The San Francisco call., 1913-11-01

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Of BUCKS
Howard Auto Co., Distributors
of Well Known Make, Will
Receive 88 Cars Soon

Once more all existing worlds rec
ords have been shattered by the Buick
car and a Buick organization.
This latest worlds record comes as
the result of the work done by G. s.
Howard, head of the Howard Automo-
bile company, Pacific coast distribu-
ters of Buick and National cars, when
on his recent trip to the Buick plant
at Flint. Mich. :.
In speaking of this new record How
ard says: "The Buick factory is to
ship the Howard Automobile company
solid trainload of SS double decked
freight cars, containing from 415 70
425 1914 model Bucks between the
lst and 10th of November. This ship
ment, which is the largest and most
valuable shipment.of: first class freight
ever made in the world, is. valued at
approximately s525 900. and breaks the
previous. worlds record, also held by
the Howard Automobile company. This
record was the shipment of. Is double
decked freight cars containing 375
Bucks, valued at $4S2.40o, which arr
rived here. January 2, 1913.
OVER 400 BUCKS
This. trainload of more than 400
Bucks. is an additional allotment
which /. was able to secure. from the
factory, and in no way interferes
with the shipment Of our regular al
lotment which is 10 per cent of the
factory output This percentage at
the present time is more than. 100
cars per week; in other words, we
will receive more than 825 new 1914
model Bucks between now and the
29th of November. This number will
just about put us even with our or
ders, and we hope to be able to make
immediate delivery. on some of the
models for. short time, at least.
The demand for the new Bucks has
been so heavy that we have been un-
able to retain demonstrators, for our
own use, and any number of sales
have been. lost through our inability
to make or promise delivery. The
trainload shipment will contain quite
a number of the new six cylinder
Bucks. This is the first year the
Buick factory has ever placed a six
on the market although they have
been experimenting with skies very
extensively for two years, and the
present model has been in the hands
of the experimenting department for
the last year.
EXTRA FINE MOTOR
THE motor used in this new model
is of the famous overhead valve type
and is guaranteed by the makers to
develop more power and use a lower
grade of gasoline than any other type
of motor made. The motor has 3 y
inch bore and a five inch stroke, and
the cylinders are cast in pairs. The
Delco lighting, starting and ignition.
system is built right into the car
itself, and has been simpliffed to a
point where it is practically trouble
proof. The steering wheel is located
on the left hand side, while the emer
gency brake and gear shift lever are
in the center of the car, handy to the
drivers right hand. A full floating
rear axle is used, and the car has an
unusually smooth acting breaking
system There are two independent
pairs of brakes, each pair working on
drums on the rear wheels.
The lines and finish on the new six
compare very favorably with the style
and finish on the most expensive cars.
and are very much better than any
thing heretofore seen on a six selling
at anything near the Buick price