The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, February 27, 1926, Page 23

Wy N my ‘ ¥) i. - | * R i ~ Rg { Sq on hl ma Bi iY > y : 3 4 w “ " ¥ nm *‘never before, at the recent annual SATURDAY; FEBRUARY 27, 1926 HOW CRUDE OUR AUTO STILL 1S It’s Antique by Contrast With Developments Being Test- ed by Auto Eng’neers BY ISRAEL KLEIN | Science Editor, NEA Service | How utterly, inefficient and far | from perfect the modern automo- bile is, has been brought out as mecting, of the Society of Automo- tive Engineers at Detroit. There, engineers stripped the automobile of its glamour and prestige and revealed a car in need of many refinements. and improve- ments t> make it'a comfort and pleasure in driving. i . | Some of the topics’ discussed at | this meeting are included in the following papers presented at De- troit. . _J. A supercharger for automo: | bile engines, which would not only | increase the power of thé engine, | but will result in higher engine torque at low speed, providing | greater power from the same pis- ton displacement, greater flexibil- | ~ RAY S. INDSETH Manager of Parts Lahr Motor Sales Company ity and therefore improvement of | cil, instead of gasoline, was an- the present transmission system. | nounced at the Detroit meeting of! Possibility of Heavier Fuel Size of the engine could be re- duced to that required for normal | One of these ex; conditions on leval roads, with the | is being tested supercharger assuring the,neces-| Department for. aviation. sary reserve power for hill climb-| 8, Vapor, of constant tempera ing and: acceleration. could speed ahd the heat generated by | reduce engine cooling troubles. the compressor, with the center-| fugal and bbe dae Lola air blast on the fuel, rimental engine: the ‘present motor fuel and the) An automobile that will give u pessibilit: successfully. | temperatures is being studied at) able and more durable. the Dodge factory, where a special | refrigerated laboratory has been | cspecially power at the low speeds, where power is most needed. It And it may not O,| cost as much as the presént car, 4s Eisinger of the U. S. Bureau of | with all its crudities. built. 3. Different summer and winter | will be smaller. fuels were suggested by J. Standards starting performance MAKES TIRE TESTS in cold as well as in warm weather. 4, Color harmonies are being | pint by lifelike, yet dignified, ues. Small, Heavy Fuel Engine 5. Sanealing brakes are being | replaced by drums of more durable type and an adjustment that gives more uniform clearance, for quiet action. | 6. Permanent, fadeless ments for auto paints are tested by various paint manufac- | free trial.” turers, for better car coloring. 7. Development of a small, light weight engine to run on heavy fue! | days before making the purchase. tread wear. The resiliometer is and the tire definitely fails. TRIAL PURCHASES Tudor - Runabcut - . AU prices Left-Hand Drive— ; Originally introduced by Hi Ford on the Mi ioaty i in 1908 and hace, adopted for ssost Three Point Motor Suspension— First used by Henry Ford in 1903, and a f of the! Mode| T owes plant fore 7 “gos Dual Ignition System— : ; Dual ignition is provided for Ford cara, (1) the Fotd magneto and (2) the Base Baers Fyne fo th battery. This has beena great factor in esta! ing the Ford- reputation for reliability. ;.\ Planetary Transmission— = Costs more’ to build than the conventional glid- “We have never lowered’ the. Department, the S. A. E., by A. C. Attendu, a/in manufacturing to meet that wear. consulting engineer of Montreal. y the U. S. Navy nm. The engine ture, cooling — otherwise termed | run at maximum efficiency | steam-cooling—is seen shortly to Thus we may expect an entirely | effect of the different type of automobile in the rans adder atciles ek near future, from ae abel ates in better mixture distribution with | used to drive around these days. | of using heavier fuels | much less, if any, trouble, that will , BUGAB OF AUTO INDUSTRY ve fuel costs, that will be much | 2. Gperation of cars at low! easier to control, more comfort- It will have power and speed—| tions in the automobile industrial Most of the large tire companies studied. and the somber, black and | now use the resiliometer, a mach- dark blue finishes are being re-|ine which tests tires to check the machine which holds mounted tires. The tire is run against a sandpaper surface until the tread is worn off _ |. An automobile dealer in Santa |bility that pig- | Ana, Calif., operates a used car | will forget that this is the basis of being | business on the policy of “five days | prosperity and will over-produce. i The prospective pur- |chaSer can test the car anywhere and in any way he pleases for five | have a slump.” 