Evening Star Newspaper, August 28, 1927, Page 56

'RIATION IN PRICE F1GAS EXPLANED erproduction Called Cause, ut Motoring Public Reaps Sale Benefit. rices in certain sections of during recent months have jed con<iderably and in some cities » motorist has found filling stations hin a block ing fuel at different rtion in price _causes anoyance, especially if fi filling his tank to a station where from 1 to 3 or 4 1=oline ts below the pr tween States a Jerence in price even more marked, ording to a writer in the New York nes, because of the gasoline taxes Jich are imposed by all States ex- )t New York and Massachusetts. ase taxes vary from 1 to 5 cents. There is this to be said, limes writer points out: “If the present gasoline price situa- n is frritating to the motorists it is jually so for the oil compan hile motorists may benefit fr wer prices, every gallon e bottom figure means pos: , refiners and filling station proprie- rs. Bilame Is Placed. “The trouble, from the oil companies’ andpoint, that too much crude retroleum being produced. There < no way in which this production in be curtailed nor the resulting gaso- ne production kept off the market. ind even with 25 )0 automobiles nd other million ernal combus- on engines of us types drawing n it, the ma unable to absorb 1@ quantiti so-called ‘distress’ motor fuel. “The production of crude oil differs materially from that of any other hasic commodity. Ordinarily, when an overproduction occures, operations can be discontinued until the market catches up with the supply. In the oil industry, however, new well is drilled and turns out to be a producer. Immediately the owners of surround- ing property put down wells in order to get their share before the oil which may or may not underlie their lands is depleted by the original well. That is what has been happening in the Seminole Field in Oklahoma for sev- eral months. “Once produced, the oil must go into consumption. It cannot be stored in- definitely without heavy loss, and, vast as are the facilities of the industry in taking care of the surplus, the oil must ve kept moving from well to consumer, practically regardless of price, or chaos will result. “Qverproduction naturally forces down the price of crude, but it has no influence on the cost of refining, transportation and marketing, which make up 75 per cent of the cost of gasoline at the filling stations. It has been figured that if crude petroleum in the great Mid-Continent Field were to be given away free of cost, gasoline could not be produced and sold in Washington, for instance, for less than 14 cents a gallon. Difference in Facilities. “That is the principal trouble with the oil situation today. Too much crude. In this connection, the position of the oil trade diffcrs little from that of several other important industries —agriculture, for instance, bitumin- ous coal, textiles, shoes, lumber. All of these are suffering from a surplus of goods. The point is that the compe- tition between gasoline producers has forced down prices until motor fuel has become the cheapest of the lead- ing staples and the end of the decline does not appear to be in sight.” Continuing, he says: ‘The variatfo}§ in gasoline prices as between filling #tations in_the same vicinity as. due to the difference in the marketihg fagilities of the various producers. Strong companies with es- tablished distribution systems are able, within limits, to maintain prices that will yield Yme profit or, at least, pre- vent actual loss. Other companies, not so favorably situated, find themselves with increasing stocks of gasoline which they are compelled to move even at a loss, and the managers of filling stations to which this fuel goes are forced to sell it for a while at least at prices which yield little, if any, profit, and which, if maintained for any length of time, compel the strong- er companies to cut their prices to meet competition. “Such a state of affairs cannot fail in the long run to exert an unfavor- able influence on business in general. But the gasoline consumer benefits, and his complaint of price variations as between cities and States does not appear to be well founded when 1t is considerd in the light of similar dif- {?rem:es in prices of other commodi- es.” TESTING THE MIXTURES. Behavior of Engine Indicates Car- buretor’s Contents. et i of Whether the mixture from the car- buretor is too lean or too rich, quickly can be determined by the general be- havior of the engine directly after it is started in the morning. If the en- gine pops back a great deal and stalls quite a bit, it is obvious that the mix- ture is too lean. 1If, however, the en- ging hucks immediately after starting, but does not stall and does not mis- fire, the indications are that the mix- ture could be somewhat leaner. In order to drive with a fairly economi- cal mixture, it is best to be obliged to use the choke briefly whenever start- Ing after the car has been left standing for some time. Of course, the use of the choke is not desirable in any event, but it is best to it a few seconds more each morning than to drive all day with an extra rich mixture. BUMPS REDUCE FRICTION. Some Motorists Find Rough High- ways Aid Traction. 