Evening Star Newspaper, January 17, 1926, Page 75

MANY SURPRISES PROMISED AT SHCW Exhibits Planned to Awaken Interest of Every Local Motorist. Something to awaken the interest bt every motorist is promised in the exhibits which are planned for dis- play in the 1926 automobile show to be held at the Washington Auditorfum January 30 to February While plans for the headline event of local motordom are in the making und are be 1ly guarded, show comu Washington Autome ation, under whose auspices it held, gives rmple assura to all who will visit the exhibits that there will be wurprises in s and an abundance mate and admiring pectio; Many Closed Models. has passed when show was the displaying new rtainly the pulse of motor- committee points out predominate in the certain to be the 1 popularity 1,006,000 motor Washington's ite plainly 1 of popu- the glassed- Trade hougt d 1al s in the closed mod vears when ed and closed > of so much Wnufacturer open models equally well maker now confines he de luxe cars. has 1 ne into reans, in dif- excep in open with_or t this com- which often le seats pes Longer Motoring Season. for the re- ed models of the n year. Mo- their cars | Instead change in sea- the care neces wi idea. Motor the wisdom of » car, and this has resulted in titude toward ve begun to see ng more than nge in viewp 1 the Wash- of the motor- fngton e as been the velopments r life. P Labor 1 know personal in that au uch better story of the on is a of equipment now, and earing surfaces larger, it is a natural c » that parts wear <lo: formerly. dspl: 3 ties for Acces- v oppor- ew devices which 4dd to the comfort and ease in cperation of : iles Staging of the show rium_ is itself. to more nore ory in the Wash- constdered a in that exhibits ivantage than The entire audi en over to Al seats will be rd it torfum build he automobile Stripped of all “carrying charges’’, brokerage fees and unitemized additional cost of the usual time-payment procedure, the new Willys Finance Plan is a lower-cost credit accommeodation, pure and simple. inclustve. | the | i | | used ¢ | the | fuel adulterants is i Why pay more. THE SUNDAY MOTORIST An Abridged Magazine for Car Owners. EDITED BY WILLIAM ULLMAN . It does scem that many of the coaches now are carrying rattles as standard equipment. Easy Terms Not So Easy. Credit experts are busy warning bankers, automobile dealers and manu- facturers against the hazards of offer- ing too liberal terms on cars. The warning, however, s equally well to the steady rist. If encourages an evil in the business, and the business suffers through defective financing, he is forced share of the consequent lo: The used car appears to stumbling block. When loose financ- ing has been offered to the public the number of repossessed cars inc Repossessed cars are optimistically d fined as cars taken backfrom motor- ists who defauit on their payments, but such cars are a far more seriou matter. Repossessed cars offerings on the used car market and act as backlash on the business. When there are a number of such cars on the market automobile dealers find it just that much more difficult to dis- pose of their regular line of used Unwise financing of car purchases is likened to a vicious circle in which the motorist who takes advantage of the market eventually pays for his folly. Evyen if he is entirely capable of meeting his payments the situation works to his ultimate disadvantage as follows: Some one who has no business buy- ing a car, and who cannot pay for it even if notes are strung out over 18 months, buys a car because “every- body is doing it.” This reverts to the finance company or to the dealer. It then has to be sold in the local market, and because funds are need- ed for current business it is likely 10 be sold at a sacrifice. This makes it more difficult to dispose of the reg- - line of used cars. Allowances on are lower. It costs more to buy a new car. The man who er financing, thereforc self paying the pena When It Strikes Home. Robbins B. Stoeckel, commissioner of motor vehicles for Connecticut, tells a story on himself that ought to give manufacture and lawmakers a suggestion. e set out one evening to learn what proportion of cars were being operated with one headlight out, and was proceeding nicely when he was halted by a trafic officer and informed that one of his own lights was conspicuous by its absence. It is interesting to note that one manufacturer already has provided tiny windows in the back of the head- ts to help drivers play fair. Dries Without Spotting. After a heavy rain and fol the chamoising proc the average ar will be spot This applies to new lacquer finishes as well as to usual paint jobs, blue cars being particularly prone to spot. Sunlight and polish will