Indianapolis Times, Volume 39, Number 91, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 August 1927 — Page 7

AUG. 24, 1927

AUTO FIRM IN NEW NOME ON N. CAPITOL AVE. Armacost-Studebaker Company Invites Public to Make Inspection. Invitatons have been Issued to the general public to inspect the new home of the Armacost-Studebaker Company, 440 N. Capitol Ave. The company has just recently moved into the new location whose most outstanding' advantage is that it is “under one roof.” More than 50,000 square feet of floor space makes the new home one of the largest and most complete agencies in the middle west. Salesrooms and general offices are included on the first floor and spacious desk facilities are provided on a mezzanine floor. A used car department, which rivals the first floor, in facilities for displaying models, occupies the entire second floor. The third floor is devoted to getting cars in shape for delivery and for general servicing work. Minor repair work will be done in the rear of the first floor. The parts department and repair shop is housed in the top floor. The building has been completely redecorated by the Armacost. Company. R. S. Armacost, company president, has been in business in Indianapolis for about two years when he took over a direct factory branch of the Studebaker Corporation here. H. B. Tait is general sales director, with Wade Cooper and H. W. Davis, assistants. W. O. Jeakle is service director and James Graham service manager. CRAWFORD IS NEW ENGINEER Chevrolet Announce Appointment of Local Man. O. E. Hunt, vice president in charge of engineering of the Chevrolet Motor Company, has announced appointment of J. M. Crawford, for thirty-one years an automotive .engineer, to the newly created position of assistant chief engineer of the Chevrolet Motor Company. Prior to joining the Chevrolet organization, Crawford was for six years chief engineer for a wellknown builder of medium-priced cars. His new position with Chevrolet, the largest manufacturer of gear shift cars in the world, is regarded in automotive circles as a distinct promotion growing out of his extensive, practical knowledge of motor car building.

I PIANOS iafbin on the circle tropes Records

• Payne’ Modem Electric • Tire Vulcanizing Service Mean* Real Ratlefactlon and Lowest Prices PAYNE S TIRE SERVICE .317 E. Mich. St. .

Tiger Foot Tires Hoosler Hi Power Batteries EAST PAYMENTS Indiana Wholesale Tire Cos. B*s N. Cap. KI ley 8871

GUARANTEE TIRE & RUBBER CO. Everything for the Car

for Less

I DLDTRAILSa ■ ~ '..N'mV.NA,,

Indianapolis Automobile Club Marlon Cos., Ine. 24-Hour Service / Free to Members DUEB $7.30 PER YEAR DREXEL 8770

BOWES PttntU Ap. 8, IM4 TIRE PATCH

SEAT COVERS Dress Up Your Car They protect upholstery and wearing apparel, too. Our salesmen will gladly, bring samples to your home for selection. Expert Trim Pepairs HABIG Quality SHOPS 103S N. MERIDIAN ST. Lincoln 8302 Lincoln 8303

Teach Drivers Bu WE A Service PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 3. The citizens’ safety committee is making this city safe from taxi drivers. A taxi college is in the making, wherein the aspiring taxi driver can learn all the tricks of hie trade, without cost. Five competent safety engineers are taking charge of the program, giving lessons every two weeks to the head drivers of taxi companies. These drivers, in turn, give lessons to the drivers on their staff.

Extra For Trucks Automobile club officials are combating truck owners in their effort to nullify the Wagy Bill in California, which Imposes a higher tax on heavier trucks and reduces the tax on light trucks, for use of highways.

Standard Models ( / 18-inch wheelbase ) Coach *1175 Sedan 1285 < i 27-inch wheelbase) Coach *1285 Sedan 1385 Custom-Built Models it 27-inch wheelbase) Brougham . . *1575 7-Pass. Phaeton 16*0 7-Pass. Sedan . . 1850 Allprices 1. o. b. Detroit. Plus war excise tax

R. V. LAW MOTOR CO. dm.w 1219-1225 N. MERIDIAN ST. MAIN 4082 —ASSOCIATE RETAIL DEALERS— P. B. SMITH AUTO CO. G. WININGS CO. J. A. MURPHY, INC. 450 N. Cap. Blvd. Lincoln 3603 3816 E. Waah. St. IKvington 3508 *l2* W. Waah. St. BElmont 29ut, OAKLEY MOTOR SALES CO. NORTH SIDE HUDSON-ESSEX CO. 1665 S. Meridian St. DRexel 4748 2441 Central Ave. RAndolph 3524-6008

G vLT rCNV .. like an arrw^from a|

BUICK >1928

Buick for 1928 gets away in traffic like an arrow from a bow! Watch the Buicks next time you drive downtown. See how easily they step out in front when the signal changes. And note how they give other cars the slip in the friendly rivalry of traffic. Truly amazing performance! But amazing only in comparison with other cars. For in every phase of performance Buick for 1928 is equally adept—in the ease with which it attains, and maintains,

Buick Motor Company Division of General Motor* Corporation—lndianapolis Branch Meridian at Thirteenth Street

Central Buiek Cos. 2917-2919 Central Avenue

Thornburg-Lewis Motor Cos. 1302-14 East Washington Btreet

WHEN BETTER AUTOMOBILES ARE BUILT, BUICK WII? RiTim

NEW GHRYSLERS RIDE SMOOTHLY Rubber Spring Mounting Eliminates Bumps. “One of the many features that have been the subject of widespread comment since introduction of the “Illustrious New Chrysler 72” a few days ago is the degree of riding ease enjoyed,” says C. H. Wallerich. "Chrysler engineers explain that this enhanced passenger comfort is due in large part to an ingenious device in the form of a rubber spring mounting whkih they perfected for their Imperial ‘Bo’ model the quality leader of the Chrysler line, and which is incorporated in

