Evening star., 1933-10-29
In the Motor World
BY G. ADAMS HOWARD.

decay, and leading to expensive body
repairs A top dressing Of good quail
ity, plus dum-dumming' around the
seams, may save a lot Of trouble.
You prepare your body for the cold
weather by wearing heavier clothing /;
your house is prepared by putting in a
supply of fuel; so should the car be
properly prepared for the sake Of econ
only. comfort. safety, convenience and
appearance.
Recently in Milady's Motoring column
it was stated that a difference could
be noted on the ammeter Of car
when the clutch was disengaged. Sew
eral readers could not understand the
reason for this change: The ammeter
will show discharge at this time be,
cause when the clutch is disengaged
and the driving power disconnected
from the motor and the wheels the
generator is not being charged as much
as at other times.
Truck Code Sought.
A Nationwide campaign to bring
900 900 truck owners Immediately
under the code of their industry, now
before the National Recovery Admin
istration, has been launched today by
Inc. This organization Is q national
association Of truck owners with which
l08 State, regional and local aSsocia-
tions have become afiliated to frame
and administer a code and to protect
the industry against prejudicial legis-
lation. The plan embraces all haulers
and distributors Of property over the
highway and contemplates the tnclu-
sion of the largest number OF slgners
| to any one code thus far presented
to the N r. A.
The code Of the industry includes
| industrial operators as well as opera.
tors for hire, large feet owners and
| local draymen. Many Of these already
have come voluntarily within the pro-
posed authority of the code through
| afnliation with local or State groups
now members Of the national orgalll'
| zation
Paris Show Trends.
The annual Paris Automobile Salon
opened recently with 392 cars on exhi'
bition. Forty-six automobile manu-
are also on view from rs body makers
and IA dealers. The show this veal
includes for the first time delivery
| vans. new tISllQS VI CO1OIo o31o oCN0-
ration are in evidence. The vogue, q
represented by the cars on display, Il
toward greater simplicity In colors. Blut
is the leading shade, being closely fol.
lowed by gray and black. Features
of the show in regard to colors are thu
decrease of black and the increasing
importance of gray compared with last
year Other popular colors are maroon
and green, beige, yellow and red
Pearl essence also is shown. Although
few contrasting colors are being usec
in the desire to secure simplicity. there
are. howeer, some attempts made
chiefly by Bugatti, Hispano and few
body makers, to create contrasting
effects by having the hood and part
of the body the same color and tbs
rest Of the body Of . different shade
the line Of separation between the twt
colors being q curve.
| A feature Of the show Il that dist
wheels are much more prevalent thar
wire wheels, being In the proportion o.
two to one. There are very few ar
very much on the increase, there bein(
as many Of them as Of black tenders
They are chiefly the color Of the car
especially II that color Is q light shade
The prevailing fashion for uphols'
terry tends to be plain broadcloth. 4
larger proportion Of 1t, however, Il
found In bright colors-green, red ant
blue predominating. Fancy cloth ha'
decreased as a material for upholster!
and is found only on some Of thu
cheaper cars Leather and leathe
substitutes are shown to be very muci
on the increase, some of these showing
rather attractive fancy grains. Deliver.
cars and busses on display show ten
dencies toward bright colors, both OF
outside finishing and upholstery.