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Auto Owners Warned
To Modernize Care
By I. LIO BUGBUI
Times AnsoanoMt* Editor
Continuoua change in the design and construction of the
automobile is placing the car owner in ■ P® B “'®".
he does not keep bis methode up io date, some of his f "vonie
rules of operation and service become definite handicap*. Ihe
situation has Mcome sufficiently acute, in the opinion of those
who hold 10 this belief, to warrant advising owners of newer
ears to revise certain of their driving habits as well as some
older servicing methods.
Hundreds of thousands of moto’-
fats are boasting of kindness to
their cars when. •» * matter of
tact, they ace indulging in many of
the " worst, forms of abuse and
neglect.
A alique 4ed M ettoote
For example, there ere thuue
owners of high speed engines who
continue to use too light an oil
merely because a. heavier grade
was not the proper thing for a
new engine several years ago.
Bome are still using high pressures
for balloon tires and in not a few
instances owners are found using
tbs extremely low pressures ran
were recommended for a short
period of time when balloon tirSc
first 'were being -used.
There are a variety of errors in
the use of brakes. Springs are be
ing cared for In away that would
have been proper enough ten yearu
ago. Many owners seem to think
that a varnish polish Is quite tne
thing to restore the lustre to
iacQuer.
Although often, handicapped by
improper handling and - illogical
service, the new cars offer surpris
ing performance and utility. Wiser
owners, nevertheless, are aiming
for the better results which they
know must surely follow a better
understanding of the special needs
of the newer Cars.
No detail df Car oare is spared
In this process, Not so long a„o
it was considered poor policy io
keep a fan belt snug since this
would encourage further stretching
and cause jumping the pulleys. To
uay,, however, high road speeds
have .changed the picture to a point
where a belt that is not reasonably
snug may fly off. The use of bet
tor belts combined with more
frequent .adjustment seems to be
the pew rule for the new day..
Squeaking Brakes
Drivers whp have been in the
habit of using their brakes gingerly
when squeaking is in evidence now
find it advisable to use the breaks
vigorously to meet this situation.
There Is quite a need for chang
ing methods of caring for the car
a* a result of high ro<d speeds.
Unless tifes are kept well inflated
much rubber will be lost on curves
which now are taken at consider
ably higher speeds than heretofore.
The under-inflated balloon offers
too much tread surface in contact
with the road for its own good
while cars aro taking curves.
ftapld adoption of disc and wire
wheels, a« well as demountable
wood wheels, further changes the
situation to • point where tin
owner no longer is justified in con
eluding that the excessive wear of
his tires is duo to rims being out
of true. Ho. immediately should
look to steering alignment, air pres
sure. hl# own handling of the car
and possibly to “wheel true.”
One of the most unexpected
changes has to do with guarding
against front wheel shimtny. Car
ownerg have been warned to keep
_ front tire air- pressures equal, but
in at least two of the latest models
on the market shimmy win not
develop even If one front tire is at
15 pounds pressure as against the
other* 49. This is not to be con
strued as any license to invite a
front wheel shimmy, but it does
call attention to the fact that one
need not be quite so meticulous
about front tire pressures.
Care of Springs
Springs furnish another striking
example of the need for constant
revision of service methods to
match a constantly changing auto
mobile. It was only * few years
B go that manufacturers were cau
tioning owners against ovei-oiling
springe since this had a marked
tendency to encourage too great a
friction loss between the spring
leaves. collapse of the springs
< bottoming) upon striking a. bad
obstruction, in the road was the
undesirable result.
This, however, was before the
two-way shock absorber came into
vogue. Where there is no control
of the springs on their compiession,
any serious reduction of the coef
ficient of friction will result in
bottoming, especially j n the case
of the front springs where there is
less clearance between axle and
frame. Where there is compression
control, however, bottoming is pre
vented and less friction between
spring leaves is permissible. Jn
fact, with such controls it is recom
mended that the car owner lubri
cate aprings freely.
The matter of lubrication is an
other one requiring considerable at
tention. No more does the careful
car owner force grease into tiont
wheel hubs until it oozes, out the
inside of the wheel. He has his
front wheel brakes to think of vnd
to keep grease-free. Especially in
the case of enclosed interne! ex
panding brakes it is necessary io
avoid excessive lubrication of f.ont
wheel bearings.
Keeping up with the automobile
has become one of the major con
siderations in conscientious car
ownership. The constantly chang
ing motor car- calls for constantly
improved methods in care end no
motorist can afford to think that
last year's ideas wit! serve well
enough for this year’s cat.
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FORD PAY PLAN
SYSTEM
With the production of the new
Ford car showing a steady increase
each week, the most interesting
recent, development at Detroit was
the announcement of the authorized
Ford finance plans with the estao
Hshment of the principle of time
payments on all Ford products.
