Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 August 1950 — Page 22

Ground Floor, Bigger

An automobile is an intricate

screw to a bulky motor block, A complete service shop, ready to meet every need the customer may have, must be equipped with all or most of these parts all the time. This presents a difficult storage and filing problem, | North Side Chevrolet has pretty well whipped the problem. Now it! is possible to know almost m-| § mediately whether the specific k part is available. ge On the first floor, sutounded by the showroom, customer recep-| tion lounge and service depart

with 176 steel bins. Each bin is! : Wate up of several sections, and each section contains a number. of specific To take the guesswork out of hunting for a part, North Side i Chevrolét uses a catalog system. ~*~ Each bin carries a letter and each section & number. Bach part has a duplicate specification in a cata-|

Architect a Bohlen and son, Robert, “of the D. > Bohlen |

logue. So the ‘matter of tracing Le, inspect aluminum window casings. in the used car office. The |

down a part ‘merely breaks down |

into following a numerical and] , 9 Mr. B

Large Parts Upstairs | On the second floor is the large

all. The same catalog system ap-| plies here also; but there is a

parts department, with 80 bins in, (Lm -Shape Design of Plant Bron ot nw te mat [NCI@ases Speed, Light

parts department-—weight. stance, how to get a heavy Por ln!

g job was begun Three years ago but actual work started a year | ohlén believes North Side Chewrelat has one of the | alphabetical path to the right bin.| goo bidings ot oo kind in the nation. |

“from ground level or the base-|about a new home for North Side|baths for employees,

2000 pounds; solved that problem.| Kuhn, who has seen

to the second floor. An|Chevrolet he wanted something! The D. A. Bohlen Co. may be {added Shectrie crane, capable of lifting 10 years ahead of the times, MT. credited . with many works of|™otor rapid structural art around Indians :

It can

has to be cieaned.

It can

(hard work. . It can When Bill Kuhn first thought for heavy equipment, and shower holstery isn’t. clean. = Knowing this, Bill ‘Kuhn has | one more item in his fancy mart at Broad Ripple to help he customer

po-= The crane runs on a track/changes in car designs through-||is since 1852. Among those still] troubles.

suspended from the ceiling and out his 37 years in.the industry, extending a. few feet beyond a kgew that his building would] door cut in the side of the second | ve to anticipate these changes. story. Thus the crane can run 10| “gqsjooked over the architect the end of the track, pick up 8| situation, picked out the D. A.l load, lft it to the second story Bohlen Co. of Indianapolis and and carry it inside the room where| 2° down 10. work ‘with JA t! it can be handled safely, U Bohlen and son Robert. sing this system North Side! Chevrolet can satisfy the need of| The bullding is constructed In any customer for any part—and|/® U-Shape because this lends itdo it fast, {self more completely to the move. i ——————— iment of automobiles. .in and out| . Co ws i Ti ie... LOf the plant, There are mare than. ntro ower {the roof-—ample room for free- | {dom of. movement. of vehicles, {men and equipment, In addition, p S ration ithe U-shape allows maximum, {utilization of natural light. | ‘ Limestone Face | ! Nerve Center’ Gives The building is faced with In-|

View of ‘Whole Plant! diana limestone. Belden brick is The control tower in Bill Kuhn's Used throughout the rest of the new Broad Ripple layout is like Plant.. The frame is structural

__the pilot house on a giant battle. Steel. The roofs are poured con- |

ship. - crete, the celliig Tn office space, Bristling with a battery of pneu-|$hoW room and. reception rooms matic tubes, panels of pushbut-/are all of acoustical material, All tons and intercommunication|the window casements are made boxes, the control tower is the|of aluminum. nerve center of the whole organi-| The second floor is laid out for zation. |otfice space, large parts departFrom its windows an operator ment and the control tower room. can see what's going on in the|The first floor contains the showcustomer's receiving lounge, re-room, reception rooms, small ‘cetving room, central parking {parts department, service section, area, body shop and: service sec-| all tile lavatories for employees tion. At a moment's noticé he caniand customers, and body shop trace down any member “of the| wing. The basement has space organization in the plant, Where, How Long _ If a customer is waiting for his| car, the control tower can find out exactly where-it is and how} long it will be before it is ready.! The intercommunication system makes it possible for the operator in the control tower to talk-to the: mechanics in any part of the! plant, The Lamson tube system carries written messages all over, the plant,

