oc-plain-dealer 1922-08-12

Automobile Section LEADING NEWS VOL. XXVI—NO. 1 1923 MOTORS TO RIVAL EUROPE'S First New Racing Engine is Being Built in Los Angeles Banishing an impression that millions of automobile race enthusiasts throughout the United States and Europe that American automobile manufacturers had not contemplated competition with foreigners when the first 122 cubic inch displacement motors are to appear in 1923, Harry Miller, veteran of the industry and builder of many famous racing motors, announced from his plant in Los Angeles that he has started construction of the first of two motors, an "eight-in-a-row" design. His entrance in the Indianapolis race meet next year, when cars of this type will make their first appearance, was wired to Carl Fisher, of the Indianapolis speedway, and Miller was informed that his car would bear the numeral "one" as a tribute to his enterprise in making the first American entry. Indications in Los Angeles point to other constructive efforts being made along the same line by the Packard Motor Car Company and the Düsenberg interests which have New Buick Buyer Lauds His Machine New Buick cars are thicker than ever on Anaheim's streets, following the opening of the sale conducted by the Anaheim Auto Co., local distributors. The inclusion of brand new 1922 cars among the machines offered in the used car sale brought buyers galore to the handsome showrooms on South Los Angeles street. The larger proportion of the lookers went away with cars, too. One of the recent purchasers of these new 1922 cars said: "I heard about the Buick of course for a long time from my friends. I'd heard them talk about the valve-in-head feature and the power it gave, and so forth and so on. But it is only now when I have my own car that I really appreciate what Buick means in motordom. "I don't know much about the machinery of the Buick, or any other car, as yet. But my Buick gives me a peculiar feeling of altogetherness and reliability that I can't convey in words. In spite of its world of parts, one gets the impression that it really is a single structure, cooperation spelt in terms of mechanism. "I'm as proud of that car as I would be of a new member of the family." 457 Miles in Sealed High Gear by Durant A Durant four touring car performed a feat recently never accomplished by any other automobile. 0. K. CARR IN ROAD SAVING An invention which claims will save hundreds of dollars annually roads in Orange and has been patented by Omer County Motorcycle now one of the candidates. It is a governor, who the rolling speed rather gine-speed of the car, that if the governor is weighing with load no pounds and the speed s than 15 miles an hour will be caused. In other the speed of heavily lined says Carr, that causes rather than the weight Devices to regulate the motor only are claims, because the controlled by the condition etc. His governor does motor, but it does more says. Carr is so enthusiastic practical value of his that he claims the Stree few years require its use. Frank D. Shaw, of Stage Lines, is adding the device on the mark well known dealer of th Lexington Union Features All T. L. DeCew's stripe has been attracting sti His entrance in the Indianapolis race meet next year, when cars of this type will make their first appearance, was wired to Carl Fisher, of the Indianapolis speedway, and Miller was informed that his car would bear the numeral "one" as a tribute to his enterprise in making the first American entry. Indications in Los Angeles point to other constructive efforts being made along the same line by the Packard Motor Car Company and the Duisenberg interests, which have been so prominent in latter-day racing history, and announcements are expected to be made by those respective manufacturers within a short time. While Miller's announcement of his own plans may prove a surprise to race fans, they have nevertheless been under contemplation for some time, and actual construction will be under way within a very short time. Designs have been completed under his supervision, while the factory is full of interest as casts are being prepared for the work. The new cars will not differ in appearance materially from the general design of those now racing on the track, save that they will be smaller in every regard except wheelbase, which will remain the same, 104 inches. The frame will be narrower, 22 inches at its widest part, while the body will be 27 inches wide to accommodate the driver. No mechanic will be carried. Actual sizes for the motor are not yet decided