Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-01-25
Study of accessory Display
At Auto Exhibit Valuable
MOtOrist Can Find Devices to Make Car
Safer, Cheaper to Operate, Last
Longer and More Comfortable.

, large one and runs all the way from
protection from road shocks to peace
| of mind. If an automatic radiator
| shutter device will keep you from
| wondering whether the engine is up
| to it's normal efficiency. that is COM
| fort device You can ride on the
! softest of balloon tires, but II you are
| going to worry about the engine your
motoring is not going to be easy.
Safety devices are highly impor-
tant These are OF a broader nature
than would appear upon first thought.
The direct accessories for safety. such
as anti-skid chains. fire eXtinguishers.
bumpers and the like, are easily rec
ognized, but II requires moments
, reflection TO realize that engine efi-
cheney devices, tires, tubes, batteries
may also fall into the same category.
Some device that helps you to keep
your battery up to par, or some new
type of battery to replace your old
and more troublesome one, may seem
to have nothing to do with safety, but
what would you think OF II II you
happened to be without the device
when your engine stalled at haz-
ardous intersection and your battery
failed you?
Anything that will help to assure
full power from the engine as well as
freedom from stalling will assist in
the work of making your motoring
safer. This offers you a wide choice
OF devices in the safety accessory
field, for there are many efficiency de-
vices which answer your require
ments for such safety.
In trying to divide accessories into
definite groups you will note that
they overlap considerably. Things
that save money also save lives, and
vice versa. Articles that make mo-
toring more ,comforta BILE for the pas
sengers also save the tires and the
chassis. Articles that spell greater
efficiency for the various units Of
the car save time and money. and
often give comfort and safety for
good measure.
Price study Needed.
When an accessory falls into two
ella sses simultaneously you can be
reasonably certain that 1t should be
added to your new car or to your old
one. And II the price is a point to
be considered, you should apportion il
accordingly, and thus come to see
that for each result to be obtained
from the accessory the price is NOM
inal.
Always in considering accessories
it is well to rem ember that the COM
plexity of any device is no argument
against its Installation on your car.
Many motorists, and unfortunately
some manufa cturers and engineers s
we'll, seem to feel that the simpler
the automobile is the better. But
simplicity is not the goal. Progress
Sive motorists are after results. L
any accessory produces desirable re-
suits it is worth while. Neither price
nor the attention it may require
should stand in it's way.
You will find on a number of the
newer cars a number of newer eff
cheney devices that can be attached
to any car, old or new. But it Is well
to obtain variety of viewpoints on
accessories Of this type. Sometimes
there have been changes In the new
cars to accommodate the new fea-
lures in accessories, making the lat
ter more effective than they would be
If attached to an older model. Your
own judgment in matters of this soTt
Is also helpful.
knowing what the manufacturers
are going in for in the way of acces-
series, your visit to the accessory
booths should be far less confusing.
You should be able to walk right over
to the booths showing the articles
you are interested in and get the de-
tails OF installation, cost and serv-
ice. Here you will learn how the ar
ticles are made, how they work and
what they are supposed to do for you.
Advance announcements by the Access
sorry exhibitors point to the likeG-
hood of lot of interesting displays
with more ingenious machines for
demonstrating. the features of these
articles than you have ever seen at
Convention Hall before.
Watch Time Savers.
Keep your eyes open for those small
but useful articles that help to make
car care easier. You will not find
these on the new cars nor hear them
discussed among the car exhibitors.
But II you are an average motorist
with tho average problems in owner
ship there should be at least one point
to be gained by stopping to hear the
story of some time-saving accessory.
There are a lot of these things this
year, particularly for the man who
has a private garage Of his own and
who, therefore, aspires to equip it In
way that will insure him uninter-
rupted use Of his car. 1t isn't always
matter of looking for novelties
either. Som etimes you will find set
of tools, a jack, a tire pump. or some
other very commonplace article that
Will just strike your fancy, not be-
cause It ia clever, but rather because
it is just what you have been looking
for, but never had the time to find
For those who are planning to over
haul their cars this Spring the acces-
sorry displays will be well worth a
visit. II you are going to have the
old car brought up to date, you will
want to try the newest and best in
rings, pstons, plugs, brake lining, |
clutch plates, springs, painting, wheels,
fan belts, etc. If you are wise,
you'll be making a list of the things
you want to specify when leaving
the car with theS repairer.
The parts and accessory business
has grown from mere detail to an
industry that does nearly a billion
dollars worth of business annually
with the motoring public. And this
excludes the tire business. Whel
you go to an automobile show nova
days you are going to an accessory
show as well, only many OF these ac-
cessories on the cars themselves are
where you can't see them. That is
why the accessory exhibitors have
become an inseparable part of the
annual automobile show, and why you
should not go home without giving
them the attention they merit.