Winnetka Local History Digital Collections

Winnetka Weekly Talk, 29 May 1926, p. 15

The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

May 29, 1926 WINNETKA TALK 13 ay, Say, Shy, 79 PER CENT OF ALL DIANA EIGHTS ARE DRIVEN BY WOMEN! By FLORENCE ELIZABETH DON These figures cannot be laughed away. You cannot ignore their significance. They are a challenge to every motor car designer and engineer, a challenge to the imagination of every woman who feels the urge to drive--379 per cent of all Diana Eights (in service Jeary 15th) were driven by women. * din the seven months this amazing car has been before the public, literally hundreds of women have found a new pleasure and enjoyment in driving --a new courage and faith in their ability to drive--a new confidence and assurance in themselves. (I Here's a car engineered for women to drive. I've watched them step into the driver'sseat, and in five minutes have seen them handle the Diana like a veteran. With thumb and one finger they swing the steering wheel or shift the gears. And they laugh a natural, buoyant lau h, a laugh chat sounds like Lynn Fontanne, the Taugh of self-assurance. ( Diana Simplified Control, the easiest steering in America, ample power when and where you need it--these have brought the New Freedom to women. Simplified Control, an achievement rank- ing with the electric self-starter, has made it possible for every woman to drive. Pm ZT SPECIFICATIONS : Eight Cylinders ; 73 Horsepower with flexibility rang- ing from 2 to 75 miles per hour; 16 miles to the gallon of fuel; Lanchester Dampener; Purolator Oil Filter; Air Cleaner; Simplified Control; Hydraulic 4-Wheel Brakes; Balloon Tires (Shimmy Proof); Finest Quality Upholstering; Body of latest European Arrowhead design; Fin- ish is two-tone Double Duco; Natural Wood Wheels. LeLaND P. ARTHUR Distributor 1017 DAVIS STREET, EVANSTON Phone Greenleaf 2338 EP Ps A BARA SE CW Cee Li - _- . AR.) A Er ---- EE Sh A) Ei 82 AP BR S2 82 AD BR SP a8 AD ak Ab 36 25 1B 205 ah 5 4B AD 8 AD KX 2 38 8 Re 88 80 3 $5 30 X20 8D AB % AD 0 AL BAB 8 A EB NIE SAENG SEP SARL TS SAE BE SVR BE REL DENTINE IR ANTI SANE Se 2) REA AA EP a al A ET 3 PA A a A AE A A A AAA AT AT TT Fa en Toa FRAT 3 SAAN THE LIGHT STRAIGHT wu of *84 per cent of the Diana Eightsare owned by men. 16 per. cent are owned and driven exclu- sively by women. Of all the Diana's now in service 79 per cent are driven by women. PRICES F.O.B. ST.LOUIS Roadster -- $1795 Phaeton -- $1695 Cabrioler Roadster --8$20095 2-Door Brougham --S$1995 4-Door Sedan De Luxe--S$2195

Powered by / Alimenté par VITA Toolkit
Privacy Policy