1t is surprising to hear some mo- torists declare that they find traction better on a rough road. Traction is friction between the tires and the road surface, and on a bumpy road the are thrown completely out shway. Traction tly reduced. well to remember this when holes and not done tire and road the bumps will do. l Three Touring Tips l On long, open stretches of highway, “where the car can travel at a regular, even speed, it will rest the driver if the hand throttle is used to feed gaso- line to the engine. Fatigue is not altogether a matter of long hours behind the wheel on the touring drive. One's position is a factor of importance. Sitting up fair- 1y straight, but with the whole body relaxed, is ‘the ideal position. Slump- ing over the wheel In a cramped, un- natural posture too often is confused with relaxing. It is not, and, more to the point, it is very fatiguing. When a stop is made for gas, oil or water, the touring party will find 2 good stretch beneficial. Get out and walk around. The few minutes so epent can be made up within a short time becauso of the fgeling of fresh- o e chun cronedy adn i i L B SR ek i PR | the engine however, | THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., AUGUST 28, 1927-PART 3. John Smith and His Car BY FREDERICK C. RUSSELL. John Smith is a character whom every motorist should welcome. He is not selfish; rather he is a motoring martyr, a chap willing and Iad to have exploited, in an interesting way, his experiences for the gtneflt of other members of the motor clan. Learning by Teaching. Smith is anything but a novice at driving cars, but he stumbled over some of his hidden ignorance when he tried to make some points clear to a person who was trying to meet the exigencies of traffic with only a weck's experience to his credit. One of the best tests of one's knowledge of a and its operation is ability to teach others. The new driver had explained to Smith that his chief fear was that of getting stalled going uphill. He dread- ed the consequences of going downhill backward, and wanted to know if there was any likelihood of the engine stalling in low gear. Smith could answer the matter of ling in low with an emphatic 1t was liable to hap- pen sometime when the car was being operated up a steep grade before the engine has a chance to warm up. Where Smith began to falter, how ever, was in explaining to the novice what to do when caught in such a predicament. Procedure Is Simple. “No need to be alarmed, plained. “Remember that you always have your emergency brake.” ““But suppose that the holding brake n't hold and the car continues to t backwara?” Then you have your service brake. It's unreasonable to suppose that all of your brakes will be out of commis- sion.” - but if T have my right foot on the brake pedal and the left to operate the clutch how am I going to crank the engine again?” This last phase of the problem be- gan to puzzle Smith. He thought of suggesting to the new driver that he lean over and press the starter button with his hand, but quickly decided that this might not be the easiest way out of it. Another thought was that the driver could recrank the engine by the backward motion of the car itself, but that was work for the expert. Just then the garage man, who had Dbeen overhearing the conversation, of- fered the answer. “You just put both feet on the brake pedal and then switch your right foot to the starter button,” he said. “Then vou put your right foot back on the brake pedal again and at the same time switch your left foot back to the clutch pedal. It’s simple enough.” “Of course,” Smith added, his volce sounding a bit hollow. System Proves Sound. The new driver, however, still was worried. He wanted to know just how he should start to start again. If he took his foot off the brake pedal the car again would coast backward and he might stall the engine again when Three Traffic Tricks Many accidents are caused by the assumption that the man in front has no reason for stopping. Even