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MEET YOUR MERCHANTS ? ? .-?????. ? i CONLEY MOTOR COMPANY CONLEY MOTOR COMPANY, INC. One of Western North Carolina's most modern shops, complete with display room, service department, body shop, paint shop, parts department, lubrication department, is housed in this large brick structure. TWO USED CAR LOTS ? shown above is Conley's Main Street Used Car Lot located directly across from Conley Motor Co. Here you will find a good selection of late used cars and trucks as well as many economy buys. Conley's No. t Used Car Lot located on West Palmer Street is marked by the large amount of space available wrilcn allows a large number of vehicles to be on display at all times. Also three convenient entrances make this lot very accessible for the customer and easy drive In. THEY'RE EAGER TO SATISFY WHEN TRADING Will Give Guarantee On New Or Late Model* Wise traders wait for Conley Motor Company used car spe cials advertised In The Frank lin Press and over WFSC. Five salesmen at two convenient lots are ready to help you with a trade that will make you happy. "We'll trade any way," says Charles Conley, "if it means gtvlng boot, taking boot, or swapping even." Real used car bargains are offered all day six days a week at the lot across from Conley Motor Company on Main Street or at No. 2 lot on West Palmer Street. As for new cars, Ford prices are better than ever this year. "We offer sale bargains in Fords every day we're open," says Mr. Conley. With late model used cars and all new cars there Is a written guarantee. On new cars this 100% warranty is sometimes even extender past iactory specified limits if per fo maoce isn't satisfactory. All autos are thoroughly checked and rechecked before put up for sole. Service Department Tops In All Types Of Repairs Complete Line Accessories Offered Here The Conley Motor Company service station handles Shell gasoline (with TCP) Including new power formula Super Shell and Shell motor oils. The accessories department carries a complete stock of seat covers and floor mats, tailored to order for any make or year auto. A full stock of radios, heaters, and other accessories are available. Tires by B. F. Goodrich, Gales, and Goodyear? with at tractive time payment plans ? are offered. Batteries are by Ford. Here are three products on display In the main salesroom that the motorist will find helpful, but Inexpensive: (1) FoMoCo on the spot touch up paint for nicks and scratches in all Ford body paints. Comes with handy applicator on lid. (21 Zep sanltlzer, deodorizer to freshen your car. Mint fra grance. j (3 1 FoMoCo windshield wash er solvent. For all weather use In removing bug spots, grease, grime. Two Wrecker Trucks Ready 24 Hours Daily Conley Motor Company's well staffed service department of fers complete repair to any make or model automobile. This includes paint, body, glass, elec trical system, front end align ment, radiator, engine, fuel system, everything. Also offer ed are washing and lubrication. First Class Shape "All our equipment Is in first class shape," says J. C. Aycock, shop foreman. "We stock special tools for each model as soon 1 as It comes out." Free Estimates 1 Estimates with no obligation are given on request. Parts that aren'f In stock will be ordered ' Immediately and arrive within 1 24 hours to maintain Conley Motor Company's traditionally 1 rapid service. 24 Hour Wrecker Wrecker sef'ce is offered 24 hours a day. N.ght wrecker call I Is 170-J. Two wreckers are available for use at all times. Only Undercc.itln( Job The Conley Motor Company paint shop offers tho only un derrating spray Job in town. Other dealers even trin<? in new cars to have this protective spray applied to combat rust underneath the car. Now's The Time To Get Conley's Winter Checkup Winter Is coming on fast. Now is the time to drive by Conley Motor Company for a complete winterising checkup at very low cost. Be sure of safety and avoid needless re pairs. Here's what they 11 do: tune engine, check brakes and tires, check battery, change oil, flash radiator and add anti-freeze, check heater and thermostat, tighten hose con nections. 