The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-12

one Of those things which, sooner or later will have
be done and the sooner, the better!
The Neu Sfudebaker!
ANDY Mullgan and Jack Gordon both the Allen Motor
company "ant mad at nobody" they have been to Port
land to the 194 Studebakers and for once in their
lives they can't find anything with being motor
dealer
In fact the Studebaker picture has never been so
bright il is today and the successful year the
company has enjoyed WILL in all likelihood fail to COM
pare with the 1940-41 season ii is facing.
The Champion. key car OF the entire Ine is now wen
established and this model uses all the enthusiasm
the Northwest dealers expressed when they saw it for the
first time in the Rose City.
While the new Oldsmobie for 1941 has not been officially
announced it has been display at the Munson Motor
company since last week.
the new models with the Hydramatic clutch. feature
which has been adopted on the ls4l Cadillac and
LaSale models.
To drive the new Ods admit there counterpart
for American engineering genius and that here truly
marvel of personal transportation There no way wnch
has to experience it sit behind the wheel of this
cutchless and enjoy entirely new motoring thrill
LET'S Haze 1t!
Observation-Disclosures today offered motorists 100
octane gasoline which would bring new economy and an
advance in automotive engineering.
Experiments with the high octane gas compared
with the 20 octane now in general use were described
by T. A Boyd of the Research Laboratories Division
American Chemical society here to report their dis
coveries of the past year.
So per cent increase in miles gallon at 70 miles an
hour available with 100 octane fuel the chemist reported
The increase than 40 cent higher speeds with
important gains in performance, he added
Left Turns!
No sooner had Fred Art Walker of the Walker Chew
rolet company returned from fishing trip in British
Columbia than Art leaving his dad to carry pulled stakes
and headed for sunny California.
He won't be gone long however because pretty
the 1871 Chevrolets will be here and will Art He Is
expected to return to Tacoma this coming week end
Steven Fuller has joined the sales force OF
the Mclaughlin Motor company. He comes here from
California where he associated with the Hudson
line for many years
Robert Flynn numbered among the at the
Pontiac headquarters having become salesman at the
Tacoma Auto Sales company this week Flynn accompanied
the group which attended the annual meeting in Portland
last week end.
stanford university, is member Of the Titus
Motor company sales staff. Hill is brother-n-law Of
l. T. Titus president Of the company. He holds
commission in the field artillery, u. s. Army reserve.
n er comes from Seattle TO assume the service
responsibilities at Tacoma Auto Sales company native of
Idaho he has associated with the automobile business
nce 1926 most of time having been devoted TO the
service of Pontiac, Cadillac and LaSane cars
A Note for Truckmen!
Ford trucks and commercial cars for 1941 have the
droo nm the passenger line inasmuch they
already on display at Ford dealers, while the
senger cars have neither been announced nor dis
PLAYED at this date
carl Krause sales manager MalIon Motors in
south Tacoma phoned to tell he had some Of
the new trucks display and would like those inter-
ested In commercial to drop in and have look.