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SCHENEGTADY GAZETTE, MONDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 20, 1928.
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AS REVEALED AT MOTOR SHOW OF 1928
duction ratios and adjustability of the
N e w Models A r e B a s e d U p o n Old, b u t I m p r o v e d in steering gear angle.
Adjustability of both clutch and
pedals or of the driver's seat to
so M a n y P o i n t s as to Seem Radically Different brake
permit a person of any eize to drive a
— C o m p o s i t e P i c t u r e Shows I m p r e s s i v e P r o g r e s s car of any proportions.
A car of this character Is expected
to prove almost irresistible. That is
in E n g i n e D e s i g n and Construction, in A p p e a r - what
tho automotive industry wants,
for it wants another 4,000,000-plus car
ance of Body, and in Chassis F e a t u r e s .
year this year.
And, all things being equal, it Is
very likely to get It despite the faot
Evolution is no mere theory .In the automotive industry. It is a that 1927 was not entirely perfect.
practice and its results mayo be scon with half a n eye whether the object
of one's glance is the most inexpensive or the most expensive car.
Each year the automobile designer h a s evolved something: better in
appearance, performance, durability, economy, and In every other way.
Recently this evolutionary process has begun to bear fruit at much shorter
intervals than a year apart, and the result is that the public has found
itself unable to keep tip with the many advances, if it cannot keep up
with, events as they happen, however, it has opportunity to catch up with
them in the annual automobile exhibitions.
Motor Sales In South American mar.
Improvements.
kets should Increase with economlo
What do tho automobile shows re- many ordinary purposes, where brake gains predicted by competent observers
veal in the form of new cars and lining now is consumed by the average for the next two years.
driver,.
improved cars?
Approximately 90 per cent of all moSuch an engine obviously is the prod- tor vehicles Imported by South AmeriA composite picture of the cars displayed at tho show reveals these en- uct of an evolutionary process in which can countries are of American make.
the entire field of car manufacture One British manufacturer Is erecting
gine features:
An engine of slightly greater bore, finds itself. As one famous consult- an assembling plant In Argentina and
with resultant greater power duo to ing automotive engineer sums it up: a Continental automobile maker, plans
"Kngincs have been getting this Way a similar establishment in Brazil.
larger piston displacement.
The chief Impediment to motor sales
An engine of higher compression for years." He meaiiB, of course, more
ratio to take advantage of the better powerful, smooth, and flexible as well Is lack of adequate highways. Highway
construction is 'somewhat complicated
fuels both in the form of better and as lighter and more durable.
Body Changes.
In several countries because of vast
more economical performance.
An engine with a new manifold deThe evolutionary process that is to areas covered by the properties of
signed to distribute the vaporized fuel be noted In the engine is probably single owners. Popular enthusiasm for
evenly to all cylinders—particularly in even more conspicuous In the body. A good roads has been aroused nearly
the case of six and eight-cylinder en- composite of the models for 1928 everywhere, however, and Increased
road building is looked for In the near
gines. This manifold will utilize en- shows:
gine heat for a further increase In
Deep, slender-looking radiators, sur- future.
Motor transport Is being looked on
efficiency.
mounted by an effective ornament.
An engine whose cylinder wall, inStill narrower body posts to Increase with more favor by government officials, particularly In Chile. Realization
stead of being tho conventional gray visibility.
iron casting, will include some nickel
Interior hardware made of higher- that a low tax will stimulate motor
or chrome-lilckel to give them greater grade materials and less ornate In de- registration and that * governmental
gross revenue will increase in the long
wearing qualities.
sign.
An engine whoso designers recognize
Heavier fenders and much more sub- run Is growing: Lowered Import duties
that the different functions of exhaust stantial running boards, whether the and motor taxation may result.
ana Inlet valves not only permit but material for the latter Is wood or
There Is an Increasing tendency for
dictate the use of different materials metal.
women to drive cars on the East Coast.
'and, in some cases, different forms for
Open cars are most popular in Brazil
A departure from the vertical louver
each. Incidentally, many englnea show In favor of tho horizontal or diagonal, and other coentrles near the equator.
the use of dual valve springs or simi- a further expression of a trend that Closed cars arc making gains In Arlar arrangement to eliminate breakage has been manifest for the last 12 gentina, Use for road building and by
due to higher stresses.
progressive farmers is broadening the
months.
