TIIB OREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON -
SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 2, 1926:
II IIP OH FOR
lUTOUMi
nspect,. Clean and Grease,
-Is Advice to Those Plan-'
s ning Long Trip
b signal
Of balmy weather Is
the great spring
JourijJ oJf .ilT8 and the ran-
fnard of iana of car freed of
winter" operating restriction are
eginnlng to be seen on highways
md byways headed for "parts re
mote." ;The family car will be
ave with maximum satisfaction
n these expeditions. If treated to
bit of cleaning up and tuning up
fore the start of the season. aU
lses the - Ford Motor company.
his advice, although directed prl-
arily to approximately nine mil-
ton Ford cars now in service, is
psllcable to'cars of all makes.
f,Jprobably the first feature of
-frhe car to be scrutinisea lstne
f -!VlIng system, the Ford service
H Tjulletin advises. Radiator and
jacket should be flushed thor
1 1 oughly, and if there is any evi
H'dence of scale, filled with a solu
l tion composed of water and about
fl Vone and one-half cupfuls of soda
Ash and the motor run for a few
minutes. 'This solution, in turn.
A should be thoroughly flushed out.
Aa inspection should be made of
all connections of the ; system to
make certain that they are tight
and any evidence of looseness or
poorly fitting connections correct
ed, especially m la , the tan ; and
bracket. . : .: . . 'i
y In order to remove all particles
of carbon from . the engine, it is
good policy to remove the crank
case bottom , cover and clean It
thoroughly..
Gasoline is the life stream of
be motor and care should be exer
cised that the various features of
the fuel system function properly.
The sediment bulb sbould be
drained and cleaned and any
slight obstruction in the feed line
should be blown out. , ,
The need of a thorough oiling
and, greasing la particularly ur
gent in the. spring because of the
fact J that- - during the winter
months, this attention is made
unpleasant by cold weather. Here,
Ford simplicity of construction
Will be appreciated : by the owner
for the i accessibility ; of chassis
points , which require lubrication
makes the oiling and greasing job
the work of only a few minutes.
Tires will also probably bear
some attention before the long
tours begin. Every small cut or
break in the rubber may harbor
some small stone or piece of glass
which is steadily working its way
in toward the tube. A few min
utes of probing will prevent many
a puncture.
- These features of the Ford car
which require frequent and regu
lar attention have been so.simpli-
A d j us t Cli a t, g e
Rate of Gener
ator for Sum-11
eWSt
mer Driving
Mr -
The charge rate of your generator should
I be adjusted for summer driving to assure
the maximum life of your battery. Often
the charge rate is too high or too low. This
is detrimental to your car. Bring your .car.
in and let 113 test it.
; tan
Let Us Inspect , the
Points on Your Car
Batteries and Battery Testing
We carry a complete line of Phiko Batteries
and do Battery Testing
E. H..BURRELL
Battery and Electrical Service
238 High Street
Telephone 203
r
you should know about
doCDQCiQir QBoirs
GASOLINE TAXES BY. STATES
Oaa Ta - : - . Oa Tax .
. State pr Oak Col tact loaa Stataa . par OaU . Ccltactlona
- - -. iSA . - 12S . 2 , 2S
Ate. t 12.140.801 rt h. ; , S700.00
ark. ' .6l.9i N. J. None
Aria, , I N. Max. S U74M
CaJ. ' U.IS.m -H. Y. ! : None . -
Cot t 1.864.621 N. C. . , ' - ' S.S7S.WS
Conn. x -- l.Ot.got I. IX : 1 67.1S
ttel. t tSS.fiM Ohio, t ,1X9.b4
Fla. 4 T.S24.30S Okla. IH S.143.61T
Os. 4 421414 Ora. , X,ISCfi3S
Idaho M.t7I Paana. J 1.20.0S
m. Nona s HL JL . ; I . 1.6S4
lad. S S.79S.4S1 S. C. 1 , , i S.l5.7
Iowa J v S.tlS.44 3-D. t l.93.11t
Kan. t l.7.4 Tana. .13.45
Ky. S.4.(K Tea. 1 S.744.0T
Law t 3.S39.64I Utah S 475.55I
Ma. I t.UO.SO VU I S1S.20S
Md. t.a21.S4 Va. s S.S15.874
Maaa Nona Waah. S S.OM.OOS
Minn. t S.m.MS W. Va. 3 J-16S.7
MlUk f t.400.000 Wta. . I 1.447.234
Mtaa. .43.C89 Wya S 480.S71
Mo. 2 4.t4.2 Oiac ot Co. a 787.854
Mont. 7 3 S. woo
4 'VST. Total 142.987.749
fled as to make It possible for tbe
owner to keep his car constantly
"In the pink." But for motor ad
justments, replacements or other
rital aery ice, the owner is ad
vised to place his car in the hands
of the dealer from whom he pur
chased it and is best qualified to
know its needs.
