tent workmanship, We save you more than 50% of the original cost of the tire. our PRICES ON BALLOON RETREADING 292x440 42, 00 | ++ 13.00 | 81x5.25 aoe HIGH PRESSURE RETREADING 80x3% «.- B 550 | . 810.00 Sixt 9.00 14.00 2x4 9.50 - 17.00 54% 93x5 TWO STORES: PIKE STREET TIRE SHOP Pike St. at Boren Ave, Phone ELiot-7264 and 2195 STANDRING TIRE SHOP 500 Stewart St.—Times Square ELAot-8800 W, 0, STANDRING, Prop'r, ONE OF THE MOST COMPLETE SHOPS AND ONE OF THE PRETTIEST LINES take over the Seattle distribution of the new General Motors six. dau coupe, made especially for salesmen and physicians, with A. E. Feragen, sales manager, at the wheel. (6) The Westlake used car branch. gallon of gasoline. The company has a tester which sini one-twentieth of a gallon. ; here changed its name. N) iO; (7) Harry D. R. Knox Roberts Plant Built for Service, Says Austin: -|— FEW weeks ago the Oak land distributing agenc known as the Northwest Oak ‘land company, but circum stances compelled name. | These circumstances were the fact that one of the big- gest changes in the history | of the General Motors cor- poration Oakland factory had {taken place —the placing on | the market of an entirely new | automobile. This car, the name of which has not yet been announced, will be produced in the Oak-| ‘land factory, and sold by all | the present Oakland distribu- | tors along with the Oakland lline after the first of the | year. | Naturally, Harry D. Austin, man- ager of the local distributing agency, | points out, the lo sales branch |could not keep a name which foat | ured the Oakland car. So the firm name was changed to R. Knox Roberta Motors, after Mr. | Roberts, the company’s president. | SIX-STORY BUILDING This week's Star Automobile Row |tour was mado thru the R. Knox | Roberts Motors plant at 1000 1. Pike \st. The company's building, which they have ocotipied since 1923, con- tains four stories and two base- menta. almost 40,000 IN | i HARRY W. BANGERT ~ AUTOMOTIVE MANAGER Austin, For | ain it to dis-|1 card that and adopt a new! Their total floor space fj, Car Co., and handled by us, will also OF MOTOR CARS in Seattle can be (1) The Oakland landau sedan with Miss Victorene Wolfe of the cred | delivery and storage apace for ne | SELL USED CARS THE SATTLE Taal STAR mum Yy | er Tit | y, ¢® =(on THE SEATTLE oy ym STAR) hs y 1 I | 1a) y" iN My Mh , | (4) Micky Ringland, manager of the Oakland sales The Onkiand same line of ges, from its est of at and retall b have been handling it said Mr, Austin. ‘The company estabiighed in Jul: 16."" Tho plant is complete in every do tail. On tho main fi and salos room. Behind that ever is the she int $3,000,000 | equipment and used cars. Upstairs is tha department, and in the basement tho and servicing department, 4 rta| crease tho Dus pro AT WESTLAKE BRANCH Practically no used cars are| year," handled at the main plant. As soon as they are received by the company in a trade-in, they are sent down to the Westlake used car salen office, | at 307 Westlako avo. N, "The R. Knox Roberts Motors nas had a steady growth ever since it| Beliave waa first established in Seattle,” Mr Austin said. ‘So has our Portland | to branch, which was established at the samo time as this office wan opened, and 1s now almost as large. Our policy straight thru has been ‘service to the customer,’ This year moro than ever before we have a product that we are proud of. “Tho new General Motors car, to bo produced by the Onkland Motor Tho low to {noreasi manutfactr dealers wi GASOLINE Four Locations: Terry nnd Meroor Dearborn and Na seen at the MACHINE of the Onk cars and to prepare for the tremen. Muction of the now which will follow its being placed jon the market at the first of the| ‘BOOM EXPECTED DETROIT, Nov. 11 ting war of auto manufacturers has | given tinpetus to accessory business, | also eliminate a large number of extras usually This will furntsh auto aocessory Nothing Hise Like It 002 Pike Street—MAin-8107—Open All Night be DISTRIBUTORS TO SELL NEW G. M.C. CARS <<. Set , The company handles the Oakland cars and will soon (3) The beautiful Jan- (5) R. Kuox y miles it will run on a . Star Staff Photographers Knox Roberts Motors plant at 1000 Pike st. it de tment of the company. (2 perintendent, shows how the (8) George Bartch, mechanic, ) The main sales office of the motor concern. date methods of the shop go about repairing an auto, testing an Oakland car to determine how mai —Photos by Carter & B shop s plant. ley i . COACH OPERATION clase. among >» completely x-cylinder cars. 1s LY TESTED Douce BrRotHers SPEciat* TYPE-B SEDAN Observe the special equipment: balloon tires with steel disc wheels, nickeled radiator shell, front and rear bumpers, motometer with lock, windshield wiper, cowl lights, scuff plates and special body striping, now alxes posatble ral Motors ia being Invested in. new for the expanding capacity factories, both to in. tiow of the Oakland prod car | Then consider the sturdy and depend. able character of the car itself and you will understand why it is equally at- tractive to men and to women—and exceptionally attractive to both, WL.Eaten PAst-0313 Hast Pine at Summit Accessories Market Be Much Better The price out- or prices of autos will tend o the number of cara and| furnished by auto irers. ith a large market for their In Beattlo ALLEYS atirond and Charles ler