Evening Star Newspaper, July 15, 1923, Page 65

The Sunday Motorist An Abridged Magazine for Car Owners. EDITED BY WILLIAM ULLMAN Probably the worst fault in driv Mg a car ix in believing that you Raven't any. Motorizing the World. Motorizing the world is now being taken up in earnest by many of the | —Prominent automobile nmnuf:u'lurrrs,i despite the excess freight, tariff and | the adverse rate of exchange whic all add to the cost of the cars to for-| €igners. It come &s a surprise | $o many motorists to know that, while the royal family of Japan still keeps its jinrik rides in American aytome and I. ¢ ‘According to one of the leading| Xporters, cowbovs are now using T in the pampas of the an irrigation projec : a fleet-of truck ia now have th once the elephant, pted fashion n foreign lands is going to turn turvy very much onized America 5,000 machines the old world as it has 1 Already th Ph Africa und 23,04 ) popular in In gas mileage n ‘on the road” it ! to get and costs per gallon when found. sh cars are built low and when one tries 1 rough track s talking about in manufactur- ! plan to get out Auto produc- in its infaney. The Old Mechanic Says: *“I can’t help comparin’ my job with & doctor's. There isn't h a great difference between fixin' motor cars and fixin' human being except that! most motorists forget the similgrity. “I got thinkin' about it again today because of the way one of our local gas wasters forced me into doin' a| ten-day job in ten minutes He had an annoyin’ kno in the motor, was| bound for the shore over the week | end and gave me just about time enough to get out a wrench. It just| made me wonder what would happen | if he went to his doctor with a serious | complaint and expected a remedy right off the reel “Half this unsatisfactory ap tion of today is repair | business is the result of hurryin’ the | cl repairer. We don't get time to_think, let alone do the erly, and the r ‘fiver’ when remedy. ¥ car a s. 7 atter a few eed of atten- | know well enc days the car w s rowith a| serious fmmed ¥ He sees you a few minutes ¢ times a week. He studies th. “nd 8001 ¢ ¢ One | n here with aj clutch that e for replace-| ment, but by givin' it treatments it} came around all right. The owner | the high tension current which it dis- A it ok tributes jumps the minute gap from]that only about | askin saved a big repair bill and I felt as hough I had earned my money.” Did You Know— That the most likely place to find a broken wire or loose connection is in the engine wiring, includigg lhei electrical accessories which are bolt- d to it? The engine is subject to onstant vibration of a kind that is Kkely to sever any connections that re not carefully watched. That the moving member of the/ distributor, the rotor., does not actually touch the stationary contacts ¢ which connect with the ignition wirrs“ to the plugs? The high voltage of the tip of the rotor to the contacts us it _passes them. This gap is_be- lieved to actually induce a greater plugs. 1 That dampness or carbon dust will ause “shorting” of the distributor, and fa “leakage” of current is through barely perceptible path? Just be-! cause the inside of the distributor i cover does not appear to be filled with | irt is no reason why it should not! be cleaned regularl | spark at the points of the respective lower. re to function, even if the! = Facts and Figures. | A THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, JULY 15, 1923—PART 3. than the total number of car owners in the state of Delaware in 1917, it must be recalled thyt 959 motor cars average about 5,000 miles per year, 8seat an average of three passengers and thus contribute to transportation 14,385,000 passenger miles of service. It'is unfortunate that one life should be sacrificed for this amount of trans- portation, but not surprising. Whether your motoring is inex- pensive or very costly can be deter- mined by Aguring out what you pay for cars over a period of years. plus operating expenses. This divided by the total mileage often reveals some startling facts. Try it. Anent=Hill Climbing. Most drivers forget that it's the condition of an engine more than any- thing else that detérmines its ability to climb hills in high gear. Many power plants have a surplus of en- ergy which enable them to perform well even when not