Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-14
STUDEBAKER'S
new SIX SETS
FOUR RECORDS
Light Six Beats Fastest
Express Train Between
Frisco and Los Angeles

CARRYING U. S. mail. a %studebaker
new records on the Pacific coast,
travelling along two routes faster than
any time ever made by automobile or
train before, according to word reach
ing the Dakota Auto company, local
~Studebaker dealers. The accomplish
ments of the light six are listed:
Made the round trip from San Fran
cisco, to Los Angeles, Ss@.s miles, In
II hours,":23 minutes elapsed time-a
new, record: n )
Made the one-way trip over the.
IL minutes, 80 seconds elapsed time
a new record;
Made the one-way trip over the
valley route, ALL miles, in . hours.
Is minutes, SO seconds elapsed time
"a e record;
Beat 1.-THE Lark" fastest express
train between San Francisco and Los
Angeles. by 8 hours. ~ minutes, 80
seconds-a new record.
Before making this trip the car
and its drivers were duly deputized on
8. Mail. 1.-THE -four records. made.
commented Ed. Sevcrson, president
OF the firm, SHOW how the Stude-
baker can make long distance runs
without mechanical trouble. The car
established the records on two trips.
and was ready for the SECOND right
after the completion of the first.
I'VE expect the Light Six to do fer
US this ear what the Special Six did
last year; put us on the map and keep
US there. The special was a wonder
and speedy qualities of the Stude-
baker. Production has been jumping
steadily at the new plant at South
Bend. Ind, and we expect big things
for this new model" Mr.. Severson
added that the new factory at South
Bend, which has Just been completed
at a cost Of 100000 900, has doubled
the manufacturing capacity Of the cor
poration, which is 500 cars per
day.
The following description Of the
plant has just been received by the
Dakota Auto company:
About four ear g The Stude-
baker Corporation determined to
build a large, modern automobile
plant at South Bend. with a produc-
ton capacity Of five hundred cars per
day. Construction engineers and pro-
duction experts made exhaustive in
vesugations and studies of the con-
struction, equipment. and methods of
numerous modern plants throughout
the United States, and Incorporated
in the plans for the South Bend plant
every improvement and practical de-
vice for economical production de-
veloped by this fiinvestigation.
II new plant Of steel and concrete
reconstruction is equipped with new
machinery Of the latest design-every
known device for efficient and econ
omical manufa cture-and is operated
by a highly trained corps Of en-
gineers and production experts. un-
exce'led in the automobile industry.
CQn1modious space and equipment is
provided fer the laboratories. expert
mental department and engineering
department.. where research expert
ments. Improvements and new designs
will. be carried on daily by a large,
able staff of engineers and chemists.
The latest heat treating n car
bombing equipment n machine
shops r provided. Shops for open
and closed bodies are also included,
together with a warehouse with stor-
age capacity of 5000 cars. There are
ample railway and track facilities for
shipping.
is provided for employees and dealers
meetings.
The new plant. when entirely com-
pleted. will cover e%ighty-fve acres.
cost $4,000. 900. and he unexcelled in
America in modernity and efficiency.
The Detroit plants Of the corpora.
tion will be continued as heretofore,
producing Studebaker cars in large
quantities. The South Bend plant IL
an addition to.the capacity OF. the Cor
poration.