upon, but the bore of 2 (Continued on Page Three) 457 Miles in Sealed High Gear by Durant A Durant four touring car performed a feat recently never accomplished by any other automobile, with run of 457 miles from Portland to Spokane was made in sealed high gear, in the remarkable time of 17½ hours, including the necessary stops for oil, gas, and food. Fred D. Halhn of Seattle was at the wheel for the entire trip, and his remarkable accomplishment is the talk of the entire northwest. This adds more laurels to the already long list of unusual Durant victories this season, including the trip in high gear in the San Bernardino mountains; opening the Lake Tahoe-Placerville road by Bud Bodell of Reno, driving a Durant four touring car; opening of the Snouqualmie Pass, Washington, by Colonel R. J. Faneuf and party, and the wonderful gasoline average being maintained by the Durant four durability car. A Durant six recently was the first car over the Goodyear cutoff on its own power to Sale Lake City, Utah, this season. Smiles are an investment that always bears interest much higher than the legal rate. Yes, There Is Pride In Owning a Really Reliable Motor Car Day after day the motor car plays an important part in business affairs. Punctuality is the greatest asset in business. Pride In Owning a Really Reliable Motor Car Day after day the motor car plays an important part in business affairs. Punctuality is the greatest asset in business appointments and the best aid to punctuality is a Studebaker Automobile On time is a watch word that Studebakers owners are proud of. Place that ORDER NOW Phone 550 for Demonstration Fullerton Anaheim Orange Harry D. Riley "A Safe Place to Buy Used Cars" AIN DEALER READING NEWSPAPER OF NORTHERN ORANGE COUNTY Anaheim, California., Satruday, August 12, 1922 O. K. CARR INVENTS ROAD SAVING DEVICE An invention which the inventor claims will save hundreds of thousands of dollars annually on upkeep of roads in Orange and other counties has been patented by O. K. Carr, former County Motorcycle officer, and now one of the candidates for shorthift. It is a governor, which regulates the rolling speed rather than the engine speed of the car. Carr claims that if the governor is put on trucks weighing with load not over 22,000 pounds and the speed set at not more than 15 miles an hour, no damage will be caused. In other words, it is the speed of heavily loaded vehicles, says Carr, that causes the damage rather than the weight in itself. Devices to regulate the speed of the motor only are defective, Carr claims, because the engine is controlled by the condition of the road, etc. His governor does control the motor, but it does more than that, he says. Carr is so enthusiastic about the practical value of his contrivance that he claims the State will in a few years require its use by law. Frank D. Shaw, of the Crown Stage Lines, is aiding Carr to put the device on the market, as he is a well known dealer of the county. Lexington Unique in Features All Its Own T. L. DeCew's stripped Lexington has been attracting still more attention. "LOW CAR PRICES CANNOT BE MAINTAINED": C. W. NASH Questioning whether the new low prices for cars can be continued, C. W. Nash said regarding cuts on Nash cars: "The dollar now has greater purchasing power in the automobile field than anywhere else. The quality of Nash cars has been steadily improved and in construction and performance they are the finest cars I have ever produced. In fact, at no previous time in the history of the industry has there been such great value offered at such low prices. Considering labor and material costs it is seriously questionable as to whether or not such low prices can be maintained. If ever there has been a buyers' market it is right now." COUNTY ACCEPTS COMPLETED ROADS Here are the principal county roads upon which improvements have been completed, accepted this week: The resurfacing of Bolsa boulevard from the Huntington Beach boulevard to Verano street and Verano no street from the Bolsa boulevard to Fifth street, in the Second Road District, completed by Wells & Bressler. The resurfacing of the Huntington Beach boulevard, in the Second Road district. The improvement of the County Park Road in the Fourth Road dist. AUTO FACTORIES IN COUNTY PREDICTION Two or three automobile factories in Orange county are foreseen by Bert C. Smith, formerly automobile editor for several years of the Los Angeles Times, who passed through Orange county yesterday. Smith, who now is an instructor at the University of Southern California, is