Oakland Tribune from Oakland, California • Page 52

52 SUNDAY MOIOTNO tWWanU Grlliniw APRIL 8, .19 17. tourists pure and simpley taking to the road for the love of travel and adven- New Owoef of Husky 4 Ready for. Season fJEWTIRE BARGAIN 000 MILES GET MORE MILEAGE tm. a u(4tewt vna OUT OF YOUR TIRE 1 ij-'wv' -mm 1 1 .4 1 our speedometer registered PO.OOO miles covering a period of nine years, an average of 10,000 jof touring In the same car." Tourists wb are plannlns cross-coun- I I liir SIJC, ctnc'll uv. well to take a page' from the Cressy notebook.

When rigged for a transcontinental trip, the two side seats in the tonneau are removed. The cushion of. the rear seat Is' moved two feet forward ana. a raise oacx, runy paaaea una upholstered fits to this. Thus, all trunks, suitcase and luggage are in the back out or me way, wnne me passengers are riding in the middle of the tar.

On the left hand running board are two large iron boxes, one to carry rooking utensils, made of aluminum and so constructed as to nest one Inside the other. In the other box, food and table- ware are carried. On the other running board space is provided for an extra' large storage battery. Back of th.s is the water tank, carrying twenty gallons of fresh water. with the main tank, is an auxiliary gasoline tank, holding twgnty-two gallons of fuel.

All tools and extra" parts are carried under the front seats. The automo- bile tent of the Cressy outfit is In reality two tents and an automobile cover combined. The tents are seven by nine feet, connecting with a six-foot sft-lp of canvas. The- latter rests on top of the car when set up, thus doing away entirely with tent poles. The teift is made of extra fine, light weight, brown canvas, thoroughly waterproofed.

Both sides have sewed-ln canvas doors, screens and windows. HOUSE IfJ nntrer fire bSTTfiJn hci- ntwii1 the Oakland terrltrr? to bid for a g-d share of the local demand frr iitomo-bile tire. The latest eomr the tire bargain field the Oakland T1r Compear, which or-oned its new tnr' In the upper Broadway sutn row diving the past week with one of the targeat storks of tires ever placed under one roof tn this city. The Oakland Tire Company under the management of M. Oroesmnn.

The vmpny 1 directly affiliated with other large hargiln tiro stores In practically all other larg cities In the country, and. with the combined purchasing power of the company's chain stores, It ell at lower rates -to the consumer, ac- cording to Grossman. me company i maxing lie lnitsaissnp- pearanre In Oakland with special tlr aa in wis issue or Tne TRim rtB an Introductory' to Oakland autnmnhllh owner. Oroumin aare thte nniinln rial tire sale should prove a welcome stunt a mis time on account or tne re- cent price raieee by the various tire manufacturers which were effective on the first of the month. Nearly every make tire Bold la represented on the com-panys shelves.

Racing EDDIE PULLEN, Speedwajr and road raring kmc, who ha aban doned the raring game and! come to Oakland aa a mechan ical expert for the Chevrolet' Company of Lalilornia. V.Tir:-,:.- i 2 f'f' 'f'Ai f. rm -z- a With speedometer record of 90.000 miles to their credit. Will M. Creasy and his wife, Blanche Dayne, famous artists of the two-a-day circuit, claim, the American laurels for sustained touring in a single machine.

Tiack In 1908. Cressy was -playing a Detroit vaudeville theater. He visited the Chalmers factory and purchased one of the first Chalmers 30's turned out by that company. In the past nine years the Cressys have toured six times across the United States from coast to coast, and four times from the Canadian boundary line to the R.o Grande. They have piloted the travel-worn Chalmers through England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, FTancer-BWuirtirHolIandT-across-RuBsia by train, shipping the car, through Japan, Manchuria, Formosa, China, the Philippine Islands, completely covering ifexlco and much of Canada.

"Many motorists have asked me how we courtl do It. and what sort of car would stand such trips," said Mr. Cressy In a recent interview. One of the ex planations is that I am an expert me chanic and before. became a player, was considered one of the best mechanics and engineers In JsTew England.

In addi tion, we possessed one of the sturdiest cars ever turned out by an American factory. "When we are 'off the boards' we are1 WHY $170.00 MERS RECORD A. MJW of Newark with wifr and baby in their nrw Hupmobile touring car equipped with the toria top. By C. A.

