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LjT0MORU.ES
AUTOMOBILES
arid ROADS
nd ROAUD
EUGENE, OREGON, SUNDAY, MAY 20, 192S
NUMBER 1M
X
Speed Tests are Hailed as Benefit to the Entire Automotive Industry
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C.0N-PIC7ZTRE OF CAPTAW CAMPBZZl'S
Cnptnln Campbell' rnr ho twolve
cylinder In three rown of four. It
ha a bore of Inchce and a
stroke of 614. Inchea. It tinea over
head camahitft and hoa a super
charger whilch gives a romprciialun
ratio of 10 to 1. (Tho highest
compression passenger cara have
la a ratio of from 614 to to I.)
It la therefor necessary with the
W type of analne to uh a heavily
doned fuel. The power developed
la about l.ooo horsepower, nnd ac
cording to theoretical cntculntlona,
flarurlnjr wind resistance, etc., It
lake 700 horsepower to drive It at
ZSO mllea per hour.
Krom a car of this tyre we learn
of matters that are Interesting to
both aviation and nittomoblle do
aian. h'rom a atnnilpolnl of avia
tion the benefit of a good atream
lino are made very clenr. For
tnNlance It waa found that by mak
ing atreamllne hoiialng for the
wheola, that It waa possible to anvo
SO hornopower at 280 miles per
hour. Uefore thla particular Job
waa done, the power necessary to
drive the car at 330 mttea per hour
had been cut down from 1100 to
700 horsepower, almply by atreant
llnlng tho body In auoh a way that
the air waa entered and loft behind
with na little' projective float aur
fnce aa poaalhle. It la very well
known that the leaving llnea of ft
atreamllne body are. If anything,
'more Important than the entrance
O 1928 av Int'L Fcatum SOvica, Ihc Cnl Bflula ritku '
tOO.JIIIr.aii-MiKir Mo.
L li Bound lo
Eie AH car
ITIVK KNOINKKU.)
, lulomoblllala are
Ljar h' l00a " u"
t .nlomobll design to
L.kinH that Kill do bet-
it mil Pr hour. Wh'n
Lmpbell laat February,
tlii aaml or nsyiona
at a speed ot
I, per hour, he alartod
ilicuialon Doin in ami
Lolln elrclea. The pub.
u niemnera oi uie in
aonderlnit what alunl-
ft be attached to theaa
f dtvelopmenta.
tuln thai w will never
in the flahlet roadator
kit even appronchea Ihnl
lioeed monatera. The
Hhi car driven by Camp
farerully zuarded aecret,
rtanecti. The llrltlah
under whoae auaplcea
111 built, ha not aa yet
fti details for publication,
ii waa built by Nnpler
lo he of tho W type.
Irpe of enitlne la not new
baa been used for avla-
for lame plnnea. In thla
Initine the cylinder are
In three rowa Inalcad of
fcta aa In the V type.
lines. ' Conflequently every procau- boon refined to a degree where tt
blon has beon tnkon lu thtn renpect.
Krom the niundpolnt ot tho auto
mobile enRlner thvre In much to
bo learned. While tho vqIvo titn-
Injf. vnlvo nctlon nnd coruprenHlon
nnd many nlhor fealureji of such a
motor are absolutely Imporrthle
from an ntitomobtle standpoint ns
far aa ordinary practice 1b con
cerned, still tho fundfimentulK are
oxnetly tho name. auccea with a
raring car of thin type opens up
linen of research which are bound
to lead to the improvement of all
ram.
Tuko compreiralon, for instance
If It wcro poulble to uho the com
preMftlon ratio of 10 to In all our
cam. Instead of Retting 16 m4lea
to the irallon of ROJinllno wo woutd
be RetllnR hotter ihnn SO, becaune
o fthe Increased efficiency of the
engine. The day will surely come
when the Hupor-charRer will have
In potwible to have It on the reKdlax
poMtcnfrer car. This will mean ft
Ipiln In economy and efficiency.
