Evening Star Newspaper, January 31, 1932, Page 100

THE SUKNBAY | 508 h « J s JANUAR Y 31, 1982—PAk'D — T hold such a prominent position in the | minds of the people speed s paramour were the cars of 1928, the records show= at all automobiles averaged 4.83 e then as compared to 133 The question of 4 | in this fast-moving age, and in this de Vibration has been reduced | partment the automotive industry has in the same period from an average of made material progress. In 1925 the | 9.8 units to 8.1. | average top speed of all automobiles was With the increase In average car | 55.9 miles per hour, while in 1931 this | Speed, brakes have been developed ac- e was moved up to 69.9 miles per T with the result that they are BETTER FOREIGN TRADE SOUGHT Business Recovery Can Be Aided by Improved Ex- | el port Conditions. < !r:{‘ provement. fiem speed | S | Question of Speed. 1931: 1 o udlign | 1030, ”'d 120,007 BY FRANK SPRING, 1931 Auto Sales Automob! States totaled year just ended December factory sales of au- l«)m«\\n s manufactured the luding fo emolies from parts made in the United 89,730 for the In addition to this steady advance in performance, the automobiles of today are better made throughout, requiring less service and contalntng jonger life We know that automobiles are lasting longer than heretofore and the cars of 1932 contain more potential miles of travel than their preé’ lecessors. These facts and figures prove the continuous progress of the automoblle a progress unsurpassed by any industry in the world |Demand for lt Which Sneeds Im- The matter of high speed on the highway is simply a matter of ease of | BY ROBERT C GRAHAM, 39,730 TRAFFIC DIRECTOR | LISTS SAFETY RULES | 1t 00.000 Outstanding Requirements for Cor- ed ‘ : ‘)l must be compact. It will not be|which young boys and girls learn to | 1 to build a large car when we |fly airplanes with so little effort. | : time when the demand is| As time goes on, and speeds go up, | | for 100 miles per hour. The car of the [and wind resistance comes to be more as consistent with present-day demands. | goes on we will come to the rear-engine Unquestlonably, this mark will be ficient today as they were that at speeds of 60 miles per hour |that another 10 years will change our acceleration of cars. Seven years ago be' conguered, Tests. The 1931 modcls of these sam cars ac- BY D. S. EDDINS, | seven years ago. The greatest gains in Who drives @ | an effort and a strain on the nerves. | 8Ppear obsolete. This is 50 because 50| fered new automobiles which are pro- | to turn the front wheels when driving ance, cars must be driven With con- |roads are becoming more and more | factors which makes the car of 1932 | test these claims by the rather unsat- | Quietness and smoothness are stress- | new models. He voiced the opinon that m bett cred pure lunacy. We do this was in 1928 that a definite Tule was | will But, these statements are true. Actual t G M e and their dependencies have announced increased or the weight must be tions have been spoeded up to a marked provement in in every detail. And this history of more than | more tread rubber. Obviously it raises | future will have less projected area, the [of a factor, we will see spare tires, The importance of streamlining is be- | car with its complete streamlining. exceeded when the records of all 1932 years ago—a wide margin of | the wind resistance increases with the | viewpoint radicaily. Before the rear et G s ek e Never Stands Still. celerated in 6.13 seconds. fotor Car Co. | driving. People will drive 78 miles an | Progress. ~The car of 1032 18 far ahead | Vice President and Genera] Manager of OIds | this dosirable feature pave hech made ) Tire Prophecy. interested in perform 2 it |Of course, our present highways are (many matters which have been under | claimed better in every respect than |at the rate of 10 miles per hour, as pheoy of such outstanding interest to the in- | jsf se. necessary. stactory method of comparing A new i e byt summate case ¢ cditoduy b omoblle manufacturers, | another break the 1932 buyer