17 Are Employed To Serve You At Conley Motor Co. Including Charles Conley, manager, Conley Motor Com pany employes 17 people. Sales men at the main of I ice are Charles Conley, Jr., Bob Moore, ind Ralph Hensen. Palmer Street lot salesmen are Roy Mashburn and Jtnuny Conley. Foreman of the service de partment Is J. C. Aycock. Also In the service department are r. J. Chavis. Bob Phillips, Fred Slagle, Frank McCall, and Tom Stewart. In the body shop are . larence Roper and Richard "?'rnett Service station operator is Eclqjir Younce. Bookkeeper is nnh Conley. Parti and acces sor'es manager is Albert Har rrian. HERE IT IS! Shown above is a 1959 Ford Station Wagon. Visit Conlry's show room and get a good look at one of "The World's Most Beautifully Proportioned Cars." Sell More Cars ? Conley Motor Company Puts Honest Dealing To Trial By NORMAN B. SMITH Do you know why Conley Motor Company sells more new cars than any other dealer in Macon County? I think I do. I was asking Charles Con ley, manager, if he recom mends trading cars annual ly. I expected, of course, a r broad grin and a firm "yes". I got the broad grin, and he J said, "Well, what we'd likei to ? say is that today is the day to trade regardless of how old the car is! But, what we really recommend is to wait until the car is three years old or has 50, COO miles on it." For several reasons, Mr. Con ley told me, that's the best time ? soon there may be costly repairs, but there still, is good trade-in value in a three-year-old car. Then I asked him how he felt about the now law that requires standard prices on new cars plainly marked on the windshield (beginning with '59 models). I was looking for an almosd unprintable reply be cause bargaining down from a too high "factory price" has al ways been standard operating In car dealing, but instead I heard Mr. Conley say, "I'm proud of it! The public was fooled long enough. Why. they had no idea of what a car was supposed to sell for." That's why ConJey Motor Company has led the other dealers in the past two years in new car sales. People have learned they can come here for an honest opinion and an honest price. They've learned Conley Bought Dealership From Duncan Incorporated In 19S5 As Family Enterprise Duncan Motor Company, founded in 1941, was the first Ford dealer in Franklin since the Depression. Charles Conley came to work for the company in 1944 He had previously been man ager of Garland Conley Lumber Co., a finished wood products manufacturer in Greenville, Tennessee. His first experience with the automobile business was as bookkeeper for Perry Jones Chevrolet Co. in 1927. This firm was located across the street from Conley Motor Co. in the building that West's Florist now occupies. Mr. Con Icy, a Macon County native, had graduated from King's Business College in Raleigh. Charles Conley bought an in terest in Duncan Motor Com pany in 1945. In April, 1953, he bought out his partner, Frank Duncan, and at this time the firm was given its name, Cbn ley Motor Company. The company incorporated In 1955 to Include as stockholders Charles Conley, Charles Conley, Jr., Jimmy Conley, and Bob Moore. Charles, Jr., and Jim my are sons of Mr. Conley, and Bob Moore Is a son-in-law (married to the former Sue Conley). All four of the stock holders work at Conley Motor Company as does daughter-ln law Sarah Conley (wife of Jimmy). Latest addition to Conley Motor Company was the West Palmer Street lot, opened in April, 1957. to relieve conjested conditions on the Main Street lot. that under these conditions they'll came out better in the long run than when they try to beat a dealer at his own trade. 1959 Ford Tops Everything In Styling, Performance Price Increase lf Is Very Slight The 1959 Ford car line, which I already has received an award , at the Brussels World's Fair for c styling elegance, will go on dis play at Ford dealerships on Fri. day, October 17. The 1959 Ford car is new in j concept and new in style. The 1959 styling theme is good taste. ( a result of consumer demand , for more elegance and dignity , In automotive styling as oppos ed to gaudiness or extremism. 