BUCE PERFECT
Novel Method of Obtaining
Perfect Balance of
Motor Car
STEEL PILLARS ft
GREAT SAFETY Mil
"Blind Spot" Menace Is Re
moved and Safety Assur
ed, Dealer Says
When the subject of equalized
distribution of weight is brought
up by a prospective purchaser of
an automobile, dealers in Overland
and Willys-Knight motor ears have
the answer right at their finger
tips. They have employed for the
occasion," four o fthe most convinc
ing, though silent salemen that
"perfect motor balance" has ever
permitted to operate.
The exceedingly great tire mile-i
ages secured by the new Overland
Six and its noticeable non-sway-
Ino vno A a ViHtti of nil onaatta
brought up the question of "bal-1
ance," or rather "equalized
weight distribution," during a re
cent sales meeting. '
To prove their point, Overland
and Willys-Knight dealers are se
curing four 1000-pound Standard
Fairbanks scales for the experi
ment and placing one scale under
each wheel. The result is 100 per.
cent perfect diffusion of weight
recorded, 665 pounds being shown
on . each, balancing . beam. .
"A wonderful 'development in
automobile weight design has been
in our hands for many months
without our realizing it," said one
Overland dealer. "We, like the
average motor purchaser, accept
these giant-like strides In design
ing much, as we accept our coffee
at our morning's breakfast mere
ly something that we expect, with
little or no comment."
Interest is being shewn by the
motoring public concerning tha
much talked of European influ
ence in future motor cars.
"If we could only see that little
8 pot just about the corner we
would be assured of far greater
safety in driving." says Fred Kirk
wood, local dealer. "Cars seem
ingly' come out of 'no-where
merely because the driver's vision
is restricted by the old-style front
pillars. The number of accidents
resulting on this account can be
decreased through the wider use
of the newer type of body con
struction such as is now used on
the Hupmobile Six which provides
full vision both to the right and
left of the driver. -
"This Is one way mannfactuers
can cooperate with automobile
clubs to make driving sarer.
"It has been pointed out that
the majority of mishaps are the
result of the driver's inability to
quickly detect cars that are ap
proaching from either side be
cause the. front windshield pillar
forms a 'blind spot on the line ot
sight. Also, the normal eye can-
.not discern objects coming from
the left as readily as from the
right side. -
"The narrow window pillar as
specially designed for Hupmobile
closed cars is a slender steel col
umn which combines safety in
clear vision as well as furnishing
tbe necessary strength and stabil
ity as roof support. This pillar
in tbe sedan makes it possible to
readily detect any car thac is ap
proaching in ample time to pre
vent collision.
"In the balance of the car the
combination of wood and steel
gives this body advantages of both
kinds of construction. It retains
the quietness, strength and flexi
bility of wood at the points where
those qualities are of foremost
consideration. . The steel supports
enable the body to retain its shape
even with roughest treatment and
guards against any possibility of
its breaking out of lfne. It is
mounted on a well braced frame
having four torsion resisting tub
ular cross members and one chan
nel cross member.
"Together with this feature of
full vision is a complete list of
equipment providing adequate
safeguards for every emergency--the
one-piece windshield and front
windows are composed of clear
plate glass, also there Is an auto
matic windshield cleaner, rear
view mirror, and sun visor'to aid
in giving clear vision. - Other con
veniences of Importance are the
handy arrangement of control lev
ers and switches po that tbe driver
does not have to look away from
the road at any time while operat
ing the car. Also St recognized
value are the four-wheel brakes
X ;
by ..which.' the car can jbe stopped
so quickly that a larger percentage
of accidents are avoid
With the - coming
summer, months and
anticipated vacation
ahead, many motorists
f
Qf
the hot
the much
season just
are tuning
BRAKES C
ANNOUNCING
BRAKE
Is the Only
SERVICE
Brake Lining
WITH A FUIX YEAR'S GUARANTEE OP
SATISFACTORY SERVICE
TO BE SURE
that you get Raybestos lining as well as Raybestos
Method of Applying take your car to the following
authorized station for your next brake reline.