Another leason that will bo
learned from a enr of this type
which will Interest tl automobile
men in the developing of the, oiling
nvfltem. Any system that will stand
up with an engine developing this
power and running at this speed
contains lenHonn for the designer of
a pnonRer car. Present speeds
are higher than those of a few
years ago. Tho Improved roods
are permitting long runs at high
speed nnd consequently the oiling
systems are constnntly In need of
Improvement. What better place
can there.be to go for Ideas and
Information than to those who
have designed systems that' have
stood up under the stress of ZOO
miles an hour and better.
As for affording an opportunity
for studying materials there is no
better test that could possibly be
conceived. Think of tho connect
ing rods, valve stems, crankshafts.
propeller Bhafts and'other units of
this monster whose speed over the
ground rivals that of the fastest
nirplane.
ES FROM THE GASOLINE TANK
Podce Deliveries Matlcn-Bic Week (or Hudson and
lex Fire Chief Niishrtum Buys Durant Roadster
pother, alx cylinder car
! are proving very popu-
pmi lo recent rc-itlmra-kri
have been delivered
Eugene Knml & (Irnvol
two 2-tnn rin,l,,i, alv.
Pimp trucka; II. J. Ixon-
P", 14 ton (lruhnmv
Ik Lumher ram nit nv nl
fu-hilf ton Clniham; K.
ot Crow, Victory alx ao
J. A. KlnnnKtin, Victory
olwel Qreen of Iutrenn.
ill aednn: Mvrn r'ntni nr
fsndard alx deluxe aedans
Ir of Euaene. Vlntn, .1
flui; Everett Itrown of
(raw. atandnrd alx aednn:
Boyd of cnii,,.,,. n,., .
h lx feilan.
. .
bad one of ih i,i.f
tho COmnnnv'a hlilnm,
ftor company found them
frtof car, thla week. Mr.
r trip to Portland tho
Inlj! Weelr A . .......
. . uiiinur wun
f Preaenmtlvoa aa to the
' oi navlnit two carload
wrted to KuKene.
...
N Wm, Nualmum pur-
In r 1J"fnnt roadator
i. "ly ' KtnK
with the Wcatorn
mpany, t0k the flrat
lonB ,i0V0ry ot
clorn hum nurnnt ainr
Oellvored lo w i
Auto company.
' M ah, t0 0 homo
L?kM.' v ud
na neiivorcd aftor
BailAn ri .
hi . ""vroiot none
tor .-I vl"l,,d Oan
W week.
It k , ' found
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mar. . .
from ( i OM"mohn,,
tbl, J5, C"""n" Mor
''llllam. h Mr..
Ottmnn grocery, purchaacd a four
door edan; Dr. Jamoa MacKay
took delivery of a two-door aednn
and T. IC. llartmun of Onkrldge,
drove out a now four-door aednn.
Thren cnrlonda of now Oldnmo
bllca are expected to nrrlvo within
the next two week.
It the whole world doean't know
the benutlca ot the McKcnale paaa
It Inn't roIiir to bo tho fault of
Cliff Hnrrold, of Hulck Motor com
pany. Cliff ha Jut dlacovered that
Ihero really aro people In Lano
county who have never driven over
the pnaa, and a member of the
tourlat committee he hna decided to
mnko a Hponlnl effort to oe thnt
both , local realdcnta and tourlat
ronllno the many protty drive out
of lUtfonc. As soon as tha pnna 1
opon the Dulck Motor company
will mnko moving plcturos of the
McKonzle pnaa, which will lie
ahown nil ovor the Unltod States,
,.
BuReno Snnd & Oravol company
evidently bolleve Oraham Bro.'
trucks are best suited for their
work, having; purchased their sec
ond two-ton six cylinder Clrahnm
this woolt.
Three International trucks have
boon dollvorcd recently by It. O.
Masters, new International truck
(iealor for this territory. Tho own
ers nro n. B. Mnyborry, t Ion
Intornntlonnli L, II. Mlllor, a one
ton alx-apecd spoclnl; and A. D.
Uhow, a one ton International.
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Saturday was a busy dny at Gan
non Motor eomnpny Inst wock.
Klvo now and six usod enrs woro
dollvorod.
C 1m. Dunn, local Nnsh nnd O.