T henew high compression antiknock Hudson motor uses any Gasoline. ■* --* and turns waste heat to power Special high-compression fuels were developed to eliminate spark-knock, ping and roughness. What these special fuels have sought, Hudson, through an exclusive new companion invention to the Super-Six principle, obtains from ordinary gasoline. You fill your tank anywhere. Ami you save money on every filling. It makes Hudson the most economical car per pound weight in the world.

alii seven body types of the new ‘72’ model. “Shock insulation by means of rubber spring mountings has heretofore been available only In cars of the highest luxury class, and the Illustrious New ‘72’ is its pioneer in the popular price field. "Chrysler engineers rate the rubberspring mounting of the ‘72’ and the Imperial ‘Bo’ as the crowning achievement in vehicle suspension and shock absorption.” willyshrY IS PROSPERING Profits of $5,238,053 Made in Six Months. TOLEDO, 0., Aug. 24.—Net profits of Willys-Overland, Inc., manufacturers of Willys-Knight and

the highest speeds—in the way it breasts the steepest hills—and in the way it ignores sand, deep mud and rough going. Every day, in every city in the land, Buick for 1928 is demonstrating the superiority of the famous Buick Valve-ih-Head engine—the engine that is vibrationless beyond belief. You cannot say you know the full meaning of “performance” until you’ve driven a Buick for 1928. The nearest Buick dealer will gladly arrange a trial.

Jno. A. Boyd Motor Cos. Illinois and Vermont Street!

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

Whippet automobiles, for the first six months of the year were $5,238,053.71, after deductions for federal income tax, according to John N Willys, president. Results of operations for the first half year are highly satisfactory, Willys reports. Sales totalling 123665 cars compare with 98,000 for the same period lasi, year and exceed any previous six months’ operations. In spite of this large incret-so in sales, merchandise inventories of $21,058,236.65 on June 30, 1927, compare with $33,556,113.26 at the same time last year, a reduction of $12,497,883.41. Rigid control of Inventory and economy in operation have com-

The WORLD’S LARGEST BUILDER OF GEAR-SHIFT TRUCKS

CALIFORNIA TOPS Roadster For Fords or Chevrolet t Closed Car Comfort and Appearance at These Low Prices Distributors SWISSHELM & PARKER 542-44-46 E. Wash. MAin 4730 Dealers Wanted—Open 6 A. M. to Midnight

*The World's Lowest Ton-Mile Cost

I Tens of thousands of users have learned by actual comparison that Chevrolet provides the lowest ton-mile cost* in the history of the commercial car industry! This matchless economy is due to advanced modem design i . . extremely low operation and maintenance costs . . exceptionally slow depreciation * • . and the most amazing price ever placed on a modern, gear-shift truck—a combination of economy features found in no other J?! htTmL commercial car in the world. I J S 1 SSL Whether you operate one or many trucks* come to our L J? Igif salesroom and leam for yourself how Chevrolet is designed “ (In' j|jli| * and built to save you money. Note the advanced, modern \j\ jff&j Isl i \Mm engineering—typified by a powerful valve-in-he?.d motor* Mrej li JjfjrlE -with three-speed transmission and sturdy single-plate disci clutch. Mark the rugged, quality construction throughout; jjp\{ I ts heavy channel steel frame —massive banjo-type rear axle ~ \ li't 111 1 fffj&k —long, extra-leaved, heavy steel springs, set parallel to the J 1 j frame. Go for a trial load demonstration —and see how 7sTl ®B 9 perfectly Chevrolet meets your own haulage requirements. I j Kiv Then examine the amazing economy records made by I Si | | 'V If you do that, the next truck you buy will be a Chevrolet! porting a (on ofmaterial one mil. Truck *395

Marion Chevrolet Cos. ’ Hare Chevrolet Cos. Meridian at Eleventh 540 East Washington Street Jones-Whitaker Chevrolet Cos. 345 North Capitol Avenue

bined with a smooth flow of sales to produce a financial position which is not only a source of strength for current operations, but n sound fortification in the event of any unusual competitive activity. BELL BUYS AGENCY Sanford Firm, Dodge Auto Dealers, Purchased. T. A. Bell, former Dodge Brothers district representative for Indiana, has purchased the stock of the B. L. Sanford Company, local dealers for

for Economical Transportation

Dodge Brothers automobiles and Graham Brothers trucks, and becomes president of that company. For the past year and a half Bell has been the Dodge Brothers dealer at Wilkesbarre, Pa. With anew line of four-cylinder passenger cars at new low prices together with the Dodge Brothers senior Sixes, the Sanford Company now offers a complete line of cars, Bell said.

24 HOUR ! jS al^ i® MM ji | ujlolll Cost No More KENWOOD TIRE CO. MAin 4114 927 N. Capitol

PAGE 7

HUNGARY AT LIBERTY, Inter-Allied Military Control Commission Withdrawn. By United. Press GENEVA, Aug. 24.—Withdrawal of the inter-allied military control commission from Hungary has been decided upon by the council of ambassadors, the League of Nations has been officially informed.