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May 17, 1929 W I L M E T T E 'L I F E ~,,,,,,,,,/~~ 47 NORTH SHORE RECORD REGISTRATION FOR COUNTY IN APRIL New All-Time Mark Established for Passenger Car SalesTotal Is 14,669 Registration of 14,669 new cars during April in Cook county establishes a new all-time record , according to figures recently released. This registration tops the previous high mark, set in the previous month by mort than 200. On a percentage basis, the gain of last month over April last year was 66.7 and over the previous b6t April (in 1926) of 54.8. As April is u sually one of the best selling months in th e county, it is in teresting to glimpse the figure s of the last five years as follows: 1929, 14,669; 1928, 8,796; 1927, 8,988; 1926, 9,476; 1925, 8,508. t~ .. ~ 'M OTOR NEWS . } · Auto Routes to Indianapolis Speedway Marmon Adopts New Inspection System in Turning Out Cars A far-reaching step forward in manufacturing is announced by the Marmon Motor company. The new system in effect at Marmon places the inspection of material and production directly in the hands of the men who designed and tested the new Roosevelt, the Marmon Series 68 and the Marmon Series 78. Automotive engineering activities, heretofore, have been limited to the de.;ign of new cars, operation of research laboratories, testing, and experimental work. Through the new Marmon arrangement, !'towever, engineers now are stationed throughout the factories where Marmon and Roosevelt cars are manufactured. The chief body engineer for example, directs all inspection pertaining to the manufacture of bodies and mounting of them on the chassi 3, and the chassis engineer supervises the production of the motor and chassis. The purpose of the new plan is twofold. First the Marmon engineering department will obtain immediate and first-hand information as to the practicability of new feature.; of design; second, the engineers themselves are placed in a position to interpret their blueprints to the men engaged in actually manufacturing the cars. W. T. Wersted of Winnetka is the Marmon dealer. 1 G01 NC to the SUO mile automobile classic? There'll be a great throng at the Indianapolis speedway on D ecorati on Day when th e· world's fastest motor pilots compete in this great event and in this great crowd there will be thou·.;a nd s from Chicago. For those desiring to make the trip to I ndianapo1is by automobile the Automobile Club of I1tinoi s Touring bureau has prepared a map and log showing th e best rnutes to be driven. Those going by \\'ay of Hammond, Ind., Lafayette anlt Royalton will find that the total mileage is 201.1, while another route detailed brings the mileage up to 214.5. This route passe· .; through Chicago H eight s, Momence, \VatsL:ka and then cast to route 41 where the afore mentioned route is picked up and followed int o lndian ap~lis. WE VIllAGE I I I Ford led the list by a liberal margin, having listings of 3,114 as against 482 in April last year. It is a noteworthy fact, however, that Ford registration s \\·ere behind March, wh en 3,149 were accredited to that make. Chevrolet in second plac.e with 1,938, was j~tst a few cars off from its showing in April, 19~8. Chevrolet dealers here are satisfied that before the end of the year the General Motors unit will give a mos t satisfactory accounting in the 1929 regi stration s. Hudso n-Essex led the groups and finished third in the general standing with 1,349, a gain of 113 percent over the - preceding April. Essex had ?57 and Hudson 392, with the respectn·e figures it~ April, 1928, ~5 and 186 ... Oakland -Pontiac, in tourth posttton, had 1,289, as against 736 for April la st year, a gain of 75.1 percent. 