M. C. truck dealer, mnde a trip to
Portland Saturday to hrlnit down
a Hlx-Rllnilor O. M, C. logging
trunk nnd trailer.
W. H. Horn, salesman at Clannotl
Motor company, was called back
to Pleasant Unity, Penn., this week
nn account of tho suddon donlh of
his father.
Official
fsht Adjusting Station
put off ving your Light! Adjtwfed
Witham Battery & Electric Co.
With Dunbar Super Service
10th and O.k St..
WASTE IN COMPRESSION
WATCH IMI'OltTANT lF7rAIIi IX
CAH DRIVING
An Important detail to watch to
keep tho enajlno running efficiently
Is the compression. ,
An engine with faulty compres
sion may nppenr to run fairly well
when driving the car at n reason
able speed or when It Is working
hard. Lost compression shows up
ivbcn tho, engine Is Idling or when
the oar is being driven at n com
paratively low speed. Under eith
er of theaa conditions the engine
will run with an Irrcgulnrlty that
makes the car Jerk or Jump In
stead of running steadily as It
should. Thla Indicates that there
is considerable loss ofiower.
"I'cttcrs" Encouraged
A Richmond, Va., rule prohibit
ing parking on unllghtod drives
need hot bother "petters." say
police, "so long as they are orderly.
RELIABLE USED CARS
13!
How old is, (
that used car o
USED
CAR LIST
HERE
It's pretty hard to tell the age of a used car at a
glance! The difference in appearance between
one year's model and the next may be very
slight. Yet a year makes a lot of difference in a
used car's price.
People sometimes think they are getting a
1926 car and pay a 1926 price for what is
really a 1925 model. They may never know the
difference until they're ready to dispose of it.
That's one reason why it pays to go to the
Buick dealer when you buy a used car you
know you can rely on what he tells you.
1021 Hiilrk ToiirliiK HI2U Ford Tnnilnit n dandy.
Iliafl .ImvcM Conch lxH 4-ilimr Bnlok Sedan
1B27 Onktnml Conch ' Several SAO to 100
F. W. Pettyjohn Co.
Seventh and Olive Street
"We Like Eugene"
FOREIGN AUTOS COME
TO U. S. WITHOUT
Ruling By Commissioner Is
Approved by Mellon
IMPORTANT STEP TAKEN
Campaign to I'roinoto International
Good Will Find Favor with
Treasury IK'iiartmcnt
WAHHINGTON, D, C An im
portant step In tho campaign to
promote International (rood will
was taken by the treasury depart
ment when Hecretary Mellon ap
proved a ruling ny me commis
sioner of customs to allow automo
biles from all parts of the world
to bo 1rought Into the United
States without duty for a period ot
90 day.
The foreign division of the
American Automobile association,
which applied to the treasury de
partment asking for such a rulinK,
declared recently that It is a far-
reachlnk move to capitalize the
friendliness of all nations, stimu
lated during the past few years
more than at any other period In
the history of international travel.
E. W. Camp, commissioner of
customs, announced today that
article 442 of the custom regula
tions of 1923, as amended to all the
entry of automobiles from Canada
and Mexico without duty. Is ex
tended to Include all foreign coun
tries. -
Required to Furnish Bond
Prior to this decision, foreign
motorists were required to meet
the enstoms regulations by furn
ishing bond with an approved
company, costing from $20 to S100,
depending on the duty Involved,
and were delayed for several days
sometimes longer, until the require
ments of the bureau of customs
were met Now they can have all
nrarngements completed within an
hour after landing at port of entry.
The foreign division of the A. A.
A., a the representative of all of
the principal touring club or Eu
rope, view the decision a an im
portant step on the part of tne
American government to meet the
courtesy that Is being shown
Americans abroad. It was pointed
nut thnt France only recently au
thorized the touring club of France
to furnish the A. A. A. with trlp
tyuues which permits the tempor
ary importation of American cars
Into that country for touring pur
poses without the payment of duty.
