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Journal Gazette from Mattoon, Illinois • Page 8

Journal Gazette from Mattoon, Illinois • Page 8

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Journal Gazettei
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Mattoon, Illinois
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i TAGt EIGHT THE DAILY JOURNAL-GAZETTE AND COMMERCIAL-STAR, MATTOON, ILLINOIS' JATURDAT, MARCH 1931 mci gabs mi ww mm-mmm Contrast in Stream Lining Innovations in Airflow Chryslers frame, not on it. Part of the tram Is actually your head. The and-stop lamps, and on hood louvres, this refreshing styling conveys the subtle but unmistakable feeling of Differ in, Design motor Is suspended In the body. The New Fori! Line motion so essential to ultra-modern wheels and axles are suspended from the body. Front spring action is ep-tlrely Independent of rear spring Three lines ef "airflow" eights and one line of reduced-price sixes automobile design.

Air Resistance Cut Down. Every detail of the new Nash de The Ford line of 11, body types, introduced in December, has inno Chrysler for 1934. action." 4V sign aids in air cleavage cuts down air resistance. vations, Including a ventilation system and a dual carburetor and in The "airflow" cars are entirely new In automobile design and they must be been to be fully appreciated, Italy has Increased the duty on automobiles, trucks, motors, bodies take manifold. The sloping, V-front radiator 1934 NASH CARS HAVE NEW LINES Late Models Provide More Power Than Do Old Types.

Probably the most striking outward feature of the Nash line for 1834 is the deft modeling of what artists term the mobile motif into and parts approximately three Individual controls operate the meets the roached hood line, car for no picture or words can at present convey fully to the reader Just fifths. ried forward in a rolled edge to the radiator grille no air pockets here, but ample cooling surface. ventilation system, designed to permit the circulation of fresh air In the car without causing drafts cr what they are like, for there are so few comparisons In design that can ft. be made In the automotive field. Mechanical Improvements.

Mechanically, the 1934 automo The engine has been pushed for. impairing vision. These controls are on the front and rear side windows. The new line comprises standard ward over the front axle. The rear i biles have been improved over previous design.

Two noteworthy ad-. seat has been pushed forward of the rear axle. The body la ultra- and de luxe two door and four door sedans and five window coupe; de vancements are the coincidental clutch starter and the new transmission; both are to be found in all streamlined over a unit frame. The whole thing has been placed on the axles in such a manner of weight distribution that rough roads and bumps are flattened. COW BELLS AND CAR BODIES! ONE WAS MADE TO RATTLE, BUT the pleasing and practical Nash design.

Accomplished by the actual embossing of horizontal speed lines on hood; massive, skirted fenders; headlamps; built-in parking, tail- models. has left adoption of individually sprung front wheels entirely to the desire of the buyer by providing a new and practical front axle de- PRODUCTS OF THE SAME GREAT STATE, Gift XIII. and Susan VI, Grand Champion shorthorns from iJprg Farms. Delavar and the 1934 Twin Ignition Nash Big Six shared triumphs at the International Live btock bhow Chicago. The three leaders are shown here with George W.

Borz, chairman of the board of the Borg-Warner Corporation, owner. Mem room Inside Is achieved bv luxe roadster, phaeton and three window coupe, and cabriolet and victoria. The engine's power Is said to have been Increased by about 12 per cent, and greater speed, faster acceleration, quicker starting and better fuel economy are claimed for the new line. The engine, fitted as previously with aluminum cylinder heads, has in the new models a new cast al making the running boards narrow and Including that space Inside the car body. Mechanically the "airflows" have Buick Appeals to Women's Sense of Beauty.

over-drive transmission, ventilating system, easy steering, booster hydraulic brakes, free wheeling, wheel- THE OTHER SHOULD NOT! bases 123, 128 and 146 Inches. Horsepowers are 122, 130 and 150. "In the Airflow Chrysler the frame Is like a bridge. You ride Inside the IF YOUR CAR BODY 13 "THE BIG NOISE ABOUT TOWN" velopment as optional equipment on all models. The new starter Is linked with the clutch pedal.

To start the engine the operator first switches on the Ignition, then presses the clutch pedal all the way down. All engines are the exclusive Nash twin Ignition, valve-ln-head power plants, which provide so many advantages found In no other car. Two spark plugs simultaneously Ignite the gasoline in the cylinders. More Power Provided. loy steel crankshaft rated as markedly better than the forged steel crankshaft formerly employed.

He Doesn't Need to Be Towed Now Captain H. J. Grady of the Haz- YOU CAN GET IT SILENCED HERE AT SMALL COST! even though it was hot. When I got to Jersey I picked out a nice, steep hill to park on, as usual. "Imagine my surprise when, after the car had been standing there 10 hours, I stepped on the starter and she went off after the first kick.

