Indianapolis Times, Volume 42, Number 240, Indianapolis, Marion County, 14 February 1931 — Page 19

FEB. 14, 1951.

COLORED TIRES ' LATEST STYLE i Method of Tinting Rubber to Match Cars Devised. Mv SEA Service DETROIT, Feb. 14.-In this day j of color harmony in automobiles,: where the upholstery must match j the woodwork and the paint Job must be a perfect blending of col- j ors, the only eyesore detracting from the ensemble has been the 1 tire. But we're now to have colored: tires which will match car bodies, according to a rubber manufacturer j here. Rubber manufacturers and dye men have been working together i for years to find a suitable color- I ing for rubber which would not pack 1 and which would prove satisfactory in all cases. Inorganic colors have been used successfully for years, but their use In rubber tires is not practical. The present method of coloring has not been made public, but it is understood that the colors are passed through a colloid mill which reduces the particles to a minute size. These tiny particles of color are treated with rubber latex and subsequently milled in such a manner that the latex forms a protective Aim around each particle, and so prevents spottiness. FIX fees' by weight Thirteen States, However, Set License Costs by Horse Power. Weight is used as the basis of Axing registration fees in twenty ■states, while horse power is the basis in thirteen states. Other standards are cost of the car, value and cubic inches displacement. The aluminum bronze valve seats In the Marmon Sixteen engine are placed permanently in position by heating the cylinder head to 600 degrees Fahrenheit and Atting the seat* under slight pressure. Contraction of the cylinder head’ when cooling welds the two metals.

Ov J -P, yjt T hXJCpL' BUY QUALITY +A BIG SIX, priced like a four l *A POWERFUL EIGHT . . . *A BRILLIAXT KMGHT . . crr> • .. _ __ Finer quality, larger bodies, greater comfort and impressive new savings The new Willy s cars are the outstanding achievements in Willys-Overland’s twenty-four years of building quality automobiles . . . Greater beauty through modem lines of # i lowness and grace, and rich color harmonies . . . Greater roominess through longer wheelbase, increased overall length, and 58!4-inch tread . . . Greater comfort through deeper cushions, wider seats, longer springs, four hvtt ML fIHF winy. Si* ll ; ; ; $495 to 850 draulic shock eliminators ... Greater safety through new Willy. Vi ton chmsd. 395 ZB A B willy. ivi ton chwb .... 595 duo-servo internal expanding four-wheel brakes —and. MtL W~W Willy. Eight 995 to 1095 AXD UP f.o.b. Toledo Willy*. Knight .... 1*95 to 1195 at slight extra cost, safety glass all around .. . Improved transmissions, quieter in operation . . . Speed range be6AFETY GLASS AV AILABLE IX ALL MODELS tween 70 and 80 miles an hour .. . Substantial savings; IN EVERY WINDOW , . , . , . some models are § <OO less than last year s similar types. 3 rwjy WILLY S CWlb The I. Boyd Huffman Motor Cos. j 833-837 N. Meridian St. Distributor LlllColll 3575 Liberty Auto Sales j 3209 E. Washington St.

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A slight lapse of carefulness in driving and a tragedy like this may result. It happened near Lawrence, Kan., and Involved two cars and a large passenger bus. Three people lost their lives and several were injured severely. Gasoline tanks of the cars caught Are after the crash, adding to the grewsomeness of the scene.

SALES DIVISION FORMED Chrysler Products Other Than Cars Handled by Amplex Firm. The last year witnessed the formation of anew division of the Chrysler Corporation, the Amplex Manufacturing Company. This company was formed to handle the sale of all products other than Anished passenger cars and trucks pioneered and dev- \oped by the Chrysler Corporation. E. S. Chapman is president and general manager. At the present time sales activities are being concentrated on Chrysler marine engines. Chrysler Industrial motors, and Chrysler Oilite bronze bearing and bushing material. As products, now in process of experimentation, are perfected they will be offered to the public by the Amplex division. The bore of the new Essex SuperSix motor has been increased to 8% inches and the stroke increased to 4Vi inches.

SHOWS SELL CARS Business Increases From Local Auto Exhibitions. Show buying of cars is a considerable factor in the higher schedules. Not only the national expositions, but local shows, such as those in Philadelphia, Cleveland, St. Louis, Milwaukee, Indianapolis, San Francisco and Los Angeles have unleashed purchasing power. One of the effects of the heavy show buying, as it is estimated here, has been to reverse the positions of dealer and manufacturer. But a few months ago it was difficult to get dealers to carry full lines of models. Now the factory sales executive frequently is forced to suggest a compromise on a limited commitment. Each of the 200-horse power of the new Marmon Sixteen engine has only thirty-Ave pounds of car weight to pull.

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USE AIRPLANE METALS Franklin Employs Aluminum Cylinder Heads, Other Innovations. One of the most notable tie-ups the 1931 Franklin lias with the airplane Is the wide use of typically airplane metals. Like most advanced aircraft engines, the new Franklin power plant employs an aluminum cylinder head, valve seats of bronze and connecting rods of duralumin. Use of the latter metal saves a full pound over steel for each connecting rod. Four States Ban Hitch-Hiking Maine, New Jersey, Minnesota, and Wisconsin have enacled statutes making it a misdemeanor to stand in the highway and solicit rides In an automobile. The Marmon Motor Car Company, established in 1851 for the manufacture of milling equipment, this year celebrates its eightieth anniversary as a builder of precision machinery.