if the stop does appear to be baseless, make sure this is the case before passing. The visibility of the driver in the car ahead is much better, and he may see a danger that is not apparent to those in the rear. If the car suddenly develops a ten- dency to swerve because of the in- equality of the brakes on the front wheels, one can proceed through traffic by turning the steering wheel against the tight brake. The next stop, however, should be the service station. It does not pay to try to pass a street car at an intersection. If the to reduce friction between | car is moving slowkx, ther motor- f5k ey be trving W6 BRRC It acrosn He could not see the.automobile alpng- side the street car. Pass after the intersection has been crossed. WATER ANN(;YS OWNERS. Gas Still Should Be Kept Dry and Clean. ‘Water in the gas still is an annoy- ance to car owners. Most gasoline tanks are equipped with drain plugs, but many owners never think of using them until the plugs have rusted so badly that there is danger of damag- ing the tanks when trying to remove them. The same condition exists with a great many vacuum tanks in serv- ice. If just a drop of this water gets into the base of the high-speed car- buretor nozzle or jet it will cause trouble. A good way to overcome this annoy- ance, aside from the use of a good gas- oline filter, which always is advisable, is to flood the carburetor with gas and race the engine after it is warm. This will often dislodge the water and start the carburetor functioning properly again, assuming that no more water is allowed to get into it. o REMEDY HAS DEFECTS. Lubricants Held Sometimes More Damaging Than Beneficial. Heavy oil frequently is used to com- pensate for wear of engine parts. It is well to realize that lubricants of this nature have their deficiencles, which may do more harm than good under certain conditions. The heavy oil, in the first place, does not atomize readily, and this is likely to result in underlubrication of vital units of the engine. If cylinders, pistons or rings are worn badly, they should be re. ground or replaced. Plunger Aids Starting. Some simple trouble has Leen ex- perienced by owners of cars equipped with a certain type of carburetor. It seems that occasionally the carburetor fails to provide sufficient air to enable the driver to recrank after having parked the car, It is a case of the intake and mixing chamber of the carburetor becoming somewhat alir- bound. The remedy is an easy one. Merely raise the hood and press down a plunger on the carburetor, which admits tho air. The remedy is s sim- ple that some owners, when shown it, have refused to believe that it could have anything to do with refusal of the engine to start. R Generator Brushes Go Quicker. Motor car owners whose automo- blles have both generator an starting motor commutators will find that the brushes of the former will wear more rapidly because they are given much greater use, This use, however, is not without its compensations. It results in less likelihood of the com- mutator brushes sticking. This is a point worth remembering in checking electrical system troubles. .- Take Care of Punctured Tire. Motorists could save themselves an- noyance and expense by getting over their habit of procrastinating in the matter of taking the punctured tire to the repair shop. Observation reveals that the car owner who has been forced to change a tire by the road- side too often regards his work as done when he puts the punctured tire back on the carrier. The job truly is fin. ished only when the puncture is fixed and the tire again is ready for use. More than half the crude rubber used in the Umte‘d Sta jes {ro) | { he let in the clutch. And if he kept his foot on the brake pedal to prevent all this he probably would stall the en- gine anyhow. “You can hold the car with the ncy brake and let it off gradu- vou let in the clutch,” Smith 1. a poor way to do it,” the e man interrupted. “Better keep both feet on the pedals and push them all the way down to the floor. That's the natural position \when you're scared and want to hold the car. Now then, when you want to start off let back both pedals at the same time, -, In that way you're applying ‘as you let off the brakes.” & but with that scheme you've got to feed gas with the hand control of the throttle instead of with the ac- Smith tried to pick a flaw in the plan. “Well, what's wrong with that? He hasn't got to shift g and he shouldn't try to until he reaches the top of the hill.” Another thing that worried the new driver was whether he ever could shift into low gear going uphill, or even on the level if the car was in motion and he previously had been in second or high. Double Clutching Easy. Smith was not certain, compromis. ing by saying that it could be done with some cars. The garageman, however, was not so indefinite. 