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 MOTORING MAGAZINE AND MOTOR LIFE

��December, 1913.

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The word service, as applied to the au- tomobile trade of San Francisco, is at times a misnomer. There are, however, some companies whose service is all that the word implies. This is the case with the service station of the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company. The Firestone Service Station is the most completely equipped tire service station west of Chi- cago. It occupies the entire building at 1464 Bush street, which is just around the corner from the offices and sales de- partment, but under the same roof.

Pacific Coast Manager W. H. Bell, in speaking of the service station says: "We have complete in one building the most modern machinery of every kind for making wood spokes and felloes, also for applying steel bands and rims for every size and description, damage wheels and

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Willi drill insures in-rftct results.

Viow .showiiiK front portion of wheel shop on scroiid floor service buiUIinB— eciiiipped with every modern appliance to fucilitiite the completion of wheel, rim or tire worlt of all kinds.

View showiiiK a portion of our Steel S A K Band Stock. 'I'liis stock, as well as all necessary parts for our Hemovable Him is always complete.

Photos by Spaulding.

��The San Francisco Service Station at 1464 Hli.'^h street.

spokes and worn out tires mean little delay to the Firestone customers.

"There is no waiting for wheel parts or tires; our stock is complete at all times and our facilities and equipments are ample to perform real Firestone service to every truck owner in San Francisco and surrounding territories.

"This big plant, the only one of its kind on the Pacific Coast, is maintained not only for the matter of profit, but to serve the company's customers.

"When one buys Firestone tires and rims, the deal is only half completed; the other half is the service we render by keeping their truck in continuous opera- tion.

"Idle time is lost money; a loss of

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