0 1kland had 268 this year and 154 la~L, and Pontiac 1,021 in 1929 and 582 last year. The Chrysler group occupied fifth position with 1,252, a gain over last year of 46.2 percent. Computed in these figures are 430 for the Chrysler models, 388 for Dodge, 24.2 for De Soto and 192 for Plymouth. Last year the latter was listed as the low-priced Chrysler and the De Soto did not exist Chrysler and Plymouth combined this year had 622, as against 504 last year. Dodge had 38,8 last month and 352 in 1928. Nash which was given · sixth place in the ~cheme of computing groups in arranging these monthly reports, .a s an individual, stood fourth on the list with a total of 9G7 .. These figures were 77.4 percent gr~ater than for Ar,ril last year. Buick came next, in seventh plac ~ . in th_e general standing wi~h 6~9, and the Willys products took .etgh~h ylace. with 596, as against 387 111 Aprtl la~t year. Studebaker-Erskine had a ga111 over 1928, having had 561 last month. Detailed guides, including highway numbers, towns and mileages from Chicago follow: CHICAGO TO 1::\DIANAPOLIS (201.1 Miles) Highway ~lit es 11ile. , :\umbers TO\\'NS South North 0.0 201.1 CHICAGO .. . Ill. South Chicago 14.J 186.8 :\o. 42 Ill .-·Ind . Line 16.3 184.8 16J 184.8 Ill.- Ind . Line Hammond, Ind. 22 .8 178.3 Munster 26.6 174.5 27.6 173.5 M a\·nard Dy~r 31.7 169.4 35.6 165.5 Schereville (Outskirts) 38.o Hl2..=i St. Tohn -l.L=i 157.4 U. S. Han~Yer Center 52.0 l.t8..S :\o. -tl BcJ:.;ha\\' (Outskirts) Schneider 57.6 143.5 Lake Village 61.1 140.0 !\f orocco 76.5 124.6 Acle 82.4 118.7 Kentland 89.7 111.4 Earl Park 96.4 104.7 Jet. U. S. No. 52 98.5 102.6 Fowler 103.6 97.5 Oxford 115.5 85.6 Templeton 117.6 83.5 Otterbein 125.4 75.7 U. S, Montmorenci 129.5 71.6 :--Jo. 52 La fayette . 138.6 62.5 Lebanon . . . ... . . . 174.2 26.9 Royalton . 185.2 15.9 Trader's Point .. . 188.6 12.5 . Flackville . . . 193.7 7.4 fNDIANAPOLfS 201.1 0.0 The log of the longer route follows: CHICAGO TO l~DIANAPOLIS (214.5 Miles) Highway Miles ~umber·.- '1'0\VNS 00.0 CHICAGO . ...... .. . 15.1 ~forgan Park 18.6 Blue Island Homewood .. . . . . .. . .. . 25.3 Chicago Heights ...... . 30.3 32.1 Steger . . ....... . Ill. Graham-Paige Marches Ahead 33.8 No. 1 Crete . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Graham-Paige continued it~ mont~1y march ·forward, being credtted wtth 492, as against 244 in April, 1°28: T~e La Salle had a gain of 110.5 percent Viking did not help the . 01dsmobtle with 360 registrations. Last year situation last month, as 1t was n0t Packard had 246 and the General ·Mointroduced until late in April and on.ly tors pair 171. two were listed. However. Old!mwbtle Other Cars Show Gain had the greatest month in its history, Other cars to show gains and to scoring 445. Last year there we;e ~03 contribute their share to the large Oldsmobile registrations in Apnl. general increase for April were AuPackard and the Cadillac- La Salle burn, which had 218 thts yea: and 91 combination had a close race for iast. Marmon-Roosevelt w1~h 125 honors in the high grade classification. against 76, Chandler. 123 agamst . 37, Packard's total of 394 was 60.1 percent better thE-n April, 1928, while Cadillac- Reo 93 against 86, Lmcoln 81 agamst Ford Leads the List ROUTE TO INDIANAPOI.I Sft!DWAY INTERNATIONAl RACE MAY 30. 1929 201.1 MILES 1-----------· -Beecher 41.0 Grant Park 49.0 M umenCL: 55.2 St. Anne . . . . . . . . . 67.8 Martinton 75.7 \Vatseka 86.5 Sheldon, 111. 96.9 Ill. 111.-fnd. Line 98.9 .:\'o. 8 111.-' lnd. Line 98.9 U. S. . . ... 103.1 No. 24 1-:L:ntland, Ind. Kentland, Ind. . . . . . . . . 103.1 U. S. No. 41 Jet. U. S. No. 52 .. . . . . . 111.9 Jct. U. S. No. 52 . .. .... 111.9 Fowler . .. . ....... . .... . 117.0 Oxford .... . ..... . .... .. 128.9 Templeton . . . .. ..... . . .. 131.0 Otterbein .. ....... . . . .. . 138.8 Montmorenci . ... . . ... .. 142.9 Lafayette . . . . . . . . . . . . .152.0 Lebanon . ... . ....... . . . . 187.6 Royalton . . . . . .. . ... .. 198.6 Trader's Point . . .. .. . . . . 202.0 Flackville . . . . .. . ... .. .. 207.1 INDIANAPOLIS .. . . . . 214.5 68, Pt·erless 52 against 44, PierceArrow 41 against 12, Franklin 39 against 19, Stutz-Blackhawk 27 against 8 and Moon- Windsor 18 against 4. Reviewing the individual makes, it is revealed that model "75" is the best seller in the Chrysler line, the "612" leads in the Graham-Paige offerings, the Standard Six with the Nash, the \Vhippet Six with the Wiltys group, the 8-90 with the Auburn and La Salle last month led Cadillac by 193 to 167. Inspect lfJurBrakes You will drive with greater comfort and safety when you know you can stop QUICKLY In an e01ergency; when you KNOW you can make the car do what you want It to do. Remember: "Good brakes I! better than a lo_~ horn." · BRAKES TESTED I'REE on Hydro-Electric Teating Machiae PBRD. PLATB Hydro-Electric Brake Semce 2212 West Railroad A.e. EVANSTON Creenl·f ZIZZ