"The Raybestos Way Is the Best Way"
At this station you will "find modern methods, mod
ern equipment and men who know how; backed by a
lining with a full year's guarantee.
STARR & WHITTEMORE
343 Ferry Street
Phone, 2130
Salem, Oregon
2 BRAKES C
Ulil-r i-A-"a
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Vf' L.eaa me noria
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Morcftl
Fully Waterproofed Ignition
Rain cannot interfere witK the igni
tion in a Studebaker. The wiring to
the engine is doubly insulated in fi
ber conduit. : Rubber shields cover
each sDark pluer. the distributor head
and the coil. This means a fully wa
terproofed ignition system. ;
ON AUTOMOBILE CO.
235 South Commercial StrtetTelephone SG2
. ' DAY AND NIGHT SERVICE
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M; MARI
in Motor Car Valnt
16,265 Cars
Greatest Nash Months
Greatest Ajax Month
, . j
February ivith Nash-Ajax sales totaling 14,148 cars
set a new high mark for both Nash and Ajax but
March, with 16,265 cars, swept beyond even that
great record. '.')
And still factory production was not sufficient to nil
additional bona fide March orders for 1,518 cars.
For Nash it was the 19th consecutive month that sales
haveexceededthe figureachievedby the correspond
ing month of the previous year except for No vem
ber, 1925," when production was slowed up to bring
mto manufacture the new "Enclosed Car" motor.
This great and growing national trend among buyers
toward Nash and Ajax cars is assuming the propor
tions of a veritable landslide . if U
All becauseNash'Ajax means greater Quality, greater
Value, and far finer Performance and people 'can't
be told otherwise. It is only too apparent when you
-look at the cars.
Kirlcwood Motor Co.
x 31 1 N. Commercial Telephone 31 1 ,
up their cars, for
season. v - i '
the. hummer -
The beaches are aaticipaMns a
. . -
greater season than It hsa ever
known. '. Tbe . roads are reported
to be in excellent condition for the
eaVly Tarationistsi' --- -
An
k. Mil If
f d e i r tf!.
L 11 JH
F j ' " I II
Jot Economical Transporlntion
& Brae jiinii Jg.
Low Prices
amaxins values !
or ?
sue
Coach or $
Coupe
Four Door $
Sedan
(54
S
Landau $
72)
Vi Ton Truck
(CKouia Only)
1 Ton Truck
(CiuuaUCMy)
AU prices f.o.b. Flint, Michigan
395
550
In Chevrolet you get more for your
money than in any other car built.
j . ;
You get every essential improvement
developed by automotive engineers
during thje last twelve years of progress.
You get the greater flexibility of Chev
rolet's $-speed transmission - the
greater power and smoothness of Chev
rolet's vatve-in-head motor the easier,
safer handling of Chevrolet's semi
reversible steering gear the greater
comfort Jof semi-elliptic springs.
Buy no other low-priced car until you
have compared it with Chevrolet.
Check point for point feature for
feature. Know what you are actually
getting for the price you pay. Let us
give you! a demonstration.
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so Smooth so Powerful
Everyone Is Talking Chevrolet
Newton Chevrolet Co.
Opposite City Hall
QUALITY AT
Telephone 1000
LOW COST
jfcPthe yVbrld
and Sales still mounting
During the first three months of 1926 Dodge
Brothers, Inc., built and sold more motor vehicles
than any other "manufacturer in the world, except
Ford and Chevrolet. j
70,599 were delivered by Dodge Brothers Dealers
in the United States mtonm between January
second and April third. This represents a gain of 37 '
per cent over the same period' last year nd 69-per
cent over the first quarter of 1924 1
Third largest in the world! And sales CONTINTJ
ING to mount week after week to new record break
ing levels. -. -V". - .
In fact, during the week ending April 17th Cast .
figures available) retail sales reached the remark
able total of 9,435 the greatest single week in
Dodge Brothers history I j
These figures are all the more significant when you
realize that the gain of the industry as a whole over ?
last year is only 12 percent. : 'r.'- ".
There could be no more convincing evidence that
today'sproduct is regarded as better than ever before
and that the present prices make it the most im-
pressive value Dodge Brothers have eve offered. ' y
Touring Car
Roadster - -
1-
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- $962 Coupe - - - - S1014
-$957 Sedan S107C
Delivered e v
BONESTEELE MOTOR CX).
474 South Commercial
DODBE,
MOTOR
- Telephone 423
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