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April 5, 1929 WILMETTE LIFE FREIGHTERS CARRY AUTOS 55 Nash Motors Adds New Designs in Can Give Two New Models to · · Road Builders a Problem Newer designs in motor cars, buses Special Six Line and trucks, together with the more .Nash Motors Company has added liberal speed laws in the majority of two new and important models to its st.ates. have presented new problems in h~ghway construction for highway enmoderate priced, Special Six u400" gmeers to solve according to the BuSeries line-a dashing roadster and a reau of Public Roads of the · United distinguished seven-passenger sedat!. States Depart ment of Agriculture. The new vehides demand that highThis n.ew step was announced yesterways be designed for safer and speedday by Suburban Nash Sales of Win- ier operation. netka. To meet this demand, highway enThe introduction of both models, gineers today ar,e planning roads with powered by the Nash twin-ignition, better grade s and alignments than exhigh compression, valve-in-head engine and distinguished by the mauy new engineering and equipment f eatures, rounds out the company's ··-too·· series line. In the new roadster the company has produced a new type model de signed to meet the American open car ideal. In appearance it is a color combination of rich, deep cedar and beige -the fenders aud upper body in the new cedar shade, and center side panels in beige. Five wire wheels in bright orange are standard equipmen't. Their special design includes extra large hub caps with hub nuts skilliull~ concealed. Horizontal loune in the hood, and chromium plating of lamp brackets, lamp tje rods and upright posts, in addition to all other bright metal parts on the car, are feature s of the appearance. Other interesting feature s of the roadster include a chromium plate framed windshield of ·t he flat-fold ing type; pig skin upholstery v;ith tire cover and top boot of material to match and a top \\·hich folds do\\'n to a four-inch, booted thickness to enhance the grace of the body silhouette. Passenger comfort is supplied hr an extra wide cushion which is set in th~~ exce,ptionally low seat, and the arm rest division which fits back into the rear cushion when not in use. Arm rests are also provided in each side door for the further convenience of driver and p'a ssenger. In the new 14 400" Special Six sevenpassenger sedan, Nash has provided a car which anticipates the needs of a great group of motorists desiringseven-passenger prestige and luxury ~t moderate cost. isted some ten years ago. The road. s have wider and smoother pavements and easier curves. ' The curves are superelevated and widened. Roads are developed to afford greater sight distances on both horizontal and vertical curves. Guard rails are more substantial and better protection at railway crossings is provided. · · Thirty-three. Chrysler dealers 111 Cook county hav~ joined forces in a "learn the difference" month, now in progress. During the period they expect to demonstrate to motorists by comparison. With the opening of navigation on the Great Lakes one of the especially built automobile · carrying freighters cleared the Detroit port with a cargo of 406 automobiles for the Cleveland district. This will be the daily program t.hroughout the summer, with some shipments to the port of Chicago. Several large cities in Germany have "auto pilots" stationed at main thoroughfares leading into business districts to direct visiting motorists. The fee for pilots who merely show the way is 36 cents an hour; for drivers, 48 cents. .. I 47 Fords Delivered by Skokie Company During Last Month With forty-seven cars delivered last month, the Skokie Motor company of Main street, Wilmette. north shore Ford distributors established a new record. The big March rounded out a total of one hundred and ten cars delivered for the first quarter. \Yhich provides an interesting statistical item. as this total is only t"·entv-seven car:: less than the tota-l number of Fords delivered durin!I the entire ,-ear of 1928, according -to D. \V'. Leo-nard of the Skokie company. Wfiile Mr. Leonard calls attention to the fact that small production was the reason for small number of deliveries ~ast year, he als9 points optimist_ic~lly to the future and makes the predtctlon that in the coming months of this year there is every indication that increased deliveries from the factorv \\·ill result in the biggest Ford year ::et registered on the north shore. world's first on Alaw-IM &osevell Fiw-PtUItnger Sttl·n, prorndint f·IIAJul, economie·l tr11nsportation ;, a more IIIIN11tttl tllllnMr. Ont of /ollf' lltH/7 117111. The 70 horsepower Marmon-buil t straighteight motor delivers far more power than any other car at or a·nywhere near the price. A wonderful road car-fully upholdHERE have been any number of fours at this price. Today there are ing the Marmon tradition of building many sixes at this figure. But there is "the easiest riding cars in the world." only on·e straight-eight-the Roosevelt. Will you try this new car? Consid·r first its beauo-ft's appeal- A STRA19HT·BIGHT FOR BVBRY PURSB $99J: M~~N~~on 68, $/165; M·rmon 18, I196S. ingly low and in the modern manner- R.oostwlt, Pritts Ill J·c~group equipmml t:tlr'll. I nquiiY Utnll tJfll' nothing bulgy-no conflicting lines. llltracliw 11nJ conwnitnl ineorne purillllu p/4n. ' Straight- Eight under As to performa·u- $1000 ... Now display T SMOKERS AID AUTO INDUSTRY Reports from central Kentucky retailers, factory representatives and local distributors indicate that there has been a very good movement of new automobiles over the tobacco growing districts of the st.ate, d~e largely to excellent cash pnces pa:d for tobacco, which have resulted. tn considerable propserity for the sect10n. WERSTED MOTOR CO. 562 Lin.coln Ave. Winnetka 165 WINNETKA