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Local Car Dealer
Outlines Proper
Winter Procedure
Recommends Overhaul of
Cooling System; Gives Table
of Proper Alcohol
Solution.
' The average oar owner is seldom
,if\ a, position to know just what must
be done to his oar in the winter to
approach as nearly as possible condi
tions as they exist in warm weather.
For this reason,” says Frank D.
Phillips, local Studebaker dealer, "the
following suggestions should be care
fully observed by automobile owners
“Before any nnti-frseze solution it
used ths water-circulating system
should be Inspected for leaks, and re
pairs mada, if necessary. It Is usu
ally a good plan to replace those con
nections at this time of the year. Do
not use anti-freeze preparations con
taining calcium chloride or other sim
ilar compounds, as they corrode the
inside of the radiator.
'The only satisfactory solution of
which we know Is alcohol and water.
Denatured alcohol is preferred, but
wood alcohol can be used. Wood
alcohol often contains free acetic
acid arid should never be used unless
it Is'known to be free from acid. If
acid Is present damage to the radi
ator will result.
Proper Solution.
“The following table shows differ
ently proportioned mixtures with tem
peratures at Which the solution will
begin to freeze:
“Ten per cent denatured alcohol will
begin lo free at 27 degrees Fahrenheit.
20 per cent at 27 degrees, 30 per cent
st 10 degrees, 40 per cent at 2 below
zero and 50 per cent at 18 below zero.
“Ninety per cent water will begin
to freeze at 27 degrees Fahrenheit,
*0 per cent at 19 degrees, 70 per cent
at 10 degrees, CO per cent at 2 below
zero and 50 per cent at 18 below zero.
"Glycerine is sometimes used with
alcohol to reduce the evaporation to
a minimum. However, it is rather ex
pensive and also has a tendency to
damage the rubber hose connections.
If glycerine Is used mix the alcohol
and glycerine In equal proportions
and use this mixture in the same
percentage as alcohol in the above
table.
“It must be remembered that it Is
necessary to add alcohol from* time
to time to replace what is lost due to
evaporation. Whenever necessary to
fill the radiator, to replace loss by
evaporation, use a lnlxture of 40 per
cent water and 60 per cent alcohol.
“During extremely cold weather the
fan-belt can he loosened, which will
reduce the flow of air through the
radiator and thereby ’allow motor to
ruiS warmer than It otherwise would,
I Rediatojjj loiter Nfcoeastdfy.
'•t will assist frrentty 4n approx!
maBng the summer temperature of
thvnotor If a rndintor bifstdr' W 'Used.
Wffii a radiator caver that is adjust
able a large part of the radiator can
be 'V-overed, allowing the motor to
reajfily warm up. and then adjusted
10 a suitable opening to keep the
nmjfor running warm, but still not
allowing it to overheat.
•*To obtain maximum efficiency
fi-ofp the low gravity gaspline now
beifig used the air entering the ear
burttor should be moderately heated.
In hot weather the normal air tem
perature is high enough. Provision
is >matle, however; for heatlr.g the
airy entering the carburetor in cold
weather. The temperature Is 'regu
lated by a sleeve over the carburetor
air Intake, which should be closed
during,the v.int.-r months. It will
assist greatly in approximating the
summer temperature of the motor If
the radiator cover is used ns men
tioned above.
"In starting the motor make sure
that the choke Is pulled all the way
out until the, motor starts, then push
it irv slightly until, the motor warms
up, hut do not have it even partly
out longer than Is necessary. Do not
race an engine to warm It up. run It
at an engine speed approximating 20
miles per hour.
Tilght OH Recommended.
"Always use a light, cold test motor
011 In cold weather. The motor oil
should be drained more frequently in
winter than in summer, as the cold
temperature aggravates the dilution
of the oil by raw fuel, especially
when the choke Is kept closed too
long. It Is not advisable to drive a
car until after the motor has bean
turning over at a rate of speed ap
proximating 20 miles per hour long
enough to give the oil n chance to
get well Into all of the working parts.
“WJe recommend under average con
ditions the oil he drained approxi
mately every 500 miles In order to
guard against excessive wear of the
bearings or cylinder walls.
“Care In short-trip service In cold
weather, on account of extreme dilu
tion of the oil, should have the motor
oil changed every 200 to 500 miles.
If the car ts not driven tills far In
a month the oil should he changed
care a month regardless of mileage.