More Aluminum.
Wider, more form-fitting, deeper- market for light, rugged trucks.
Existing: bus lines are being extended
An engine that involves greater use cushioned and better-upholstered seats.
Greater leg room In the driving com- and new lines opening up. Railways
of aluminum and aluminum alloys In
are looking toward the motor vehicle
partment.
pistons and connecting rods.
Comfort, convenience and better ap- for feeder lines and increased truck
An engine that uses some form of
vibration dampener as recognition of pearance are the objectives of the de- and bus sales are expected to result.
the fact that counterweights do not signer that have been brought out In
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eliminate this annoyance, but rather this significant group of changes.
aerve merely to reduce or better dis- These goals have been .particularly aptribute the loads on main crankshaft parent in the ears that have been Introduced since mid-summer of 1927. If
bearings.
An engine of no greater r. p. m. one looks closely enough at the new
ine^Pbut';«'£' higher < power and more models, he can see the skeleton of the
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appealing smoothness,
<, old automobile, But it does require a
At tho ond of 1927 General Motors
QUtfo a [piece of automotive power, close look In many cases. Take tho Acceptance Corporation had In operaapparatus,-thla compos! to of what la car one owns and compare It with tho tion 21 branch offices in overseas
being-"revealed In tho 1928 automobile latest model of tho same make. It is countries, operating along tho same
•hows. One of the most encouraging, hard to see tho old In the n|w, but it llnoa nB domostlo branches in provideigns about It. from the engineering- Is there If the vision is not' beclouded ing credit servlco to the retail pur*
•viewpoints is t.hat It Is built,upon reo-J by desire for the.new car. More evp- chaser of GeneraM Motors products.
ogniUon that the automobile engine la1 lutlon.
The acceptance corporation's foraltogether, too b,eavy In, .pound* per
The composite chassis has. these im- eign volume for the year totaled over
hors*po\ver—a lesson learno^ fr6m:tbe' proved features;
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170,000,000, representing a large Inairplane engine. This ne"*r lightness
l o n g e r rear ' springs, with fewer crease In business over 1926.
la achieved, of course, by the use of leaves, and new notes In suspension. >•
Credit buying of automobiles Is rap.llgfctefc-^rtMiterlals, aluminum • In most
Lighter frame materials, with a idly being extended in overseas counInstances.
greater, number of connecting members tries and an even greater growth is
The cars powered with this engine to give rigidity and compensate for the looked for In the acceptance corpora; come fairly close to exceeding the mo- lightness of tho metals used. Drop tion's business for 1928 with tho Intorist's ultimate hope in flexibility, to frames to achieve low over-all height. creased demand for General Motors
acutely needed In the face of conges*
Smaller wheels with no uniformity produots throughout the world.
tioh. It is a faster car and more aa to ^wlre, artillery or disk.
BUYS FBOM 4600 C0K0ERN8
potent on hills. And, it Is worthy of
Wider rjsar tread to permit a f e a r
note, it Is a car in which the engine Beat of greater width.
M"ore than 4,600 concerns supply maIs an amazingly efficient brake for
Easier steering through greater re- terials for Goneral Motors products.
Ninety Per Cent
Of Cars in South
America From Here
Credit Buying in
Foreign Countries
Two Hundred More
Clubs in the A. A. A.
Membership, Resources and
»• Services of Organization
Progress in 1927.
By ERNEST >'. SMITII
General Manager, American Automobile Association
"When the first gasoline automobiles
appeared on our streets a little more
than a quarter century ago, motordom
was beginning a healthy infancy. Its
wants, like the Infant's, were few and
similarly easy to satisfy.
As motordom expanded and the
number of cars In use multiplied, it
Decerns more apparent that Its problems were growing Increasingly complex. The question then was how
should they be solved, individually or
collectively?
The logical step In the direction 'of
satisfactory solution was the organisation of motordom, and this was accomplished jn the formation of the
motor club. This was the body deBtlried to become motordom's way of
expressing its desire, providing for Its
needs, and generally protecting Itself
against harmful and unfair tactics.
