Illinois News Index

Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 22 Mar 1929, p. 50

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so WILMETTE LIFE March 22, 1929 Oldsmobile 1823 RIDGE AVENUE EVANSTON JJ1 arch Production of Chevrolet Is Set to Run 140,000 Cars The manufacturing facilities of Chevrolet Motor Company, numbering sixteen manufacturing plants' in this country, arc rapidly approaching the volume of output necessary to . meet this year's revised annual quota which calJs for the manufacture of 1,350,000 passenger car and truck units. This was signified last week when \V. S. Knudsen, president of the company, announced that March production would reach 140,000 units, an amazing output when it is considered that active production on the new six cylinder cars has been underway less than three months. Although no definite figures were issued it can readily be assumed that April's schedule will call for an even larger production, and that mid-sum- RAY C. FALCON. Authorized Dealer UNIV. 2127 mer will witness a quantity output in all of Chevrolet's assembly plants never before equalled by a manufacturer of six cylinder automobiles. Mr. Knudsen related that February production amounted to 121,249 'units. With only 22 working days in the month. daily production for the pe,riod averaged better than 5,500 a day. These figures lend further emphasis to the astounding achievement of the company last fall in changing over from production of fours to sixes with only a six weeks it1terim to effect necessary alterations. . The L and R Auto Service of \Vilmette is ·the Chevrolet distributor. Road '[ips Condition of roads in Illinois and nearby states are reported by the Chicago Motor club as follows : Illinois Reports from various places throughout Illinois indicate that paved roads are all open and good. Some gravel and earth roads are drying out and earth roads are not yet reported as generally impassable. Motorists should be cautioned to investigate earth roads before attempting to drive on them, however. Woodstock to Marengo-The gravel road connecting these places is in poor condition and traffic should use Illinois23 and Illinois-19 between these points. Illinois-10-The gravel fills west of Danville were recently reported in very poor condition. The state highway ~e partment maintains a team to asstst motorists who cannot get through on their own power. The Oakwood-Catlin county road is recommended to a\·oid these had places. Indiana :Most graYel and stone roads in Indiana are soft and truck operators are requested to keep their loads within the weight limits. The following para graphs outline the worst conditions reported in the state · highway commis sioners' weekly bulletin: Indiana-62- There is a run-arouncl three miles west of Sulphur, because oi an embankment slide, for one way traffic only. Indiana-15- Dl'tour one mile at La Fountain because of a bridge washout. Indiana-39-Dctour three and one half miles north of Rossville because ni bridge washout. I !Hliana-(l)-lmpassablc bet'" c c n 1X <:wburg and Hat field. Through traifie should usc Indiana-45 and lndiana 62 until further notice. Indiana-5()-This route has been added to the state highway system but is not state-maintained from Princeton I to ::\1 t. Carmrl, Illinois. Earth stretches between Salem and Scottsburg arc im passable most of the time. There is a two and one-half mile fair detour around an earth slide at the bridge two miles west of Vevay. Indiana-58-Surface .soft and narrow in places. Impassable to all but light traffic between Patriot and Indiana-Sn. Evansville-Because of high water the ferrv to Henderson has been making about four trips a day from a new location . Wisconsin Highway No. 2-Hurley to Superior. Fair condition. High\\'ay No. 10-1vfanitowoc to Hudson. Open to east Clark county lin e. Closed from Clark county line to Hudson. High\\'ay Xo. 12-Lake Gene\'a to Hudson. Open to Fairchild. Closed Fairchild to Hudson. Hard going oHr ridge south of Tomah. Highway No. 13-Beloit to Bayfield. Open to Abbotsford. Closed Abbotsford to Medford. Open Medford to Bayfield. Poor going in Adams county·. HUGE BENDIX BRAKES ORDER The Bendix Corporation of Chicago on April 1, will begin shipments on. a new contract which calls for Bend1x brakes on 150,000 automobiles, according to Vincent Bendix, presiden~ of company. This is the largest stngle order r\·er hooked by company. FROM SIX liONTBS ! World's Fined Lubricating System Nash-Bijur Centralized Chassis Lubrication INALLY, a system of centralized chassis lubrication has been perfected which operates easily . · . immediately · · · and invariably. Nash now offers it on every Advanced and Special model of the· new H400" series .·· Nash-Bijur ·.· the finest device ever produced to supply .chassis bearings with necessary lubrication. You simply press a convenient pedal {a child can do it}, and twenty-nine ~ F chassis points · · · spring shackles, steering knuckles, clutch bearing and the like .·. are bathed in fresh, clean, wear-resisting oil. Nash-Bijur centralized lubrication does away with all the bother and expense ofold-fashioned chassis greasing. Press the pedal once a day, lubrication follows. Chassis squeaks are avoided, chassis wear is prevented ... when the car you drive is the new and finer Nash "400". TheNewNA8H iloo· htUJ· Ute Worlt.l in Motor Car Value N·lh ....n.c> IIIPORTA.'NT "COO" FEATtJRES-NO OTHEB C.ti.B .fld.S THEM d.LL Twin-Ignition motor 12 Aircraft-type spark plugs High compresSion Houdaille and Lovejoy shock absorbers (1scl11siN Byzantine Desk. Is Gift to Nash Motors President A Byzantine art writing desk has been presented to C. \V. Nash, president of the Nash Motors company, by N. Boukather of Beyrout, Syria, president of the American Automobile company. distributor of Nash cars in Syria atHI Iraq. A note accompanying the gift ex .. plains that it took five men sixty-two days to make the desk. The top is inlaid with thousands of minute bits of strange colored woods. An inscr,iption under the name of C. W. Nash inlaid in mother-of-pearl reads: "The best and finest of Syria to the maker of the best and finest of America." Salon Bodies Alumioum alloy pistons Bijur centralized <I·a~r Smts> . chassis lubric:atioo New double drop frame Electric clocks Torsional vibration damper Exterior metalware World's easiest steering chrome plated over nickel 7 -bearing crankshaft <l»lklfll cr... pitu) Short turning radius Longer wheelbases One-piece Salon fenders Clear vision front pillar posts Nash Special Design front and rear bumpers SUBURBAN NASH CO. Phone Winnetka 2707 547 Lincoln Ave. Wll~NETKA ------- .

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