“Tires should be properly inflated.
Watch small cuts In tires. Water will
soon work Into these and loosen the
tire structure.
"Adjust, the brake* and fit new lln
bigs, if necessary. See that the brake
-bafts and such parts are oiled. It Is
highly essential that the steering gear
be correctly adjusted and that the
wheel alignment be correct. Hlippery
pavements make It essential that the
brakes and the steering mechanism
be In proper condition.
FLINT RUNNING
3D IN BALTIMORE
The Flint Motor company of Flint,
Mich,, builder* of the Flint six, re
, pjitly revolved from Its Baltimore
branch the newn that the Flint filx
now stand* In third place In Haltl
tnore. the number of It* soles brine
exceeded hist month only by the prod
nets of two of the oldest and best
esteemed companies In the automobile
business.
The standing In the Maryland
metropolis Is duplicated In several
ether cities of the country. *nd Is
especialty gratifying In view of the
fact that the Flint six Is less than
tera year* old. In that time national
sale# have lumped from ft"th to J4th
place amonc all automobile manu
facturers.
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Oakland Motors Brings Out New Coach With Body By Fisher
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Oakland dealers throughout the
country are now showing the Oakland
coach, a brand new creation with
'oody by Fisher, representing a dis
tinct development in coach craftsman
ship. This new type is a strikingly
handsome car, custom-built in appear
ance, with low sweeping lines, grnee
: fully rounded corners and a distinc
tive color scheme in permanent Duco
finish.
It has a full five-passenger body,
low hung and comfortable, and Is as
solid and rugged in construction as
it is beautiful in lines. The body
frame is of selected hardwood, with
precisely the sanle kind of construc
tion r.s is used in the sedan, includ
t„r-nmitlete hrncimr and full steel
body i>anels. Metal is used for the
hack, not fabric.
The body, hood and disc steel
wheels are finished in sagebrush
green with orange striping; the
fenders, running gear and upper
structure in black. The Interior is
lined in dark green upholstery y(
high grade worsted.
Two large doors, 34 inches wide,
permit of easy entrance, either from
the right or left side. Front seats are
of the Pullman type, heavily uphol
stered and folding forward to allow
passengers an unobstructed passage
to the rear seat.
Roominess and unobstructed vision
are two of the many outstanding fea
tures of this car. There is ample
room for three In the rear seat, while
the two in the front seats have not
only ample qlbow room, but also
ample leg room.
A veritable vista of windows, two
extremely large ones on each side,
with the one piec eFisher windshield
in front, afford1 a range of vision that
rnay be considered‘the maximum ob
tainable in a closed car.
Automatic windshield cleaner, rear
view mirror, crank type quick action
window lifts on doors and rear win
dows are included in the standard
equipment in addition to the many
other features of the Oakland chassis,
such as four wheel brakes, centralized
controls, five disc steel wheels and
automatic spark control.
Dottee Brothers
Lower Prices
Market Broadened, Dealer
Anticipates an Even Better
Year Than 1924.
Announcement of a. reduction in
the prices of all Dodge Brothers pas
senger cars was received by O'Brlen
Davis Auto company.
The new prices were effective De
cember 1 -
The reductions are especially sharp
on the closed types. The type A se
dan, foe example, on which the hat
price was formerly $1,388, is now
$1,245. The type B sedan, which for
merly sold for $1,250, f, o. b. Detroit,
is now listed at $1,095. There Is also
a reduction from $1,035 to $995 In the
list price . of the business coupe.
DeVito Brothers roadster, under the
new price will sell for $855 and the
touring car for $885.
The announcement from Dodge
Brothers nlso carried the Information
that balloon tires are standard equip
ment on all passenger cars. New
prlc«fl on special type cars sre as
follows: Roadster, $955; touring. $985;
B coupe, $1,095; B sedan, $1,195; A
sedan. $1,330.
The special types carry such extra
equipment as nlckelled radiotor shell,
motometer, front and rear bumpers,
body strips, steel disc wheels, scuff
plates. cowl lights, and five balloon
tires.
Announcement of these reductions
provoked endless discussion through
out the entire industry. The year
3924 lias been the most successful in
Dodge Brothers history and it is now
evident that the factory is determined
to establish an even more enviable
record in 1925. Obviously, the mar
ket for Dodge Brothers motor cars
will be broadened Immeasurably by
the lower prices, particularly the
closed car types.