UPWARD TREND IS INDICATED / Increased Productwn and Sales Expected. Detailed reports from factories and dealers Indicate an expected upward trend in production and sales of automobiles. The Dodge Brothers Corporation, for instance, announces that there has been a steady increase in employment at its plants and that in December total shipments of passenger cars exceeded November shipments by 129.2 per cent. The Graham-Paige Motors Corporation has increas ;d its production schedule and taken on more employes. A total of 2,130 plant workers now are employed at the Detroit factory and the body plant at Wayne, representing an increase of 400 men during January Cord production has reached twenty-Ave front-drive cars daily and will be Increased to Afty cars this month, according to R. H. Faulkner, president. Sales by dealers to consumers in the New York zone of the Bui:k Motor Company during January were 903 cars, as compared with 792 a year ago. Deliveries last month by the Glidden Buick Corporation topped the best previous January, that of 1926, by 10 per cent and surpassed January, 1930, by 37 per cent. FREIGHT BILL IS HUGE Buick Pays Large Sum to Railroad Companies. Average annual freight bill paid by the Buick Motor Company is in excess of $5,000,000, and ranks this great motor company as one of the best customers of the country’s railroad systems. The 200-horse power power plant of the Marmon Sixteen, complete with the exception of the transmission, weighs only 930 pounds, which gives the unusually low ratio of 4.65 pounds of engine weight to each horsepower developed.

Auto Show Exhibitors PASSENGER CAR EXHIBITORS The Baxter Cos. Studebaker Buick Motor Cos. Buick-Marquette Burke-Cadillac Cos. Cadillac-La Salle Capitol Motors Cos. Hupmobile Chevrolet Motor Cos. Chevrolet Chillson Sales Cos. Pierce-Arrow Citizens Motor Car Cos. Packard Ford Motor Cos. Ford-Lincoln Graham-Paige of Indiana. Inc. Graham I. Boyd Huffman Motor Cos. Willys Knight-Willys Six Hutchison Automobile Cos. Franklin Jones & Maley, Inc. De Soto Lathrop-Moyer Cos. Oldsmobile R. V. Law Motor Cos. Hudson-Essex Marmon Motor Car Cos. Marmon-Marmon Roosevelt Reo Indiana Sales, Inc. Reo Robinson-Thompson, Inc. Oakland-Pontiac J. C. Scanlan Cos. Dodge Brothers E. L. Shaver Cos. Nash Stutz Motor Car Cos. Stutz Updyke Auto Cos. Auburn-Cord Carl H. Wallerich, Inc. Chryslcr-Plymouth COMMERCIAL CAR EXHIBITORS Chevrolet Motor Cos. Chevrolet Ford Motor Cos. Ford Martin Truck Cos. Stewart J. C. Scanlan Cos. Dodge Brothers ACCESSORY EXHIBITORS Allied Truck Equipment Cos. William H. Block Cos. Gasoline Equipment Cos. g. p, Chaskel. Guarantee Tire & Rubber Cos. Gregory & Appel. Indiana Wheel & Rim Cos. Harwen Products Corp. Milrick Products Corp. (new york city) National Auto Trunk Cos. Moore Products Cos. State Auto Insurance Assn, cbloomington, ind.>

Severe Tests for Brakes Flexible connections for hydraulic brake systems are tested at 3,000 pounds pressure, during a period of four minutes, before installation in Graham cars. The pressure in service is 150 to 200 pounds.

EIGHT f $-CiPaj&enger ) teintnn X Itp Coupe u tilt zßumbU of*a4 t eo s popularity at the automobile show is a reflection of Reo s success throughout the country. Vour inspection of the Reo-RovaSe and the two new Flying Clouds should hy all means include tbe special, supplementary display at our salesroom. It is open evening during show week until ten o clorh. REO FLYI NO CLOUDS an CMjfit ami a Sol tear TA# 5 dftdan < 4. 2-cJattenger Go ufte utilt cjlumblm cJecti Xtciorta See the New Reo at the Auto Show REO INDIANA SALES l (INCORPORATED) J ’C 919 N. Meridian St. J V._ U- 4341 V

Sun-Visors Are Featured Sun-visors concealed within the roof of the driving compartment are a unique and practical development featured in the new Series “H" and “U” Hupmobiles displayed at this year’s automobile shows.

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SAFETY DEVICES AID TO DRIVER Official Enumerates Number of Improvements. Today the weakest part of the moving vehicle is the driver, and most accidents occur because he fails to co-ordinate. Paul G. Hoffman. member of the street traffic committee of the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce and vice-president of the Studebaker Corporation of America, declared in \ a recent statement. Asserting that it would be “difficult to improve materially upon the safety features of present-day automobiles.” Mr. Hoffman reviewed the improvement* added during the past few years in the interest of greater safety. -Among these he mentioned the extensive use of non-shatterable glass; the introduction of wipers designed to clear windshields of snow and ice. improved gear shifting, better steering, four-wheel brakes, balloon tires, non-glaring rear-view mirrors and stop-lights and the use of narrow corner posts to eliminate “blind spots."' , Considerable progress, he added, has been made toward eliminating the glare of headlamps. Mr. Hoffman pointed out that many accidents to inadequate maintenance of fears, a problem which some states met by providing for annual vehicle inspection. AUTOS ‘KEEP r 5.000,000 Nearly 5.000.000 persons are employed by and owe their livelihood to the manufacture and use of motor vehicles, the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce reports. Motor Busses Increase It is estimated that there are 285,000 motor busses In use throughout the world. Os this number the United States has 92,500,