as enthusiastic over the automobile business generally as he ever was while actively in the journalistic harnees. The development of factories in the county would follow, he said, the reduction in prices which competition was bringing in the trade. He foresaw the time when everybody could afford a machine, regardless of his or her means. Smith is convinced that the day of the 200 or 300 horse power motor is over and that manufacturers are all alike concentrating upon a car which possesses easy riding qualities and consequently does not deteriorate so rapidly. Steady, continued growth of the business is predicted by Smith. Dodge Winner Again On Trip in Mountains Another tourist has come back from Lake Tahoe, etc., voicing his satisfaction with the behavior of his Dodge. Sam P. Kraemer of Placentia told Charley Mann, distributor for Anaheim and vicinity, that he hadn't spent a cent for repairs on the trip and had enjoyed wonderful gas and... practical value of his contrivance that he claims the State will in a few years require its use by law. Frank D. Shaw, of the Crown Stage Lines, is aiding Carr to put the device on the market, as he is a well known dealer of the county. Lexington Unique in Features All Its Own T. L. DeCew's stripped Lexington has been attracting still more attention this week from brass-tacks purchasers who want to know what they are getting before they get it. The chassis, which stands in the showrooms on East Center street near No. Olive, shows exactly what the Lexington is and what it is not, so far as a glance can determine. Both the chassis and the complete car look all that are claimed for it. The famous Ansted motor, a frame that positively will not wave, under the most trying circumstances, the Moore multiple exhaust system and a dozen other unique features make this Lexington one car of a hundred. 2 Sub-Stations Opened By Altnow, Batteryman W. E. Altnow has had such a demand for his I. B. S. and Columbia batteries that he has been obliged to open two-substations, one in the Stanley garage in Placentia, and the other at the Yorba Linda garage in Yorba Linda to accommodate the demand. The proprietor of the Independent Battery Station, who had extensive battery experience in connection with his long war service, designed this I. B. S. battery himself and gives a strong guarantee with it. With the price reductions that have been put into effect sales have been steadily mounting, says Altnow. It takes a person without children to tell parents how they ought to be brought up. Here are the principal county roads upon which improvements have been completed, accepted this week: The resurfacing of Bolsa boulevard from the Huntington Beach boulevard to Verano street and Verano street from the Bolsa boulevard to Fifth street, in the Second Road District, completed by Wells & Bressler. The resurfacing of the Huntington Beach boulevard, in the Second Road district. The improvement of the County Park Road, in the Fourth Road district—completed by Graham Brothers & Bruce. The bid was awarded to Wm. M. Ledbetter for raising of the wooden bridge over the Santa Ana river on Adams street, and the raising of the concrete bridge over the Santa Ana river on Talbert road, in the Second Road district, prices being: Franklin Co. to Help Employee’s Inventions SYRACUSE, N. Y., Aug. 12.—Officials of the Franklin Automobile Co., announced through the factory newspaper that the company will lend every possible and to employees in perfecting their inventions. The company offers to make a contract with any employee to pay all expenses of obtaining a patent on his invention, perfecting it at the same time at the company's expense. The patent and all royalties go to the inventor in his own name subject only to free use by the company. The company, however, limits the scope of its offer to those new ideas and inventions which the company considers useful in its business and capable of being patented. The introduction of the Sugestion System in the Franklin factory in March of last year has greatly simulated the thoughts of Franklin workers along constructive lines, $7,600 in cash prizes having been distributed to employees in a single year for ideas tending to improve the quality of the Franklin car or to lower production costs without impairing quality. Dodge Winner Again On Trip in Mountains Another tourist has come back from Lake Tahoe, etc., voicing his satisfaction with the behavior of his Dodge. Sam P. Kraemer of Placeia told Charley Mann, distributor for Anaheim and vicinity, that