Substantial Improvements in the
appearance, riding comfort and other
important details of construction and
design, plus the car's longstanding
reputation for dependable perform
ance, were responsible for the greatly
accelera,ted demand during 1924. For
a number of months production was
maintained consistently at a rate
close to' 1,000 cars per day.
Brices of Dodge Brothers commer
cial cars and chassis are not affected
by the reductions.
Champion Company to
Erect Steel Plant
Ground has been broken by the
Champion Spark Plug company for
the construction of a steel plant ad
jacent to its present main manufac
turing buildings in Toledo. It will be
a one-story building with a capacity
of 60 tons of cold drawer steel pet
day and a 3,000-ton storage capacity.
The plant Is being built to insure
the company of an adequate and
even quality of steel at all times. At
certain periods each year it has been
difficult to secure promptly from the
mills the high quality steel required.
The new plant will be so equipped
that the company can buy hot bars
and do the cold drawing Itself.
Plans call for its completion before
March 1. ,
CADILLAC MAKES
SOME TRANSFERS
Announcement has been made that
A. R. Williams, former manager for
the J. H. Hansen Cadillac company’s
branch during Williams’ absence, has
reinstated in that capacity and. F.
O. Clough, who was in charge of the
branch during William's absence, has
been transferred to Omaha and will
again assume his duties as wholesale
representative. Inquiries from the
territory have been so numerous dur
ing the last few weeks that Clough
no doubt will immediately get a good
ly number of sales from dealers. His
help should he a great boon to them
as never before has Cadillac demand
been so great in the suburban dis
tricts.
AUTO COACH IS
ANALYZED
Now that the coach craze haa hit
motordom in earnest, it Is Interesting
to know what is meant by coach.
The society of automotive engineere
more than a year ngo, defined the
coach as an enclosed single-compart
ment body, similar in general ap
pearance to the sedan, with two close
coupled cross-scats for four psssen
gers. There is a luggage compart
ment or space for a trunk at the back
of the body. There is no glasa in
the rear quarters. The conventional
type has two doors only, the forward
seats being divided and the right-hand
sent tipping forward to give access to
the rear cross-seat. Koine models have
two doors on the right-hand aide,
there being two fixed cross-seats.
115 Miles *>** 0
□ 58 Miles per
§E5*15 Miles«»8
There is a vast difference between
the new good Maxwell and any
other four»cylinder car you have ever
driven. It is a difference you cannot
discover in a showroom.
Take the car out on the road and
learn what these new and finer re
suits are that Maxwell-Chrysler engi
neers have developed from a four.
Speed, 58 miles an hour — accelera
tion, 5 to 25 miles in 8 seconds—*
performance always smooth, quiet,
untroubled, and riding qualities the
like of which no four has ever pos
sessed before. And when the car is in
service, a gasoline mileage of 25 miles
to the gallon.
In every phase of performance and
ownership the new good Maxwell is
superior in value to anything in its
field and at anywhere near its price.
Touring Cur, #8951 Sport Touring, #1055) Roadster, #885|
Club Coupe, #1025| Club Sedan, #1095» Sedan. #1345.
All prlcet f.o.b. Detroit lub/ect to current government loo.
We ore pleated to extend tKc convenience o/ time pojrmenlo,
Aik about Maxwell’* attractive plan.
Andrew Murphy & Son, Inc.
14th and Jackson Here 55 Years
JlteNewGood'
MAXWELL
Ford Fordor Sedan
Price Reduced $25
Reduction Also Announced
on All Types of Pas
senger Cars.
A cut of $25 tn the price of the
Fordor sedan, one of the moat popu
lar of the Ford enclosed cars, has
been announced by the Ford Motor
company. Tlje same announcement
carried substantial reductions on all
other Ford cars. The new prices be
came effective December 2.
The price reductions come . at a
time when the car is enjoying the
greatest sales In its history, for re
tail deliveries of Ford cars have so far
this year far exceeded the same pe
riod in any previous year. Contribut
ing to bringing about lower prices are
production advancements during the
year in which it lias been possible to
bring about many improvements and
at the same time effect numerous
manufacturing economies by the open
ing up of new resources under com
pany control, the announcement says:
The big reduction In the price of
the Fordor sedan presents it to a new
and larger field of buyers.* Originally
priced at $725 when it was Introduced
In the Ford line two years ago. the
price of the Fordor was cut $40 when
reductions were announced October 2,
1923, and now, much improved in ap
pearance by better and more attract
ive upholstery and equipped with
many accessories, the new reduction
of $25 brings this popular family
closed car to $660.