290 - ing gear type but gives better light car control. STUDEBAKER HAS OWN GROUND FOR TESTING ATE Studebaker has purchased a section and a quarter of land 12 miles from its South Bend plant, on which is be- ing laid out the very last word in proving and experimental grounds. Over rough roads, through sand and mud, up and down hills, theories and plans of the engineering and ex- perimental departments of the Cor- porations must meet the actual test of use. The task of testers will be to try to brea down cars and put to the ucid test every idea submitted to them for trial. A car or a car part which survives the trials it meets on this wi 800-uere tract never will worry its owner. No owner ever will mect the combination of bad roads which the tested cars must conquer. The Studebaker test ground covers massed hills beside a level plain. A straight-away track of a mile and a quarter, 20 feet wi is ample for pick-up and acceleration, rolling fric- tion and fuel egonomy tests; for braking trials and for determining | adjustments necessary for wide speed ranges. A three-mile loop with 20-foot driveway for endurance tests at sus- - {tained high speed will permit driving up to 75 miles an hour. This is suf: f ficient to bring out first evidence of wear, so that provision may be made But it is the hill road, winding up sjand down gradiants of varying steep- ness, which brings out the power ca- pacity of the car and will be the scene of the most picturesque and i teresting tests. Long, continuous grades of 7 per cent, 9 per cent and 12 per cent will mark the outward journey over the hill road from the OVER-PRODUCTION By NEA Service Cleveland, 0., Feb. 27.—Indica- field point to a successful year in 1926. The chief problem which manfacturers will have to face dur- ing this year will be over-produc- tion. ne “Present business prosperity is based upon the fact that no one is over-buying,” says Edward S. Jordan, president of the Jordan Motor Car Co. al “This means reasonable money rates,” Jordan continues, “reason- able inventories and not sky- rocket prices with assured pros- perity in 1926. ~ “The greatest problem facing the automobile industry is the possi- some manufacturers “If they do not we will have a great year. If they do we will | Alfred Reeves, general manager ffices and experimental ies. On the return, stee; ip 20 and 26 per cent will make the ul- timate demand on power performance of a car, Another corner of the big ‘tract provides location for the three “hard- going” test roads. A shallow basin of water 250 feet leng, followed by a 400-foot section of rutted, slushy mud, will be adequate, in combini tion with a 500-foot stretch of soft, shifting dunes sand nearby, to dem- onstrate the pulligg power af: the Studebaker engine, the most powet- ful in any car of its size and weight. A section of roadway a quarter of a mile long of the poorest kind of uncared for dirt road, ruts and bumps and running over low foothills will test the riding comfort of the car to its utmost, display its ease of operation and determine the substantial construction of bodies and framework to avoid squeaks and rattles. Cars of each model made by Stude- baker will be taken at random from production each day and sent to ex- haustive tests on the proving grounds, as an insufance that the 1,- 200 inspectors who check every step in the manufacture of the car con- tinue each day to permit perfect workmanship to enter construction, Each car will carry a load equivalent to five passengers. ATTITUDE COUNTS The mental attitude as well as} the mentality has a great deal to do with a motorist’s ability to drive his car. Some drivers are careless and reckless at certain times, while at other times they are careful, safe drivers. WANTS UNIFORM LAW A uniform law in all 48 states, imposing $50 fines and revoking the ticenses of motorists who drive recklessly over railroad - grade crossings, has been proposed by the American Railway Association. IS THE ° of the National Autémobile Cham- ber of Commerce, has given a short review of the importance of foreign trade during the coming year. “As we come into the new year,” says Reeves, “foreign trade is the dominant interest in the automobile industry. “More than 500,000 American motor cars, motor busses, taxicabs and motor trucks were sold abroad’ during the past 12 months. “To keep pace in personnel and service with this rapidly increasing demand for motor. transport is our chief problem. “We desire to maintain abroad the highest standard: of represen- tation. “Growth in motor transport also means the necessity of establish- ing many new service stations. “As the vehicles wear out, new parts will be needed, and with the factory across the ocean it is important to carry large stocks abroad.” 