MULLER, the Tire Man. To obtain full service from tires la a point upon which many tire companies have been endeavoring to educate the car owner for a long'tlmevv But how many autoUta actually receive the benefit of this educational campaign. Through the experience attained In years of manufacturing the companies have so Improved the quality of their product that It renders a much higher mileage than formerly. Still, It can even now be greatly Increased through re treading; that Is where, In the Judgment of an honest repair maru-tha work Is jad-vlHatye and high-class retreading methods are employed. The Increased mileage In such instances is easily from 60 to 100 per cent.

snd when this is taken Into consideration, with the reasonable cost of the retread, it Is easily perceived that the coet per mile of the tire has been greatly reduced. I anally a retread Is built up of three or four layers of thin tread which, when wrapped and cured, gives a certain thicknessof tread and delivers mileage according to the quality of compound and the condition of the carcass Itaelf. Having been engaged for over ten years in this line I have had the opportunity of learning and determining the value --Inso doing have developed the non-skid retread to such a point that the mileage obtained is fre-fjuently equal to that of a new tire. The non-skid band is built up of five or six layers of tread stock of my-own as to compound, and Is then put under a pressure of 1,000 pounds to the square inch. The result Is -a dense, tough rubber, which so successfully withstands abrasion, or wear as It Is commonly known.

At the same time, the tread has the requisite life and resiliency so necessary In tire construction, through uniting two layers of uncompressed stock between it and the body. i Under this process the entire fabrtcrts subjected to a bath of rubber solution, the Inside relined with heavy canvas-equal In strength to two plies of the regular tire fabric and when given th final cure the orglnal fabric la rejuvenated. Instead of being burned and dried out as by the old methods, and a casing that formerly appeared about ready for the scrap heap becomes splendid mileage giver. Robertson Receives Appointment James Robertson, formerly Pacific Coast representative of the port Motor Car has been appointed "traveling representative for the Willys-Overland of California, Mr. Robertson is well and favorably known In automobile circles throughout Northern California, which Is the territory that has been assigned to him.

WALK? TELLS ABOUT CO AS AND VALLEY ROUTES Highways From Oakland to Los Angeles Now Open All the Yearr Due to Wonderful Wo rk of California State High-. way Co mmission. The millions of dollara that California cleared the road on the top of snow which la apendlna on rood roada la havlnf a dulrna 'an exceptionally bad aeaaon. North of the T.abrle summit you jass decided effect, on the road condltlona nd fnter the State, and It la now poaalble to uae paM tnen drop down onto IA i i i tr- -jar I tne end of the San Joaquin val- $25 Balance Small Down Weekly Payments Cleveland Light Weight Motorcycle The simplicity and econ6my of operation of the Cleveland Light Weight is converting thousands of people who were never interested in motorcycles into adopting them not alone for pleasure but for their-business. ley on perfect paved highway North of Bakersfleld follow highway through Formosa to Delano, where the pavement ends, and the road Is in fair condition to Tulare, then to Vtaalla and turn West to Gofhen.

Be careful here to note highway leading north, as the pavement leading west leads to Han ford, where the road north Is adobe and bad when wet. Highway north from Goshen to San Francisco, making the valley route open all year and the shortest route, 462 miles about the entire distance. Murray Is very enthusiastic over winter touring In a closed car. He states that all kinds of weather conditions were encountered on the 1600-mile trip, but thanks to the closed Bulck, the party was entirely comfortable at all times. i WEINSTOCK-NICHOLS CO.

2300 Broadway, Oakland, Cal. Open Saturday Night and Sunday Morning Oakland Resident Eales Manager Durant In perfecting an organisation of experts at the local factory which Is now turning out something like seventy rant per day. eory u.j ui um jtoi formerly closed three or four months out of every twelve. Frank Murray of the Howard Automobile Company, Pacific Coast distributors of Bulck ears, has just returned from a trip to the Mexican border with a uarty of frlenda In one of the six- cylinder Bulck sedans, and gives the following Interesting report of road conditions on both the Coaat and Valley routes: Man PYanrlaro-Lus Angeles via Coaat Road conditions generally fine; should change route according to weather. San Francisco to Kings City excellent, nesrly all caved snd oaasable all yesr under present conditions.

If raining take Jolon grade, which Is open all year and free from adobe mud. If dry croas Salinas river at Kings City and continue south on east aid of river to San Ardo, re-cross to west side and follow highway to Bradley, where river la croaaed again; south to Paso Robles. The old ford between Bradley and San Miguel Is now croaaed on a fine new concrete bridge. New Cuesta grade into San Luis Obapo In fine shape and very gradual compared to- the old steep grade. South from San Luis Obispo follow highway through Arroyo Grande to Santa Maria, Orcutt, Los Alamos.

Los Ollvos to Santa Ynex. Here take Qavlota" Pass when weather Is wet or for shortest route San Marcus Psss. The other poaslble route Is steep and rough but extremely picturesque. Klther of these passes lead to Santa Barbara; highway from here south as far as Mexican border." Perfect boulevard via Coast route to San Diego, Los Francisco via Valley Route-Kldge Route Los Angeles to ttau- gus via Hollywood, Chehunga, Han Fer nando. Just west of Saugus take road to right marked Ridge Route to Bakersfleld.

One of the most wonderful drives In the world, which follows a ridge of mountains from the valley up to a little over 4009 feet at Labrie. In and around the peaks of this ranfre on a perfect grade that can be driven on the high gear without danger. Highway Commisalon has Just 1 XYf I il I 1 TT I il mi III Ml 1 1 lai I EM K. hi 8 (I Kl Il I I Easter! Spring! And a Wolverine One of the greatest combinations you have, ever known. No wonder folks on the sidewalk give you the second look.

