Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-27
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keener competition III the auto
motive industry than at present
a Unlike the less intense competi
tons of the past, however, the pres
emit one is not characterized by ;
frenzied wave of price cutting. There
have been reductions. of course, bu
they have been made on sounc
business basis. and are not so larg,
as the previous ones.
The present competition. however
probably is going to be more fruitful
OF benefits TO the motor car buyeI
than any other in the industry's his
tory. What may he missed in thu
way Of price reduction will be NOR,
than compensated for by the muci
higher quality OF the product pur
chased
The 1927 automobile is the mos
efficient ever turned out, and tht
most beautiful and economical a.
we'll. 1t has cost the manufacturer
a great deal to build into his product:
these superior qualities. He ha,
added efficiency devices, made grea'
changes IN design and gone to grea'
expense in enhancing the comfor,
anu convenience Oh inc CAT.
He has laviShed time. genius anc
money on the improvement OF hi.
machine.
He may not have cut his price, OF
he may have cut it only slightly. but
the buyer will derive a huge reward
in the form of an automobile o.
vastly superior quality.
Custom built effects through dress
ing up the conventional car is an op-
portunity which many car owners
seem to overlook. There are numer-
Gus things which can he done TO a
stock model to make it have very
distinguished appearance, and the
cost is by no means excessive. Al
most every one admires the custom
job, but with all due respect TO these
fine examples of coach work, the
motorist will note that often the
most appealing features are the trim
rnings. Many of these can be OBJ
tanned at high grade accessory stores
and when added to the conventional
stock model produce some happy eff
fects in originality and beauty.
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Motor car makers may have been
unable to find names for the various
eolors in which their products are
finished, but they apparently have
discovered no dearth OF designations
available for the new body styles
they have added to their lines.
1t was not so long ago that just
about FIVE names were sufficient to
describe the general range of body
styles. regardless of price class. 1t is
much different today.
Exclusive of combinations, there
are today 20 distinct and distinctive
names used to designate various body
styles. Here is the list: Coupe,
roadster. sedan, touring. coach, Ian
dau, cabriolet. speedster, brougham,
town car, limousine. convertible.
sporster, victoria, phaeton, sportif,
Befline, foursome, twosome and col
lapsible.
Despite what has been termed a
Standardization Of automobile engine
design, there are at present under
the hoods of a number of famous
cars several very distinct types of en-
. Tine. 1t is important for the car
owner to understand the difference
between these designs and to classify
them properly.
The. most common type is the
valve-head engine. In this the spark
plugs are in the top and the valves
are in side compartment. Next in
popularity comes the valve-in-head
engine, technically known as the
1-head In this type the valves are
in the head and the spark piug is in
the side of the cylinder Next comes
the sleeve-valve engine. Here the
valves are sleeves working up and
down in the cylinders and opening
ports. 1t also is an I-head engine.
The T-head engine is type which
formerly was extremely popular
However. it still is used in several
very high grade makes of automo-
biles III America and Europe In this
type the spark plug is in the head of
the cylinder. but the intake and ex-
haust valves are on opposite sides.
A type which has just been revived
is the F-head engine. which is
cross between an 1-head and an
L-head The intake valves are in the
head. while the exhaust valves are in
the sides.
All traffic driving is a matter of
competition in which the spells 20
TO the most skiIlfui. Much of the
trouble in trying to get by street
cars, however, is directly due to the
fact that few drivers consider the
difference in those street cars. Some
OF them are new. some are DID, 1t
is important to know which types of
street cars have the better acceiera-
ton, otherwise one may be forcing
his car to do the impossible Most
drivers know which automobiles they
can get ahead of in traffic. but for
some reason they seem to think that
all street cars are of the same speed
and possess the same acceleration
features.
Accessories often offer double ad-
vantage TO those who are wise
enough to add them to their cars,
and the secondary advantage some
times is preferable to the primary.
A case IN point was where a motor
ist added rather unique horn to his
car merely with the idea of attract
ing a little personal attention. What
he found was that the new horn
provided more positive warning and
more instantaneous response.
A more comfortable ride is the aim
OF most motorists who install a Ger.
tain make of spring control device.
yet many have found that the most
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