1o said that shifting down to low from a higher gear simply was a matter of speeding up the engine so as to speed up the main driving gear of the trans- mission while the gears are in neutral in the process of shifting through to low. He admitted it required quite a lot of practice to do it with any degree of case, and that since with low gear the engine is turning from three to four times faster than when in high for a_comparable car speed, it would be necessary to race the engine to make any kind of successful shift at a car speed of 10 to 15 miles per hour. “This 1s the process of ‘double clutching,’ ” he explained. “You have to let in the clutch for an instant and race the engine just as you are going through neutral. It's” the process necessary for making a quiet shift into second from high, cither going down- hill or going up. Few drivers can do it properly, and never learn, because they find they can force the gears to mesh and so go ahead bungling. Shift- ing down to low gear requires the double clutching process in more ex- aggerated form.” Smith drove off feeling that it pays to try to teach. He had picked up several ideas through the simple, but often overlooked process of learning by instructing. (Copyright. 1027.) FILTERS REQUIRE SERVICE Water Must Be Drained Off to Pre- vent Clogging. Filters require a certain amount of service, as anything else attached to a car. This is well illustrated in the case of the gasoline filter which will become inoperative and cause the vacuum tank to go dry if the bowl fills up completely with water and is not drained off. The water blocks the gasoline in its process of pass- ing through the chamois filter. It is easy to tell when water should be drained from these devices for the reason that a line can be seen to mark the level of water at the bottom of the glass bowl It is always good policy to clean the chamois filter with gasolijge whenever draining off the ‘watel "After long periods of use, :llnis advisable to insert a new chamols er. —— AVOID DIRT AND GRIT. Upholstery in Car Lasts Longer if Kept Clean. Dirt and grit accumulating in the upholstery of closed cars cause it to wear more rapldly than usage ever does. For this reason the careful car owner will apply the whiskbroom and vacuum cleaner to the fabric at regu- lar intervals—every two weeks at least during the Summer. If the upholstery is spotted, apply one of the dry-clean- ing compounds. When it has evapo- rated, apply a hot flatiron wrapped in a wet cloth to the spot. Rub lightly against the nap of the fabric. . OLD UNIT MAY SERVE. Method Suggested When Bushing in Steering Column Fails. If the bushing in the steering col- umn becomes worn and difficulty is found in acquiring a new one, the old unit may be made to serve for a time at least. Take out the old bushing and split it lengthwise with a hacksaw. In the split insert a liner of thin sheet brass or copper. The thickness of the liner, of course, will depend upon the amount of wear. This remedy is but temporary. A new bushing should be inserted at the first opportunity, REMOVE RUST SPOTS. Care Advised in Repainting Car to Avoid Useless Work. In repainting the car, never brush on the new finish over a rust spot. It will come off almost immediately. All rust spots should be removed before the repainting work is started. In this connection, however, it is well to remember that the work of removal should stop just before the metal begins to take a polish. 1t the surface is left slightly rough, it will hold the paint better. These points are essential if the car is to fi"}”fi by the treatment to a new nish. RATE MAY BE VERY HIGH Reasons Why Ammeter Sometimes Fails to Register. Because the ammeter does not regis- ter the current discharge when the engine is being started, many motor- ists do mnot realize that the rate is very high. In the case of a large, heavy engine, the current use runs as high as 200 amperes when the start- ing switch first is closed. The aver- age discharge runs around 100 am- peres. This offers an excellent clue as to why the engine should be kept in such condition that it will start with ease at all times. Two to Remember If the segments in the distributor head are pitted, they should be clean- ed with the eraser of a pencil. Metal polish also can be used for this pur- pose, Many kinds of nickel polish hardly are more then useless. It would bright- en up the nickel as much to wash and polish with a chamols as to use some of these inferior polishes. Your au- tomobile dealer knows what kind of nickel polish to use. You will be sur- prised to see what a difference it will make in your care X Big: '.'