Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 July 1951 — Page 26

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by with depreciat he basis of a $1200 car which sould be about $300 for the first

Sy : - 7'TODAY THE CAR, with trim‘mings, sells for about $2000, So

depreciation is ‘more than ible. He recoils, growls some- | goes home in a huff. But at he hasnt figured Is that| ( hit depreciation fig-

ox selling. Ue" too: : i TS SSE | The big upturn is due in Sep-

“itember.

And much of the cur-!

rent upturn has been ferreted out!

with/of the market. Salesmen have

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THEY WANT to know what, kind of cars the public wants,

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what people are willing to pay,

on{DOW they can make the pay-!| iments, and how much down pay-/!ine distributors say, these com-

ment they have. . This getting down to bed rock is paying off.

Certain towns are “soft” in In-|

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“Peace” headlines have slowed the

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THE GOOD TOWNS are: An-

'derson, Muncie, Kokomo, Marion BUT

and Indianapolis. i Auto men suspect this has happened. Customers bought cars because they thought the supply would dry up. But no more.

rush, People bought because they thought prices were going up. Today they think it's in reverse, but

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slide. Instead they are

money hoping that moving

op. . ow. HOW MUCH WILL longer payment periods help? Not as much as they would have three or four months ago. People were car-itehy then. Today they don’t mind waiting. There is a report 1 else in the wind. vi dd help. Some of the manufacturers

were reported storing cars, stock-

piling against the day when they would be scarce. And, so top-

panies, and some of their dealers,

few months from now unless

program, releases strategic al

‘New Models? ‘

NO ONE 1S TALKING new models, but plans call for changes. Most of these are based on the availability of high test gasoline to fuel high compression motors. If high test gas goes to war, the high test motors may have to wait. But let alone, the industry will pring out this fall a new line of motors, compact, powerful and

piles which loads the market a N The Big ‘IF

little heavier. There are

business conditions of the area.

Where Profit Lies

USED CARS are still the big problem. A dealer's profit and a part of his investment are wrapped up in the car he takes in trade. Unless it moves, stuck. In spite of the cutback in new car production, an over-all survey shows there are plenty of cars when you average in the slower-moving makes. From the buyer's standpoint,

heir cars are probably just a little sales man

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BUT IT IS ANYBODY’'S guess

diana in car sales, | : Evansville and a THe roa ore {much as $100 in trade-in prices at the moment whether these cars even blustery Ft. Wayne weaken-| oc the state. It depends on the will reach the market this fall as : 'vigor of the dealership, and thescheduled. People close to the in-

‘dustry seem to think they will if — land it's a big IF—the gas is availlable. | But the buyer now will get more ‘strategic metals in his car than iin {more substitutes where

you can.

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GMC HAS ISSUED a book on tips to truckers, It's first aid in-

structions for emergencies.

J. E. Johnson, general truck for most workers — 33 minutes ager for GMC, said the eash } -

Fixed”

. all exper

WHERE TO GET IT

Washington turns off the defense

thrifty as all get out, long mileage, | {are beginning to dump their stock- low operating cost,

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Directory and hang it in a handy . here is the place

, Dealers Push Their New And Used Cars

prices will better now than they will"be a

system was adopted in World War 11, to keep trucks on the road, reduce breakdowns, and get goods delivered. il Truckers know what passenge car drivers often ignore, That is

a car may soon destroy its ability to do its job. “A valuable cargo stranded for 24 hours, a driver doing nothing for that same period, emergency repair bills, and your own reputation for delivering on time, all add up to a loss of dollars and business prestige.” GMC recommended a truck inspection every 1000 to 5000 miles depending on the type of service, and on low mileage units, every 30 days. 2

Contractor Transports Carpenters by Air

| SPOKANE: (UP) — A Spokane |contractor has begun his own |“airlift” on a daily. shuttle be(tween here and a town 66 miles away, where he has a church con-

October when there will be you can’t struction contract.

he's see them, and more plastic where, ivate

Paul E. Gemberling, who is a

ition as the best way to overcome a carpenter shortage in tiny Wwilbur, Wash. He said the daily trip for four carpenters consumes no more time

way.

that something little wrong with

One of the chief reasons for {people buying red brick homes is /that they happen to like red brick ‘houses. When the new red bricks start to get discolored by a sort

‘of white crust, red brick lovers

|get upset.

jon brick is calle efflorescence jand is often caused by some of the mineral salts in the brick mortar being carried to the surface. This is the case on fresh masonry anyway. If ‘the mason(ry has been around for some

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| Efflorescence in new work will 5 the bottom of the tank. If the |psuany Yisappeas in time vhat| pall valve is old it will stretch out! ilot, conceived the opera-| e washing action © e when the tank handle is turned P P {rain and the fact that when the rather than raising up to allow |

{wall finally dries out inside no

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