New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-29
itself spells for the dealer manufacturer and newpaPe
alike ct us quote entire an item which is headed
CAR SOLD AFTER TELEPHONE TALK
Veic Six Bought by Wire

motor car is made entirely the wire Usually the buyer
of the salesman to demonstrate thoroughly It's
good qualities before putting down his money for the vehicle
Last week. however. --. local representative Tor the
Veie Btwel Six closed deal entirely by long distance
telephone and with a woman purchaser at that
The lady informed the salesman that she was DESTROYS
of buying coupe for her She had not received
demonstration but had ridden considerably with neishbos
wife in Vcle touring and her husband said Vele con-
struon good and that the Veic factory was all right
so she might do she wished
She placed order without hesitation and the car was
delivered within four hours concrete proof OF the trend
in automobile buying and of confidence inspired by an
established reputation and trustworthy method of doing
business
You know what slaves style women arc Dee how frenzy
Of Ve buvng by telephone swept the and how they
all fell for it, No demonstrations notice Anything said over
Mr. Bell invention good enough Tor them
You will observe too that this item OF the here insert
name of local dealer type This is favore form OF canned
publicity equally available anywhere and resembling the postage
stamp that it good until used 1t much thought
There are about thousand Vee dealers this country
Assuming that this publicity to the newspapers there
are Vee dealers that by this simple device one
thousand Vee automobiles less sold by telephone
in a single day.
The seasons output of the Vee Company $1,000 cars
thew built enough coupes take the telephone de-
mand Anyway you concede that this is great cooperation
the advertising department with sales putting over one
cars (probaby) with single item of four paragraphs
was the Vele Company also which out notice begin
ming F E. Bradhd secretary and sales OF the Vee
Motors Corporation Moline Ill., visited local representa-
ves of the Vee Six yesterday and then went with the story
Of his interview The simultaneous publication OF this item IN
the places where there Vee dealers to indicate
what Proean character Mr.. Bradheld must be.
These things are the not Joke but
in serious The behind them IS to endeavor
to get the factory the paper often the automobile
editors will COOPERATE This of canned goods rightly
the head Of what Homer McKee, of the Premier Motor Cor
poraon of Indianapolis included the great avalanche OF sush
mugraphed that dumped newspapers every week
by car factories
When the Columbia Motors Company desired to call atten
ton fact that during the recent freight car shortage auto
mobile after automobile driven by the dealers to various
parts country roads that atrocous condition
owing heavy general thaw this statement made Before
starting each driver instructed to inform the factory
officials lust how his behaved Columbia Motors Company
officials naturally expected get reports of trouble because
of the adverse conditions but driver reported that his
car had achieved Of 90 per cent.
Wbv couldn't Just one them have had bit OF
oube} score of 80 "A per would have been little less
unmpressve and little bit beievabe The publicity man.
however isn't gated that
you had automobile that in ship which caught hre
sea and lay beahed the bottom for three months where
addition to the effects smoke and chemicals in the
ships cargo took their acting the paint and upholstery
you might reasonably expect find automobile complete
loss when the cargo savaged That unless you
the local WHY'S Overland dealer who describes what
happened when the Wisely bound for Vladvosok
caught and beached the Chinese coast about ooo
miles from Hong Kong.
Included the vessels eighteen ,x-cylinder
Overland touring - tells and adds Examination
revealed the and chassis excellent condition
is admitted the bodies and the upholstery did need modcum
of attention
There we have gilt edged service hint If you would like
to put your Overland and chassis excellent condition
pickle in brine for three months and smoke bit Then you'll
find excellent OF you haven't driven in that
time Perhaps that is the subtlety of the advice.
e-of-l mofc nned
lcy is very popular find in this:
'Al doubt regarding the identity Of the Harroun dis
tribuer this territory has been removed by
ment from Detroit, confirming contract that places the
much-coveted car with the firm and address,.
The for five years and therefore, the
largest valuation figuring document of this kind
to which local distributor has been party.
And also this:
The local Brscoe dealer. advises that the
Brcoe Motor Corporation while they disked much to
be obliged the price did knowing that buyer
would prefer slight increase the selling price rather than
lessenng in the value quality of the product