5 In addition to Ford engines ] that have been engineered for j greater fuel economy, Ford of- , fers quality-designed construc tion and a new, lighter Fordo- ' omatic transmission with 105 < fewer parts than in 1958, Mr. i Wright said. ] Every piece of body sheet metal In the 1959 Ford has been changed to reflect the ( good taste of the Thunderbird 1 ? America's most successfully- ' styled car. The Thunderbird's ' crisp, taut lines have given the Ford a formal quality and the ' impression of a bigger, heavier car without the addition of ' bulk. Ford's 1959 styling earned the plaudits of the noted fashion authority, the Comite' Francals de l'Ele'gance, which, for the first time in history, bestowed a gold medal for styling on an American automobile at the close of the Brussels interna tional exposition. The 1959 Ford engines offer greater operating economy and improved engine performance In the normal driving ranges, 30 to 70 m.p.h. Ford recom mends regular grade gasoline In all standard engines, which, can result in a saving of up to one dollar a tank full. These bene fits have been achieved in part by a slight horsepower reduc tion. Every 1959 Ford is "quality designed", a term Ford engi neers use to define the emphas is placed on quality In the basic design of the car, starting from the drawing board stage. The result Is a simplified design where possible, elimination of unnecessary parts as In the case of the new transmission, and more durable parts, such as Ford's new extended-life muffler and Diamond Lustre finish, an enamel that requires no waxing for the lifetime of the car. Supporting the "quality de sign" program is a "quality built" philosophy, that centers on Ford's recently-dedicated Quality Control Center at Allen Park, Mich., where 1959 models were assembled on a pilot line months before Introduction to be sure that each part met all engineering specifications and assembly requirements. The 1959 Ford line includes 17 models ranging from the Custom 300's, which are six inches longer than in 1958, through the six station wagon models, to the Fairlanes and Falrlane 500's. Station wagon length has teen increased more han five inches; cargo area is ight inches longer, and cargo pace is 11 cubic feet more than n last year's models. Ail 1S59 "ords will be on a 118-inch ^heel-base and will have an iver-all length of 208 inches. Windshield area has been in creased 280 square inches, or 29 jer cent, over 1958 Ford models. With its refined engines, Ford s introducing a new version of he Fordomatic transmission, rhe 1959 Fordomatic, a two ipced automatic transmission, las eliminated the need for 105 jarts, which, with the use of iluminum for the transmission ?ase and bell housing, has re duced the total Fordomatic weight by 50 pounds, or 22.8 jer cent. Ford's four modern engines :omblne efficiency, durability uid economy with the added :ustomer savings resulting from juick and easy servicing. The rull-flow oil filter, standard equipment on all 1959 engines, permits Ford to recommend an oil change only every 4.000 miles, resulting in further sav ings to the customer. Ford is introducing a fc?w version of the Mr ^i:A t e l.e V*r which provides insta; t ijiet>_3 temperature respojis? -ani ev i control. The ne-v heater mix 5 hot and cold fresh air by ?nr? chariical dampers instead :f mod ilating the water ture in the heater core thus maintaining a constant tem perture even when car sp?ed is changed. The safety concept o; "pock aging the passenger" against injury, which Ford introduced to the auto industry, includes as standard features the extra rug g e d , five cross-member frames with wide-flared side rails, safety door locks and the Lifeguard steering wheel. Safety seat belts, padded instrument panel and padded sun visors are available as optional equip ment. Laminated safety glass,, which Ford pioneered, is used in the windshield and side windows. The roof is strongly supported at the four corners and reinforce^ by channel-sec tion cross braces. The 1959 Ford with new Dia mond Lustre finish, a super - enamel that doesnt require waxing, is available in a wide selection of solid and two-tone exterior colors, color-keyed to match the interior upholstery. In This Series . . . YOU WILL MEET Franklin Hosiery Company Nantahala Lumber Company Franklin Machine Shop Burrell Motor Company Peoples Department Store Reeves Hardware Company Macon County Supply Company Macon Theatre Franklin Indoor-Outdoor Theatre The Fashion Shop Franklin Gem Shop The Twin's Shop YOU HAVE MET Belk's Department Store Franklin Hardware Company Franklin 5 & 10c Store Our Mountain Home Gift Shop Macon County Airport, Inc. Zickgraf Hardwood Company The Carolina Pharmacy
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