I haven't had to be towed or pushed since. Before using Texaco Fire-Chief I had taken this ij tr yum "c')' zard Beach Excursion Boats, New York City, bought a new car and had trouble in starting it. Some times he could persuade a friend to tow him until the engine started running, but generally he had to This not only provides greater smoothness of operation but also 22 per cent more power, five miles an hour more top speed, and two extra miles to a gallon of gasoline than a motor of equal size with only single Ignition. The 1934 big six (116-Inch wheel- Buick fivepauenger sedans, with and without built-in The 1934 Buicks form a conspicuous example of the lengths to which the builders of fine cars go to appealto the women who own or use 1934 PRESENTS CADILLAC STANDARD OF THE WORLD LaSALLE NEW YORK'S BLUE RIBBON CAR BUICK A BETTER CAR AND BUICK BUILT IT OLDSMOBILE THE STYLE LEADER PONTIAC GET A STRAIGHT EIGHT FOR YOUR MONEY Buy Your New Car From a Certified Dealer Sold by the MATTOON MOTOR CAR CO. C.

C. GLASSCOCK, Owner 1712-14 Charleston Avenue Phone 1S4 Ewing's Garage 1301 Broadway Phones 2899 1407 Mattoon, Illinois look around for a mountain, or car to several service stations, and them. Not only In the general aDDearance of the car and its interior steep hill of some sort to park on so that he could start later. put new coils, condensers, and everything else on it. And all the time all It wanted was decent gasoline." upholstery and fittings has this been done, but every known device that "Last Friday," said Captain Grady makes for easy and certain starting, steering with little or no effort and brakes that operate with-controlled power at the merest touch of the to a Texaco man, "you sent me up four barrels of Texaco gasoline and foot on the pedal has been incorporated in these cars.

base) has an entirely new, twin ignition, valve-ln-head engine. Th3 bore has been Increased to three and three-eighths inches, giving 234 cubic Inches displacement; horse power has been increased to develop some lubricating oil. I had been using and buying gasoline from DeSoto's Seats my garage, and so one of my boys TYDOL AND VEEDOL PROVE THEIR WORTH towed me around to get started, eighty-eight. A downdraft carburetor is used. Nice and Roomy A Friendly Warning! Many owners of new cars will start off using cheap gasoline and oil.

This is bound to prove a costly mistake. The few pennies saved in the purchase of inferior motor products will be paid out for repairs. TEXACO FIRE-CHIEF GASOLINE and CRACK-PROOF MO Good news for those who have been crowded Into the front seats of friends' cars the new DeSoto automobiles have eight inches more space In the front seats. In addition to the wider seats, the widest ever built in a modern automobile, the emergency brake has TOR OIL will prove least expensive to AN INVITATION Before you buy any au Cut off from any source of supply for almost two years, Rear-Admiral Byrd had to choose provisions anticipating every need and every contingency. Perhaps most Important of all was the selection of airplanes, oil and gasoline, for on these rests the success of the expedition and the very lives of Byrd and his men.

Without airplanes the exploration of this continent in so short a time, would be Impossible. Choosing oil and gasoline was an easy task. Tydol and Veedol already had proven their abilities to use. 1 hese superior products assure dependable performance. Start your new car right.

See us today. tomobile we invite you to been taken off the floor and now Is conveniently located on the lower part of the dashboard; more convenient to the driver, and out of the way of the passengers, as well. The Power to Pass That's Dixie Gas! Dixie Dollars Stay at Home Nationally Known Locally Owned WASHING AND GREASING Walter M. Gibler Oil Co. S12 North 16th St, ride in and drive the new TO4NASH V-8 Ford.

The Airflow design of the 1934 Fleshner's Texaco Station 13th St. and Broadway Test it for riding com cope with these most stringent fort, speed, acceleration, safety and ease of con trol. It is the most eco DeSoto makes it possible to widen the front seat by eight inches. In the two-door models the full front seat usefulness is still retained. Instead of having two individual seats in front, only one of which moves, the front seat of the Airflow car Is divided in the middle so that either half may be tilted forward to permit passage to the rear.

nomical and powerful Ford ever built. mmum HEHT tfEDH IN JUST FOUR MORE DAYS This Original New Motor Car Creation Will Be on Display in Our Show Room. DON'T FAIL TO SEE IT! More Wear From Tempered Rubber City driving is decidedly more IIP severe on tires than cross country driving, it may be Judged from an experiment made under auspices of the United States Rubber Company, The same car and driver traveled 1,200 miles of cross country at an average speed of 48 miles an hour, Ford cars are available In 11 and then traveled a similar distance of city driving, with frequent and body types, with either standard quick starts. deluxe equipment, and a The city driving proved much more severe, especially on rear choice of body colors and upholstery materials. wheel tires, which showed three times as fast a rate of wear for the fs m-- city driving as for cross country Three distinguished series of fine Nash motor cars for 1934 add prestige to a great name and carry on the famous Nash tradition of care and precision in all details.

