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41 THE EV AASV1LLE COUKlEii AM) JUL Li AL-blDA i AKUL lm been important factors in the high sales volume Both the four and the WHIPP ETSAIES HUPP TO STAGE QUICK PARKING CHINESE VETERAN ENJOYS OLDSMOBILE IL definitely seta at rest published ru-jmors that the company would shortly become connected with the aviation I industry The statement explains that the Hupp Motor Car Corporation planner! the event as part of a program to assist in the development of i commercial aviation It Indicated that the automobile company does not an participation In the aircraft Industry The statement follows: REGISTER eiG NEED IN WINGS-WHEELS six are equipped with the new "Finger-Tip Control" which consists of a button in the center of the steering wheel placing all the functions of starting the motor operating the lights and sounding the horn at the finger-tips of the driver Since these cars were first shown this feature has attracted the widespread attention not only fthe public but the entire automobile industry as well With the wheelbase of both the four and six materially increased it GAIN OVER 8 CONGESTED AREA BIG DRIVEAWAY has been possible to design the bod- and Success of Century-8 ies with longer and more sweeping QeSotO SlX IS EspecifHV De-lines and at the same time provide I Tota! cf First Quarter 1929 I Is 33 Percent Ahead of Last Year's Volume increased roominess in the interiors signea 10 meet mis for driver and passengers The new Whippet six holding the classification of the lowest priced six I Although Whippet sales from month in the world with a seven- bearing Bo month in 1028 set new high rec I ords for Willys-Overland sale of these Tour and six cylinder products In the Blrst quarter of the current year show I in increase of 33 per cent over the Marked Condition More than five million cars arc parked daily in the business districts of the large centers of population In the United States according to a nation-wide traffic analysis just completed by Detroit automotive engineers studying parking conditions throughout the country Observers found the De Soto Six "The management of the Hupp Motor Car Corporation wishes to definitely settle certain printed statements concerning Hupmoblle'a contemplated connection with commercial aviation "Hupmoblle reaV'Jta that conimer-clr' aviation Is still in Its Infancy end that to succeed It must obta popular faith and approval as an ad-vnced means of trnsportation for both freight and passengers To contribute our bit toward the development of aviation md to demonstrate the great part It will play In commerce and Industry of the future we will stage on April 17th and 18th the eatest combined motor car and aviation event in the history of heavicr-than-alr craft "On April I'i'a more than 150 purchasers of Hupmoblle Straight Eigh will "take the air' from Chicago's municipal flying field for a trip to Detroit In a great cavalcade of tri-mu-tored planes furnished by the Stout Air Services Inc crankshaft is said to show more smoothness power and speed than any other six ever produced by the Toledo manuacturer In the lowei price ranges Production of all Whippet models both fours and Sixes has been maintained at high peak since their introduction with the continuous increasing demand for these cars indicating Aviation Development Days April 17 18 The Hupp Motor Car Corporation announces today that wings and wheels are both to be put to striking service In an event designed to signalize the success of the new Century Eight and to dramatize the development of aviation as a means of civilian transport This event et for April 17th and 18th Is to be called the Sky-Rrmd Parade end is tc mark on the one hand the most ambitious movement of civilians through the air ever attempted on a snglc day and on the other the largest- drlveaway of Eight Cylinder cars that lias ever left a Detroit factory The event was conceived when the Gamblll Motor Company Inc Hup-nioblle distributors in Chicago placed an order for $2790000 worth of Hup-mobiles and It was decided to make Chicago's fourth animal drlveaway from the factory the biggest event of Its kind In Hupmoblle history The a car that Best mcpts the serious sit uation and gave it a wide margin that capacity output will have to be maintained to meet the volume of iame period of 1928 John Willys president states In report received I lere by the Bennlghof-Nolan com-I sany local distributor This umisu-Uly sales volume is attributed the rnmer'ifte wide public acceptance the nw cars which bring to Kh low price field a new standard of tyle and performance I With this msrken increase lnWhip-iet sales in the first quarter over any similar period in Willys-Overland history executives point out that the orders from the field over other makes of cars viewed from window in a high building in the motor metropolis as they checked the traffic flow in a congested area down town with stop watches Because of Viking Car Due The new Viking car product of toward Day Cahota 8ti-year-old veteran of the Civil war and his Oldsmobile the ease with which it cin be parked quickly in a small space the elapsed Age Is no barrier to enjoying the thrill of auto mobile touring according to Edward Day Cahota a Oldsmobile will be shown here in a time with the Hp Rntn Blv oimiese uy uiiui mm mm uuiy wvwau un me a vn war oi ms nationality Altnousn Hti years ok he few days according to John Merkel siderably less than for other cars Of-1 "-ninss nouung oi laaing a uuvnuig rour in nil uia smorme senmi Pew are alive today who have witnessed the mar velous chances in transportation that lias been the His i ficlals of the company snid this was due to the particular type of steering fortune of Cahota He has seen it rise from its most a nclent forms to the present speedy gasoline age personal recollections are virtually a thumb-nail sketc of transportation development i-ompany's car building schedules for I he present year which calls for