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BILL

quests a repairt job, the control room ‘can find out in a matter of a few seconds if the paint depart-| ment can handle it immediately'] . or if there will be a delay. i} The-whole-vital-operationis a} touch and go affair, dedicated to speed and customer Satisfaction,

NORTH

~1000th ‘Graduate

The Chevrolet Dealer - Sons’ School In Detroit, founded in 1938 | to train selected dealership representatives in retail management, will soon graduate student

‘$35 E. Market BUILDERS

its -1000th i AN

38,000 square feet of space under years have 12 full months of re-

Jer heating units, , Storage APACE |

BEST WISHES TO

‘SIDE ORGANIZATION "© FROM

EAGLE MACHINE co.

REMANUFACTURED MOTORS

under construction are the Holy|

{Trinity Church, the New Manual LLL we cars at a time. S58

High School, and the Mausoleum in Crown Hill Cemetery.

Sales Records Fall

‘Breaking all previous records | for the automobile Industry, {Chevrolet dealers In the first six months of 1950 sold 213712] trucks. In only four previous

tail deliveries topped this figure. |

Congratulations

and Best Wishes

KEYSTONE

In one

SUPPLY C0. |

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| ing areas.

Car Wash Strain Eased af Last

A dirty car can be a miserable thing. {

g out of the west window of North Side Chewrolef’s dornishi

daylight showroom, customers can archways spanning the entrance fo the largest park-

Congratulation: and Best Wishes For Continued Success!

STATIONERS Z (WPL SOCK OF OFCE SIPLES AD OUPHEN

PHONE AND MAIL ORDERS PROWPTLY FILED MND DELIVERED ~—————Located for Convenient Parking——

MA. 9437

Congratulations

619 Virgitla Avenue

Adding Machines - Duplicators - Desks - Chairs - Files

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‘Best Wishes

If the car is dirty underneath, ‘detergents. ruin Sundays when it

strain backs not used to soil clothing if the up-

“even greafer success,

forget his 1 2457 MADISCN AVE.

section. of the plant he

{booth 1s equipped so an average it can be placed on a lift in the car wash job is possible in eight! booth and thoroughly cleaned. the newest typel...1¢- the upholstery. is [of car wash equipment rolling On| special machine can bring back tracks on either side of the car.litg original color with soaps and

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cov CONGRATULATIONS re

To Bill Kuhn and wishing you continued success in your new and beautiful North Side (Broad Ripple] home.

We hope our flowers will help make your Grand Opening an

MADISON AVE. FLOWER SHOP || GA. 4447

“FLOWERS FOR ALL OCCASIONS"

to Our Neighbor, ~BILLKUHN. :

May You Prosper in the Fast-Growing Shopping Center of Broad Ripple.

. 6301 Guilford One of Hooy's 29 Comeniently Located Drug Stores:

Since 1931 North Side Chevrolet, Inc. has served Indianapolis motorists with Famous Flying Red Horse Products . .. Mobilgas, Mobiloil and Mobilgreases

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Congratulations, Mr. Kuhn

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We congratulate you for ‘this ve important and forward-looking contribution: to the development of Broad Ripple and the North Side. And may we add . pleased to do the interiors of your executive It was an assignment we

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“Bill Kuhn, president of North Side Chevrolet, Inc; has built Indi ‘ana’s largest Chevrolet dealership through careful attention to motorists’ needs and constantly improved service to Chevrolet owners.

The Fiying Red Hfse stands for tops ih petroleum product qual ity. Mobilgas is America’s largest-selling gasoline. Mobiloil is the World's largest-selling motor oil. Try them in your car, today.

Congratulations and Best Wishes to North Side Chevrolet, Inc.

CONTINUALLY NEW

Almost constant improvement of buildings, facilities and methods of North Side Chevrolet during its entire lifetime has kept its service continually new «just as Socony-Vacuum Oil Company constantly _ improves the quality of its farhous products, Mobilgas, Mobiloil and Mobilgreases, to keep them Continually New.

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