.._ ENGINE INVENTION INTERESTS ENGINEERS New Valveless Type Declared More Economical Than Present Design. Automotive engineers are under stood to be interested in an invention of a Boston man which the latter terms an ‘“internal combustion en- gine,” and claims that “it gives two strokes in a single cylinder per revo- lution of the shaft.” “The gas is sucked fn at the bottom of the cylinder as th says the inventor. 'On the down stroke, however, it is squeezed up a by-pass into the head of the cylinder. At the same time the exhaust port opens and permits the burned gases to escape under the 17-pound com- pression of the new gas coming in. Then on the upward movement of the piston tho new gas in the head of the cyl is ¢ by 32-pound for the spark. 9 is compi sed twice before it is exploded. The engine is valveles: all the woring parts moving on ball bearings, these being the cam, the roller bearing and the piston contain- ing the wristpin. “One cylinder of my invention is the equivalent of four of the ordinary motor engine, and will drive a 10-ton truck,” he said. “The engine will occupy one-fifth the space of the ordi- nary motor-car engine. 1t will use about onefifth the gas needed at present in a car and one-half pint of oil for five gallons of gas, the ofl be- ing mixed with the gasoline.” OFTEN IS OVERLOOKED. Car Owner Usually Forgets to In- spect Front-Wheel Bearings. One of the pia usually forgets to inspect for possible need for lubrication is the front wheel bearing. 1t is true that when well packed this point ely needs further attention for a considerable period, but this very fact causes many mo- torists to overlook it entirely for months longer than is good for its efficient operation. The best policy is to unscrew the hub caps occasional- ly and examine the condition of the grease. Boil Water En Route. Every camper must be especially careful about the source of the water he drinks. If he is not absolutely positive of its purity, it should be boiled. This may be a little trouble- some. but it will be a safeguard against illnes: the car owner piston rises,” [ —_——— COURTESY OF AUTO PROTECTION URGED Auto Association Official Calls At- tention to Needless Damage. One form of courtesy that motorists as a_group well might display is that involved in protecting the other man’s car when pulling into or out of a n: row parking space. This is the opin- ion of Iirnest N. Smith, general man- ager of the American Automobile As sociation. Thousands of dollars of dam- automobiles is done in this way nthly, he declar It unfortunately is true that the reless motorist can ‘get by’ with a great deal of the damage he does to the machines parked alongside of his Mr. Smith, s of the machines so injured cannot stand beside them all day to check up on the inconsiderate driver, but, with the acute dearth of parking sting, it is becoming almost to do just that if one wants and worse sportsmanship, striking a parked car and failing to notify its owner, tops them all. The good driver does not have to experiment. He can measure a space with his eye and if it is too narrow for his car, he is not foolish_enough to attempt to enter it. ivers, however, will try to get pace that is too small. They will damage the fenders of the cars parked beside the space and then turn around and flee when they have made certain no one has seen them. They are responsible only to them- selves for the harm thus done to their own automobiles, but mangling the fenders of another man's car is quite another thing. “Of course, there are many acci- dents of this kind that are forgive- able. These are the ones wherein the offending motorist takes the number of the other car and reports to its owner_that he has wrought the dam- age. It is the only courteous thing to do under the circumstances and it is one form of courtesy that well might be practiced by every motorist in the countr o Trucks May Cut Rail Rate. Due to the fact that motor trucks certain districts of Sweden have much as 70 per cent of the railroads’ light freight business, a general decrease in freight rates is believed to be imminent in that coun- Railroads have been considering ans of meeting motor truck compe- tition and now are trying to determine the amount of reduction so that they will not be faced with a direct loss. Chrysler Standardized