22 Years of Leadership and still, beading ie Price ~ Design ~ Quality New Price $520 Old Price $580 Fordor - - 565 -- 660 Coupe - - 500 -- 520 Touring - 310 - - 290 260 f. 0. b. Detroit . Supremacy Maintained through Features which / Established Ford Leadership ‘Multiple Disc-in-oil Clutch—- The multiple disc clutch is generally conceded : smoothest ‘The Ford clutch runs in oil. Thermo-Syphon Cooling System— . ~ Extremely simple —aiwraye efficient. * to. be the best and pomp to require governe: ‘entirely by sogine temperature. Simple, Dependable Lubrication— —__ -Exceedingly simple, combining the éplash principle with gravity flow. Torque Fube Drive— Ford. originated nd ja dri . princi now fany of triviog pel priced cars. lity: of the car to réduce the price” filled with| #7! Second | bers of Bismarck’s automobile world, the Capital Chevrolet company has done a remarkable business since its establishment here and has prospects of a steadily increasing business, ac- year, it had disposed of 96 Chevrolet training, schooled in the use of all Che’ tools and machinery. company Although one of the newest mem-| Davis states. “ acceleration at make this the bile business, cording to Forrest Davis, hhanager of s of a General Motors he company. yn and the vast production The Capitul Chevrolet company. be- of a manufacturing cor: gan business Bismarck on § poration such as the Chevrolet could tember 10, 1925. On November 25,] afford to build as fine a car as the 1925, the company moved to the}improved Chevrolet and offer it xt building at the corncr of Broadway |its new low price.” street, known as ‘the Over one-half million Chevrolet armory, and now has commodious | automobiles were sold in 1925. This quarters, with convenient offices | ycar a new model has been added to large display space, and plenty of|the line, which is the Landau. It is shop room. described as a “dressed up ti Between the time the compay be-] car,” and will no doubt become very gan business and the close of the automobiles and trucl at Capital months of January se rooms. rk is done at-a flat pri d by the Chevrolet In the new location the compar Motor company of Detroit. has special shop equipment and touls § . designed especially for giving effi- AUTOS POPULAR cient service to Chevrolet owners er cent of the J of William Klein, who came here from are of a low St. Cloud, Minn., to take charge of This island the service department, has had four colony, lie AL 1 years of special training in Chevrolet }in the castern Mediterranean, about gener work, in addition to spe: 10 miles south of the Asia Minor where the mechan soast and abou Syria. Officers of the Capital Chevrolet are: T esident—-L. H. Connolly. and thorn, e difficulty other aut Pr Vice-president—D. Manager—Forrest Assistant i 8. manager in charge of Fritz. mproved Chevrolet has a type of pérformance never before ap-] More e' proached in any low cost car,” Mr §stitions, with 1 TUDEBAKER’S third price reduc- tion since January 1, 1925, made the Standard Six and Big Six Sedans such obvious outstanding values that sales are soaring. There are sound reasons why Stude- baker can give you more for every dol- lar—better workmanship, finer mate- rials, dependable design, nation-wide service, power, economy, long life and high resale value. Studebaker’s unique facilities Few motor car “manufacturers” have foundries, forges, etc., to make their own engines—yet one-fifth of the cost of an automobile is in the engine. Even fewer build their own bodies—yet one- third the cost of acar is in the body. Not only does Studebaker make all bodies and all engines used in Stude- baker cars, but also all clutches, gear sets, springs, differentials, steering gears, brakes, axles, gray-iron castings and drop forgings. One-Profit value These facilities enable Studebaker to manufacture quality cars on a One- type for any