Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 December 1950 — Page 48

| 10,000 Square Feet Of Space Used 3 it running. So it goes with an automobil The beautiful smooth - flowing, smooth-riding modern auto is the result of thousands of parts working together. Ee It one part doesn’t do the job there's a rattle, a leak, a dead motor. : - That's the reason Washington Chevrolet keeps thousands. of parts on hand. They boast one ‘of the largest inventories in the |country. : i Listed in their parts file are {7000 different numbers. And that ‘doesn’t designate just 7000 parts.! {There may be one to 1000 parts; ‘available stored away in the bins

ment and the main floor of the |new parts section. {

the first floor and 175 in the base-| ment. The main floor are smalller parts while the large bins in /the basement hold panels, doors {and fenders. . I" "In addition to carrying parts It's fast. In fact you get those front wheels aligned while you for that new streamlined model, wait, You can watch the mechanic as he spots the wheel angles Washington Chevrolet can supply on the new Visualiner. : you with parts as far back as 1933. However, the bulk .of the Keeping up with processes to ing to the fraction of an inch the stock can be found in the 1937 to give the customer and his car the adjustments needed. 1950 grouping. ; “s best in service is one of the pol-| It's a fast process too. The cus{cies of the Washington Chevro-/tomer can watch on the screen Keeping the parts department let Co. {as the mechanic shifts the wheel right up to the second on new As a result the visualiner—a into precise alignment. supplies is Herb Swiggett, parts gomparatively new device for, Customers of Washington Chey- manager. Already, 1951 parts aligning the front end—has been rolet can be assured of proper use have been catalogued and bins

in ‘operation 15 motiths, of the new equipment, prepared for them. | It measures wheel angles by Leggett (Cricket) Stanley has 10,000 Square Feet Angle of the wheel is reflected ment for 10 years. He's been with rolet as one of the largest parts on a screen with a chart show- Washington Chevrolet for five. [operations in the Middle West, Sg : TUTTI TTT TT 110,000 square feet of new build Bookkeeping Department |m.niiare © = : : . Specializing | | N D : Beh d items such as body parts, the de-| S ever a ay in partment stays open until 11 p. m. |during the week. There's a pickThose were the words spoken by Mrs. Mary Lynch, office] (sing every square foot, many manager of Washington Chevrolet as she closed the books on parts too large for bins are stored another month. ready to ship in crates. 5d “We're getting set for the move to our new quarters in the; The filing system keeps track filing system which is going to be g- HR . ~ |eral Motors System, standardized! installed soon.” | Mrs. Lynch's office force does ay, cheyrolet dealers. | The vigorous and energetic Mrs. special service for customers who, The criss-cross system of filing Lynch, keeps her eye on every huyy new cars, too. They get all eliminates time waste, They're place in the Washington Chevro- a f | » plate let Co. : {house as well as license pia es Draw Exhaust Fumes | Four on Staff {for the customer. h h f On her staff are four other| Mrs. Lynch's 20 years experi- Out T roug Roof | Exhaust fumes are drawn out by Mrs. Lynch in the ways of] + ; the General Motors Corp. book- started in Greencastle where she Chevrolet. keeping system. {worked in an office. Flexible tubing is attached to “The girls are assigned to sep-| Later she and her husband the exhaust and to an opening “but they can fill any one of the in Plainfield, which gave her ads! The channel from the floor to other spots quite efficiently.” gitional training in the business. the ceiling is built into the walls This 8 probably one of the rea- ghe will complete six years with of the service department. sons for the department's ef- Washington Chevrolet Co. Dec. 18. ———— er Mrs. Lynch's new offices, Which her department, she’s an example! The automotive industry last will be located on the mezzanine ,¢ {ne theory that experience and year used 10,500,000 tons of steel, of the new bullding, are Opens knowledge of the fundamentals enough to provide the structural five and a half days a week. |... tne real ingredients of “know- framework of 175 Empire State

light beams and mirrors. been working on front end equip-| Described by Washington Chev-| portant section, in hard - to - get, “We're never a day behind.” 'up-and-delivery service. new building,” she continued. “And we're also preparing for. a new of thousands of parts in the Gen-| money transaction which takes , ocossary papers from the State-| catalogued by name and number. women who have been trained ence in the automotive industry| the roof of Washington arate duties,” Mrs, Lynch said. owned and operated a dealership in the floor. ficiency. Successful in the operation of 10.5 Million Tons Mrs. Lynch will. have her own

private ' glass enclosed office! _ 7 buildings. ny there. Typical Transaction A tin nthe. Dockkeer CONGRATULATIONS place like this in the bookkeep- 4 IA. ing offices. A customer comes into the service department, and a repair $e

order is written. After the work is completed either a paid ticket or a charge ticket is written by the cashier, Fach day repair orders are then turned into Mrs, Lynch, who rechecks the cash against the ticket. A daily summary is made of all repair orders. Then comes the bookkeeping work with all its intricacies and the posting of the sales journal sheet. Only a minute part of the en- ih

re operation ot te omer wart | AF) AS COVERALL CO.

it is typical of the rechecks and channels a simple transaction 1277 WEST 29TH STREET WA bash 4593

Washington Chevrolet

ON THE GRAND OPENING OF THEIR NEW HOME

goes: through. In addition to her duties of keeping: the books straight Mrs. T.ynch also handles all collections of money coming into the company.

ongratulations |

AND OUR SINCEREST GOOD WISHES—TO

Washington Chevrolet

On the Completion of Your Beautiful New Home at Capitol and Vermont!

Our Association with you while , : |

installing the elevator in your

new building was a happy one!

THE HOME ELEVATOR CO. INC.

1142 SOUTHEASTERN AVE.

‘which occupy the entire base- Predicls : Diffi c ulty

There are 125 parts bins on selling a new car without an auto-iof the Chevrolet Co.

~ Congratu Washington Chevrolet Robert Stolkin | Harold Stolkin = | 0 Sm Used Car Finance Co.. © © Finoncing New and Used - ~~ Cars for Over 30 Years!

Plenty of used cars are stil around, Washington Chevrolet spec the cars. lot is next to the big service department, 334 N. lllinois St.

. matic transmission wi

next five years has been Prediciton of the difficulty of T, PF, Keating,

to ABE WIDES WASHINGTON CHEVROLET

.. . and his entire staff

W. are proud to have been GENERAL CONTRACTORS

in the construction of your

beautiful new home.

Ww, wish to thank our associates and sub-contractors for their splendid

co-operation and able assistance.

“CONTRACTOR

PROSPEC T AND SOUTHEASTERN

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And they’ chance to sh In their 1 quarters on William C. eran automs handles his : Ing new aut Truck sale old building Ave, A sale retained in ment on Ill showroom at service depa to display ne Six In the ne offices are av staff. Mr, Jacks cated in the other offices der the mezz Other feat: room which son are the the glass do features of more efficien Four of “boys” have bile selling g more. “Three oth enced and a customers th ice.” Mr. Jac “Each. ma points of tr well versed rules of fina can give the story of | processes of Cus What does gize when hi That depend according to “Some c economy, ot fort,” he sai Mr. Jacks staff, Five : Chevrolet 10 open to sales 100 sales in “The five eounted for i our past yea son said. Salesmen Chase O’Har timers; Cha other old-tin who has bee since 1927; R a youngster field but an eral Motors; Marine Raid tive youngs game but w perience; 8. knows his t and Louis R cation and 3

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