Evening Star Newspaper, March 16, 1924, Page 64

THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. U, MARCH 16, 19%—_PART 3. OTORS and | 15,092,177 Autosin Usein U.S:z Buying Auto on Last Year’s Tip . Proves Costly Mistake to Man THE INDIGNATION OF THE S — — : | 2 I y 1 | air samensien o e JroToneT. — . - 2,853,802 Increase for Y&ur Records for 1923 Indicate Public Demand Performance in Past May Be Affected by| |A TIRE, TOWARDS PASSING TRAFFIC — Changes in Today’s Models That Rad- | [ for Road Improvements Will Be ically Alter Values, Says Expert. Greatly Strengthened. BY WILLIAM ULLMAN. | quThere have boun soveral notable in- i o i [stances where cars of little virtue Buying this year's automubiles on | pave“Foan %o high rank, and cases tps that would have heen applicable | where presumably reliable cars have to last year's models only will result jocered fax ithe ihind (of Unwiss - neering and manufacture, : !n thousands of disappointed motor- |SIfrering and manufecture. ¢ o i8ts unless something is done very {ean get a certain line on the value shortly to change the s of the present yvear's model, but his of their cars, and it is their privilege |and how well it is made. Al this: to make public the fa cars [can be determined without taking ad- they bought were un: manyfacturers and d, ally thought to be right § that when such motor {hey |MaNY Deople the idea that a certain 1,006,000 in California, New York |Ohio. and Pennsylvania. tistrations & jany other v Jic der ;8 During the \ read: S “ Toud, |sume D o romistra- = VDS i : e ource in 13 E NN LR = 3 y com- [tions have inereasec e timee. E e ‘\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ W > . ; dica- | tes a gasoline tax vice on hasi R b =757 3 > i d or 4 cents per gallon ice of purchasing muachines v i e . Z k t now med. R J z make of car is designed so inuceur- . A o A/, > i 3 should refer to the current offerings !.‘"‘1_\ a8 1o tail contiqually to Ate on i ) 2 M-\ Iz, 4 S apark n 0,000, e dong Automobile row und uot lu‘u"l >(X.] \'Blur:{)ll,\[lhls keeps b} Iv-!l 1 /% O Y = - = G € M."'H' . . OSeK, akooPEE Tie Enb o |of people from buying a make of car 3 NEat e shopper siever caabe fn the 0 B0 L particular needs | narket for. better than any other, for the truth The person who is lacking for that the engine is one of the best brand-new car w b of its kind being built. new car of the i What a car ha: 1 Mistake Corrected Prompily. ! going to be next, has ) o do| During the war it happened that | with wha an engineer at the factory decided to ing to pu: delivery auestion onsider its |un present value as vehicle, 10- | the fa gether with its value to him. Jve Out-of-Date Information. A number of peopl ring to a certain beautifully the fatest | s though | ed: for 2 stery has been purposcly of the luxurious class in or - in_a lower i &roup. people are still sayins that this make of car is a , ® mat most ccono class on the n. ecause there is so much “tip €IVIng” to car buyers it has lately come to the attention of the trude that many people float the suggestion ! car has been sutisfactory for ears it is likely to be a little ¢ current nother el they udvise. the its power | | “Batiar something ble ca year, but it is very note’ that the year of unsat sales Is seldom concurrent with isfactory product. {Bielligens o fallacy of buying ‘ know that for the car has been usin renders gear shi any car on the n If motorists p on antiquated advice dicted that there will tips, for it means th ¢ goes ahead buying the product of the low-value vear and then holds off during the next year, when, in all probability. the manu- | facturer has corrected ¥ error. " Overlook Bext Oppo: 3. o, 2ID 10 CLEAN SYSTEM. | } NIGHT ROAD- SERVICE. 0% | Heavy Traffic Makes Innovation Needed in Eng Automobile driving to utilize some slippery pavement in an isolated part of town PRACTICE SKIDDING. 5 R to practice skidding. Just do it in | Will Teach Motorist What to Do |moderation and discover. first hand, 209 tHere is no further feed to & fze on the contents of the c This means that a lot of people are in Emergency. Just why it is always nc cessary to l"m e S, constantly buying the poor models| ‘Wear of skidding causes more qma.!“‘l‘" in “‘1"‘"":"”“"" of the skid in 4 and foregoing the oppurtunity to pure > S order to *| L” The =t also will | chase the best. ding accldents than a her single |reveal the true condition of the brake | ! factor in driving. surprized owners this of this surprise desirable 1 river is so|adjustment. Reputation Not Paramount. Reputation in building cars, good or bad, is an important point to keep in mind, but it is not 4 puramount feature of buyiu when know’ whether th ken, it fests of Qaklands Every day and evening, beginning March 17th and See These Tests Muriatic Acid—See for yourself that this powerful acid does not harm Oakland’s new finish. Sulphuric Acid—A finish that stands tests Fire—You can easily be- lieve, after seeing this test, that the hottest sun cannot harm Oak- land’s finish. Ammonia—Inthistest the strongest ammonia. is used but it cannot damage Duco. Extinguisher—A fire extinguisher will kill fires but not the bright- nessof Oakland’sfinish. Lime Cement—Prob- ably you wouldn’t stucco your car, but this test proves that it wouldn’t harm Duco finish. HotTar—Evergetroad tar on your car? See how easy it is to clean it from Duco finish without harm. Boiling Water—Even if does not o bot bath, it is e to know that its finish will stand this test. Mud—Think of rubbing a muddy carclean with a dry cloth without harm to its finish! See - it done. Dust—With Duco you can dust your car as often as it actually improves its appearance. ending March 22, we will put on a most unusual demonstration at our showroom. The new Duco body finish of the True Blue Oakland will be tested and its remarkable qualities proved right before your eyes. This latest of body finishes—beautiful in appear- ance and practically indestructible—is creating a real sensation. After seeing the tests listed at the left, you will realize what a wonderful advance Oakland has made in bringing out this new finish. Come—Bring the Family : See these Tests ° Examine, too, the many other advanced featuresof the 1924 Oakland, the desirability of which can also be demonstrated just as conclusively. March 17th to 22nd Every Day and Evening District Oakland 1709 L Street and Compan{h.m 7612 Adams Motor Co, 1612 14th St. N.W. Potomac 1742 The Greatest Tribute To Buick Wherever you go, people take Buick quality for granted. They accept it, like any established fact. There is an excel- lent reason for this. For twenty years Buick cars have given thoroughly de- pendable, satisfying and economical performance to Buick owners every- where. Let us give you first hand knowledge of Buick quality by a dem- . onstration in the model of your choice. BUICK MOTOR COMPANY, FLINT, MICHIGAN Division of General Motors Corporation Piloneer Builders of Branches in All Principal Valve-in-Head Motor Cars Cities—Dealers Everywhere In Canada—MclLaughlin-Buick Factories—Oshawa, Ontario E-34-48-NP 'BUICK MOTOR COMPANY, WASHINGTON BRANCH 14th and L Streets N.\W. STANLEY H. HORNER 1015 14th St. N.W. Phone Main 5206 C. C. WATERS & SON Gaithersburg, Md. OREM MOTOR CO. Waldorf, Md. ROSSLYN MOTOR CO. Rosslyn, Va. EMERSON & ORME 1620 M Street N.W. Phone Franklin 3860 FLETCHER MOTOR CO. Alexandria, Va. 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