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sizes very much as Parkard led the
way with its peculiar type Of radiator
design. The custom Cadillacs are
mounted on a l3s-iuch "he elbasc,
which makes them look like what the
of car Balloon tires, too, if YOU
want them. But new type. espe-
cially designed for the job. A $50
type instead of n bulging 40 and
Six-ply construction. Inside the
Cadillac is stili the same V-63, which
is generally regarded as the finest
thing that has eyer been done i'll the
way of a E-type eight.
Many New improvements.
Oldsmohiic has been considerably
improved and body models elaborated
upon. This is particularly noticeable
in he weathtred bronze-green Duco
finish Of the sport touring, With its
instrument board of white nick
metal. Aprerson, too, is out with
new "super-value" series. which
means in the case of the six-cylnder
job a lot Of new lines and striking
style on a mechanically interesting
chassis at prices one never used to
associate with this "o!d timer
$l.695 for the sport phaeton, to be
exact. Even the sport equipped eight
cylinder phaeton (five paSsenger) can
he had for $500. plus that sweet
refrain about war tax and freight.
Hudson and Essex are altogether
different cars, with balloon tires. and
they are built TO handle the big fell
lows. You will note remarkable ease
of steering. and when you go out in
the mud the tenders VIII be big
enough for the job of protecting the
body.
They are mean rumOrS that tell of
the discontinuance OF makes. Oak
land is right on the map, putting its
True Blue model through for an
other year with its advanced design
Of L-head motor, its mocha meal four
wheel brakes. its new buckingham
gray Ducn finish and now its balloon
tires.
Duro Finish Permanent.
puco finish is here to stay for the
oWner-driVen car. 1t is argued that
for high-claSS cars that are groomed
by paid drivers the piano finish OF
the trst-cl4Ss paint job will remain
ia vogue. and it sounds reasonable.
However. on" has to go 4 long way
I" find Il finer looking ear than the
RuIck hrouShaln on the master six
chassis, or the Marmon open and
closed ears that look the part they
are advertised to play in rivaling the
railways.
buco finish is yours for the asking
on a number of cars and standard on
others with the lineup changing
from week TO week. 1t is safe to sa Y
that You can have some model in
Duco, or perhaps several on Buick.
Chevrolet. Franklin. oldsmohile Nash
Moon. Hupmobile, .Ic dan, Chandler,
Cleveland. Marmon a..d Cadillac
The general public las tax en- a par-
ttcuiar interest in tho series so Pierce
Arrow. 1t handles j. It as YOU would
expect a Pierce .v to and is built
with the same prtciS .on that has made
Its big brother famrdS. The price for
IN" touring car. $685., will doubt less
enable lot of lierce-Arrow admirers
To join the family. It carries balloon
type tires, f"ur-WhcrI brakes as pat
ent"d by lSsota- F'ranchini and is
powered hy seven bearing siX
The Great Line Eight by Jordan,
Is something to be proud of With its
fuil balloon tires. lockhead hydraulic
brakes. air cleaner oil filter. beauti-
full lines and surprising performance
II is an important addition to The
growing list of fine American cars
The silhouette Six with very much
the same equipment as the eight is
being continued in line with the pol
build SKIES and eights, and in some
cases two sizes of skies. Incidentally
Jordan uses an oil bumper which
makes one wonder why car owners
are still getting under in order to
get by the possibility Of running
with oil that ought to be drained off
Improving Fours.
Just as it appeared that fours were
losing ground, because Buick and
Nash dropped theirs, along came
"illyS-knight with 4 Manchester
balancer TO do away with the vibra-
tion that has been characteristic of
four-c cylinder motors. Now Dodge is
claiming some refinementS that are
said to do away with lot of shak-
ing at higher engine speeds. Dodge
is building 900 ears 4 day and selling
'em. 50 the IMPROVEMENTS they are
making in their car are bound to
have effect on the war between the
fnurS and the skies. particularly the
price reduction now applicable to
Dodge special type cars.
The fours will be strengthened by
the improvements that are due in