Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-10
SECONDHAND
MACHINES SELL
AUTOMOBILE MARKET OPEN TO
OLD CARS
Great Progress Of Industry Warrants
Investment In other Than New
Produots-RsmbIe Rum
about to Come

Although the demand for automobiles
fresh from the factory continues to in
crease daily there is a feature of the
local trade which has developed won
derfully during the past few months,
namely the selling and buying of sec
ond-hand cars. A few years ago sec
ond-hand machines could not be sold,
owing to the undeveloped conditions OF
the automobile manufacture which
prevailed.
Would-be autoists were fearful of
purchasing a secondhand machine be-
cause of general opinion which ex-
listed that such cars were necessarily
injured to an extent which would
make them unfit for use. The mar
velous improvements which have taken
place during recent years have dis
sipated such notions and the second
hand automobile is rapidly becoming
as much of commodity as vehicles
of the horse age.
Because q machine has been placed
on the secondhand market Is not to
be taken as q criterion that further
use must occur at the risk of the
owner, who has not deemed 1t wise to
expend money for q new car. Autos
may now be used month In and month
out minus serious disarrangement of
the machinery or exploding of tires,
and frequent instances have resulted
in which practically new cars have
gone to the secondhand shop to be
disposed of at a comparatively low
price.
The future of the secondhand trade
promises to be an important factor in
the development of automobile life in
Southern California, as is indicated by
the large number of machines which
have been sold within the past few
months.
Ralph Hamlin of the Franklin agen-
CIV has been peculiarly successful In
the disposition of secondhand cars
and reports that the demand comes
near equaling the call for new ma
chimes.
Mr.. and Mrs Hamlin will leave for
San Francisco next Wednesday, ship
ping their Franklin machine by boat.
During their stay in the north Mr.. and
Mrs. Hamlin intend touring Sonoma
and Lake counties.
C. w. Champion of Alhambra has
purchased a model G touring Frank
lin. The local agency anticipates the
arrival of a model D and model G
Franklin by next Monday.
D. M. Lee of the Los Angeles Cadillac
agency started for San Diego Tues
day with a party of friends intending
to be absent for several days.
The popular Wayne continues as one
of the most active machines on the
local market and the E. Jr. Bennett
company is experiencing a lively time
in living up to the demand.
Miller & Lewis, the local real estate
dealers, have recently acquired a four
cylinder Wayne, while DR.. Avery of
Pasadena has become the owner of a.
runabout.
The new Rambler runabout an in
stailment of which will arrive some
time in September, promises to become
one of the most popular machines yet
introduced in Los Angeles.
The car will possess ninety-foot
wheel base with a 30-3h tire as on
the surrey 1 machine. OF 16-horse-
power, two-cylinder and carrying
fitting body, the car willie present a
handsome appearance. The body will
be of pressed steel with full elliptical
springs at the rear and half elliptical
at the front. The machine will sell
for $1100 in Los Angeles.
A carload of 1907 Rambler surveys is
expected for next Tuesday.
An exhaustive test to determine the
relative qualities of the six-cylinder
and four-cylinder type of cars was
lately finished in England. The test
took account of every factor and was
conducted under the auspices of the
Automobile club of Great Britain The
total number of points earned by the
six-cylinder car was 2277 against 1881
for the four-cylinder car.
In the tests on silence, absence of
vibration and speed changes the ad-
vantage was in favor of the six-cylin-
der type. The honors in fuel consump-
tion and speed tests on hills and on
the fiat belong to the four-cylinder.
When it is considered, however, that
the four-cylinder has greater piston
displacement by about 13 per cent, the
superiority in this way is partly ac-
counted for.