In seeking out automobile owners to
organise <thero for their mutual benefit
and proteotlon, the motor club was In
a position to point to a definite program the accomplishment of which
would enable motorists to avoid burdensome taxation, to have available
good roads stretching throughout the
nation, and to be'enabled to use their
cars with the assurance that their
tours would be charted, all emergencies provided for, and various annoyances eliminated which otherwise,
would threaten to cast the shadow of
discomfort over the travels of the
motor car owner up and down the
highways. To- this task the American
Automobile Association and its affiliated olubs have directed.their endeavors during the 25 years In which
they have labored In the Interest of organized motorists.
On every hand, tho highly salutary
effects of organization as a principle
are clearly apparent In business, In
Industry, In finance—even In the arts
—organization has brought and Is continuing to produce results which hitherto wero believed unattainable, O ^
ganlzatlon is not a panacea, but it is,
very surely and definitely, an Important milestone in the achievement of
efficiency and general progress.
Founded In 1902, when the motor car
first was beginning to attract a measure of public attention, the American
Automobile Association from that day
to this never has left the lists it entered to defend and extend the rights
and to protect the privileges of the
motorist, and at the same time to forward In every possible constructive
way motordom's and the public's Interests. Consequently, with a growing appreciation of the value of the
high-minded service rendered there has
been an ever-widening recognition in
the form of hundreds of thousands of
e n t r a n t s ' i n t o the ranks of organised
motor ownership,
Civic Institutions
Starting small, as all* great movements must, the motor club has gained
strength with the most amazing consistency. Today, It has become 'a
great clvlo institution and with the
growth of its membership and facilities it Is devoting more and more of
its resources to publio service activities. The wideawake motor club of
the present is taking the leading part
In promoting publio safety, and much
of the progress of the safety movement In America can be traced to the
activities of organised " motordom, as
represented by the motor club In its
community,
This is, of course, altogether apart
from service to,members and is but
another proof that a motor club la in
reality today a eeml-publlo utility,
fully conscious of the role it is called
upon to exercise.'
No section of the country, however
remote from tho main center of population, has failed to reveal .increasing
interest In the motor club a s a n outstanding factor of Importance t o , m o tordom as a whole and to the motorist
as an individual.' Everywhere, our
clubs report remarkable membership
gains, and, what we consider of deep
significance, member activity of all
past years, now has been surpassed.
By member activity, two things are
meant. First, our clubs through the
enterprise of their membership have
participated to a greater degree than
ever before in matters of clvlo Importance, not only in matters of safety
but also In Improved traffic regulations, street improvements, street extension, street widening, and many
other matters of similar character.
SScondly, as a result of member activity In another direction, our clubs
have been able to. render more and
wider services.
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10,009,000 Tours
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The automobile has made us a nation of nomads and out of this has
grown the tremendous industry of
motor touring. Communities everywhere are compeyng for motor tourist
business and the most successful In
this respect are those where the motor
club has been working* according to
modern standards and acting as hosts
to the visiting, tourists from wherever
they may chance to come.
LaBt year 10,000,000 tours were
handled across the counters of A. Ai A.
clubs by more than 3,600 touring counselors. These figures, reflect the tremendous proportions this service has
attained and are vitally significant of
tho Yast need that Is being filled by
this one phase of the motor club program.
An increase of 20 per cent In 1927
in the number of new motor clubs
affiliated under the A. A. A. emblem
clearly shows the trend of the motorminded publio toward organisation.
During the year there were a, total of
199 new clubs admitted to membership,
compared to 165 In 1926, which decidedly strengthened the ranks of motordom In Its never ending fight to protect the Interests of the car owner.
The trend of the motorists throughout the country Is to Join bands and
op-ordlnate their efforts to aid in the
program of progress of the motoring
world. •
Total of 958 Clubs
The A. A. A. today has 958 member clubs. It Is represented In every
state in the Union. Its service chain
extends from coast to coast and from
Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. In 25
foreign cities It has representatives
who are prepared to take care of the
heeds of the A. A. A. club member
when he desires
to take his c a r abroad.
