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Ford, as the year ends was again at high production—6,500 to 7,000 cars per day. Last week a despatch from Cork, Ireland, said that several steamships had arrived there with Ford machinery for a huge Ford manufacturing plant which would supply Ford's European markets. During 1929 Ford expects to make 2,000,000 Model As. A large portion will replace some of the 6,000,000 Model Ts still running; another large portion will supply the "second-car" market. In the four-cylinder class, only Plymouth, Durant and Whippet compete with Ford. Chevrolet now makes only six-cylinder cars.
Wild predictions have appeared concerning the 1929 production of cars. The industry, as 1929 begins, has a production capacity of 5½ to 6 million vehicles annually. A careful compilation of production schedules shows that manufacturers intend to make some 5,000,000 cars in 1929 (Walter P. Chrysler puts this figure at 4,750,000 [see p. 37]). In 1928 there were 4,630,000.
FOUR-CYLINDER CARS
Durant $695 Plymouth $695
Ford 625 Whippet 595
SIX-CYLINDER CARS
(Wheel base of 115 inches or less)
Chandler $895 Hupmobile . . . .$1,395
Chevrolet 675 Jordan 1,395
De Soto 998.50 Moon 1,345
Dodge Standard. . 765 Nash 955
Durant 845 Oldsmobile 1,025
Erkstine 945 Pontiac 825
Essex 795 Reo 1,395
Falcon-Knight 1,095 Studebaker 1,265
Graham-Paige ... 875 Whippet 760
Willys-Knight. .$1,095
(Wheel base of 116 to 120 inches)
Buick$1,320 Hudson $1,325
Chandler 75 ... 1,395 Kissel 1,695
Dodge 1,675 Moon 1,495
Durant 1,385 Nash 1,345
Elcar 1,095 Oakland 1,245
Franklin 2,790 Peerless 1,595
Graham-Paige .. 1,595 Velie 1,265 Oakland 1,245
(Wheel base of 121 to 125 inches)
Auburn $1,095 Hudson 1,175
Buick 1,450 Nash 1,550
Chandler 1,525 Reo 1,845
Gardner 1,895 Studebaker 1,495
( Wheel base of 126 to 130 inches)
Black Hawk . . .$2,695 Graham-Paige $1,985
Buick 1,935 Hudson 1,450
Elcar 2,295 Nash 1,925
Franklin 2,980 Steams-Knight 2,195
Gardner 2,395 Willys-Knight 1,995
(Wheel base of 131 inches & over)
Chrysler $ 1,145 Pierce-Arrow .. .$5,875
Elcar 2,645 Steams-Knight.. 2,545
Locomobile ... 12,500 Willys-Knight .. 2,295
EIGHT-CYLINDER CARS
(Wheel base of 125 inches or less)
Auburn ..$1,495 Jordan $1,995 Chandler 1,395 Kissel 2,095 Davis 1,885 Locomobile 1,995 Elcar 1,395 Marmon 1,465 Gardner 1,595 Moon 2,195 Hupmobile 1,875 Studebaker 1,685
Velie $2,095
(Wheel base of 126 to 130 inches)
Elcar $2,295 Locomobile . . . .$2,650
Gardner 2,395 Packard 2,435
Hupmobile .... 2,385 Pierce-Arrow 2,750
Black Hawk.. .$2,645
(Wheel base of 131 inches & over)
Cadillac $3,695 LaSalle $2,450
Cunningham . . . 8,000 Lincoln 4,800
Elcar 2,465 Packard 2,735
Graham-Paisre.. . 2,285 Steams-Knight.. 5,500
Kissel 3,785 Studebaker .... 2,085
Stutz $3,570
*Willard and Exide batteries, Murray and Briggs bodies, Houdaille shock absorbers, Firestone, Goodyear, U. S., Mason, Goodrich and other tires.