For 1934 every Nash has a Twin-Ignition valve-in-head motor. Twin Ignition gives 22 more power, five miles per hour more top speed and two more miles per gallon of gasoline. The body lines of the 1934 Nash flow with a natural "Speedstream" grace from front to rear, every line blending with every curve in perfect harmony. All models are equipped with a built-in easily operated system of ventilation which is quiet, draftless, provides unobstructed vision and is without wind whistle or noise. AH models have a co-incidental starter which not only saves time and effort for the driver, but conserves battery life as well.

Nash for 1934 presents three series of motor cars all fundamentally the same in appearance, quality and mechanical precision differing only in wheel-base, weight, horse-power, extent of luxury and list price. Wig Sis, llfWk-lb 9773 HIMi Adrmncri Sight, 121' Wh-Oxf. 100 H.r. U06S to S1143 AmbaMtadoz Eight, Whlbau. 125 HP- H575 to $1623 Ambcuiadot Eight, 142' Whttban, 125 H.

P. S1820 to S20S3 (AllPrlcttf. o. b. Xanotha, Wlt.Sptelal Iqvipmlt litra) op The front tires wore down 18 per cent faster during city driving.

This was one of many tests which the company is constantly making BRATTON AUTO SALES 112 North 16th St. in its study of tread wear and Its effort to counteract this wear by product development such as Tern pered Rubber, which is said to In crease tire life up to 36 per cent. SUPER SERVICE STATION 125 NORTH 15th STREET a Chrysler Airflow NOtn wDl save you the unpleasant- ness and excess depreciation .) owning an obsolete design I when the 1935 models of oth- I er makes are announced. 8. The Chrysler Airflow is NOT available for instant delivery -the factory far behind on Its production, so For Early Delivery Order Your 1 The Chrysler Airflow fa NOT a six.

It is man-sized eight with power and speed enough to let yon really appreciate Airflow design. 4. The Airflow Chrysler Is NOT a "dampy, poshed together" appearing car. Its wheelbase long enough to permit body length In proportion to Its 5. width, with an extremely graceful appearance as the result The Chrysler Airflow Is NOT to suit any and all requirements.

The Chrysler Airflow NOT an expensive car. All the old style 1934 cars, In each price group, sell for as much or more, so you pay no pre-mlum for this ultra modern creation. The Chrysler Airflow NOT already an obsolete design. The trend toward Airflow design la everything, including railroad trains, so buying a cheap copy of an original design. It It the original itself.

DiscrlminaUifk buyers usually demand originals. The Chrysler Airflow is NOT too short for comfort. Its long, roomy body allows ample space for full enjoyment of the new design. The Chrysler Airflow NOT a one sixe car there are three distinct lines, the Airflow Eight, the Imperial and the Custom Imperial, a type SAM BALL 7. 1412 Broadway Phone 637 (4907) ppopucTiow assures seasonably prompt peuvebt Airflow Chrysler Now! PLYMOUTH SIX The New Standard Six MattOon's priced car.

Washing Greasing Polishing United States Tires Willard Batteries Mobil Oil CHRYSLER SIX ft the Chrysler Corporation' biggest value for 1934 bigger and better than ever, and priced as little as $18 above cars la lower priced groups. COUPE $865 COACH $895 SEDAN $935 (A. T. D. In Mattoon) BEE THE CHRYSLER SIX BEFORE BUYING ANT CAB, $595 $616 USED CARS For ever three years our ever-increasing sales of used cars have strengthened our right to the slogan "MATTOON'S BEST USED 1 CAR STORE" We bay cars for cash, trade even, take er pay difference.

See first when you want to buy or sell we guarantee every car sold. COUPE COACH (A. T. Mattoon) WAIT FOR THE NEW AIRFLOW DeSOTO It's a truly Aerodynamic Car with a floating ride the sensation of the 1934 Automobile Show! i Three reasons why evrryone Is talking about the new Airflow DeSoto (1) Its Appearance. (2) Its "Floating Ride." (3) Its New Method of Con struction.

WAIT for the NEW AIRFLOW DeSOTO BEFORE TOU BUY I W. ED JONES Hit St and Broadway WHEN YOU NEED A CAE WASH A GREASE JOB A NEW BATTERY OR BATTERY SERVICE TIRES AND TUBES OR TDXS REP ADJS GASOLINE AND OIL.7', REPAIR SERVICE-THINK OF THE EGYPTIAN WAY GARAGE ni Charleston Aye. A. L. Zf.IJ.lK, Prop.

All Work and Merchandise Felly Guaranteed. Special high wheels are available at no extra cost en this model. Fine for mall carriers, police, sheriffs, farmers, etc Mobil Gas Mobil Grease WIT J701Charieiton: Avenue Phone 837 r) Phone 388 ROWrX Manager "AUTOMOBILES AND EVERYTHING FOR AUTOMOBILES" 7-.

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