in the pink of condition, but not so with the aver- engine. Nor is such surplus nec- ary if the owner will take the le to watch the details which determine the efficiency of the engine. On'ah avefage count it will be found 50 per cent of the cars in service get up the test hills in high, and that if the temperature is high the pereentage may be even Ten degrees of temperature will show .up slightly slipping fan belt or a bad adjustment of the car- buretor, and the hill shows up the YT RO rest. Most motorists/forget that when the power of the engine Is calculated to just fulfill the needs Imposed upon it during a hard climb every drop of water in the radlator counts. It's a case of you do or you don't, with the things you usuaily overlook de- ciding it. Like a Finger String. The danger to passengers of motor cars oecasloned by ull(hllng from the left side of the car and iMculties presented to the driver, who must be ever on his guard for the person who steps Into the center of the street from a motor car, should soon result in a new form of car design whereby the left door of the machine will not open until the locks have first been released by touching an emergency lever. By the time i(he average per- son remembers to use the emergency release he wlill recall the danger of stepping out Into the street and will utilize the right side of the car at all times when dismounting from the left is not imperative. ‘When in the Dark. The habit of neglecting to turn on | the dashlight, or falling to replace it with a new one if the old bulb has burned out, Is likely to result in serl- ous trouble for the driver. When driving in the dark the operator fs in the dark as to the exact speed he | is traveling. He is likely to “out- drive” his headlights without know- think that because there are garages, repair shops and tions in the country you ity of being the nearest garage. In ates this is only one! for every thirty-three fatal accidents in Massa. ~husetts last y ¥ result of ine: from speeding and 7 ness. Experienced note, This and That. Try a different brand of gasoline occasfonally. Not that the variet you are using mgy not be satisfac tory. but simply that a different kind may be better for your carburetor ad- justment. It's like adjusting the c: buretor without losing results you already have ' Irvin Cobl says if Henry Ford had started making Lizzies sooner there, would have been no world war. Good enough: but why stop there? If there had_becn automobiles in the Garde: jof Eden some farmer would have bee: exorbitant prices for apple and Eve's thrift would have saved | Adam The ridiculoasly low prices on used | tribute to the ability age American to take care of what he labors to be able to buy. A filling station is a real universal here was one person kliled les for every 959 ma- stered. While it is true umber of victims was the arge number of 12.000. or 1.600 more — e Tore Dodge, Buick, Maxwell, Chandler 15 and other | p.. get Cars J Lambert Trublpruf Tire Co. 3 14th St. N.W. Tel. N. 6146 5] viduality of Lo Lo Lo Lo, j scheme. " The &Zwrmg 51205 Surprises follow in rapid succession as you scan the Moon from stem to stern. You are instantly impressed by the indi- its brilliant silver radiator, set off by large drum-type headlights. Then the long, rakish hood sweeping back into striking, graceful body lines, emphasized by the distinctive Moon color Deep, restful seats invite you through wide full-opening doors—seats you sit in, not on, and upholstered in service- able, genuine tan Spanish leather — safe $tx-40 Touting. . piece of machinery is cost of operation. part. 2,500 Ibs. 130-inch wheelbase 1522 14th Street : 'MERCHANTS DISPATCH Consistency of Service Day in and day out dependability of any It is such service as this that Atlas trucks deliver, because they are built by men whose sole task is the study of transportation and the designing and building of motor equipment that will render the most efficient service. We should be glad to explain this in detail without obligation on your Built in two sizes— Equipped with electric lights and starter in addition to pneumatic tires All Models on Display HURLEY MOTOR COMPANY what keeps down the 4,000 Ibs. 146-inch wheelbase And then the real surprise contact for the daintiest of frocks, a fea- ture women