The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-13
MOTOR DIGEST
Auto Activities Throughout
the World

| There are more than 10000 motor
vehicles In johannesburg, South
Africa.
The cost of a speedway racing car
is approximately $4,000. This in
cludes list of spare parts.
Placed end to end, all the motor
vehicles in the United States would
| cover a distance of 23,4oo miles.
States now amounts to 1,1S0,340,767
gallons. This is a new high level
mark.
AS result of recent survey. the
demand for tires last year averaged
2.17 tires per car car as compared
with 4.S5 in 1915.
The first automobile law passed in
the state of Virginia in 1916 provided
for a license fee of So, the license to
be good during the life of the car.
Police and insurance statistics on
automobile thefts taken in a number
of the larger cities of the country
show that more spare tires are stolen
than cars.
A record was recently established
in London by a 15-year- boy. by
driving a PA horsepower motorcycle
219 miles on a gallon of gasoline.
and smooth roads.
To supply the demand of brake
lining for motor vehicles this year
manufacturers in the United
States will produce nearly 5000 miles
of brak e-lining. This amount is for
replacement S we'll as new cars.
Four French automobiles of the
same make are to be entered in the
eleventh international 500-mile race
to be held at the indianapolis motor
speedway, May 80. Entries of three
German cars have also been received
According to estimates, no fewer
than $4,000 passenger automobiles
will be driven by Shrners from all
parts of the United States to the Ma
tional Shrine Convention. to be held
in Washington, u. Z, starting
There is only one passenger auto
mobile manufactured in the United
States having IL cylinders; IA diff
ferent makes of cars or produced
that have eight cylinders, 81 cars
with six cylinders, and 81 having four
cylinders.
The Lincoln highway. 1906 miles.
is the longest through connecting
road in the world. 1t serves 60 per
cent of the population of the United
States. and is directly available to
81 per cent of the registered motor
vehicles.
Andre Citroen, a French automobile
manufacturer. recently visited the
United States with a view of estab-
fishing an American factory Accord
ing to his plans, between 10000 and
10000 cars Will be produced annually
to be sold from $500 to $1,250.
The New York city police depart
ment has a brake inspection squad
operating in every part of the city.
When car is seen to be using brakes
that have not been adjusted, it is
halted and the brakes inspected. If
they are found defective, the owner
is fined from $25 to $50.
The French war department Is pre-
pairing a new census of privately
owned automobiles to be called into
service in case of war. The cars are
actually seized during hostilities, and
the owners are reimbursed at a price
fixed by the government. The only
cars exempt from the regulation are
those belonging to doctors.
To permit longer visiting period
in Canada for American tourists, the
Canadian government is planning to
extend the 30-day visitors permit to
60 days in return for reciprocal ar
engagements in the United States. This
will mean that automobile tourists
from the states may visit the denim
ion for 60 days without changing
their American tags.
Automobiles are not permitted to
operate in Ocean Grove, N. j., on
Sunday. All avenues of approach to
the seaside resort are regularly
closed must be stopped at once, and
are not allowed to be driven during
the 24hour period. Pedestrians,
however, are allowed to walk around