The new Universal Credit Com
pany has been created to act as the
specialized financial institution to
provide a uniform and authorized
time-purchase plan throughout the
United States. The Universal Credit
Company is Ford controlled and
financed. Offices of the company
have been established in the new
Penobscot Building in Detroit and
two branches, Detroit and Kansas
City, are open for business. As
rapidly as possible a. total of 35
branches will bs established. Branches
at New York, Boston, Chicago and
Atlanta are organized and will com
mence doing business during Sep
tember. These will be followed by
the opening of regionally located
offices in other principal cities from
coast to coast.
The Universal Credit Company
plan of time purchase permits the
owners of Ford cars to buy them at
lowest possible financing cost com
mensurate with sound business
practices. ,
Already the establishment of th«
Universal Credit Company has
aroused national interest on the
part Os Ford dealers and Ford pur
chasers. The Ford dealer welcomes
the creation- of the new company
because it offers him for the first
time u finance plan with the solid
backing of the Ford Motor Com
pany behind it. The Ford pur
chaser is interested because the
plan gives him A distinct advantage
in low cost and contemplates the
purchase of sound insurance protec
tion.
In the latter respect the joint
interests of the purchaser and of
the Ford dealer are protected. The
plan includes the purchase by Uni
versal Credit Company of sound
and adequate fire and theft insur
ance covering the purchaser, .the
dealer and the company. The pur
chaser receives a standard form of
policy of insurance providing pro
tection for one year These policies
are issued by the Home Insurance
Company, of New York, one of the
largest in the world. The policies
provide for settlement based on the
actual cash value of the car at
time of loss.
Enumerated among other ad
vantages of the Universal Credit.
Company plan of time purchase is
the fact that .the company is not
operated- with the primary and scle
purpose of profit, but is created ’or
the sound financing of the Ford
dealer and purchaser. The creation
of the new company is expected tn
act as an added sales tool in the
hands of the Ford dealer, who will
thereby be able still further to carry
on the announced Ford policy of
passing on to the consumer every
possible economy.
Carsten Tiedem an is manager of
the Detroit branch and K. K. Hilton
is manager of the Kansas City
branch.
Universal Credit. Company an
nounces the following appointments
at the four new branches, which
will commence to do business dur
ing September: E. F. Howingion,
manager at Atlanta; W. B. Jda risen,
manager at Chicago; C. L. Parries,
Jr., manager at New York 9nd
George Harrison, manager at ’Bos
ton.
INFUfFoNIMPORTANT
One of the most important items in
the c«re of tires Is the matter of
proper inflation. Balloon tires espe
cially must carry the right amount
of air in them or they will break
down quickly. Their walls are thin
ner and the loss of a few pounds of
the slight inflation they do get will
cause the wails to buckle and break
under the weight of the car. If the
tires are underinflated, also, con
stant flexing of the walls under the
heavy strain causes undue heat to
be generated. This separates the
piles of the fabric and opens it io
quicker breakage. The obvious pre
ventive is to keep the tires properly
Inflated checking up on them every
week.
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Interest In East and West tour
ing has grown greatly during the
past few years—thousands of
motorists are hitting the trail to
visit scenic country.
A trip to the West will not. onlv
give the motorists attractive roads
but a glimpse of the great auto
motive production centers -an
education in itself, to inspect these
great plants
From Washington the country Is
level and the route we head tor is
Columbus, Cincinnati and Louis
ville, Chicago, Indianapolis or St.
Ix>uls, follows along the National
Old Trails.
OrMslng ovex into Niagara
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
New Senior Six Landau Sedan
ORIGIN Al ITY AND in body lines mark this landau sedan as the
most impressive car ki the Senior Six line on display at the showrooms of the
Semmes Motor Company. _
TRADE ROMANCE 1
IN CHRYSLER
An organization, headed by a man
almost totally unknown to the pub
lic five years ago, but imbued with,
an ideal of what a motor car should
be, has today grown to be one of the
largest of Its kind in the world.
The organization is Chrysler. The
man with the ideal la Walter P.
Chrysler, its directing head.
This tremendous accomplishment
is considered the more astounding
In automotive circles, it is pointed
out, because, back in late 1923, when
the first word of a Chrysler car was
making the rounds of business lead
ers, It was the overwhelming con
census that a new car would scarcely
have a “ghost of a chance” of suc
ceeding, to quote the phrase gener
ally used at that time.
Public Opinion
“It would now appear that those,
who gave Chrysler but little chance
for success reached their conclusion
without proper consideration for the
tremendous power of public opinion,”
says Whitney Leary, in
on Chrysler’s imposing growth. “It
is the public, not Chrysler, which has
lifted Chrysler's ideal into the out
standing position it now occupies-
Even the last year has witnessed
epoch-making changes In the public’s
mind as to who are the world’s great
motor car builders.
“It Is doubtful whether more
graphic proof of the indorsement
of progressive principles and prac
tices has ever been furnished than
the public’s acceptance of Chrysler.
