Evening Star Newspaper, October 31, 1937, Page 89

THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, OCTOBER 31, 1937—PART SIX. G—7 ‘The history of the dip stick has not made, new tools and new products of - THE SUNDAV STAR WASHINGTON, D C. OCIOBER 3, 199 FART &% __ CF NEW DEVI[}[ A"]S Black and Dark Blue Colors mp SHEK GAUGE of the ot iter and other engine ac-| NEW MODELS PLAY | 5" wougienew ‘sies mant 52 | DRIVE TO VERA CRUZ SAFETY CAMPAIGN Reactometer Leis Drivers Know About Brakes’ Application. To the motorist boast, “I can stop | on & dime!” the Keystone Automobile Club retorts, “Tell that to the reacto- meter!” The reactometer, explains Edward | P. Curran, safety director of the club, is.one of the testing devices in Key-| stone’s Safety Test Trailer, put into | service by the club in its campaign for accident reduction. It records the “reaction time” of drivers—the period elapsing before actual application of brakes in sudden emergency—and in the last two weeks it has brought home to hundreds of motorists the need for constant care in the operation of their cars. It has shown that some drivers re- quire as much as one second to apply the brakes when the green light of the reactometer turns to red. In > that period a car traveling 40 miles per hour covers 59 feet. At 60 miles per e distance is 88 feet. To this, , must be added the average get the actual stopping i Thus, it ined, the motorist with a one-second reaction time must | have 168 feet in which to bring his| car to a stop when confronted by sudden hazard while traveling at 40 S hour and 336 feet while “Many of those who have taken the examination have reacted in less than half a second, which materially re- duces their ‘stopping distance,’” said »Curran, “but the fact remains that even with the fastest reaction, the best brakes and perfect road conditions it takes time to stop a car and the drivers who boast ability to ‘stop on & dime’ are only fooling themselves. “Alert, heads-up driving is the lesson to be learned from the reactometer.” WINTER BREAK-IN Caution Urged, However, in Spite of Advances in Lubrication Methods. ‘Thanks to modern lubrication meth- ods, motorists can buy their new cars At the auto show and safely break them in during the winter months, Scientifically refined lubricants have eliminated most of the hazards of cold weather driving and the motorist’s new car can be as well protected for the winter break-in as it wouid be on a » Warm summer day. It is advisable, however, for motor- ists to exercise some special care when breaking in their new cars during cold weather, according to E. F. Hallock, chief automotive engineer of the Soc- ony-Vacuum Oil Co. He says: “The working surfaces in modern engines are finished with much more smoothness and with far greater ac- curacy than ever before as the result of the development of new methods of machining and measuring surface fin- *ish “These fine surfaces and closer fits mean quieter operation, greater econ- omy &nd longer life, but they necessi- tate special precaution during the break-in periods of new cars.” SOAP CHECKS NOIéES IN ANTI-SWAY BAR| Oiling Rubber and Bronze Bush- ings at Ends Will Damage Them. The anti-sway bar used on a num- ber of cars will need special attention | if, and when, it starts to squeak or| groan. On the earlier models at least, there was no provision for lubri- cation. In fact, oiling the rubber and bronze bushings at the ends of the bar will actually damage them. Factory recommendations by way of & cure are unusual. They call for | removal of the bushings and washi- them with yellow soap. This, in-| cidentally, isn't a bad remedy for| other rubber bushed parts which sud- | denly become noisy. | This recalls an old trick that was used on earlier cars to compensate for badly worn universal joints. In- stead of trying to lubricate them in| the usual way, the stunt was to fill them with water pump grease, which | ‘was a close cousin to soap. This sub- ,stance took up the slack, provided enough lubrication to prevent squeal- ing and asked the owner to run no risk of extra wear, since the joints were in need of replacement anyway. Cause of Horn Trouble. When the horn refuses to sound on some cars the trouble usually can be traced to a poor connection inside the horn button. In one case, for in- stance, there is a carbon brush which makes contact with a brass ring. If the latter becomes dirty the brush will not make a good connection and the driver will be facing the usual danger of not being able to let others know he -is approaching. ‘Without a Chance to Pay Off. Even though he has paid in full for his car, many a motorist still owes the man who sold it to him a grudge. Automotive Briefs ‘Walter Evans, president of Evans- Palmer, Inc, De Soto. dijstributors, at Fourteenth and L streets N.W. an- nounced last week the appointment of William J. Howard as sales manager for his organization. “Buck” Howard 1s well known to the public and trade of Washington, D. C., having been as- sociated here for many years in offi- cial capacities. Chester H. Warrington, president of ‘the Warrington Motor Car Co. an= nounces the appointment of his or- ganization as authorized Hudson-Ter~ raplane dealers. Sales, service and show rooms will be maintained at the present location, Seventeenth and V streets N.W. “Chet” Warrington is well known here as an automobile distributor and former president and charter member of the Washington Automotive Trade Association. H. R. Burkle, district manager out of Baltimore for the Goodyear Tire & | Rubber Co., announced at a smoker \ and buffet dinner last week the ap- pointment of John Tullos as manager of the: retail store in Washington. Tullos succeeds H. R. Rynerson, who has been made district manager in Special Dispatch to The Star. LONDON, October 30.