Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-21
new MODELS
TO Be SHOWN
Oakland Pontiac Put
Out New Line of
Motor Cars

S141L NJ US EHONI OOUlS
OF lsom Motor Co., Inc. local Oak
land and Pontiac dealer.
Smarter, roomier than a year ago,
with bodies Of distinctive design,
and a chassis said to be the last
word In mechanical refinement. the
latest All-American model bears
only q passing resemblance to its
famous predecessor-the first ALI
American Six brought out by the
Oakland Motor Car company a year
ago.
Briefly. the new line offers a big
ger, faster. more powerful engine;
new Oakland type internal expanding
4-wheel brakes: masterful body
creations by Fisher; new Duco color
combinations: higher. larger cross
flow radiator with grill front; adj
Unstable drivers seat; chrome plat
ed lamps of new design; sturdy ten
spoke wheels; Lovejoy shock abb
sorbers and spring covers as rtand-
ard equipment; new steering gear;
sturdier frame. and a host of other
improvements that are destined 70
make the car a distinguished addi-
ton to the aristocratic motor car
family of America.
Many months have been spent in
developing the car to a point where
It offers everything that q discrim-
mating public has learned TO ex-
pect in the way OF style and per-
Torrance. Every detail has been
subjected TO exhaustive tests that
the car might represent the crown
ing achievement Of % years Of sue
cessful automobile building by the
Oakland Motor Car company.
Into the perfection Of power
plant and body lines nave gone the
pooled Of Oakland and
General Motors engineers. General
Motors Research Laboratories, Cen
eral Motors Proving Ground, and
craftsmen of the Fisher Body or
ganization. Many months have been
spent developing and proving every
detailed change TO bring the fin
ished prduct up to the rigid stand
ards called for on the specified
charts.
Already a million miles have been
piled up by test cars on the Gen
eral Motors Proving Ground. Al
Although brand new to the public, II
il a thoroughly seasoned product
with the equivalent of many years
Of owner service already to Its
credit.
Seven passenger types comprise
fhe line: sport roadster, sport phae-
tom. coupe, 2-door sedan, 4-door Sc
dan. and a new landaulet sedan and
convertible cabrolet.
Artisans CT the Fisher organiza-
tion with Oakland engineers have
Tim ~Ay nwa~a nF hnHN ines
and a symmetry and proportion ex-
elusive in the Oakland field. The
new landaulet sedan, with its fabric
covered rear quarter section which
may be quickly raised or lowered,
has an air of custom-built distinc-
ton.
The rear seats Of all five passen-
ger models are two inches wider
this wear TO provide increased elbow
room and to add to the comfort OF
passengers This change has been
affected without increasing the
tread. -,
Closed bodies all have adjustable
driver's seats, reveals around sloe
set off by q narrow bead,
single belt moulding starting az
radiator and completely encircling
the body. smart side cowl VENT
lators, new type military sun Wis
ors, and hardware designed exelu,
sively for Oakland. On indivloual
body types are walnut finished door
panels, Administer carpet in ton
neau. embossed leather smoking
sets. package space. luggage room
in rear deck and many other pop
ular features adding to the luxury
of the interiors.
A new instrument panel finished
IN black imparts a dignified touch
20 the front interior. Instruments
are individually mounted on the
dash and directly illuminated by two
soft shielded lights. On the dash
are an eighty mile speedoneter,
gasoline gauge, oil gauge and am
meter mounted on a raised panel on
the center of the board. On either
side are the ignition lock and light
ing switch button, and the choke
and throttle control buttons. The
windshield wiper control and light
switch buttons are below the speed
ometer. All instrument dials are
black with white figures.
A strikingly new outside appear
ance is provided by the head-on
view Of the car. The chrome plated
radiator has been raised so that the
line from the base of the cowl to
the new flat radiator cap appears
practically level. The shell is high
and narrow with an unbroken out
side curve line.
A new grill. or radiator front lou
yer effect, IS Of chevron design with
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ing the full height of the front in
the center Of the grill.
The Oakland emblem has been re-
designed this year in the form of
a shield. Red, white. and blue enam-
cling bear out the All-American mo-
tiff. The famous Oakland-p;oneered
cross flow radiator is retained with
the cooling capacity increased.
Thanking the radiator are new full
crown tenders. larger and wider than
q year ago, of seamless one-piece
design with a beaded edge and a
II inch spread. Rear fender ends
have been extended lower than the
sub cap 10 assure increased protec-
ton and added beauty.
The newly fashioned hood has a
chrome plated top hinge and vertical
louVreS IN i've groups o. AVuI eaNh
on either side 20 achieve a swagger
air. Parking lamps are mounted on
a chrome plated cowl bar.
Small diameter wood wheels are
standard equipment on all models.
Ten heavy spokes. eight-inch flanges
and large hub caps stamped with
the new Oakland shield offer a pic
ture in line with the current mode.
Tire size remains at % by $50. over
size for Oakland weight
A powerful new engine, offering
flashing performance 1t every speed
range, has been achieved by step
uing up the cylinder displacement
"a EOS inches as against 2l2 in the
earlier model. This. in conjunction