Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-22
MUST MAKE AUTOMOBILES
LAST LONGER DURING WAR
Heretofore S30.OU0 Cars HIVE nccn
"Junkrd" Every Ncnr. Man.
for l.nrk Of Care.

one Of the largest manufacturers or
passenger cars in the country recently
anrouncci through the auv.:iis!uS col
unns OF newspapers ana magazines his
Immediate intention to put the plant
into 100 per cent war work. Others
are sure TO follow. and before the ana
Of the year 1t is practically certain that
lie production OF passenger cars VIII
he reduced considerably. Accordingly,
The great AmericIn motoring public
Will have 10 get along with the ears ii
has NOW, and the $4,000 ears that are
"junEcd" every year. according t. til"
'NncrtS. will either have I" he lost
from our motor representation OF the
life OF the car viii have to be in
the owner.
What IS the average life of mo-
ter car" Most authorities seem 10
agree ON a period between five and scv-
On years. We know or cars that have
not lasted two years. and that under
ordinary hard usage and We have
heard % other cars that are still III
service 9i,er ten N rmrs %, OF strenuous i,,
about five years. and after that time
it is only good FOR the scrap heap.
lIut the length Of a cars life can b.
increased In fact. ii must I've Increased
TO meet the demand for motor transport
tation.
The major parts OF a car. such as the
cylinders, crankvIs-. crank shaft. cam
shaft. rlywhccl. large clutch parts. trans
mission case and shafts. aNle housing.
propeller shaft. frame. etc. can be made
TO give more than ten years service.
Some OF them. such as the frame and
propeller shaft. can be given limitless
existence. Motorists must learn TO
make more use of the processes which
up Ia this tine have been neglected
because of the ease OF getting Il new
car and the ease Of making trade.
Welding must be rSSor;ed IL more 10
repair broken parts. Many motorists
will he surprised At the kind of work
a wclder can perform. Broken front
aNles, broken crankcases. even cylin-
ders. aNlr housings. etc. can he re-
rUirrd and again repaired TO keep them
in service. Eegrinding OF bearings
must he another step. Cylinders wear
cval and pis;ons out OF round, but Il
regrind job on the cylinders and set
OF new piStonS and rings and you have
practically new engine. Crank
shafts can lie trued and welded If
broken. and even gears may he in this
way repaired TO keep them In service
longer. Some engines are said To be
all in because so many troubles are
evident that only careful going over
OF each and every part with perhaps
! lot of repairing and replacing viii
again iii them for service.
Many OF the old oars can be rejuve-
mated by the ndaitior OF modern aces
SORES designed 20 10 this very thing.
New ignition eouirmeni, new carnurs
tor and fuel feed equipment are made
for replacement purposes. for just sucn
:. nurposc as we are discussing. No
matter how old Il car may be, ii can
be made TO give fair degree of ser
vice
Few owners ever stop 10 think that
the car they trade in is put i'll shape
by the service station and resold 10
man who keeps IL many years.
Good appearance il one OF the Things
which an owner insists upon and when
is surprisinclv easy 10 obtain. For the
standard make there are any number
Of speclal bodies 10 he had n small
cost 4 painting job helps q lot. Up
l.nlsterinC and top can tie repaired AZ
email cost and the few little things
about thu, dash. the rusty instruments.
scratched cuwl. etc. can easily he put
~ NrSt-rlaSS shape.