The Van Nuys News and Valley Green Sheet from Van Nuys, California • 20

rfr Nuys (CallM aday, April 7. 1H4 THE NEWS Mi Cutrol 14-AIr. 14-A Na. Kart 20-A Wasf IIA la CRUMBLING LANDMARK 'is famed Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco; Built for 1915 Panama- Pacific Exposition as temporary structure, show- place is falling apart Long 'favorite camera target for tourists and inspiration for art classes, Palace may be rebuilt if private citizens and city and state governments will spend. $8 million.

Palace is short distance from Golden Gate Bridge. Smog Control Devices Set i a. kj for Exploration at Meeting GOLDEN GATE Bridge carries thousands-of rftra daily. Second deck baa been proposed to aid traffic flow during ruah hours. Magnificent span Conner la San Prancisro with Marin County and Red wood Empire counties of Northern California.

Before completion of Golden Gate, in 19.37, people and cars (raised bay in ferry boats. Bridge's 4200-foot span is World's longest Miles Brubacher; senior engineer, California Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Board. The National Truck Show is the only exposition of its type in the Western United States this year and it is ex jpected to. attract more than 15,000 fleet operators and key personnel, according to Test Car Data Car: 1904 Olds-mobile 88 hardtop. Kaglaa 'dlsparrmeat: 330 ruble inc hes.

Horsepower: -245 at 1 4000 rpm. Torque: 345 ft. Ilia, at 2100 nm. Carburet loa: One 2-harrcl. Comprrssiou ratio; 10.25 to 1.

Hore and' stroke: 3 1516 Inches. Hear, axle ratio: 3.08 to Wherlbaar: 123 lnrhes. laagtht. 215.3 Inches. Over-all width: 78 Inches.

Over-all height: 65.9 Tires: Curb weight: 3005 NEW METHOD OF CRANKCASE FUME CONTROL IS TOLD Less smog and longer automobile engine life appear possible with a new method of, controlling crankcase fumes that has been tested In the U.S. Amy Fuels and lubricants Research Laboratory In San Antonio, Tex. Roy D. Quilllan a senior researcher at the facility, will discuss Blowby Diversion" smog reduction methods before the April-13 meeting of the Society of Automotive Engineers. His presentation Is ached uled at 6:30 p.m.

In the Rodger Young 936 W. Washington Loa Angeles. Blowby diversion involves installation of vents or channels in pistons or cylinder walls. Combustion fumes do not enter the-crankcase but are returned to the cylinder where 'they are burnt. There has beep no loss of smoothness of power in test' engines using diversion device.

-Other advantage of Qullliana design are less engine wear and Increased crankcase oil life, it is declared. 1 Production Toyota Signs Roy Engel to Exhibit Pact yeteran motion picture and television character star Roy Engel will host. the Toyota Land Cruiser exhibit at the 19th annual Lne Angeles Sportsmens Vacation, Boat A Trailer Show at the Pan Pacific Auditorium; running through next Sunday. The exhibit la co-sponsored by the four Loa Angeles area Land Cniispr dealers Hollywood Toyota Motors, Carl Matisse, Inc. of Enclno, C5n-Fcrr of Burbank and McFar-land Motors, Venice.

Engel, whaiasmjd to hold Porsche Car Sales Increase Related by Klein-Foreman VAJJ NUYS Jsok Foreman of Klein-Foreman Motors in recent correspondence with the Porsche factory was advised production and sale of Porsche cars rose to a new all-time high of 9700 in 1963, an increase of 17 over 1962. An additional lncro.se f. 3tudley Completes Ford Car Sales Course. J0 over the 1963 anticipated for 1964, according to Porsche Car Distributors Culver Qity. The United States continues epecial eqalpmeaC 1 Becaaae of the beilt-la towlag capacity of the 1964 Comet, Mercery and lie-'cuIn-Cpatiaeatal, moat tow-leg caa bo handled with no epecial equipment ether than a proper trailer hitch.

