Evening Star Newspaper, April 27, 1924, Page 58

THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €. APRIL 27. 192{—PART 3. OTORS and Future Trend Is Held Uncertain Retailers, Hard Hit by Used Car Problem, Get No Aid From Manufacturer or Buyer, Says Observer. BY WILLIAM ULLMAN | many instances, either annear to b To those who find diversion & yrofit in ar ing trends in b nd in making pre ons as to probs future develon- nents, the entire ge of motordom | o fers an entirely new ng group of subjects for Everything from the much to do with the vs for cars and the values - | Wil Chamber of taken up the work o highways and streets safer for motor travel. Do At No Team Work Apparent, be the i maker i : ’ e ; e eroed by 3 pre- | ue Qring ents his turn to them atomobils one «led by power tul co osst Aot 2 number Lically e < hetiet that un over the o watomontle One ma the total cost of storing is high or low, Thes situation such that if all want- tinan- bloods t ‘what it of a e Shot to pieces | tomerrow. Refases to He Limited. cason for this interesting se- ations is that the automo- perplexing pro y coming to a real is something vitall industry where the ot pull when mo | urge motorists to , inl (Continued on 1lig] ot whether | | { seventy-eight years ago. Sttt “Aerial Wheels.” Now that the cartoonists and the folk who are begiuning to use balloon tires it is ifiteresting to notc So history Drive” the ez ECAUSE of its known leadership, the Cadillac has been purchased with greater confidence than al- most any other automobile. People have bought this car much as they would buy Government Bonds— with unquestioning trust in its value and dependability. In many instances, they have even dis- pensed with demonstration rides, taking the position that the Cadillac has been demonstrated and that its very name denotes its quality. Naturally, the New V-63 has been pur- chased in this same manner—with the same implicit confidence in Cadillac performance based on its reputation. But almost immediately, the New V-63 owner discovers this striking truth— that fine and efficient as have been past Cadillac types, and enviable as has been es e, L] ® .- their reputation, they never- zhelmusflordedn‘him no ade- quate criterion of the quality of this new car. : TheNew V-63simplycannot be com with previous Ca:Iillacs— splendid as was their performance— And certainly not with any other auto- mobile, either foreign or American. The New V-63 is extraordinarily different—must be judged by new standards— higher ve ever be- fore been associated with a motor car. ! This difference is in vital phases of formance. It is due chiefly to Caddl‘:?n- new harmonized and ced 90° V- “Type eight cylinder engine, and can be realized only by riding i:fiu car, i Consequently, even though you have taken for granted the surpassing quality of Cadillac pox!omanee-—fifim the New V-63. THE WASHINGTON CADILLAC COMPANY, Rudolph Jose, President. 1138-1140 Conn. Ave. Frank, 3900, 3901, L't A € cused equally of having much to do | OLD JEST RECALLED. |qift cquans of vaving macn to o T Wheels, by the way, were the inven. | . tion of Robert Wiillam Thompson o First Pneumanic Tires Enown a8 |yondon. The year was 1846—just | humorists are poking a lot of fun at | INVESTIGATIONNEEDED HERE It's a pity that the oil Investigation that the first pneumatic tires known | can't be extended to include the man N-1 1ty the civilized world were known as | who runs around with a carburetor out of adjustment, the cap off the & gas tank and a leak in the fuel line. OTORING —By BECK. The water being arranged so as to A'R REAL cooLlNG FACTOR are, therefore, indirect “air coolers.” circulate around the cylinders, the Water Ounly Aids in Moderating |yaives and through the head, con- Engine Temperature. | Al gasoline engines are really air cooled. Where an engine is known as a water-cooled power plant it simply | to the radiator, where it is air cooled, means that the udditional cooling |Poth by the draft of air through the ducts the excess heat away from the combustion chambers. To keep the water at a temperature slightly be- low boiling it is in turn conducted core and the action of the fan. The water, is used as an ald tolyir is the most important factor in Water-cooled engines the cooling process. See it ~- Ride in it Drive it - Know for Yourself What the True Blue Oakland Offers- You Before You Choose Your Car Know the True Blue Oakland Six— in fairness to your family and to Know first-hand the abundance of smooth power and wonderful flexi- bility of Oakland’s new L-head Know Oakland's tried and true four- wheel brakes, Prove for yourself that four-wheel brakes are a real essential. You should not buy a car at this price without them. Safer On Race Track Than City Streets, Says Grand Prix Winner Jimmy Murphy Points Out Perilous Practices of Many Auto Drivers. Would Suspend Reckless. JAMES A. (JIMMY) MURPHY. this would cure some of the Droses (Winner of 1922 Indianapolis Sweep- | ill5 stakes; only American Winner _Another mist: of French Grand Prix.) Lo If T can possibly avold it, T mever|in hig drive a car over the city streets of | W New York, Chicago, Philadelphia or || any of the other big cities. I am|s afraid of the average city driver. He takes too ma chances, drives too| fast, does not u: hiz hand in signal-|s ing often emough, jams on his brakes too suddenly and does other queer tricks that keep me guessing. On the race track*l will d miles per hour and feel do in a Pullman at the track there what the other f . Each driver know do without sikj plles per p / of o well as his bunched together for lap al 4 nals in Advance. without once : ] Uses Brakes Ineflicicntly, turn. don’t thrust you ut five feet be The first criticiem that 1 would | f make of the ordinary driver is that| Signal wher ¥ - @ If you e T notice on the he does not use his brakes properly. | * On a wet street he will declutch and jam on the brakes, with the inevit-|" adle result—a skid. He travels too fast to stop guickly, then he clutches before app! and finally the properly equalize skid. When applying t a wet street, do not touch the except at the last moment to preve the engine from stalling The brakes should always be aq- justed, so that right and left exert z equal pressure that squeakin efficient brak that the lining drum all around stress due to the lining pre over a small area. 1 believe in high eities under pre tratfie were 1 Iflul!hl to be possible to make for miles per hour with safety, but th never can be until drivers ure train to adhere strictly to certain rule: Would Suspend Heckless, If a driver on the track br rule, off he goes in the nex two. It seems to me that 5 cities should send every dr nd the b ad ca of driving rules. If he breaks driver is be careful and e ate jof these, he should have his license ;f\rn winute’ you are behind the suspended for sixty days. In time|wheel Know the facts about Oakland's new body finish. At last you can get a car with a beautiful finish which will neithercheck norbecome dull with long use. 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