• In which there is a treatise on "Blowing Main Street," as practiced (by Ruffians) in Russell Springs, The County, KY
• And a story on the new 1949 auto models, by Columbia automotive writer
• Plus a list of Columbia car dealers in late 1948, early 1949
• A list of service stations, automotive stores in Columbia, KY, way back then
• An obligatory tribute to Bob and Rich Wethington's Better Burgers
• And an informative comment and question appended

The Adair County News, October 27, 1948

1949 Auto Models To Be Ready Soon

Detroit--Jigs and dies that will shape new General Motors and Chrysler1949 lines virtually have been completed, although most car makers arestill far behind in 1948 output.

Probably Cadillac, Buick and Oldsmobile will make their premiers withinthe next few weeks. Pontiac and Chevrolet are not likely to be shownuntil January and February.

The outstanding feature of the 1949 Cadillac is reported to be thehighest horsepower engine ever put in an American stock model car.

The new Buick, with torque convert automatic transmission available inboth Roadmaster and Super models, probably will use basic body stylingintroduced this year in Cadillac and Oldsmobile but differing inappearance through drastically altered fenders and front end.

...While Chrysler continues to keep silent on new models, the 1949Plymouths, Dodges, De Sotos and Chryslers have finally been approved;but the public will not see them until next year. Similarly, the 1949Studebakers are not likely to appear until after the first of the year.

Chevrolet is planning a public introduction in New York'sWaldorf-Astoria Hotel showing of General Motors products next January.Industry sources believe it will have some of the basic body linesintroduced earlier by Cadillac and Oldsmobile.

The Ford Motor Companies reported today that American dealer orders forEnglish-built Fords have more than doubled the 6,000 originallyanticipated for 1948, with dealers' requests for 12,000 units.

• Adair Sales Company,Phone 151 -- Ford


• Columbia Motor Company, Greensburg St., Phone 141, C.D. Wethington & Rollin Knifley, owners -- Chevrolet


• Heskamp Motor Company -- Oldsmobile, GMC trucks


• Johnson Motor Company, Merchant St., Phone 65 -- Kaiser, Frazer, Jeep(associate dealer, under the auspices of the Greensburg Motor Co.)


• Overstreet & Rice, Greensburg St., Phone 46 -- International trucks, Pontiac


• Vance Motor Company, Campbellsville St. -- De Soto, Plymouth


• Wheet Motor Company, Merchant St., Phone 36 -- Dodge; Jamestown St. -- Plymouth (Yet another ad gave Campbellsville St. as a location. Did Luther really have 2-3 locations or did he just believe it was hard to hit a moving target?)

• Columbia Supply Store (Firestone), On the Square, Phone 6 -- tires, batteries, spark plugs, musical horns, etc.


• Jack Cundiff & Sons, Campbellsville Highway 55, near Columbia -- motor rebuilding


• Joe's Service Station, Joe Hutchison, Prop.


• Marathon Service Station, Greensburg St., Marvin Tweedy, Prop. (Mr.Tweedy had just taken over management of the Station in early Nov. 1948.)


• Triangle Service Station, Jamestown St. at Highway 80, C.T. Jones, Prop.(Mr. Jones had just bought C.D. Martin's interest in the Station inOctober, 1948.)