Evening Star Newspaper, March 31, 1929, Page 55

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Motor car purchasers are adding to the highway burden at the rate of 100 miles of new automobiles weekly, cording to E. E. Duffy, highway educa- tional writer. At the end of 1929 the length .of trucks, busses and cars will be approximately ROT L hh T ¢ |BOOKLET DESCRIBES SPARK PLUG TYPES Wrong Kind Declared Waste of Economy and Detrimental to - Efficient Service. m:tgflsg, but t!gn are important dif- ferences in the t; Each of these is for a ite purpose, and ity A it is not type FRET L b i 1 AT s S : i ; 2 fi ;ig?ifi‘ F i 3F 8 | i T H; fieg, .eigg SHIPS TO HANDLE AUTOS.|Device Permits Pedestrians or Drivers To Change Color of Trafhc Light Special Arrangements Are Made ‘With Steamship Lines. mwmmnummm-mfl; horn the light will green 30 seconds for traffic moving on avenue change to red for traffic, the ex- ts a constant o 2 al fully, officials of the association say. horgughfare has no effect. gnznmwmmnma || BRAZIL TESTS ALCOHOL. ) ' FOR AUTOMOHILE FUEL, 1 o cor After s motorist bas soumded the| TARGET FOR TAX RISE. A, A. A, Warns Against Tendency = to Inicrease Anto Levies, S TU I?E_-BA KER Under the heading of “The Shearing of R. McREYNOLDS the Shorn Lamb,” the American Motorist, & SON official publication of the American Automobile Assoclation, warns against 1423-25-27 L St. N.W. Decatur 686 the tendency to make the car owners | NEW CARS USED CARS of the Nation the target for shooting up The American Motorist says: “The next few years of international Feue are sure to be filled with hard egislative warring upon automotive in- terests. State lawmakers in at least 44 "PUT IT TO THESE " ELEVEN TESTS e fapmluce o ance is. e - ence. Take nlt’en'd drivein an Oldsmobile and find ous for* ¥ , not only what it dfi.“géhb“t how ‘f,t,‘f“' it. it against er cars and make comparisons. Give it these eleven tests.. . . or anyothers . . . and check re- ts by any standard of performance you caretoset. TEST EASE OF CONTROL When you relax in the driver's seat, notice its comfort— itrols and dash instru- front seat. Olds- ‘wheel adds to your comfort. the convenient ments. Try the néw PFisher mobile’s adjustable steering ’Step on the starter and note its prompt engagement. Test the easy action of the clutch—the silent, easily-meshed TEST GETAWAY Observe how easi w! in traffic or on the and restful to drive. TEST SMOOTHNESS Drive Oldsmobile out on the open road. Cover the face handkerchief take instant response to accelerator, mfi-dtyddvh‘. Atany Oldsmobile is easy to of the speedometer with glove or . your accustomed touring t of con « + s then be astonished to find "r-c Avility absorbers function in harmony with Oldsmobile’s special alloy-steel to smooth out all road irregularities. Drive this finer Oldsmobile over Y pavements, over rutsand bumps. Whether you take them at high speeds or slow, you’ll find that 2ll roads ride ly in an Oldsmobile. ‘TEST ACCELERATION IN HIGH GEAR - > ‘When you pass other cars on the road, mark Oldsmobile’s quick response to the throttle in all speed ranges—the * smooth, effortless surge of power that enables you to into the lead easily and surely. ight, level stretch of way its head. You'll thrill /far higher than the average motor- e L L o o as tfil’d as it is exhilarating. hill you know. Start at the bottom at var- ious speeds. 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