The sun., 1912-07-07
Things to Beware OF II You're
an American Tour
ing There.
REPAIRS CHEAP ANYWAY
But Many Things Arc Not.
Among Them Too Tai
cntcd Chauffcurs.

Of the automobile and of touring rrrticU-
larry when there are bad trips and un-
happy times TO complain ~ hacS AZ home
the fault may surely 10 found in the iR-
horancc and unrrcrarcdncss of ~" mo-
loiist himself.
A. n matter Of fact Trance is easily the
Oimplcs' country in furope for touring
and infinitely the most deliEhtfnl. little
Instruction In details hv cSyrr!rrced auto
mohilists who have themselves suffered
would prevent a inult itudc of blnnd"r. and
miefortunes
first of all there Is tho dir'c,'r r'atter
Of chipping q ear over here. he 'esf way
10 TO &c, some rerson ho ~ in the av'o-
mobile business in New iorn 20 t"lI y - lied
carpenter exactly how to crat" III" "tr.
Any good body maker rould set carrca,"-s
able to do the work well at sua'l expense.
The best way IL ~ crate u" "o',rr car all
together without removing nnr'h'rg tom
10. Tho crate itself should - s'-"n. aTd
durable 40 that II can 10 left intact IN y
storage warehouse here on arrival Tor -
again in reshipping to New No-,
Some express companies in N"S NorN
will contract totake the en- ,rc '-o"h," of
Grating. loadinc and >hir"lng. h.' ' costs
more to have IT done that Way trrn h" n
carpenter. or rour-" L you ha'" no tire
10 bother about customs regulations voi
TO an express COMPANY. because !, can at
tend TO the customs business too te'o-c
II crates tho car.
Before leaving New York you MIST drive
your car TO the custom House Under ia
own power and have il thoroughiy examined
by the proper Official He will stamp til.
body. chassis and motor and make cut
complete catalogue W t'r"s. tools. horns,
lamps and all accessories. HIS dcsc-ip-
eAAs Anr, tyh =,
orally YOU will no, end the customs man
strict about details.
II makes no difference whether vo'r car
10 Of American or foreign make SO far as
he II conc erncd. What he wishes tn prevent
is overhauling and substitution Of parts
while in Europe and return without pay
nent Of the proper duty on these items
In 'ase YOU nre u member cf an nutr-
mobile club with nf1lin'ions in France Won
Will have no troub" landing the car there
b now a sort Of treaty between the eight or
zen leading AUTOMOBILES using countries
which gives to certain rcgulnrly chartered
iuptOrists' organiIatio ions the right 10 attend
to customs duties. Sc. for their members.
So " YOU belong to snch a club II viii de-
ncsit tho proper duty charges. bonds md
40 on. I" cover the tour for YOU attending
- the whole business right there IN New
York. In order to yet such ndvantn ces Won
'h"s' oi 'ohF~" nov "h'N V" " N"hber III
'neh a cum nu' '"i"en o' on" u! IN" coun-
'ries ""un" oN w" ""''E w ""''i'h. IN
,ase you are such member and citizen all
YOU need is n tell your club manager " hen
you sail for he doubtless his spec ifcatiors
on the weight. power. value. &C. of your
car a"eaoE 'os''h'r WI" W" r"h'rei ue-
ecriphoh ana means "' iuenti'ica'loh ~
owner ana driver 'o-'s VIII be ight IN
most cases.
ihc hrSt thing 10 40 Nhen Nou l'nd ~
france Is to get your "hr entered at the
local custom Ho!s"' Don "Aie't 10 rot
away from yoiir port OF entry either under
two or three DAYS OF negotiations with
oureaucratt' customs "N''"r-. VI you :"t
away quicker thnn that YOU may pu' /;
down 10 good lucN alone.
incidentally YOU must personally watch
the unpacRing oi No"r car ana the storage
OF It's crate BE patient with the customs
people or they make take II INTO their h"afs
to bother Nou. ANA thev can certainly make
things disagreeable for your patience il
they want 10.
In due time they sill give YOU number
70 paint on your ear back aud front in
France. or in only ono place in certain ad-
Jacent countries. There are no number
plates here, Minor fees will be taken ont
OF yonr deposit of duty charges. which
deposit, minus u small sum for Oncial ex-
po0ees, Will be promptly returned to YOU
when you leave France by no matter what
frontier, In no case are YOU compelled to
60 back to your port OF entry 10 get your
oeposit hack
but II you are gong 10 snip 10 America
Tor the same port ny whi"h YOU entered
you shonid nave your car on hand NJ least
Two days oeiore the saiiihG time OF Your
smp u You ooh YOU may nave 10 wait
over uhtii 'he next poa' IN orncr !" S"i your
MOTOR 'hroush 'he required formalitics
OF nhai exit
Inc dn'E chhrse Is relatively small. IL
moaseu ueh''i'iE on "eieh'. ho' at aIio on value
or po"er' IL ish , so niue mere as IN Eng
Isnu Vi 'ou,ee' "hric 'he 'haree II pra"-
'"shy ho'hihe. ''er ana ABOVE the
chsr.e OH "e'Rh' YOU must also pay some
.hihs "a sum a'''ssor'es as lamps Tools.
norns' az u your car Is OF fr'hch MAKE
pa. Nv "u'H cha'HcS "ha'''er'"hich IA
tne 'Ase WIN '".s oronsh' 'hto any iuro-
pesh oI! WIZ. ,"eF were originally
'ne""'"o'"'eu' "'"s" warts "'hue outside
the COUNTY, ar. cnarscu ior unless they
we're auuc" 10 ,ne car III : rance. IN winch
Ease '"es "o"'" nave Paiu dH'y once be
.oTe'
0ihe Pies'h' star oi nn'y 'harses on
weHm's 30 'onpicA ~ "S classification
that " ~ uuite lnpo>sible Tor foreigner to
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