This service1 has now definitely crossed
the sea.
It Is a cause of the utmost satisfaction to officials of the American Automobile Association and inspires confidence among the growing 96 per cent
of the functioning motor clubs of the
United States are acting under the
banner of the A. A. A.
So we come now down to the present
moment. We have seen the growth
and the spread of this movement from
the early days of the automobile to
this very season of stock-taking. We
have seen the steady advance made by
it, and have noted that during 1927
It set new high marks for sound and
well-conceived advances.
What, then, does the future hold in
store for organized motordom? Can It
go on to still greater heights, or haa-lt
already reached the peak? Will 1928
lead us upward, or must \Ve now travel
a downward path?
To us who dally are In the most Intimate contact with the motor club
movement it seems clear that the
pew year holds forth a glowing promise of even more Impressive achievements than we already have been privileged to witness. Wo feel that wo can
say this, not merely because we wont
to think that way, but on the basis of
facts and figures, cold and unrelenting. .
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So certain are we of our premise
that we do not say that we believe
AUTOMOBILE SECTION
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ON M0TORiST8
SHOWS fflGREASE'
Car Owners Paying! Nearly
Two-Thirds of Annual
Road Bill.
GARDNER EIGHTS
VER Y ATTRACTIVE
Among the many attractive Gardner
models, a series 95 brougham, executed
two-tone in Ardsley green and Congo
smoko; a 95 roadster in Roblnhood
green and Abbot" gray, with yellow and
gray wheel striping: a 75 sedan, dsjpe
In Maxlne blue, with cream moldings,
and wood wheels, with blue fenders
and striping.
Very striking also Is the Series 85
sedan which is finished in Alesslo wine
below the belt and on top of the hood,
with flat wine above the belt and on
the back. Natural wood wheels are In
mountain ash scarlet with black striping, moldings and fenders are in black,
and molding^ and louvres are striped
in mountain ash scarlet. Upholstery la
In Chase sample mohair with cut design, and there is a lacy cushion to
match.
On all cars cushions and backs of
the seats are made over form-fitting
springs to assure maximum comfort
even on the longest trip. American
walnut finish is used on window frames
and on the doors wainscoting panel,
which has an Inlay of mahogany. Interior hardware Is all platinum finished
and exposed-hardware on the, door pil-
lars and the face of the lock is nickel
plated. Exposed wood parts in the
door openlng& are completely metaled.
Mechanically, the Gardner 95 is a
130-inch wheelbase Job with 8% by 4^s
inch Lycoming engine having a compression ratio of 5.35 to 1, 33.8 rated
horse power, and delivering 115 brake
horse power at 3,200 revolutions per
minute; while that of eerles 85, a
smaller replica of the 95, la a Lycoming 2% by 4% inches, rated at 26.45
horse power and delivering 74 brake
horse power at 3,200 revolutions per
minute. The compression ratio is 5
to 1. The Gardner 85 wheelbase length
is 125 inches.
Both series are very similar in mechanical design and details, except, of
course, where dimensional differences
are necessary.
A description of the
series 95, therefore, should enable the
reader to form a picture of both Jobs.
The^ 95 features In its engine, Duplex
carburetor and Duplex manifolding,
Bohnalito pistons, air cleaner, P»%rolator and fuel strainer, while among
outstanding features of the chassis are
hydraulic four-wheel brakes, of internal-expanding type, and automatlo
centralized chassis lubrication.
that 1928 will surpass 1827; we firmly
Insist that we know such will be the
case. In this we are uncompromising;
failure Is not in the cards.
The motor club has proved, not only
to Itself, but also to the millions who
have used Its beneficent rapidly expanding and forward-looking services.
The motor club Is the voice of the
millions who have found the automobile indispensable. It is a voice that
can not, will not, .be stilled. The year,
now new( will corroborate this prophecy before it ends. •
RADIO IS USED IN
AUTO RESEARCH
B-battery eliminators, so popular
these da;xs with radio fans, are utilized
for various purposes in research work
at the General Motors laboratories In
Detroit. Special eliminators, operated
to generate power for X-ray and
Cathode-ray oscillographs convert 220
volts of alternating current from the
commercial power line to 110,000 volts
of direct current.
