Indianapolis Times, Volume 43, Number 239, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 February 1932 — Page 18
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STUTZ LINE IS LEADER AMONG FINER MOTORS Custom-Built Bodies Will Be Displayed on Big Chassis. The Stutz exhibit at the automobile show will take on the character of a fine car salon, according to Colonel E. S. Gorrell, president of the Stutz Motor Car Company, Inc. A large part of the Stutz space, says Colonel Gorrell, will be given over to a group of representative custom jobs on Stutz chassis. In the forefront of the exhibit will be the new Stutz "super-Bear-cat,” with custom body by Weymann—a car which Stutz officials flatly guarantee to do at least 100 miles an hour. It is the latest version of the former Stutz “Bearcat” t hat inaugurated the sports roadster vogue more than fifteen years ago. Custom Bodies Shown The Le Baron “Prince of Wales” s another custom car to be seen at the Manufacturers building. It is a ■ ix-passenger brougham - limousine on the new DV-32 chassis. The “Prince of Wales” features a sloping windshield and inclosed rear quarter, and is arranged to be converted easily into either a chauffeur or owner-driver car. The color Scheme is rich wine with Ispahan cream lock panels and carmine wire wheels and striping. Stutz officials also announce that they will exhibit the new Tuxedo cabriolet, coachvvork by Rollston. Its unsual color combination consists of dignified solid black—body, chassis and fenders being in that color, relieved, however, by chromiumplated wire wheels and ivory striping. Seat cushions and door panels are edged in black leather; door moldings and division panel between extra seats are of ebony with a silver inlay. Unique Coupe Displayed Another example of Rollston custom building will be shown in the Stutz exhibit. It is the Rollston five-passenger phaeton built on the DV-32 chassis. This is claimed to be the ideal Car for luxurious touring—although it may be turned into a closed car with a minimum of effort. Also included in the Stutz automobile show exhibit is the Stutz DV-32 continental coupe, with
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Long, low and aerodynamically streamlined is the Rockne Six “75” five-passenger, four-door sedan shown above. The 72-horse power motor, cushioned in rubber at all four points of suspension, assures a smooth, consistent high-cruising speed of seventy miles an hour. The wheel base is 114 inches. Wire wheels are‘standard equipment, as are free-wheeling and synchronized shifting.
coachwork by Waterhouse. The continental coupe strikes an entirely new note in custom body design, both in general body line and in the new seating arrangement. Special hood and cowl give the car an exceptionally long and racy appearance. The body itself is painted a combination of black and green. Seats and headlining, above the belt, are in green whipcord, while the door panels provide a pleasing contrast in darker green leather. The seating arrangement is said to be unique and highly practical, being laid on in a “straight-across” fashion to accommodate three people comfortably, yet being so divided that the driver’s portion remains stationary, while the remaining righ-hand portion, seating two persons, is on a track and may be pushed back eighteen inches. Another interesting feature of the Stutz exhibition, officials believe, will be the engine display. Both the new 1932 DV-32 and SV-16 power plants are to be shown. TRAIN TIMES CHANGED Two Pennsylvania Limiteds Will Go on New Schedules Sunday. Change in schedules of two Pennsylvania railroad trains, effective Sunday, were announced Friday. The Spirit of St. Louis, twenty-three-hour New York-St. Louis limited, will arrive here at 7:53 a. m. and leave at 8:10 a. m., forty minutes later than the present schedule. Train No. 27, from New York and Philadelphia, will arrive here at 7:15 a. m., fifteen minutes later than at present.
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NEW DE SOTO “STEALS THE N. Y. SHOW”
• "BIG CITY with a hard heart!” That’s how automobile men describe it. They say New Yorkers are impossible to please. Too busy to be interested. Too sophisticated to be thrilled. When it was announced the new DeSoto would make its debut in New York . . . old-time automobile men were skeptical. What happened? It began with a pre-view at the WaldorfAstoria. Foremost Fashion Editors crowded the salon. And no new vogue from Paris ever "clicked” so quickly... so surely. Then shrewd Automobile Editors came. They were asked to
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ELLIS RAPS OREGON COMMISSION PLAN
One-Man System Branded Un-American in Its Principle. Commissioner Howell Ellis of the public service commission, is opposed to the one-man commission plan, as adopted in Oregon. In an article appearing in the current “Public Utilities Fortnightly,” he sets out the following reasons for this opposition: "The task of administering laws enacted for'the purpose of regulating public utilities in the average state is of too great magnitude to be placed successfully in the hands of one man. “Cases coming before state regulatory bodies are of such a nature as to require the composite judgment of several men, rather than the opinion of one. “If a one-man commission is established, when a change occurs in office, often it will be filled by a man not familiar with utility regulation work who will require some time to become entirely conversant with his duties. With a commission of several members, a complete change in personnel usually does not occur at one time, so that trained men always are available. “Creation of a utility dictator is un-American in principle.” Delegating hearings to examiners is unsatisfactory, Ellis contends, as petitioners want their pleas heard
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guessDeSoto’sprice.Theirguesses averaged just $ 130 too much! The news was spreading. Wall Street heard it! Bankers and brokers hurried uptown. Their verdict? "DeSoto has cornered the 1932 market with Style at Low Price.” Then the Motor Show. The biggest jam in years. And DeSoto "stole the show.” Inquiries and actual orders prove that. America’s smartest low-priced Six .;. its original lines and sensational features.;; has fired the imagination of millions. See it .:. drive it.;; for yourself. DeSoto Motor Corporation, Division of Chrysler Motors.