Quality Builds Greater Value Search as you will you can find no such cars as those offered by Chrysler in their four great price fields—not within several hundred dollars of them. Chrysler’s mastery of scientific engineer- ing and precision manufacturing, Chry- sler’s inveterate habit than the procession, Chrysler’s ab of stepping faster ty to marshal features beyond the resources of the imagination of the ordinary builder and crowd them into a glowingly beauti- ful vehicle without forcing up the price— These are the unique sler gives the buyer as advantages Chry- the result of its ex- clusive principle of Standardized Quality. As originated and practiced by Chrysler, Standardized Quality extends its benefits to four great lines of cars—the New “52,” the Great, New“62,” the Illustrious, New “72,” and the Imperial “80”—specifies uniformity in high grade steels and other materials,sets new closelimits of precision manufacture, establishes new standards of accuracy of inspection, cuts down costs, but always raises quality to higher levels. More than that, It means that Chrysler, with its vast resources, can apply refine- ments required by its cars of top price to those in lower price ranges. Chrysler in a strategi c position to main- tain such a policy and pass the benefits to the buyer. The public has been quick in appreciating these benefits, and, by its approval, has raised Chrysler from 27th to 4th place in three years. $1,000.000 DAILY GASMJM ‘ PAID BY NATION'S MOTORISTS| Total Greatly Exceeds That of Year Ago. Levies Raised in Many States and Adopted in Illinois and New Jersey. Motorists are paying nearly $1,000.- 000 daily in es upon the gasoline that runs their automobiles. Increased | taxes in many States and the impos 1ch levies in two g t 0 mning States which hereto- sought no revenue from this source have served greatly to increase the total over the same period a yea ago. Figures which show the extent to which motorists are taxed for the fuel they use are revealed in an article ap- pearing in the Oil and Gas Journal, in which it is pointed out that the®high total is explained by the fact that the current on is marked by greater gasoline consumption than any other. Forty-six States now have a tax of from 2 to 5 cents a gallon on gasoline sold within the State boundaries. The latest State in which a gasoline tax became effective was Illinois. They started to collect a 2-cent tax in that State on August 1. The new tax of £ cents in New Jersey became effective July 1. Both'of these States are large consumers of gasoline. As shown in the accompanying table the tax during August will cost the owners of motor vehicles, $40,488 daily in Illinois, and in New Jersey $22,656 dally. In addition to these new taxes, in- creases in the tax rate have become effective in several States during the past few weeks. Included in these in- creases are Florida, from 4 to 5 cent South Dakota, 3 to 4 cents; West Vi ginia, 3% to 4 cents; lowa, 2 to cents; California, 2 to 3 cents, and Pennsylvania, 2 to 3 cents. Due to the increase in tax, California_now pays more tax than any other State. Its tax during August will average in excess of $90,000 daily. Ohlo—which also increased its tax from to 3 cents on May 25—is the second largest line taxpayer with a total of $77,- 35 daily, and Pennsylvania third, with a daily tax of $69,878. These three States in the order named follow New York as the four leading gasoline-consuming States. New York, whose August gasoline re- quirements will average 3,2 lons daily, does not have a & at the present time. The other State without a tax is Massachusetts, which also 13 a large consumer of gasoline. The accompanying table shows that the gasoline taxes in all of the 46 States are 2 cents or more a gallon. ‘This is a contrast to the situation five tion of years ago, when most States did not 2-door Sedan (illustrated) $735 | or have a tax, with the highest tax It is estimated that the total gasoline tax collections 1927 in the United States will be hetween $250,000,000 and $275,000.000. This tax on the motorist is in addition which totaled not exceeding 2 cents. to the registration fees, 7, according to Government reports. The daily gasoline consumption for August was derived from State re- ports which showed the actual con- n the first five months of this | year. The rate of increase the first five months of this year over the same period last year was the basis of esti- | mating the increase for August of this r over August, 1926. In the case of tes which have a gasoline tax for | the first time, the August g sumption was derived on a basis of | comparative automobile registrations. Table showing estimated daily gaso- line consumption and tax collected for impti ye August: State— Alabama Michigan Minnesota Mississippi | Missor M ennsylyani. Rhode Tsiand.. S Carolina Dakota. Total rate | of the car’s headlights m ix months of gasoline isa ‘This change of a essential if the is to be abated, says a ters of the Am sociation, in which Thor president of the org ihe co-operation of every in e Agencies of | motor _clubs, are soline con- | all kinds, givin N vs the statement inalysis the Total |~ Foad! proved t equipment s and towns ht elinics . cities and t 17 . 