For. the traUeriat who la planning soma heavy hanl-lag, tha- brochure includes specifications for optional equipment available for a variety of travel, boat and camping trailers. HOW TO MAKE TRAILER TOW VEHICLE TOLD A brochmre coetaialsg all the tnfonnitkm eceeeary for making the family ear Into a trailer tow vehicle la available free from Llacola-Mercery dealers. The simple, eaay-to-read guide explain how to aelert tha proper tow ear for every type of trailer with tha minimam levretmeet la VAN NUYS John F. Stud-ley, Van Nuys Motors has completed a one-week course in.

used car merchandising at Ford Motor Co.s San Francisco. Marketing Institute. The course la one of number offered at the institute to dealers, their personnel and Ford Motor Co. employes by professional, full-time Instructors. Subjects range from management and merchandising courses for dealers and their department managers to Jelling courses for salesmen.

In addition, there are courses for selected Ford Motor. Co. per-' Ford Marketing' Institutes are located in NewYork, Chi-. Dallas, San 'Francisco, Atlanta and -Detroit More' than 15,000 company And Ford and' Li ncoln-M ercury dealer! personnel, attended the courses during 1963. The Important subject 'of smog will be covered completely at the 1964 National Truck, Trailer and Equipment Show, opening a Jhree-day run April 8, in Los Angeles' Great Western Exhibit Center.

Among the vast array of exhibits, which inrlude everything from tiny sparkplugs to giant truck tractor trailer combinations, will be the latest in smog centred devices, now required on alltiew vehicles sold in California. These devices are to be installed on all uaedequipmfcntj over the next two yeara. In the show's fleet operation conferences will-feature the subject, New Developments in' Smog Control Devices," on Thursday, April 9. Starting at a.m.. the conference win he held by Writers.

Canadian. Studebaker Southern California automotive writers got an opportunity to investigate, firsthand, the differences between Studebaker automobiles produced hi South Bend, and those built at the company's new manufacturing headquarters in Hamilton, Canada. A group of 1964 Studebaker from eaeh manufacturing! plant were available for inspection and driving at a press meeting. William Kough, Studebaker area manager, and Hamilton, Los Angeles manager, apoke Studebaker' production at Hamilton plant will he by Kough when a factory remodeling program involving expenditure of $250,000 is completed. that time, the Hamilton manufacturing operation will 101, Is the Falara of Klne Arts.

whji th implie.jS -T7t theToyot a something awfully elegant, Inhibit each weekday evening s. in fad. merely awful at and Saturdays nd least to ihe cost accmmtants.gimtjayiJ numerous imfrksmanshlp awards, la recognized aa a leading outdoor sportsman. IN OLDS NEW JETSTAR 88 San Franciscolnferesling Place for Tourist's Visit By JIM IIAMRA Automotive Editor SAN FRANCISCO This is a city with traditions. And a distinct love and respect for the past San Fran risen looks and plans ahedd as does any" other major city but it never faila to look bark and enhance those many thins when eomhlned, make the city.

by the Golden Gate something An outstanding example la the cable car. Every expert agrees this Is an outmoded form of tranaportation. Cable earn are noisy, cold, crowded and alow and they consistently Inae money even though they're usually overflowing with passengers. Ten yeara gb a major battle took place between those who wanted to eliminate cable cara, because of their drain on the city treaaury, and those who vowed to preserve them coma what may. The headlines that ensued for a few months put' every- thing else on Pag Two In the: The end result was out a few of the cars hill to keen theaystenr mostly Intact.