appreciate. - Consideration for the driver’s comfort is revealed—generous leg room, with steering wheel at just the proper angle. essed with its distinctiveness, You recall that the Moon is the car of the famous proven units and every Tl.lestion of per- ility and econo- You're imy its individuality as a whole. formance, power, durab: my is instantly answered. And then comes the real surprise. You learn that this Six-40 Moon Touring is only $1,295. lodeQoRLokrRr VP Lt CPVUIRPRXVIC DV CITTCCCT < ing it. which means that he may be held up for speeding or caught in an accident. Besides, the ammeter or the oli pressure gauge could be register- ing various kinds of trouble and he would never know it—until stranded. Our Theft Record. All the automobiles owned in Aus- tria, Germany, Bulgarla and' Turkey do mnot equal the number of cars stolen in the United States last vear. They were valued at $100,000,000. Space limitations prevent mention of the valuation In marks. Thoughts in Passing. Putting it another way, one might say: “He who hesitates at an inter- secting street Is crossed.” “Blessed ar¢ the meek, for they shall inherit the earth,” reminded the sage, watching another road hog run into a telegraph pole. (Coprrignt Many motorists still buy gear lubrication on the theory that “any old grease in the gear cases of their mo- tor car is a lubricant.” That's why they usually get “just cheap grease,” usually made from reduction plant fats with no lubricating values. In contrast to such a hit or miss method, motorists are constantly discovering that it pays to be specific when buy- ing gear lubrication by in- sisting upon getting Ebonite. They now appreciate the great difference between or- dinary transmission greases and Ebonite. You pay no more for this certain satisfaction of always knowing that you get the correct lubrication. Sold by reliable dealers in five-pound cans and at ap- pointed service stations where you see the checker- board design pump. EBONITE (It’s Shredded Oil) - Por Transmisstons and Gifferentials No Trick Seats The new Willys-Knight Coupe-Sedan has no folding seats to climb over or squeeze between. Instead, it has doors both front and rear, offering easy entrance and exit to all five passengers. This superb creation combines engineering excellence with complete, luxurious closed car appoint- ments at a modest price. We know of no Willys-Knight engine that has worn out. SISToT S pars Fourine $143%, & pase Comors Club 31635, Soass. Sedan $1798; 7-pass. Sedan $1995; all prices 1. o. b. Toledo. We reserve the right to change prices and specifications without notica. R. McREYNOLDS & SON DISTRIBUTORS 1423, 1425, 1427 L Street N.W. Open Evenings. Phone Main 7228 7 7, When You See This Sign It Signifies— That each Buick dealer is required to meet definite qualifications before he is permitted to hang before his door the Buick Authorized Service sign. 1. He must employ trained Buick mechanics. 2. His garage must have modern equipment that makes possible the moat exact workmanship in shortest possible time. 8. He must carry a complete stock of Buick gen- uine parts based on the number of Buick cars in his community. 4. His policy must be in full agreement with the uniform Buick service policy of courtesy and fair dealing with the public. To safeguard Buick owners and to assure them continuance of the dependable, satisfactory performance typical of all Buick cars, Authorized Buick Service Stations cover the whole coast to coast. country from BUICK MOTOR COMPANY, FLINT, MICHIGAN Division of General Motors Corporation Ploneer Builders of Valve-in-Head Motor Cars Brenches in All Principal Cities—Dealers Everywhare D-48.51-NP BUICK MOTOR COMPANY, WASHINGTON BRANCH DISTRICT MOTOR CO. 932 14th St. N.W. Phone Main 620 Show Room Open Evenings Buili b3 Moow MoTor CAR COMPANY. §T. Louis, U. 8. A. Feunded ‘1907 by Jareph W. 14th and L Streets N.W. C. C. WATERS & SON Gaithersburg, Md. ROSSLYN MOTOR CO. Rosslyn, Va. EMERSON & ORME 1620 M_Street N.W. Phone Franklin 3860 STANLEY H. HORNER 1015 14th St. N.W. Phone Main 5308 FLETCHER MOTOR CO. OREM MOTOR CO. Alexandria, Va. Waldorf, Md. T 1 R P P WML WAL A 1 UM T . 2 0 R 23 A T A e S eSO RS S SRR Wh:n better automobiles are built, Buick will build them Qo tor-GoQo o Lo Koo Eo L o T s S B I T B B R A R R T R i O R A 2 o