1% a1 11 owner headlights to meet fons, pe intensive \'* declares Mr. T t is difficult to un titude of thousands of this question,” he adds. of the street country many go on their own dang it. The individ dition, of his own.” time for s period will the kind, conc lighting ' devices the best of equipment w speeds over rough ssue is up to tr 090 car owners of the Nation. rs unconscious rous contribution to al objectifies the con- He denounces the other man's lights and does not sce REQURE SERUTRY Constant Watch Should Be Kept on This Accessory, Says Association. Constant attention to the condition ust become a fixed habit on the part of every motor car owner, just as attention to the upply and engine lubricant abit with the foresighted motorist tude is imperatively ring headlight evil statement is- sued vesterday by national headqua an Automol [ r- le As- ization, motor ow minating the headlight menace. particularly their utmost ittention to the solution of the prob but in fi 2,000,- can motor clubs may provide de st provide P may | stations where headiights can djusted without cost to the car Taws may be adopted requi cortain e departments ampaigns of these sired end made con- responsi- d the at- of the menace ivery car owner should have a reg- inspecting ting equipment, it is pointed out. ary, of course, with on and quality of the on the the car’ car. Even il get out of adjustment if the car is driven at high roads or This being true, it follows that many headlights almost constantly are streets. in 51| need of attention, the statement de- New Chrysler ““52””—52 and more un- varying miles an hour. Smoothness of operation no other low-priced car can ap- proach. Full-sized bodies of wood and steel, with ample capacity for adult pas sengers. Saddle-spring seat-cushions. Fine mohair upholstering. Utmost handling ease with steering wheel easily adjustable to driver’s convenience. Five body stylés priced from $725 to $875 ~ GREAT, NEW CHRYSLER “62” Coupe, with rumble seat (illustrated) $1245 Seven body styles priced from $1095 to $1295 ILLUSTRIOUS, NEW CHRYSLER “72° Royal Sedan (illustrated) $1595 Seven body styles priced from $1495 ta $1745 Great, New Chrysler “62°’— 6-cyl. inder motor with 7-bearing crankshaft. 62 and more miles per hour. Invar-strut pistons. Oil filter and air cleaner. Venti- lated crankcase. Impulse neutralizer and rubber engine mountings. New cellular type radiator. 4-wheel hydraulic brakes. Road levelizers, front and rear. Illustrious, New Chrysler “72”— 75 - horsepower motor with 7-bearing counter-weighted crankshaft. Speed abils ity of 72 and more miles an hour. 5 to 25 miles in 7 seconds. Hill-climbing ability that takes even mountain grades at con- stant acceleration. Spring ends anchored in blocks of live rubber instead of metal shackles, giving riding smoothness hither. to unknown, and eliminating road sounds as well as the need of lubrication. Longer, more beautiful bodies, tastefully ap- pointed, luxuriously roomy. Chrysler Imperial “80”—92 horse power, 80 dashing, easeful miles with whispering smoothness. An ease and luxury of driving and riding that makes motoring comfort take on a new meaning, 7-passenger Standard Sedan (illustrated) $2895 Eleven body styles priced from $2495 to $3595 ALL PRICES F.O.B. DETROIT, SUBJECT TO CURRENT FEDERAL EXCISB TAX New Chrysler “Red-Head”’ Engine—designed to take full advantage of high-compression gas is standard equipment on the roadsters of the “52,” “62,”“72,” and sport roadster on the Imperial “80.” It is also available, at slight extra cost, for all other body types. For a reasonable charge it can be applied to earlier Chrysler cars now in use. - H. B. LEARY, JR,, & BROS,, Distributor Executive Offices and Service, 1612-22 You Street N.W. Salesrooms—1612-22 You St. N.W., Connecticut Ave. and Que St. N.W., 1014 H St. N.E. Used Car Salesrooms, 1321-23 Fourteenth Street N.W. and 1612-22 You Street N.W. Skinker Motor Co., 1216 20th St. N.W.