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by someone who can speak with authority. “Utility regulation involves duties of a quasi-judicial nature which should not be placed in the hands of one man,” Ellis writes. “The formal cases coming before state commissions have a vital connection with the welfare of all the citizens of the state. “Water, heat, light, power, and transportation problems are a part of the very fabric of existence. These matters can not be subjected lightly to the possible whim or caprice of one individual.” Indiana is one of thirty-seven states with a five member public service commission. Illinois, Pennsylvania and South Carolina have seven and Oregon is the only oneman commission state. Condemning the one-man commission as a dictatorship, the Indiana commissioner concludes: “In these days of stress when radicals and demagogues are shouting for the adoption of fads and fancies, it appears to be the time to hold fast to American ideals. “The agitators are seeking to tear down the American form of government, and substitute for it a mushroom growth from foreign soil where the people exist for the government. Here, government exists for the people. “Therefore, let us be slow to adopt changes in our governmental structure which do not measure up to American principles.”
QUALITY CARS, INC., 1033 N. Meridian St. C. K. MARTIN CO., 4451 W'. Washington St. SMITH MOTOR SALES, Beech Grove.
FOUR COMPLETE CHRYSLER LINES ARE PRESENTED 20 Body Models for 1932 Are Announced, With New Features. Four complete new lines of cars, with twenty body models at attractive prices, are being announced for 1932 by the Chrysler Sales Corporation. They are the six with an 82-horse power engine, 116-inch wheelbase and six body models; tne eight with 100-horse power, 126-inch wheelbase and five bodies; the Imperial eight with 125-horse power, 135-inch w'heelbase and three bodies, and the Imperial custom eight with the same engine. 146inch wheelbase and six body models. Seven of the engineering features making their first appearance at auto shows on the new Chrysler cars, are revolutionary enough to be reckoned with when highest honors are awarded for the outstanding engineering developments of 1932. Foremost, of course, among the many new features is the basically new principle of vibrationless engine mounting—floating power—a Chrysler discovery and development, which is patented and fully protected. Other important first-time mechanical improvements are the automatic clutch, free wheeling, silent gear selector, centrifuse brake drums, double-drop girder-truss frame, and the Chrysler patented Oilite squeak-proof spring. Chrysler developments of other years have proved their w-orth and still generally are recognized for their distinct advantages are—selfequalizing hydraulic,brakes, all-steel unit-welded bodies, V-type radiators, four-speed transmission with internal dual-high gears on the eights, silent-second easy-shift transmission on the six, low center of gravity from double-drop frame, Tiigh compression engines, aluminum alloy Invar strut pistons, down-draft carburetion, oil filter, air cleaner and intake silencer, noiseless, spring shackles, cowl ventilators, small base wheels and large tires, adjustable front seats, double windshields, inside sun visors, indirect lighted instrument panel, treadle-type accelerator, and many others. The new Chrysler cars are carrying over all of these features from previous years. An attempt to describe the body lines, the sweep and the smartness
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CADILLAC-LA SALLE SALES INCREASED
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Firm Goes to Sixth Place in Distribution of 1931 Cars. Leading the entire fine car field | for the full fiscal year of 1931, and j lunning far ahead in dollar volume . sales of many comparatively low j priced cars, Cadillac-La * Salle ! rounded out the year among the first six leaders of the industry, and j w ? as awarded sixth position at the rational automobile shows this year. This remarkable sales achievement for cars in the Cadillac-La Salle class advances the Cadillac Motor Car Company from the ninth position it occupied last year at the national shows to the front rank of high sales volume. Sixth place is the highest position held by any fine car builder. “We believe that there are four good reasons w r hy public acceptance of the Chrysler eight, and then the Imperial eight and then the Imperial Custom eight simply would be repetition. All new Chrysler cars have the same characteristics and follow the same general style and appearance pattern. The Chrysler eight, whose wheelbase is 125 inches, is built in five body models—a five-passenger sedan, five-passenger coupe, twopassenger coupe, wuth rumble seat; two-passenger convertible coupe with six wire wheeels, and a fivepassenger convertible sedan with six wire wheels. Interior fittings and refinements are wholly in keeping with the me-