Even though the. cost accountants may look oh cable cars aa a Tbonervtlle Trolley Idea, few of the rest of us rauld envision San Frsncjsro without Its charming cablet. Today, 10 years after (lie War of the Cftble Cara, another Institution la coming under fire. It, Joo, is a money-losing affair, only much more than cable cars. Near the Pseshllo and Golden Gale Bridge, just off U.S.

so aiarenf Mne Arts isj The actor plays running min that looks in the Bonanza" telepapers. toe something out of old; vision series aa the Cart-take llnie' or Greece. right's doctor and In The The Palace Klne Arts isj The iutnr Virginian" as the wealthy neighboring rancher. 1 lie ha appeared In over 150' major motion picture' produc- Iww lions and in nearly 800 tfle-jw Vdlimali vision episodes since coming Cadillac Motor' Car Division to Hollywood from Broadway i produced more cars, during in the the first quarter of 1964 than in any previous quarter In Record Set to' be the largest market for Porsche, which In 1963 sold 43 of its total output here Sales in. countries in 1963 reached 25 of the total, up from 21.8 in 1962.

Nichols Completes pjghm Lincoln Continental Specialized School VAN NUYS Walter I. Nichols, exclusive Lincoln Continental salesman with Van Nuys Motors 5425 Van Nuys Blvd. has been awarded a certificate of merit upon completion of a four-day special training ses-Jsion in Dearborn, Mich. The meeting was attended by a group, of specially selected-salesmen from dealerships' through out the country. Luxury, car selling calls to crumble.

Decay Built for KxNiition intended as structure celebrated the Panama Because he temporary, plaster and the 1920s the foallases the panama-Pacific of 1915, it was a'lemporary. for the fair which the completion of Canal. it was supposed to it was built of rhirkenwire. In buildings began Although Ihe city spent OLD HILVKI DKNIGNH Plain silqrr surfsces of jewelry of the Santo Domingo! Indians of New Mexico are to rehabilitate the decorated with miniature de-Palare In 1939,. nothing much'slgns- taken from their old ('iialiaard ea Next rase jpottory, history, it waa reported by Harold G.

Warner, general manager of Cadillac and vice president of General Motors Cnrp. The new record of 51,938 cars surpasses the 'previous high of 50,130 established during the first three months of 1980. Contributing to the new record were all-time-January and March totals. January, with 17,624, surpassed, the previous high of 16,773 new Cadillacs produced In 1963. while March production of exceeded the previous high of 16.725 recorded in March 1960.

caIea' Even with production the maximum Cadillac 'distributors-and dealers continue western Sam regional briefly. the doubled said, At go on production upward cars for specialized techniques and a two-shift basis, and: we plan to have our salesmen will start spiralinglprofessionally equipped to AUTO PATENTS It Is estimated that about toward an expected; serve prospective luxury carious-sixth of all the 'patents is-annual rate, of about 30.000 'buyers," said If. M. Ramsey, (sued yearly In tha United' per year, Kough indi-J division marketing managerjStates are related to au Ifor Lincoln Continental. tomotive industries.

II high fine car field," Warner iaid. March Surge In Sates Reported Ruirk sales continued on the rise during the first 20 days of March with deliveries totaling 26.990 units, an iiv crease of 13.4 over a year ago. R. S. Withers.

Buick's general sale manager, reported that 13,783 cars were sold (hiring tfie second 10 day period to give Buirk It best) Mkrch selling since 1956. The second 10 days' figure included 5A47 Specials -and; 8236 regular units, of which i 885 were Riviera. Withers! isgid. 1 JSO MOTORCAR DISTRIBUTED HERE Three-quartets view of loo two-by-two, called 'The Best of Two Motorcar is assembled in Milan features Italianrdesignqd and built chassis; body, either Chevrolet 300 or 340-hp engine. -Machine has almost unlimited performance coupled with, excellent roadability and luxury interior.

List pried. in West, is $9350. Distributor is Michelmorfc Motors, 6957 Reseda. c- 1 1 NEW SERIES for 1964- JptsTar. speed automatic Jetsfar 88 is 'least-88'.

Priced about $.100 helow-Bypamic '88, car fea-. expensive, full-size Oldathobile thi, year! Motoring tunes new lightweight cast-iron new two-, by Golden Gate Bridge ialfoliday Coupe. i I 1 ft''.