—Black and dark blue were the most popular col- ors shown at the opening of the Ion- don automobile show at the New Earls Court, with beige and buff next and maroons and reds siightly more pupu- lar than last year, according to color experts of the Duco Color Advisory Service. Grays dropped somewhat in popularity, while light colors and con- trasts were very much in evidence. It was noticeable that there were very few changes in design, no radical models, and streamlining practically discontinued. No touring cars were shown, but there were more of the con- vertible body types with a fair number of small sports cars. Chromium and other types of plating were approxi- mately the same. The show was opened by the Lord Mayor of London with a greater at- tendance than last year. Some 471 cars were on exhibition, an increase over a year ago. Of this aumber, 131 cars Br custom body builde: | | | | Most Popular at London Show while for the first time no foreign body builders were represented. How- ever, there were 29 English, 8 Canadian and American and 13 continental manuiacturers showing 31 English, 17 Canadian @nd American and 18 conti- nental makes of cars. In addition there were 14 caravan and trailer manufacturers exhibiting 57 models, including one American manufacturer. All of the British makes of bodies, with the exception of one, were fin- ished in a nitrocellulose lacquer, but many of them had a well-known syn- thetic resin finish on the fenders. The one manufacturer who did not use a nitrocellulose lacquer painted his cars completely with a synthetic resin fin- ish. Generally, the interior of the Amer- ican cars was upholstered in whipcord or a similar cloth, but most of the British and continental cars were up- holstered ix: leather. A small percent- ige of the models shown used a pyroxy- lin-coated fabric. About 5 -per cent were equipped with safety glass and approximately the same numper used ics in one way or anothel ON OIL DUAL TEST | Permits Check on Efficiency of Filter as Well as Finding of Level. When carmakers discarded the cork- float method of registering the engine's oil level they did not realize that they were inaugurating a new era in the annals of car care and lubrication. ‘The bayonet, or “dip stick,” method of checking the oil level seemed to be merely a simplified way of reading the level with less risk of error, but in view if the dip stick would revolutionize the entire subject. It is likely that foresighted engineers who originally adopted the dip stick realized that this would lead to a closer check on oil quality. But they certainly did not anticipate that it could be used to check the efficiency been without its dark chapters, how=- ever. Perhaps from some of these en- gineers will be able to find new ways to simplify and safeguard the car. Motorists frequently have taken a reading upon first withdrawal of the stick. This invariably shows the engine to be filled with ofl. After wiping off the stick a second reading should be taken. This alone tells the story, pro- vided the owner inserts the stick far enough into the engine. On one make of car the stick shows no reading of oil if not inserted a certain way. This has led to overfilling a number of en- gines. As a result of this engineers are now turning out bayonet gauges which clearly state that the oil level must not be above a certain point. If a Bee Calls, Stop at Once. If a bee or other insect gets into the of the latest developments it 100ks 8S! sar on the road, stop until it has been removed, motorists are advised by the Keystone Automobile Club. Each year, club officials point out, a number of fatal accidents occur when drivers lose control attempting to kill or re- move the insects while the car is in motion IMPORTANT ROLE Perfections and Latest Designs Are a Vital Force in To- day’s World. Innovation and improvement are at the very roots of business stimulation. That is why the new models at the automobile show are fundamentally connected with the energy that keeps the wheels of business turning. Some- thing new attracts the attention of buyers; money in circulation keeps factories busy; busy factories draw upon other industries and provide work for people; people who work have money with which to buy new things. It is a stale and unprofitable world where there is nothing new. Every- body loses and the old saying is proved: “When you are through chang- ing you're through.” The business that does not venture something new has lost