The New York herald., 1920-01-04
Kissel Truck Display
Includes Entire Line

1T makes no difference what your line
OF business-manufact wholesaler.
retailer. jobber. contractor or the kind of
goods. supplies and materials you haul or
deliver. there is the right sized motor truck
on exhibition at the National Motor Truck
Show this week, held in the Eighth Coast
Artillery Regiment Armory, 14sth street
and Jerome avenue" says Sidney B. Bow
man, New York Kissel distributor.
IF there is one thing that the motor
truck show impresses visitors with. II is
the busincss-like atmosphere that invades
The entire armory and the completeness
Of each manufacturer display, arranged
50 that the business man can make his
comparisons, and by talking with the
transportation experts in attendance can
gain a complete idea of how the motor
truck can be adapted to his line.
In making up the Kissel truck display
for the show, we asked ourselves the
question ?'-What is going to make the
business man attend the motor truck
show--what would be his object in attend
ing-whal would he want to find out?'
1--WE first decided that our exhibit should
prove Of interest from an adaptability
standpoint, which called for our display
ing our entire line OF trucks.
I'm determining the different size models
the manufacturer first divides or proper
tons the different lines OF business accord
ing to their general transportation require
ments.
For instance take the three-duarter
to one ton model, this is for retailers and
merchants, who want a quick delivery
truck for speedy work IN city and subur-
han districts; for manufacturers and
wholesalers who want light truck as
auxiliary to their heavier models; for
farmers who want a reliable light de-
cA xryit
space and ability to carry loads at good
rate of speed; for owners who require
trucks for emergency runs-hustling men.
materials. equipment. &c. from one point
to another.
Next comes the ton and half size Tor
those concerns who would demand a truck
larger than the light delivery car and
still want a speedy vehicle for delivery
seryice-sucn concerns as retail lumber.
furniture, hal ware, soft drinks, depart
ment stores and in the delivery OF freight,
farm products, dairy and milk products,
also for passenger bus, depot wagons,
drayage and transfer systems.
'.Then there arc those concerns that
have use for the two and two and q halt
ton models. such as local transportation
and express companies, rural motor ex-
press, road builders contractors. excava-
tors. municipal work, farmers, manufact-
urers, wholesalers coal and wood dealers
There are still other concerns that re-
ouire a model around the three and half
ron size, such as contractors. road builders,
express and moving companies that spe-
cialize on heavy haulage work. as we'll as
all those industries and manufacturers
that require a powerful truck with the
capacity and loading space suitable for
work in connection for hauling lumber.
stone. iron. brick. machinery, gravel.
cement. materials for street paving, bridge
work, as we'll street sprinkling, flushing
and oiling units.
Next TO the right sized model the show
visitor naturally wants to ascertain the
structural features OF the chassis and
motor, and here the present motor truck
show offers unusual opportunities for
careful examination and study as well as
absorbing the experience and knowledge
of the mechanical experts.
stNany displays like that OF the Kissels
show several models mounted with bodies
and other models without them. enabling
show visitors to see the under the surface
details of the chassis. the size OF the
frame, the axles. springs, brakes as well
as details OF the motor and transmission-