Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 23 April 1950 — Page 38

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Avtomobiles—

Trend Is Reflected In Used Car Prices

It's not a mére spring creep this year. It's a gold rush. Owners with, trade-ins are getting considerably more than they did three or four months ago, but they have to wait four weeks and up for new cars. Dealers say they don't understand. it. Here we are almost five years after the war, plenty of time to make enough cars for everybody, and the public. is still clamoring for more. Some think it is the shortage created by the long Chrysler strike. Others think the dark strike clouds hovering over General Motors are pushing buyers into the Inarhet WE

WHATEV ER Ir 1s, it's zoon ing the automobile market bach K into the levels which dealers had

thought were gone forever. Dealers noticed it back in Janpary. Used car pricés began

crawling up. Cars were bid up at the wholesale auctions. There was something in the wind. They

couldn't put their finger on it, but there it was. Today dealers -are getting

sharp letters from buyers who have made down payments. They say, “Where's my car? 1 bought it three or four weeks ago.”

n = v THE REAL STORY behind the vigorous upswing in new and used car demand is probably a touch of inflation ginger, more government money poured into the spending stream, making, higher prices; enabling people to buy. | 1f you "are buying a car this] year, now is the time to get your order in. They'll be highe r, harder] to get later on. Any dealer will! tell you that.

Checkups INDIANA AUTO Dealers are talking spring checkups G. L. Schaus, chdirman of the association's safety committee, has tagged May as te heels: Your CgroMonth'tom He knows whe at -.about He has- the. figures

This

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The Friendly Furniture

® VANITY! ®2 Pillows! ® 2 Vanity Lamps! ® BENCH!

This is * Hudson's new Custom Convertible. It will Fe¥ain the work. feature with recessed floor, but with full

exclusive "step-down"

road clearance. It's a sporty car for vacation roads.

spring checkup can cut highway ers where their foot traffic is)

traffic deaths 12% per cent. Into the Auto Dealers Association drive will be drafted manuinsurance companies, State and local police, . sheriffs, * mayors and chambers of com-|

merce, Dealers will fly 10-foot cloth ‘ baners - before their showrooms

and use generous checkup remind-

Speedway Seniors

John Guion and Miss Sandra Long, Speedway High School seniors, will play lead roles in the school's annual senior play at 815 p. mm. Friday in school gymnasium. Mr. Guion, newly-elected captain of the first Speedway baseball team, will play the male

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heaviest.

MR. SCHAUS reports that 42 per cent of the cars in use today

are 10 years old or older, com-

the

pared to 17 per cent in 1941, The average age of the passenger car today Is 8.4 years compared to 5.5 years prior to the war, In the last nationwide Checkup

To Present Play

Marilyn Smith, David Thomas, June Essig, Dolores Riggs, Barbara Degener, Betty Wicker, Ronny Bland, Pauline Ronald Thomas and Joan Toomey. Miss Agnes Spencer is director of the cast members, Play committees are headed by Robert Coughlin, business; Charles Martin, advertising, and John Zore, stage manager.

Insurance Group

| Dinner to Be Tuesday

The Degree of Honor Protective Association, national insurance |society, plans a dinner and in-

spection at 6 a. m. Tuesday in the,

{YMCA auditorium.

_ ® Sofa by Doy! ®Bed for Two at Night!

® Hardwood frames, sturdy construction thruout! ® Premier steel wire coils give added comfort! ® Large Bedding Box for storing blankets, pillows! ® Attractive heavy tapestry upholstery!

10- PC. LIVING ROOM

@ DAVENPORT and CHAIR! ® Occasional Rocker! Face Rug! @ 3 Matching Tables! ® Floor Lamp! @ 2 Table Lamps

Mrs. Jennie I. Henry, Pitts-

“ burgh, a national director of the|

association, will be the inspecting

prong

Me. Guion Miss Long officer. State President Mrs. E. K.| lead tn “Love Is Too Trouble.” Miss Long, first girl J. K. Garriott, both of Indian-| sports editor of the school an- apolls, and Mrs. Mae “White, 2d nual, Speedette, will star oppo- state vice president, of Richmond, mite Rim z “algo will attend. Others In the cast include. Richimpnd, Lodge 33 will have Joa Simmons; —bon--€rawford; charge of-initiatory. work. .

Parke, IN8

Inflation, Chrysler Strike Credited

it was found that one out of every three cars was unsafe. The check‘up covered 2,860,000 cars involved |

in accidents and moving viola-|

tions.

rear and stop. lights defective, 226,393. front lights out of order,

%. 168,057 cars with defective brakes,

and on 86,619 the horns wouldn't

General Motors’ Chevrolet and Ford both are putting the pressure on keeping cars in good condition. From the dealer's standpoint, although that is not his prime

motive, it sells parts and service.

But you will find most dealers (are conscientious in their cam-

Ipaign for safer cars. They don't

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want the highways turned into

execution lanes, . ” » - NASH REPORTS excellent reception of its new Rambler, a safety convertible with steel rails

to protect passengers in an acci-

dent, Nash estimates 8.5 million people saw this new lower priced line in its first four days’ show- |

Buick’s brushing chanical corps with a course in! tune-up to get Buick owners ready for the hard summer's driv-

ng. New tools have made this more]

effective | owner,

and

i = o » | HUDSON HAS appointed Leon-! ard Kruithoff as special representative of the company in | Wholesale and retail sales. Lin-

coln-Mercury has set up four re-|§ gional service managers operating; New York]

{in Detroit, Chicago, and Los Angeles. All in all automobile men were} taking heart again. What they! had feared would never happen

Much Loomis and State Secretary Mrs. was slowly coming into focus.

The good old post-war days, already “in their —money — Hned coffin, were stirring signs of life. This will be a big automobile year.

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