confidence in people and in its ability to serve them. New models, whether they be auto- moblles or shoes, are an expression of confidence. It means a venture, for it takes a great deal of money to pro- related industry are necessary ap- propriations to call attention to some- thing new and more useful, the fruit of man'’s ingenuity. Activities in & thousand directions are set up by the introduction of new models. The result of these activities is that money circulates and every- body has something to do and gets some of the money for doing it. It is all founded upon confidence in each other and in basic institutions. The ideal attainment is not to curtail new models, but to produce enough | of them in all lines of industry that all | men will have something to do—somme | gainful occupation. MEXICAN ROADS NOTE The Mexican Highway Department reports that the motor road to Aca- pulco has at present several bad de- tours between Taxco and Acapulco, but that the road to Taxco is hard- surfaced all the way and in good con- dition. It may be driven comfortably from Mexico City in 3 hours. The highway to Acapulco is being worked | on constantly and will be announced open for travel in all weathers soon. ANNOUNCING THE 1938 IS SCENIC WONDER Orchid-Hung Jungle Wilderness From Mexico City Adds to Beauty of Spot. The drive from Mexico City to Vera Cruz, over Mexico's most beautiful mountains, past Orizaba (which is to | Mexico what Fujiyama is to Japan), and through orchid-hung jungle wile dernesses to the coast, is fast taking its place as the tourists’ favorite. Through circle tours made possible by boat from Florida, as well as from New York, tourists may ship their cars at reasonable rates, and then drive from the coast up to Mexico City, stopping wherever the scenery enchants them or picturesque towns invite closer inspection. From Mexico City the Pan-American Highway, paved all the way, passes through wild mountain scenery, In- dian villages which were untouched by even Spanish influences until the road was built, the heart of Mexico's orange-growing district, and the in- dustrial city of Mexico—Monterey. ~ LINCOLA-TEPHYR V12 OF CARS FEASIBLE| IN THE ANNUAL fashionable parade of model after model, improvements, changes, refine- ments are to be observed on every hand. But how seldom the whole car departs from traditional ways. The LINCOLN-ZEPHYR V-12 during 1936 and 1937 did—and still does. The new LINCOLN-ZEPHYR for 1938 does even more. Truly it can be said: It breaks with tradition again! Graceful streamlines that gave the LINCOLN- ZEPHYR a distinction of its own in two years previous are even more pronounced this year. If the bold front of this new car reminds you of the nose of some great air-liner, it is made that way for the same basic reason. Principles of functional design, rather than mere style, ON DISPLAY Peorla. The Convertible Sedan AT THE WASHINGTON AUTOMOBILE SHOW. dictate the car’s modern form. Thus the low and horizontal radiator grille, aside from its beauty, increases cooling efficiency. This new car breaks with the usual, too, in its modern power-plant. The V-type 12- cylinder engine, used and approved by more than 45,000 enthusiastic LINCOLN-ZEPHYR owners during 1936 and 1937, has been refined to give an even smoother performance. And new-type valve lifters, with oil cushions, bring even quieter operation. . . . Develop- ing 110 horsepower, the car moves through traffic gently, sweeps across country or up-hill with ease. And it gives 14 to 18 miles to the gallon—twelve thrifty cylinders! The basic construction of this car is a definite break with tradition. In closed types, The Coupe body and frame are not two separate units, but one unit, a steel framework, all members welded together. To this rigid framework, steel top, sides and flooring are welded. You ride surrounded by steel — and view road and landscape through wide windshield and windows of safety glass. The new LINCOLN-ZEPHYR is bigger inside, bigger outside. The wheelbase is lengthened to 125 inches. Seats are like easy chairs in height and in comfort. Great comfort, too, results from the placing of car weight and passenger weight toward the middle. Prove this on your favorite back road! This year, a new Convertible Sedan and a new Convertible Coupe bring to six the number of LINCOLN-ZEPHYR body types from The Convertible Coupe The Coupe-Sedan which you may choose. These new types con- firm the judgment of those who have felt that the LINCOLN-ZEPHYR’S clean lines and sweep of flexible power would be particularly adapted to convertible models. Drive the LINCOLN-ZEPHYR today for its style and performance. Drive it because it will endure mechanically. Drive it for the pleasure it brings back to motoring. This modern “twelve” at medium price is still the only car of its kind at any price! Lincoln Motor Company, builders of the Lincoln and Lincoln-Zephyr V-12. Prices begin at $1295 delivered at Detroit factory. State and Federal taxes extra. The Sedan illustrated is $1395 delivered at Detroit factory, white side-wall tires included. * The Town-Limousine SEE ALSO THE DISTINGUISHED NEW LINCOLN V-12 FOR 1938