Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-16

ories Bettering Car
Hon a Feature Of New
Comforts in Cars /,
Rad OTHER DEVICES
"a Them Planned to Meet Indi-
vidual Preferences Of
Owner


o6pective Of how completely
Dpsd the carmaker sells his vehicles
yurchasers always find some indi-
~ taste or necessity which Is an
~ directly by the parts and acccsso.
makers.
~ @anvass Of the accessory field brings
NE fact that this year. perhaps as
~ before. devices and attachments
- special function 1t is to make the
1tUnance Of an automobile a molo
o1nical proposition are most con-
olaous feature. They preach the gos-
u sane economy. the elimonat!oa CT
va.
4 With gasoline selling at over twenty
- 4 gallon in every large city in the
ontry. the average price being about
onty three cents. and the general de-
md for wartime economy, the devices
~ tend to improve carburetion will
IA . particular interest. Within the
two or three months a number of
M carburetors, primers, condensers,
B1ne heaters, etc. have made their
pearance upon the market and they
hold some features which will be of
bre than passing interest to the aver
y motorist. Carburetors using the
|1avier grade. fuels. especially kerosene,
y becoming more numerous every day.
Dtarting q car in these close -to-zero
~ on cold gasoline does not help to
down the gasoline bill nor does It
In assuring the Government suffi-
mt supply of fuel for the thousands
cars. trucks, airplanes and patrol
ats IN war service. The kind of gaso-
y sold today must be heated in cold
ather 20 obtain efficiency and economy.
EAo carburetor manufacturers have not
Drlooked that fact, and many makes
new carburetors are equipped with
= c3ent heating devices. Present car
retorS on old machines can be fitted
len with heating devices. while there
- Z number of these devices which are
talled independently of the type or
lke Of carburetor. One newcomer in
p line is a separate heating unit placed
the side Ct the engine under the hood
~ operating Independently of the en-
ufated coil chamber. the coils proper
ng made Of seamless copper tubing
. breather consumes the air cur
it, produced by the fam A COM
cd valve and burner is used, the fuel
ng gasoline supplied from a special
k A bar-body radiator can also be
ached to the engine heater.
arbon-crusted combustion chamber
Ills and gasoline waste are synony-
1ous because Of the lost horsepower due
the collection of carbon. The new
fices now on the market show how
a ~ 1t Is to remove this wasteful factor
= longer Is the removing of carbon a
Tor the repair shop. for several de-
ICES are now on the market which do
Formerly unpleasant and dirty jcb
IIe the owner Is driving his car. These
fices stimulate the explosive proper
OF the gasoline vapor by mixing
ter vapor with 1t.
Zany additions recently have been
1nde to the large number OF devices and
achments that have been produced 10
her the comfort of the car owner.
ctal bodies and curtains are dis
~ which have fer their purpose the
version Of the open touring car into
E1ofnpletely inclosed vehicle for winter
rice. The detachable body is not new,
II those placed upon the market for
next season will show many refine
Gnts In finish over previous offerings.
. curtains are now available. which
I'm as a part of the doors, eliminating
necessity of detachment every time
~ motorist desires to enter or leave
car.
fhs automobile some time ago passed
stage OF being seasonable vehicle
- II now truly an all-year car. Dead
rage In winter Is no longer a general
octice. Aside from the special motor
II apparel for winter wear, the acces
~ manufacturers have brought out
number of different styles of hand
TRrmers. electrically controlled, FOL
eAchment to the steering wheel. The
Dt gases of the exhaust are carried
U4ough a heater before passing into tn,
HRler with the result that the ton
ku of the car can be kept at any TEN
1nHature desired, the heater being regu-
~ to suit varying weather conditions
4onneau windshields are adjuncts oi
qfortable winter driving. The present
N car owner Is relieved of the worry
~ DANGER rof driving with a snow OF
IN covered windshield by the use Of one
{he many Windshield cleaners that are
bin his reach. By pulling a string he
be assured clear vision through
Windshield without stopping his car
neparent weather strips now pre-
9 the draft from entering through
Windshield connections.
nti-freezing solutions assure free
~ circulation, and a device recently
o6uced prevents the evaporation oi
a1cohol used in some of these solu-
y by condensing and returning II to
radiator, where II again mixes with
water. This device takes the place
- regular radiator cap. Devices for
waiting the temperature of the water
5he radiator are shown. at least one
design having made its appearance