a record output Is fully Justified I It Is pointed out that both the sJVhipppt four and the Whippet six in addition to setting new style trend in locly design color combinations and Itments also include distinctive me-j'hanical improvements that have manager of the Merkel Motor company Oldsmobile dealer Sixth and Mulberry streets The Viking a distinctive new addition of Oldsmobile and General Motors will be powered by new V-type eight-cylinder engine It will be the companion car to the Oldsmobile six gear used by the De Soto nnd the exceptionally quick response of the engine to the accelerator and to the sary to park some cars" said Henry determining factor in the acatilsltlon Hupp Motor Car Corporation which Irwm a Detroit traffic expert who rear four wheel brakes Used Cars As miirh as 10 minutes was neces- was present "Although this was to some extent due to the heavy traf by him he decided ease of parking would be one of their features He was influenced Mr Chrysler said by watching New York traffic from his office window witnessing how long lines of cars were constantly delayed for minutes on end by the effo' ts of drivers to park cars which wept" un oi a car oy tne prospective owner Chrysler Motors engineers have produced in the De Soto Six a car noted for quick acceleration flexibility In traffic and extreme steering ease It is a car parked quickly in a space little more than Its own length The front wheels turn about a point dispensing with the necessity for the Irs already engaged in an active rnm-paign to improve safety In motor traffic and actively promote good roads decided that this drlveaway should be made the means of dramatizing the progress of a sister transport Industry For that reason It has been arranged that the owners of the cne hundred fifty new Centtury Eights or their representatives shall FIRST AND THE FIRST MILLIONTH OAKLAND wieldy to handle in narrow cvUfinei driver to move his wheels through an arc on the road pim ra5aa Jg make the trip from Chicago to De fic It was found that some cars did not handle readily in the stream of 2000 automobiles clocked passing the building At no time did the De Soto hold up other traffic while it as being guided to the curb It was found that a great deal of time Is lost In parking and although approximately 7000 cars can oe parked the down town section of Detroit at one time this number Is greatly Increased by cars coming and going at short intervals throughout the day delaying traffic and often leading to accidents" EASE OF PARKING In this connection It Is interesting to note that Walter Chrysler in a 1927 Hupp Sedan S700 1927 Nash Adv 6 $695 1928 Chrysler 72 $1050 1 927 Essex Coupe $450 1T26 Hudson Coach New Tires $395 Auburn Motor Sales First Ate and Bnncl St Plume Main 8311 Representatives of 100 Goodyear tire dealer agencies of the Trl-State area will meet tomorrow evening at the Vendomr hotel for divisional sales troit by airplane In a great parade through the sky on April 17th and shall return next day In a parade over the highways with these glittering Hupmobilcs Elaborate plans are being made to make both the exodus at crowded curbs The De Soto Six embodies these features Mr Chrysler knew would be most acceptable not only to drivers but to officials endeavoring to control motor traffic in congested areas Motorists seeking parking space In heavy traffic swoop down on a vacant spot at the curb the prize falling to the driver with the car that immediately responds to the touch of the accelerator he car that handles conference Watson factor' branch manager Louisville will preside The meeting will mark the close of salesmanship contest and award of prizes A motion picture dealing with Goodyear manufacturing meth from Chicago 'awing" and Hie return by motor events of stirring interest accompanied bv appropriate ceremonies WINGS AND WHEELS The announcement of this plan' recent Interview declared that prior I easily and turns In a narrow radius to the actual manufacture of any cars' Consequently parking ease often is a ods will be shown tanee M-erjoiii Back in 1907 the Oakland car No 1 (Insert) was burning up the highways at terrific thlrty-mile-an-hour gait Compare with the millionth Oakland prod uct an All-Americnn 4-door sedan built on March 18 (below) ERLE without paralle i sets the pace at eed regardless of road or sp 1195 for the new Six- 01 sedan Faeton $845 Roadster Espanol 845 Sedan Coche 845 Cupe Business 845 Sedan 885 Cupe de Lujo 885 Sedan de Lujo 955 All prices at factory 845 spins the speedometer to a wind-swift pace Exult in the ample power still left for utmost effort Appreciate how quickly cleverly De Soto Six maneuvers through traffic how gallantly it sweeps you humming along the open highway Here vivacious beauty is in fine complement to brilliant performance to superb and to that inherent stamina which insures years of thoroughly de It isn't enough these days that a car shall get you there and back The world is stepping to a livelier tone And De Soto Six is setting the pace that the spirit of the time demands Performance without parallel speed and flashing get-away responsiveness that exhilarates a grip on the road at any gait that spells security these are De Soto's Try for yourself De Soto's incomparable smoothness and ease of handling the acceleration that and up at the factory pendable transportation -4'- A BIGGER roomier better car oto Six ihan you have ever been able to buy for so low a price That's why the Six-61 became famous overnight a sensation wherever shown Smooth power and lots of it speed balance through and through CHRYSLER MOTORS PRODUCT Six-61 $1195 and up Six-81 $1595 and ap Bumperi extra en Standard model Wire wheels at a slight extra cost All prices at factory) JORDAN AUTO SALES CO Inc -s 820-26 Sycamore St Phone Main 485 Evansville Ind Good Territory Open in Indiana and Kentucky for Live Associate Dealers TRI-STATE MOTOR SALES CO Distributor 1111 Indiana St Just Off Main Phone Lin 57 Evansville Ind.