Visitor Free to Travel
'International events of signifi
cant Interest," says the national
motoring body, "have Inspired In
the motorists of all countries a de
sire to travel leisurely through for
eign lands and every natfon has
Joined In an effort to simplify cus
toms regulations and allow the mo
torist to travel without the worry
and care of unfamiliar restric
tions."
Prompt action on the part of the
bureau of customs and the treasury
department on the request made In
behalf of the 1047 affiliated A. A.
A. motor clubs Is only an Indication
of the desire on the part of the
American government to give to
bona fide foreign tourists the same
freedom In this country that
Americans now enjoy abroad.
"It Is one of the most important
moves that has been made In this
country to assure motorists of all
lands that they will find a welcome
in the United States," the foreign
division declared.
Hear No Evil
Daughter: Mother, do you want
me to put the parrot on tre back
norch?
Mother: Positively no! Tour
father Is repairing the ear in the
back yard. Motor Land.
There are no rumble seati on
the snappy roadatera and coupe in
Japan, according to advice from
export branches in that country.
Instead, the Illustrious and rever
ent Japanese, true to his custom ot
ancestor worship, has placed a seat
on top of the radiator and called
it the "mother-in-law" seat.
The man who broke a record
driving a sedan from coast to coast
was only bunting for a parking
place.
OVERLOADING CAR 01
PRACTIGE TO ELIMINATE
Numerous Accidents Often
Are Traced to Habit
DRIVER IS HANDICAPPED
Intelligent Driver Will not Invltav
Guests to Accompany Him If
Safety Considered
Street and highway safety la suf
fering from one practice that th
Individual car wner might well
eliminate that of over-loading the)
car according to Geo. O. Branden
burg, secretary ot the Oregon Stat
Motor association. With ipring
weather glvlut rebirth to the dealro
ti. use the motor cai to the fullest
extent, numerous accident will be
traced to tbls practice unless the
individual motorist sees it dan ,
gers and Intelligently avoid them,
them, Mr. Brandenburg warn.
"When cars ran 12 mile an hour
.when they were 'wide open' It lid
not make so much difference that
they were overloaded," he say. "In
those days, construction took car
ot the problem where apeed did.
not. To overload i car meant that
the engine simply balked, an axle
or spring broke, or something else
taught the owner that caution waav
the better part of hospitality,
Modern Engine Powerful
' "Today's car Is much different.
It engine ha powei enough and
Its chaaals strength enough to per
mit over-loading without meche.nl- "
cal danger. But there 1 the much
greater danger of interference with
the freedom of the driver to handle,
the car with safety. This club, and
others of thet 1,045 that comprise
the nation - wide chain of the
American Automobile association,
have analyzed many ' accident)
which show the extent of this dan
ger; i, .-.
"The car manufacturer has mad
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Jhr Eeontmteat Yrantportotton
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j mierever you go
Wherever the Bigger and Better Chevro
let is driven, it is singled out for atten
tion and comment for never before has
a low-priced car embodied such superb
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Its low-swung bodies are built by Fisher,
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In gorgeous colors of genuine, long
.-.auug uiuu limy rival toe cost
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In brilliance of execution, but,, in
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pointments as well.
But equally impressive Is the obvl-.
The Roadster or Touring . , $495
The Coach. $585
The Coupe...... si j.,... . $595
Utility Truck 49S
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AltprictJ. . a flint, MkHgam
ous ability of the Bigger and Better Cher
rolet to meet every driving demand. Its
improved valve-in-head motor is smooth,
powerful and swift in acceleration. Its
big, non-locking 4-wheel brakes are
always dependable . . . always velvety in
operation. And its ball bearing worm
and gear steering mechanism provides
delightful handling ease under every con
dition of highway and traffic.
Truly, the Bigger and Better Chevrolet
is a car to be proud of wherever you go ''
beautiful, smart and distinguished
. . . aim au easy ana sate to drive
that every mile at the wheel is
pleasure.
Visit our showroom today
and learn for yourself what a great
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The Sedan 'i.sn...$675
Convertible Sport Cabriolet $695
The Imperial Landau $71 J
Light Delivery $373
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GANNETT MOTOR COMPANY
942 Olive Street Eugene, Oregon Phone 627
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