car. No water tion of water No pump requiicd, Torque Tul af rque yee in ments of smoothness, flexi value in the history of the automo- Only, the tremendo D CARS FILL. MARKET BETTER AUTO SERVICE i #1295 Freight and war tax extra It includes new cle- ity and new low prices that greatest motor car are given prompt t 60 miles west of consum: gasoline] of th plies World in getting omob' Motor port ha during 19 miles of road were S$ miles were ile charges rv owe to Profit basis. They enable Studebaker to eliminate the profits of outside parts and body makers. Many major savings are thus effected and passed on to the ultimate buyers of Studebaker cars in the form of higher quality at a lower price. Unit-Built construétion Studebaker facilities result, too, in Unit- Built construction —in cars designed, engineered and built as units. The hundreds of parts used in a Studebaker car function together as a unit, result- ing in longer life, greater riding com- fort and higher resale value. Scores of thousands of miles of excess transpor- tation thus are built into Studebaker cars. Always kept up-to-date , Because all phases of manufacture are directly under Studebaker controi, Studebaker cars are constantly kept up-to-date. We add improvements re- gardless of the calendar—we do not save them up for spectacular annual announcements which make cars arti- ficially obsolete. Studebaker Standard Six Sedan (Four Doors—Ample Power—Wool Trimmed) Under Studebaker’s fair and liberal Budget Payment Plan, this Sedan be purchased out of monthly income for a small initial payment and at the lowest time-payment rates known to the automobile industry. \ PAGE TWENTY. » were predicted by auto industry at the Congress ROADS IMPROVED Me in Missouri |1 though would reject me! ports show that 2 hard graded. Studebaker Sedans One-Profit prices—U. Powerful Engines—bring big sales increase THREE TAKE CARE OF HOOD The hood of an automobile is usually the first part of the car to take on_a dull and spotted appear- ance. The discoloration 2 the hood spoils the looks of the entire car. This rapid depreciation is caused by rain getting on the hood and the heat of the engine drying it up. The car will keep its appearance logner if the driver will wipe off the hood after the car has been in a rain. DON'T WANT ‘OUR TIRES: For more than two years Amer- ican tires have not been imported into Turkey. This has been due to the high price of American tires and our country’s ineffective * dis- tributing organization in that country. Z BOOTS FROM TIRES A tire shop in Little Rock, Ark., hi installed a boot factory to make ‘bocts from old tires. The shop found that the factory would be the: best outlet for the large number of valueless tires which it had on hand, TRUCKS POF , Trucks are coming into wide use as the most important transporta- tion agency, They are entering fields which used to be monopolized entirely by the railroads. I OTHERS Suitor (who has crashed): You were just the last girl in the world Eva: Don’t talk so foolishly, Gilbert, you'll find there are thou- ds of other girls,—Judge. it-Built construction— $1295 Studebaker’s lowest priced Sedan— but all quality HE fine Studebaker Standard Six Sedan illustrated below is a real four-door Sedan. It is uphol- stered in genuine wool cloth, Car- pets are wool. Windows are real plate glass. Equipment includes an 8-day, clock, gasoline gauge, ash receiver, rear-vision mirror, stop light, air cleaner, gas and oil filters, dome light, safety lighting control on steering wheel, automatic windshield cleaner, coincidental lock to steete ing gear and igilition, controlled by same key operating door and spare tire locks. But the most important superiori- ties of this Sedan are concealed within the framework of’ the body and in the chassis. Body pillars are of northern white ash, cross-members of hard maple, We pay a premium for steels of extra toughness. Run the engine—the most powerful in any Sedan of its size and weight, according to the rating of te N. A, C. C. and the Society of Automotive Engineers. The motor is not built for excessive speed, but rather for smooth, trouble-free service at 5 to 55 miles an hour. It is built for a long, quiet life—not for spectacular stunts. ? Come in—test its performance— power —comfort; then realize that you can buy it out of income for the lowest price Studebaker ever placed on a Sedan, at the lowest time-pay- ment rates known to'the automobile industry.