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Radio amplifiers are also used in research work as part of the operation
of the oscillograph, which detects, defines, amplifies and records noises.
When unnecessary noises are traced
HAS 18,000 DEALERS
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Products of General Motors are sold
bodies the problem of eliminating them through 18,000 dealers and distributors
What is the .value of a used car?
ih the United States.
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Having decided to trade in his pres- Is greatly «lmpllfled.
ent car for a new one, the owner is
often puzzled over the apparent divergence of opinion*, upon the p a r t of
dealers, as to what the old car Is
worth. These valuation differences
are explained in one word—competition. The value of the owner's present car la exactly what it will sell for
In the used car m a r k e t
We handle all parts for all cars a t the
very lowest. prices. Just tell us your
A large trade-in allowance is not alneeds and see for yourself how quickly
ways Indicative of- a good business
we fulfil them?
deal. Often the apparently generous
valuation placed upon the present car
"Satisfactory SerTice Here"
is warranted b y the new car being
excessively high-priced, in Its class.
The merits of a new car should be
considered in comparison with Us
price,' including delivery and finance
"The Honse of a Million Auto P a r t s "
Charges; and the buyer should bear
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purchase—not a sale.
Supply and Demand
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world'* lowest-priced Bightl The new
8erlet 75—the result of four years of
•pedidking on Eights-in-line, A man*
site car of l2Z«incn wheelbase—Gardner quality from tibe ground up—in a
wide array of enchanting color combinations in coach-work and interior
dW>ration---heautiruUy appointed and
6tted—at a price that is actually LESS
than mat asked for any one of eleven
weU4cuown Sixes!
In 1927 the car owners of the Unfted
States paid, J725.555.812 in yedewd.
State and municipal taxes, making a
total of $4,476,977,650 paid by the motorists in the ten-year period, according to an automobile tax survey recently completed by the American
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Automobile Association.
In citing these ,figures the national
motoring body pointed out that the
tendency to pyramid tho tax burden of
the motorists continued during 192T on
an intensive scale and demonstrated
more than ever the need for a nationwide definition of what share of the
tax burden shall be imposed on the
car owning citizens.
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The A. A. A. statement follows:
"One of the crying demands of motordom today is for a more equitable
distribution of the tax owners 6f the
country may be relieved of the' disproportionate load they are now carrying.
"From the history of taxation: we
might reasonably expect that tho more
numerous an article of tax Incidence
becomes, the lower would be the tax
rate on the Individual unit, but in the
case of the automobile we have a complete reversal of precedent. The average per vehicle tax In 1918 was $22.57,
as compared with $32.98 In 1927.
"While the number of automobiles
has increased enormously, an analysis
of the tax returns discloses that the
annual per vehicle tax Increase for the
nation as a whole was always greater
on a percentage basis than the Increase
in the number of automobiles. In the
past 10 years, 1918 to 1927, the increase
in automobile reglstraUon was 362 per
cent, as compared with an increase 6f
535 per cent in the total amount collected from motor vehicle taxes. *:
"It is estimated- that approximately
$8,500,000,000 has been expended on
highways in »the United States since
1918, a.nd on this basis the total takes
paid by motorists amounted to more
than half the amount spent for roads.
In 1927 the motorists' tax amounted to
75 per cent o* the total road building
expenditure of the nation, including
new construction and maintenance.'• v"State taxes have been tremendously
Increased In recent years.
Although
this is well known, It Is not generally
known what proportion of this in*
crease has been thrown on the carowning citizens. In the past 10 years
the percentage of Increase In state
automobile taxes has been 492 per cent;
compared to slightly less than 100 per
cent Increase in the per capita State
taxes, during the same period."
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Wish closed models at $12951 With a
smooth, powerful Eight-in-line motor,
new-type safety chassis with double*
drop frame and low center of gravity,
enclosed 4 ' w h e e l brakes, vibration
dampener, bumper^ snubbers, thermostatic h e a t c o n t r o l , custom-designed
bodies trimmed in Chase-Velmo, Fedco
Theft-proof Numbering System with
Loss-ot-Us© insurance and many other
individual features.
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"Eddie" Has the Bells
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