he hadn't spent a cent for repairs on the trip and had enjoyed wonderful gms and oil milage. Kraemer has a roadster. He drove to Lake Tahoe via Bishop, which is the rough and difficult route. En route he passed dozens of cars that were finding trouble making the grades. Kraemer says the engine required remarkably little water at any time. The changes in design of all models of the Dodge are proving popular here, says Mann. They consist principally in the raising of the hood and radiator so as to produce a straighter line. The size of the rear axle also has been increased." RILEY'S RECENT SALES Harry D. Riley, Studebaker distributor for Northern Orange county, has sold a big six Studebaker speedster to F. C. Beecher of Stanton. Other purchasers include James C. Ralston of Yorba Linda, M. J. Long, of Fullerton, Mrs. Inez McKenzie of Orange, Louis Braman of Fullerton, Daniel Vine, of Fullerton, and A. R. Stickney, of Brea. Special Sale HIGH GRADE USED CARS Announcing A wholly New Special Sale HIGH GRADE USED CARS 1920 Nash Six Touring 1918 Re-Built Nash Touring 1922 Ford Sedan 1921 Ford Touring Car 1918 Buick 4 Touring 1917 Buick 6 Touring 1917 Overland 90 Touring Series 9-A Franklin Touring Series 9-B Franklin Sedan Type 53 Cadillac Touring All cars in good condition and guaranteed to be as represented. Will trade in your old car. Terms 12 monthly payments Bob White Company NASH FRANKLIN 332 W. Center St., Anaheim Phone 548 Announcing A wholly New l Buick principles refinements whi an event of na 14 Dist Astonish SIX CYLINDER MODELS 23-6-41—Tour.Sedan, 5 pass. 23-6-44—Roadster, 2 pass. 23-6-45—Touring, 5 pass. 23-6-47—Sedan, 5 pass. 23-6-48—Coupe, 4 pass. 23-6-49—Touring, 7 pass. 23-6-50—Sedan, 7 pass. All Price A Complete Used Car Dept. ANAHEIM Wm. Go ANAHEIM Buick Distributor When better automobiles Dealer ANGE COUNTY Automobile Section TWENTY-SEVENTH YEAR RIES IN PREDICTION mobile factories are foreseen by early automobile cars of the Los Angeles area passed through day. an instructor at Southern California over the auto-rally as he ever the journalistic of factories in Los Angeles, he said, the which competes the trade. He when everybody once, regardless of that the day of power motor is actuators are all upon a car which qualifies and deteriorate so growth of the by Smith. R Again Mountains as come back to, voicing his behavior of his owner of Placentia distributor for that he hadn'tairs on the trip disturbed their car and the railroad transportation. Cross-Continent Trip of Essex Record Yet Two years ago this month at midnight, two Essex stock cars, carrying United States mail, started out into the night, one from New York and the other from San Francisco, on their way across the continent. They passed each other near Council Bluffs, Iowa, and four days, 14 hours and 43 minutes after it left San Francisco the eastbound car deposited its mall in the New York postoffice. Thus was a new transcontinental record made. And this record still stands. Four Essex cars in all made this transcontinental trip in August, 1920, in an average time of 4 days, 21 hours and 32 minutes, a mark which likewise has never been equalled by any other car. Attention was turned to these transcontinental performers the other day by Essex Motors, when the question was raised as to whether or not automobiles could be pressed into use as fast transportation vehicles in case the nation-wide railroad strike should ever become a complete tie-up of railroad transportation. The run these Essex cars made, carrying mail, brings out forcibly the possibilities of passenger automobiles as fast transportation vehicles. Because of the performances of these cars and the lessons learned by the automobile industry during this trip, several improvements in motor car design have been possible. The performances were a striking illustration of the durability of today's automobiles, especially so in view of the announcement that all four of these Essex cars are still in daily service. EUROPE COPYING AMERICAN MACHINE PITTSBURG, Pa., Aug. 12.