Picture yourself driving in this beautiful car. The smoothest, easiest riding, snappiest, light eight in the world. It will go a mile a minute if you wish. It is free from vibration at any speed. It is wonderfully smooth, silent and swift Don't be satisfied with anything less than an eight and get a "Wolverine Eight with the famous Ferro-Jackson, overhead-valve type motor.

The simplest-most powerful, most flexible and most economical eight cylinder motor ever built averages 17.7 miles to the gallon of gas. A And so easy riding. Only one other car in the world compares with it because only one other car has li 1. "Nohilltoo'pteep No sand too deep" see it before yon buy ANY car. ,1 Power Economy Durability four full elliptic springs.

You won know, what easy riding means till you ride in this car. Get a ride in a Wolverine Eight, You want this car because you won't be satisfied unless you get an eight and here is the big-value eight y-with the low cosb of operation. Come now, and ii ir aMi mm im mi 111 Choose From These Five Body Stylet rVfuHno raartof Car Uttl .1 TwrmmKt fMr-fuM Crnir, fecfWtof firm mir mhmmU mhmmlm tl0 .) Ftt-mngm Sdn iDmotmtbl Job) including ngulr torn Sm-rntr Jmckmon SpringKmU Stdant a All frict f. fmctarjt. Hi $141 $11 fJMi Chevrolet factory haa annexed Eddie Pullen, holder of the world' road race reoord, and recognised as one of the beat automobile mechanical expert! In the eeuntrr.

A Tresldent Norman DeVaux of the Chevrolet factory yesterday announced that the famous driver had become Identified with the local plant aa a technical expert Futlen's duties will conalat of covering- the territory controlled by the leoal plant. Visiting the dealers, super. Vising service and looking' after the welfare of Chevrolet ownera. President DeVaux stated emphatically that Pullen was not employed as a "stunt" man. He Is too valuable to waste en spectacular stunts such as those Indulged In by other motor ear factories.

mechanical expert, Pullen will be one of the moat valuable men In many way a now In the employ of the great 'plant located here. I Vt the age of sixteen the speed king began his career as a machinist apprentice, fter learning his trade, he Joined the force of a large garage In New York, which made a specialty of rebuilding for. (elgn cars, and, while with this Pullen learned to build and dealgn parte for practically every make of car. lie then Joined the Bulck and It was while employed as a Bulck service expert that lie flrwt met IHirant vire-preHldenl and sales manager of the local Chevrolet factory. IHirant waa at that time working in the Buck, which Is one of the Kintts of the great General Motors Com-ipany, controlled by his father, W.

C. intrant. L- In later years, Durant and Pullen became fast friends In the racing upon, i competing agalnft each Uij on all the great oeureea of the In 1811. Pullen went to work for the jMercer factory and had claiT- of the tmotor teet room. Me went to Xacoma aa master mechanic for the Mercer team and I when Ralph Mulford refused to drive, Stating that the car had no chance, Pullen took the wheel and won hii first raoo.

He then came back to California aa captal and maeter mechanic'of the team and won the.lSH Uraiul Prix event at iBanta Monica after lccmp a wheel and jnarrowly eacnplng death In the two days before, (lis next great fent was the Winning of -tile -Corona ree-t'-rtaWetiln(- Hie World's road rare record of mllfa per hour, which still atands. lHiring- the winter, always returned to the factory and either, supervised the con-truction of new car or worked in the technical department but this year he decided to retire from racing for all time, and it was after the last contest at" Ascot speedway, where' he and Iu-rant finished neck and neck, that the two came tcf an agreement whereby he became an ernfiio'e of the local plant and a cliisen of Oakland. It waa in bos Angelea a few months iro that Pullen 'was Cret attracted to a He was driving a high-powered car over Grand avtnue hill In high (rear In corrpuny with several other speed Stings. A litile car. passed 1.1m and went Xn.

the, top in hBh. which he considered Quite a remarkabU) feat At the summit, be-rongrntulatt-d the driver and found the car to be Chevrolet lie took the palna to- plrone to R. C. Durant on his next vialt to Los AnRt-les and tell hlrn of the lnrtdent and Incidentally mentioned that he thcught he had a wonderful little car. The con vernal ion ld to the appointment of Pullen as a member of the Chevrolet StafT.

The annexing of Pullen is only another lep. aa Ue part of President DeVaux and imsm IMPERIAL GARAGE AND SUPPLY CO. Inc. 1426 FRANKLIN STREET. Phone Lakeside 2200 AGENTS WANTED IN OUTSIDE TERRITORY.

Jackson Automobile Company, Jackson, Mlchlgaa By these four big points it is distin-guished and known the world over. Your choice' of eight body styles each superbly designed. Touring Car $1183 Snappy -Two Passen-pei Roadster $1165. Ask for a convincing ride. Beauty Phone Oakland 2474 McDonald-Green Motor Co.

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