restore the finish to its original condition, but a simpler and more effective method is to over the spotty sections of the car with @ light polish after chamoising t dry. Polish at i Solve the problem. Did You Know That— him burages finds » reason for lack failure to mix with line? The best plan add a fuel dope and then pump in the gas, the force of the gas then tending to produce the proper mixture. them properly is 1o removed orium_floor to afford maximum show space. Exhibits also will be placed on the exhibition floor and in the assembly and com- mittee room: tertainment fea- tures are being planned to add to the of the crowds expected to auditorium during the from the au he for legitimate credit on a necessity? Investigate how little this new plan costs you in actual dollars and cents. Here is a vital element of your purchase where cold figures alone should count. "HeWILLYS Finance Plan wing | that particular | { success with | THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. 0, JANUARY 17, 1926—PART 3. A dust cap from a tire is an excel- nt container for use in obtaining fuel om the gas tank for priming pur- poses? Tie a string securely to the cap and sink it into the gasolire through the filler pipe. Pikes Peak does not average more than a 10 per cent grade, and that a grade of 6 or 7 per cent is about what the average driver becomes ex- cited over when he negotiates it in high? When Using Glycerin. veerin as an antifreeze vaises the boiling point of the contents of the | cooling system. which may be an ad- vantage or a disadvantage, depending rgely on whether the driver of the car knows what is happening under the hood. Alcohol lowers the boiling point, and many drivers know that if the radiator is kept covered too long and starts to boil over the engine is not as hot as it would be if a radiator filled with clear water bolled over. ow these same drivers must lear that it the glycerin-filled boils over the engine s exc and dangerously hot. With he chances of boiling, reatly reduced. But drivers who are accustomed to waiting until the radi ator heat fndicator hes skyward before opening the radiator shutters | will be courting trou 2, How New Gear Works. Motorists have been hearing much about a new type of steering gear that adjusts {tself to steering needs auto- matically, but there is a tendency to assume that the salesman is exag- gerating for the sake of making a point. The truth of the matter salesmen for cars embodying this new feature do mnot dwell upon it enough for the reason that they do not always understand it themselves. The idea of this new type of steer ing is to provide for maximum lever- age on the pitman arm (which con trols the steering rods) when caught |in a tizht place, as in parking, and at the same time to provide for sensi- | tive control ng when driving over the road. One of the novel ways of obtaining this effect is as follows A steering nut works up and down | on the screw or worm at the end of the steering column. This nut fits into the jaws of what, for the sake of simplicity, may be called a lever. | If this nut were fastened to this lever | it i3 obvious that there would be the | same leverage provided for operating | the pitman arm and the steering rods | regardless of whether the wheel were being given a slight turn, as in fol- | a bend in the road, or whether | the steering wheel were being tugged at in an effort to cut the wheels shar in parking. In this varial ring idea, however, the nut is not fastened. It is allowed to slide in the jaws of the lever. When the nut all the way to one extreme of the steering screw it is all the way out to the ends of the faws. At that point | it provides for the greatest leverage. This makes it easier to steering s most difficult. When steer ing is more sensitive and movement | of the wheel is less the nut adjusts | itself to the lesser leverage position. | ‘What's the Answer? | 1. What is the steepest grade for | | which an automobile can get traction { with normal equipment? 2. What is a true brougham body | mode1? 1 | 3. What is one popular method of | | stopping carbon knocking through | iduyvmx the gasoline” 4. 1t is necessar: into the vacuum tar : run of gas and refilled the tank? 5. Is there pistons by reason gases? (Think these over during the and look for the answers next day in this department. You = wrong!) | steer when | | | the | cxhaust | back pressure on of the (Copyright. 