—Europe has been exceeded apparently by this country not only in producing but in designing automobiles, according to D. F. Crawford, president of the Westinghouse Union Battery Co., who has just returned from an extensive trip abroad made on behalf of the various Westinghouse Air Brake interests. Attending the session of the International Railway Congress is Rome as one of the accredited representatives of the United States government, Crawford subsequently visited the principal countries of Continental Europe and the British Isles. "The automotive industry abroad apparently is not flourishing as in the case of the United States," he said. "Our production is reaching new high water marks both in quantity produced and quality of the product. Since 1914, the European automobile designers have not made as much progress as formerly. In the early days of the automobile industry there was a decided tendency for us to look to European cars as models, but the present situation is entirely reversed, and continental designers are now adopting American refinements." "Industries here in all lines seem to be more stabilized and prosperous than abroad although foreign manufacturers are, generally speaking, on the road to improvement." Crawford reviewed the automobile situation in each country, remarking significantly that, while the conditions in the central empires were chaotic, "Germany is making the greatest advances and their motor..." The run these Essex cars made, carrying mail, brings out forcibly the possibilities of passenger automobiles as fast transportation vehicles. Because of the performancese of these cars and the lessons learned by the automobile industry during this trip, several improvements in motor car design have been possible. The performances were a striking illustration of the durability of today's automobiles, especially so in view of the announcement that all four of these Essex cars are still in daily service. They have been run an aggregate distance of more than 200,000 miles. Automobile merchants agree that any car withstands a more severe test in undergoing such a feat than the ordinary car receives during an entire life of hard usage. Transcontinental No. 1 was the car which made the fastest time. No. 2, running west, was second in 4 days, 19 hours and 17 minutes. No. 3, running east, made the 3347 miles in 4 days, 21 hours and 56 minutes and the fourth, starting from New York, reeled off her trip in 5 days, 6 hours and 13 minutes. The last two cars each started after the first two had finished, and their slower time was due to heavy rains they encountered, particularly in the Rocky mountain regions. The average time for the cars was 4 days, 21 hours and 32 minutes. The first car had to make more than 30 miles an hour, including stops, to finished as it did. Only four cars were used for the test. No. 1, the fastest car, which has been driven more than 50,000 miles, was in Galveston, Texas, not long ago, and Charles Newding, dealer there. a decided tendency for us to look to European cars as models, but the present situation is entirely reversed, and continental designers are now adopting American refinements. "Industries here in all lines seem to be more stabilized and prosperous than abroad although foreign manufacturers are generally speaking, on the road to improvement." Crawford reviewed the automobile situation in each country, remarking significantly that, while the conditions in the central empires were chaotic, "Germany is making the greatest advances and their motor car registration has reached the previous high water mark of 1914." TOWS BOATS By using a row boat motor rated at one and a half horse power to drive an aerial propeller on the stern of a boat a Frenchman has made it to four more boats carrying twenty passengers. To get much in the way of wages, you must do much in the way of work. had an opportunity of drive it on Galveston's famous racing beach. He reports that it worked splendidly at all speeds, even up to 65 miles an hour. No. 2 has gone more than 50,000 miles and has not yet even been overhouled. No. 3 has driven more than 65,00 miles and its motor parts were scarcely touched until last spring. The fourth car, owned by E. H. Carpenter of the Hudson Motor Car company, has travelled about 25,-000 miles. Announcing A wholly New line of cars built on time-tried quick principles but with improvements and efficiencies which make their introduction an event of nation-wide interest. 14 Distinctive Models Astonishing Values and Prices EX CYLINDER MODELS —Tour.Sedan, 5 pass. $1935 —Roadster, 2 pass. 1175 —Touring, 5 pass. 1195 —Sedan, 5 pass. 1985 —Coupe, 4 pass. 1895 —Touring, 7 pass. 1435 —Sedan, 7 pass. 2195 FOUR CYLINDER MODELS 23-6-54—Sport Road., 3 pass. $1625 23-6-55—Sport Tour., 4 pass. 1675 23-4-34—Roadster, 2 pass. 865 23-4-35—Touring, 5 pass. 885 23-4-36—Coupe, 3 pass. 1175 23-4-37—Sedan, 5 pass. 1395 23-4-38—Tour. Sedan, 5 pass. 1325 All Prices F.O.B. Flint, Michigan ANAHEIM AUTO CO. Wm. 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