New-York tribune., 1918-07-23
AutomobiHng
Used Car Prices Advancing
EquallyWith Higher Charges
for the New Machines
By c. E. T. Scharps

Motorists light lamps to-day, 1855
p. NJ.
1t is really remarkable how the
prices of used cars are holding up until
one realizes how much the prices of new
cars have advanced in the past eighteen
months. There are some machines
which are selling at close to double
what they brought less than two years
ago, and advances that represent so
per cent of the original charges arc
far from rare. 1t is hardly to be won.
dcred, therefore. that used car prices
are ranging high, for each price in
crease on new machine has its effect
upon the second hand ones Of the like
series or something approaching it.
For instance, there are some used
cars which are to-day bringing a little
more than they did this time a year
ago. The ordinary laws of dcpreca-
for the benefit of the used car men,
The greatest trouble in the way of
used car men is the impossiblity of
getting adequate mechanical help to
put these secondhand cars into good
shape. With the best intentions in
the world, many of these machines arc
going out "overlooked" rather than
"overhauled."
But if the business keeps up as it
has been for the past fcw months, and
Fifth Avenue continues to exert it's
siren influence over the new car men,
we may expect to see Broadway, from
end to end of the Crow" a solid front
Of establishments Of the second hand
car men, dealers in used, rebuilt, ex-
changed, renewed or what you will
automobiles
Automobile Row will do its part tow
ard coal saving, starting tomorrow
night. Its advertising signs, of which
there are many, will go dark and stay
so on Thursday, too. Beginning next
Monday, the Row will be dark for the
regulation four nights week. Sew
eral of the dealers called up the local
fuel administration Office yesterday
to know when the ruling went into eff
feet, in order that they might help
out in the conservation of coal by this
means.
On its way from Australia to France
is making wonderful time on it's jour
ney. Advices received here yesterday
by Harry De Bear, local Maxwell
branch manager, from Ray MacNa-
mara, who is driving the truck. show
that he is days ahead of his schedule.
Leaving Los Angeles on July II, his
telegram dated July 21 was sent from
Salt Lake City. MacNamara wired:
Reached here tonight four days ahead of
schedule, making $50 miles to-day from Fish
Springs to salt Lake City. Saturdays run was
leo miles. Ely TO Fish Springs. crossing two heavy
mountain ranges, making thirteen ranges ali
necessary rerairing stretch Of Lincoln High
way in Eastern Nevada after delays from wash
outs Got more rain to-day in worst place in
whole trip. wafer soaking Fish Springs hat and
making heaviest mud. No trouble with car
which pulled through Crossed Great Lake desert
Nobby Cords great aid TO truck in giving perfect
service. Truck pulled two out Of desert
sands today.'
Glenn A. Tisdale, who rules the des-
tinies of the Franklin in these parts,
took a ride down over the Liberty
Highway" last week. He covered the
distance from Cortland, N. Y. to this
city, at an average speed of twenty
five miles an hour, making the distance
in nine hours. He never was above
thirty miles an hour on the road which
he said was a perfect boulevard, save
for a short detour iE Goshen The fine
road and the good performance of the
car combined to make it fast trip,
without speeding. 1t is, to be inferred
that Mr.. Tisdale was at the wheel of
an air-cooled car, and not Holmes,
eithar.