The new list prices on Ford cars f.
o. b. Detroit, are as follows:
Fordor sedan, $660; Tudor sedan.
$580; coupe, $520; touring car, $290;
runabout. $260; chassis, $225; Ford
one-ton truck chassis, $365.
The new reductions affect all per
sons who are enrolled In the Ford
weekly purchase plan, as those who
have not yet taken delivery of their
cars automatically benefit in the re
duced prices.
CHRYSLER AGAIN
SETS HIGH MARK
With production and sales In the
month of October reaching 3,606 cars
the Chrysler Motor corporation has i
not only broken all of the many i
monthly production records It has!
previously set but has established a j
new high mark for the industry as
well.
Never before In history has s i
motor car manufacturer installed en
tirely new equipment, rounded out
a manufacturing organization and
reached a monthly aalee record of
more than 3.600 cars within 10
months after the first public Intro
duction of the car. It Is stated by J. j
E. Fields, vice president In charge |
of sales. Mr. Fields also pointed |
out that this record production wa? |
ell the more remarkable In view of
the well-known fact that the Chrys
ler Is built to the highest quality
standards. Actually this record pro
ductlon was attained In eight months
Instead of 10 inasmuch as practically
the first two months were consumed
in organizing production for large
quantities.
Officials of the company do not
hope to exceed the October record
during the remainder of the year al
though orders on hand demand that
the high mark be equalled in Novem
ber and December.
Because of the tremendous and
steadily growing success of the
Chrysler In domestic martlet's since
its Introduction and because of the
reception amounting to an ovation
that It is now receiving in foreign
markets, far-reaching expansion of
plant and equipment is predicted
within the next few months.
ROAD LIGHTING TO
BE CONSIDERED
Road Illumination I* one of the im
portant subjects to he considered at
the conference in Washington Decem
ber 19. called by Secretary of Com
merce Hoover. At this conference will
be representatives of the various as
sociations. societies and agencies in
terested in the whole ‘"subject of
traffic.
The traffic planning and safety
committee of the National Automobile
Chamber of Commerce recently made
a study of accidents reported by vari
ous agencies during a period of nine
months. Of 33S accidents were physl
cal conditions were a major factor. SI
were due to \oo strong lights
In some states dimming of lights is
encouraged. In others it is prohibit
ed. The whole tendency seems to ta
in tile direction of the elimination of l
the practice of dimming. The states I
of Maine. New Hampshire, Vermont. "
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Coii ^y,
nectlcut. New York, New Jersey
Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware
District of Columbia, Virginia, Call
fornia and Wisconsin, do not permi
dimming, other states contemplat*
similar legislation.
The whole demand seems to be fot
a lamp that will not glare and yet
will Illuminate the roadway adequate
ly.
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The new Oakland Coach with body by Fisher is
now on display in our showroom. Its beauty
and roomy comfort mark an advance in
coach construction as impressive as its low price.
The New Coach a- s1215
Feature! that are winning and holding good will
Roomy comfort for five Balloon Tires Controls on Steering Wheel
Duco finish in Sagebrush Disc Steel W heels Permanent Visor
Green with orange striping Unit Instrument Panel Rear-View Mirror
Luxurious upholstery Automatic Windshield Transmission Lock
Four-wheel Brakes Cleaner Dome Light
One-piece V. V. Windshield Automatic Spark Control Extra U ide Doors—34 inches
OAKLAND MOTOR CAR CO.
20th and Harney Street!
0 A K L AN D
PRODUCT OF GENERAL MOTORS
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You Should
Drive a
Six-Cylinder Car
For Better Transportation
Service and Satisfaction i
Buy a
FLINT SIX
We will make it possible right now by buying your present
four-cylinder carat list price up to the amount of $750, 1924 ^
models only, up to and including Dec. 24th.
Thousands of Flint cars
on the street is the only
advertisement we need.
Every Flint owner ^
means two more Flint
Sixes. *
This it an opportunity for the holiday shopper to set himself I
right with the entire family. I
Omaha Flint Company
Guy L. Smith
Pres, and Gen. Mgr.
Farnam at 26th ATlantic 1944 I
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