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so W~METl"E LIFE · October 26. l928- that all these . ideas are thoroughly conditions. Changes in the power tested and proven before final adop- plant, including refinements in the shape of the combustion chamber tion. "It is an easy matter for anyone to head, changes in the bore' and stroke trace this development. As an illustra- dimensions, and many others, have ..If the aver~ge motorist were to tion, take the motorist of a few years given · owners power to meef every possible traffic and road need, and have compare the car of today with the ago into consideration. He had trouble also eliminated gear shifting to a large st~rting his car and used his choke to vintage of 1914, the difference would an excess. Shifting gears was a noisy ~xtent." be as great as between day and night operation. He experienced great difOIL FILTER FOR FORD-A -yet, does the average car owner ficulty in stopping quickly - the Announcement is made of a new oil stop to consider the· fact that he or emergency brake was called into sercomfort was not filter designed especially for the Model she has been fundamentally responsible vice often. Riding . for the many advances made in modern what it should have been, and bodies A Ford. The new product of the Cuno automobiles?" comments Tom Hay of were not substantial as they are today. Engineering Corporation, Meridian, Tom Hay and Son, Evanston Chand"Through a close analysis of the Conn., has a number of interesting ie~ ler-Cleveland dealer. average car driver's habits, we have tures. ul f one were to delve into the not only been able to improve our line methods of the majority of automotive of motor cars materially, but also make WILLYS-OVERLAND SPEEDS UP engineers, it would be found that the it easier for the owner to operate and Willys-Overland, at Toledo, is estabrevolutionary changes and ideas that maintain a Chandler. New develop- lishing new records up among the finally find their place in today's car, ments in manifold design, improved leaders. For the three months ending are the result of studying the habits carburetion and thermostatic control September this plant produced and· and actions of the average motcrist. of the cooling system have resulted in placed in the hands of dealers an9 Of course, it must not be overlooked quick starting, regardless of climatic consumers 75,000 units. - - - -- - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Car Improvement Due to .Motorists, Says T. Hay, Dealer Honors Captured by Graham-Paige in Brazil Tests Graham-Paige cars, setting a remarkable record of consistent performance. and reliability, made a clean sweep in Brazil's 1200 kilometer touring test last month, winning first place in every one of the four classes, while a fifth Graham-Paige car took second place in its class, accor~ing to Carl Hansont Winnetka dealer, who has just received the . news from the factory-. The '~Washington Luis" touring test is held annually under the auspices of the Sao Paulo Good Roads association. and cover from Sao Paulo to Rio de Janeiro to Petropolis and return, a_distance of 745 miles. The contest is not a race but a four days' run under touring conditions, each car carrying four or five passengers. The run is clost:ly supervised and checked at the several controls, and scoring is on the basis of econm:ny in fuel consumption and freedom from troubles. The roads for this course are described as being "not too g-ood." The contestants this year numbered fifteen, of which thirteen were American cars A Lancia (Italian) and Mercedes (German) were the European entries. Altogether nine different makes were represented. The prize f9r the best performance of all four classes went to Roberto Thiry, who piloted a four-speed Graham-Paige model 614, and finished with the best total score Thiry, who was in the class for professional drivers with cars of less than 25 rated horsepower, thus won the coveted Washington Luis trophy. The prize for professional driving cars of more than 25 rated horsepower was won by Jose Armentano, who drove a four-speed Graham- Paige model 619. In the amateur class, A. Nascimento, Jr., was first in the class of the higher powered cars, driving a Graham-Paige 619 model with fourspeed transmission. In the class for cars of less than 25 rated horsepower, Jose Zoppeli with a Graham-Paige 610 was victor . a at One of the fundamen.tal · tmprovements For years there hu been no major improvement in transmissions. Gear changing has been difficult and frequently noisy. But Cadillac engineers have finally found a solution in the SyncroMesh tran1111ission. Even a novice can now shift gears silently and instantaneously at any speed. Ask for a Cadillac or La Salle demonstration. Test the Syncro-Mesh for yourself. Motorists Soend 5 Million to Keep Cars Fit for Year Motorists of the nation spend the staggering sum of over five biltion dollars annually with service stations and repair shops, according to figures furnished by the Research Department of the A. A. A. In 1927 more than five and a quarter billion dollars was spent with service stations and repair shops by car owners. This gigantic sum, was divided as follows : Parts and service supplies. $950.000.000; tires for replacement, $925.000.000; fuels and lubricants. $2.350,000,000, and service labor. $1.0Q2,000,000. In 1919 the total amount was $2,125,000.000, while in 1926 it reached $4,815,000,000. The large amount of money spent in this way. does not include the sum chargeable to depreciation and garaging. CADILLAC MOTOR CAR CO. Evanston Branch 1810 Ridge Ave., Evanston I ., . NewCADILLACS NewLA SALLES NewFLEETWQQDS a.,er.·Who Prefer To Purcluue .Frona Income Will Find G. M. A. C. Terms Conwni~ and Economical v United States Supplies · Most Tires to the Swiss. The United States has supplanted France as the leading supplier of automobile tires to Switzerland, the tire sales keeping pace with increased sales of American cars, the Department of Commerce states. The increase in the sales of American tires in Switzerland has kept pace with the increased sales of . American cars. In 1924 France supplied onehalf of all tires imported into Switzer-. land, white the United States furnished barely more than 8 per cent. The high point in French sales was reached in 1925, with a total of 52 per cent, but since that time there has been a rapid decline and a corresponding increase in the sales of American tires.