1926.) UNWRITTEN RULES DBSERVANCE ASKED Laws Do Not Cover Drivers’ tordom. ing broadcast b mobile survey which has shown that motor- ists have a pronounced tendency neglect and remain “within the law rightly falling within the ¢ le: i certain quasi-le an found by the A. A. A. the practices which the use of automoblles is to remain safe {c | bility in seeking the k hibitions which they » w ed out. They consist largely in con- sideration for other users of the road and a consclentious effort to do what is conducive to the general welfare. Dictates of Conscience. “There is a great and growing need for strict observance of the dictates of; conscience and good sense, and no body of men and women is better equipped to further the idea which underlies safer motoring than the motorists who are members of the affiliated A. A. A. clubs throughout the country declared Thomas P. Henry, president of the American Au- tomobile Assoclation. Mr. Henry expressed the beliet that too much specific legislation has the tendency to tempt the average driver to keep just within the law, and to forget that he is still gullty of infrac- tions of unwritten rules of the road. An example of such unwritten regu- lations which should guide the con- duct of motorists is presented in the |~ ct of stopping an automobile. While specific laws do not stipulate the exact manner ring car to a halt beyond requir signal for the car | tollowing, it is pointed out, a motorist can display a wide range of judgment in choosing the proper time to stop. A case came to our attention,” Yr. Henry said, “of a driver who Was | caught in the path of a speeding fire engine because the driver of a car |la ahead would not move out of the wi quickly enough. Therc was no law re- quiring that motorist to drive faster than he desired, but good judgment should have prompted him to think of the person following. There are many | the lives instances when it is positively danger-| in the way of Courtesy to Each Other, A. A. A. Points Out. tank. Observe the unwritten laws of mo- This is the plea which is be- the American Auto- Association as the result of a of odd noises. the fiber to maxims of safety though 3 of reck. unwritten s drivers. Either lack of knowledze of what al restrictions are or to regulations which unction of the law was to account for motorists for many must bo followed if ““The motor States cite indifferenc: ck a visible lisregard o however, and pedestrians alike. not face an imposs e of pro- 1st observe and S express it is point torists. Motorists _do laws to be mot be f Fede ich « Why New Cars Ride Easily and Other Things Explained .. o New cars ride easily springs are well lubricated Gasoline gauges on the instrument | board are erratic because of the con- stant motion of the gasoline in Gasoline gauges on the instrument board that work on pressure princi ples are affected by the action of the vacuuin tank Clutch plates are a frequent This Is true larly of the single plate clutch friction plates are large and inclined to flop. ous to other users of the highways for motorists to travel too slowly Define Drivers’ Actions. statute definite viewed as violations and punishable as such. The written Jaws | also define, to a large extent, the driv er's course of action. i is the driver expressly required to co.operate with other That is one of the unwritten enforced through common consent “Many drivers constantly f others by putt fety. 1 1 | without violating any | specific regula- | | tions. The remedy for this deplorable | situation is better understandinz of | the unwritten laws and closer obsery ance of them. | “We have \ched point where the with eom- | S o The motorist "l"’ ';" \ . cadlights | mands and prohibitions cannot keep them all in mind the | s S to feel that if he o | greater number of them he has dc his share in making the streets highways safer. A at point, how ever, he is just he ing to be fa miliar with the unwritten rules of con duct, which, if observed, would enable him to keep within the written laws as welL” STEAM ON WINDOWS. Wiping Off Car First Will Save| - Lot of Trouble. | T Sed Sed Coupes, thro because ous quires but : | sition of | headlisit | fv fende the again varia to make ons in stem urce articu her rather ny been and s brought » the windows w When this is ould do we $80 | Koudsters. Sedans, $65: Coupes. S04 Rondsters. 550 DONALDSON AUTO P, Hear 455N, V. Ave. (2 of the varic cts which which are | In none of the o and observed ommended I Street wer | les enda NASH Leads the World in Motor Car Value MO I\ NtangneX '(Ifl‘ \ ‘Vf I(l(\& | V(RN ) % N R \W@ \/ W W Special Exhibit! i \LLRNTTY R N g"lllu Greater Power and New Smoothness Quietness Responsiveness New York Show Attractions! e “Enclosed Car” Motor Beginning today—we are staging for the benefit of local motorists a special automo- bile display that closely parallels the Nash exhibit at the New York Show. Come in and inspect, among other impor- tant features, the latest Nash engineering achievement—the new “Enclosed Car” Motor. 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