Romance of Success
“The public’s admiration for the
Chrysler policy of giving free reign
to/engineering genius; the progres
sive principles embodied in its cars;
the reduction of their manufacture
to a strict basis of close measure
ment and standardized quality—
these and other factors have con
tributed to a rise which comes close
to being unparalleled in tho annals
of all business endeavor. a
“The romance of achievement, of
scientific pioneering, nt engineering
and manufacturing genius—of get
ting ahead —seems to me to be just
as great as it ever was when an
organization, working to an ideal,
can rise in less than five years
from little more than four walls,
machinery and that ideal as to
what a motor cat should be, to the
outstanding position It enjoys in
the public consciousness today.”
buiUdinga’town
A new town, Radburn, planned
to be adapted to the age of the
automobile Is being built in New
.Jersey between Hackensack and
Paterson, excavations have begun
for the first year’s construction
work on which $5,000,000 will be ex
pended. The ultimate cost Is set
at $60,000,000. I.aying out of streets,
parks, garden paths, and the build
ing of houses will demonstrate
facilities for traffic, at the same
time making provision for safety
of pedestrians and children.
CH lU)Re¥ PROTECTED
Upwards of 350 junior police
officers in Honolulu protect their
schoolmates by, guarding street
intersections in the vicinity of
school buildings. 1c Is stated that
during the past six years, as a
result of this safety work, not a
single child has been fatally in
jured near a public school.
MOTORVEHICLE SALES
A. total of 2,951,503 new passenger
cars and Trucks were purchased by
the motorists of the United States
during the calendar year of 1927.
Comparing the number of new ve
hicles purchased with the number
junked, the figures show that dur
ing the year 1,125.922 more cars
were bought than were junked. The
Falls, Ontario, our route runs
across this Canadian province
through Hamilton, Woodstock-,
London, Blenheim to Windsor, and
then into the States again at De
troit, Mich.
Flint, the home of several car
companies and other allied indus
tries, is but 68 miles from Detroit
and a great many motorists will
want to include a visit to this city
in their itinerary.
It is also possible to go from
Pittsburgh to Chicago via a north
ern route, which leads through
Rochester. Beaver Falls, Youngs
town to Akron, the rubber center,
then through Toledo and South
total number junked aggregated
1,825,5.81 cars and trucks. Figured
on a basis of the total number of
new automobiles purchased during
the year. New York, purchasing »
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total of 271,856 new passenger cars
and trucks, ranked first, followed
by Pennsylvania with 235,109; Cali
fornia, 186.468; Ohio, 171,327, and
Illinois, 166,044. ' ___
WFnNF/DAY, SFPTFMBEF 1988
LAMBERT HAS
AUTO SHOW
A “little automobile show ot ®ur
own” is announced" today" by Walter
Hudson-Essex distributors.
For all of September thia organiza*
tion will make special efforts t<
display ,and demonstrate the per*
ticular points of Hudson and Essex
cars.
“The big automobile show is
tine,”, said Mr. Eambert. “but at
the same time It is so busy and
crowded, that a really careful in.
spectlan- 'of automobiles la impos*
sible.
“This is particularly true because
the most important part of motor
cars are the parts the average mo,
torist never sees! If an engineer
were asked to express an opinion
on the merits of anv car. these
are the first points he would ex
amine and his report would be
based on the standard of quality
he found in them.
“We have therefore arranged a
special Rsiiex chassis exhibit, and
gre fIMMMg ta Mfer to tho public
Is really built la fte vital elements
ftlio a W.4H tar. We would acarce
ly oxtoqt anyone to believe that
just «n dux 1 aay-i O . but in this
exhibit WOarq frepared to prove it.
“Wo invito anydno and every
one to name In and study the
,ni
“On the Hudson wo shall continue
our campaign ot road demonstra
tions. iftS Wait few weeks this
camnattn baa resulted in tens "t
thousands Os materials riding and
driving the Hudson. They have
found Out the truth of our claim
that it is tho greatest performer
of tho day.
“They have found too that a
gaslino economy of from 15 to 18
miles to the -gallon can be ex
nbeted.
“Our double ondclal Hudson-Essex
Show starts immediately, and will
continue welj into the autumn.”
StWNTERS BARREP
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Increased telegraph facilities for
motorists and automobile tourists
have been provided throughout the
country, the Western Union an
nounced lest week. . ,
This move has been taken aa. a re
sult of the Increased popularity of
automobile touring, which has been
reflected in the larger volume of
telegraph business at resort and
touring centers. Motorists can now
send a telegram to any point In the
United States from thousands of way
side garages, refreshment stands and
phone booths merely by lifting up the
telephone receiver an<£ giving their
message to the operator.
MARYLAND ON wheels
There are more automobiles la the
State of Maryland than there are
telephones.