aNew six usfD e iff by □ □□BE■with floating P ower PATENTED— C 5 FULLY PROTECTED with Automatic Clutch with S ilent G ear Selector ~ and F ree ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ *795 M F. O. B. FACTORY Anew achievement in effortless action HYDRAULIC BRAKES . . . SILENT SECOND GEAR .. LOW CENTER OF GRAVITY DOUBLE-DROP BRIDGE-TYPE FRAME MONO-PIECE STEEL BODIES .... New Dodge Six, $795 to $895. New Dodge Eight, sllls to sllßs. F. O. B. Factory. Low delivered prices. Convenient terms. Five wire or demountable wood wheels, no extra cost. Duplate safety plate , glass at new low price. Automatic Clutch only $8 additional on all Sixes. Closed models factory - wired for Philco-Transitone. , The new Dodge Six and Eight are tn exhibit at the Automobile Show and in all dealer's showrooms listed belono
CAPITOL MOTORS CO., direct dealer CAPITOL AT MICHIGAN, Phone LI. 5394
Driver Sales Company 3226 E. 10th Street Indianapolis, Indiana' FREDERICK M. SUTTER, I>C. Coiambus, Indiana O. K. GALLOWAY Crawford.ville, Indiana E. J. ROBERTS J Danville. Indians ~ CLARK AUTO COMPANY Edinburg. Indiana * KERLIN BROTHERS AUTO CO. Franklin. Indiana COVERT A COMPANY Greensburg, Indiana
has placed Cadillac in the lead among fine cars,” said J. C. Chick, general sales manager. “First, Cadillac is offering better cars at less money than at any time in the last twelve years. “Second, the Cadillac V-12 was introduced early in the fiscal year. It immediately won public enthusiasm, becoming so important a member of the Cadillac-La Salle line that it has accounted for approximately one-fourth of the 1931 production. Its addition to the family made Cadillac the first manufacturer to blanket the fine car field. "Third, more new dealers and distributors chose the Cadillac franchise during the year than at any time since the early days. And. fourth, to Cadillac, through the V-16, has come a preponderance of the sales made to people who demand the finest the motor car world can offer.” chanical perfection and beautiful lines in evidence all through the eight. Upholstery is in Bedford cord, mohair and leather. Several attractive color combinations are offfered, including black, body blue medium, limousine blue, thistle green, state blue, pine cone brown and sand dune. The United States produced more than 253,000,000 pairs of boots and shoes during the first nine months of 1931. This is an increase of 5.3 per cent over the production of the same period of 1930.
Elliott-Wilson Motor Cos. 824 N. Meridian Street Indianapolis, Indiana H. A. SHERRILL Greem-astle, Indiana WALTER BEECHER 2313 High St., Logansport. Indiana SUTTER MOTOR COMPANY Madison. Indiana * WOODS A DAILY Martinsville, Indiana MR. JOE HOODS Morgantown, Indiana JOE GOINS SALES COMPAT Noblesvllle, Indiana ;
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INSURANCE FIRM IS REPRESENTED AT AUTO SHOW State Company Has Display That Will Please Many j at Exposition. The State Automobile Insurance Association, which occupies the en-< tire seventh floor of the Occidental building, again is represented at the automobile show at the fairground this week with an attractive display. The state automobile insurance organization always has been well represented at the automobile shows in the past. This year’s display will even be more attractive than before. This year's show has been planned as the most beautiful and elaborate exhibition ever put on here. The new models of cars, with many added features that never were available in higherpriced cars, are given in practically all the new models, at new low prices. The State Automobile Insurance Association is known as tho largest insurer of automobiles in Indiana. During the last year State Insurance has gone forward to a higher level of financial standing, and during the last fifteen years has paid more than $18,000,000 in claims. GAS TAX BUILDS ROADS Nebraska Collects $38,000,000 In Six Years Since Law Was Passed. B v United rrss> LINCOLN, Neb., Feb. 13.—Gasoline tax in Nebraska, enacted into law in April, 1925, has brought the state $38,650,731 in gross revenue since the tax was created. The tax was in the sum of 2 cents a gallon when the law was first enacted. In April, 1929, this was increased to 4 cents per gallon. The gasoline tax in Nebraska* goes for building roads. Canada, Germany, Italy, Irish Free State, Scotland and England, in the order named, send the largest number of immigrants to the United States.
J. C. Scanlan Company 1404 W. Washington St. Indianapolis, Indiana OLDENBURG GARAGE Oldenburg, Indiana T. R, AIKEN’S Osgood, Indiana O. F. BUSARD. INC. Rushviile, Indiana A. L. MeKINNEY Seymour, Indiana H. CURRY A SON ShelhjrviUe Indiana Ellis-Ramsey Auto Cn. Veedertbnrg, Indiana'
GRIFFITH A IBDIXGB Tevay, Indiana
FEB. 13, 1932