will get BT a ause the reaction of our pres- | developed at the tests prove conclusively that the auto- | d a tire which is air-cooled and hey will send delegations to the Sixth creased degree, and we adapt ourselves to our | ‘€Y & progress is undoubtedly one of the prin- | 1831 auto are than | tire mileage considerably.” frontal area will be reduced and the |lamps, etc, disappearing from view. car will be low and narrow. All of |They will have to be hidden within the these factors have been kept in mind | contour of the body. It is well within in the Hudson design of today in so far | the bounds of possibility that as time coming more and more evident as the | Such a car would not be accepted today | ¥ automobiles are tabulated the Spur specds g0 up. 1t must be remembered | by the public, but it is more than likely | Progress of Auto Annually, “Time axo nas been clipped in the | square of the speed, while at 100 miles | engine can be adopted, however, cer- Proved by Actual [ g uitataetonds o nccclbisle per hour it increases with the cube of | tain mechanical difficulties will have to biles from 10 to 25 miles per Automobiles of every price group are Real engineering never stands still. D ee O SYEr L ; It is progressing and will continue to today more easily steered than t of 5 e ; .y | of any of its predecessors, 80 far ahead, Motor Works r performance hour if they can do so easily. They | in medium-priced cars, which now re- Which epeeds | will not drive that fast when it becomes | in fact, that 1 makes the car of 1931 | gach year the motoring public is of- | quire an average of 16 pounds’ pressure ays be importa not suitable for speeds ovet and beyond | | consideration by engineers came to & | those of the previous model. Compara- | compared to 29 pounds of energy re- | One prominent tire company’s repre- tion with this improvement in perform- | what we are using today. One-way|head this year. This is one of the| tively few motorists are in position to | quired by the 1925 cars sentative was on hand looking over the e of the car and its perform- | We are traveling today at speeds | dustry as well as the public. | car with the one they are discarding. | and rightly so, as improvem always related. A larye | which our grandfathers would have Siataments Are True: been made in both of these ill be longer tire life. “Tires today 60 Governments Represented. longer than ever,” he said. e pn ratio. n order ot | ent g are far fa than those More than 60 national governments measure noise a erformance power must t dfathers’ day. Our pereep- mobile industry has progressed each | then the reco vear in making cars that perform better se unde- | dissipates the effects of heat upon rub- sirable eleme: ber. This feature permits the use of is evident that if the car of the | modern high-speed equipment. This| International Road Congress in Wash- p | future is to be a 100 mile-per-hour car 'is very well illustrated by the way in' Ington. ¢ipal reasons why automotive affairs| three-and-a- times quieter rect Driving Comprise Com- mon Sense. BY WILLIAM A. VAN DUZER. Tic rules and reguls y and con % are based ARE BUILT, BUICK WILL BUIL PRODUCT OF GENERAL MOTORS WASHINGTON, THINK! Well, this has been a great year for marked improvements in new t 'N increasés which radsethe price of metor ng where their general port nnv communicatforr iy TOMORROW'S CAR Must Coast—you are the ones who have voted unanimously for Buick in Automotive Men Anticipate motor cars, hasn’t it? Which achievement interests YOU most? the fine-car field. YOU ARE BUYING MORE THAN THREE NEW BUICKS Beauty and exquisitc lines? The new Wizard Control with Free FOR EVERY CAR SOLD BY ANY OTHER COMPANY IN BUICK'S PRICE Wheeling? Or the remarkable Ride Regulator? RANGE. YOU ARE OPERATING TODAY MORE THAN 1,500,000 BUICKS and other (10) expiration date of your mit. It ex- pires three years from dat nce is 11) ge your address you t of mo-| must fiic Department by of selling plans | persona ithi 2 ho vear, three ye t not least, be Tomor- | obile as you would be s mer- cipated | Frankly, now, don’t you get a genuine thrill out of the new programs ~ —the second company has 700,000 fewer in operation. Aad ho has an every single year? And don’t you take your hat off to men who Buick’s remarkable leadership in the fine-car field has been main- a decade scemingly do the impossible and actually pack matked achievemenes ~ tained year after year for more than a decade. FACING FACTS ecoming less complicated pre8ent the getual of r.car 15 unbelle Held First Te into the car year after year, and make it possible for you to own a ful Oy g t Towa Thinking motorists, this is not a mere accident! Almost any man Wheel Effects. The first effects have been |operation of an s in the new mod- | facts. A bt successtul | better car for even less money? business is to face 'ss man need not de- This is surely a great tribute to Gy oq) you that nobody can build a better car than Buick, and America and her way of doing business e B ight auto 2 whether you w: i i 000 obiles - | . bought autome 1 er yo! ant to drive it 10,000 miles, 20,000 miles, 100, in the | be an !(‘ y reduced r‘\’)rku n 1932 The decreased tot: volume of this particular period u conditions, new requirem demands that hi heretofore He g m' rchandise, se who renuous 2 T re of the impor market's tota If general business con- tor cars and | ditions im , those who h pre- ome an integral pared for a strenuous market are in an 's beauty. even more advantageous position May we at Buick now place before you a basic thought to consider? miles, or 300,000 miles, you can do it, because that’s the kind of of beauty AD some of the | tomobile wheels | dollar by add | wants m Regardless of the many new improvements which thrill you, car that Buick builds. The engineers and the manufacturers at the n meet remember that back of the brilliance of new lines and back of the new Buick Motor Company do not cwnsider lightly the slogan, «Whea 1 be expecte part of the automobil FREE PARKING WITH ANY SERVICE <SPEED= AUTO LAUNDRIES Between K and L on 17th KEEP YOUR CAR g LOOKING NEW! A CLEAN CAR WASH “YOU’VE TRIED THE REST NCW TRY THE BEST” Not the hurried laundry wash—but a GENUINE GARAGE WASH ; complete car thoroughly cleaned and looking its best LUBRICATING—GREASING—POLISHING TOP DRESSING—UPHOLSTERY CLEANING CRANK CASE SERVICE MOTOR AND CHASSIS CLEANING Efficient Service Maximum Speed Reasonable Prices Parking—2 Hours, 25¢; All Day, 35¢ THE MOST CONVENIENT DOWNTOWN LOCATION better automobiles are built, Buick will build them.” improvements must be an integrity in manufacturing—a thoroughness in building—which wi i in buildin ich will guarantee to you that you are going to get care- Won't you keep in mind that the new Buick for 1932 kas Incorporated ee and uninterrupted service from your car, ; fr P Jfrom y in it over 100 improvements, and so, if you are looking for achleve- Certainly it is true that almost any make of car you buy will give ment, Buick for 1932 has a marvelous record. But even more im- you some service. It is obvious and natural, however, that oneor two ~ portant, these new Buicks, like their predecessors, are built to go down manufacturers must build better cars than the others. Frankly, the the road an almost endless number of miles and give you motoring best guide in deciding which car excels is what you and your friends joy all the way. Why not a new Buick for you and your family? You will love it and it will grow to be an intimate and integral past of your household. think about that product. You, the Easterners—you, the people in the Middle West and the South—you, the people out on the West THE NEW U “CK EIGHT WITH Wizard Conitrol. Buick Motor Co. 14th at L Washington, D. C. Fred. N. Windridge Rosslyn, Va. Emerson & Orme 17th and M Sts. N.W. Stanley H. Horne%‘ 1015-17 14th St. Rushe Motor Co. Hyattsville, Md. Bury Motor Co. OFFICIAL OFFICIAL Anacostia, D. C. SAVINGS Paul C. McElroy, Pres. 1017-19 17th St. N.W. Bowdoin Motor Co. Alexandria, Va. W. Lawson King Gaithersburg, M Lodge Motor Co. W. P. Gundry, Sect.-Treasurer Purcellville, Va. Me. 9690