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THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, SATURDAY, MARCH 16, 1929 is use because of its wi THE SP ' ECIAL TWO DOOR : This is an ideal car for de hg and, b it is -- og THE DELUXE COUPE Additional features, as in the Tiel de Sedan mark this as outstand« i dg tinental lotted to dri od y particularly safe for child: THE DELUXE SEDAN Really = distinctive, wire s, two spares in fen. der wells, bracketed cowl lamps and trunk rack, the DeLuxe Sedan appeals. to those who desire the attrac. tiveness which these features provide, DURANT "go" SPECIAL COUPE Because of its design, deep cushions and new refine. ments, this Special Coupe is articularly suitable as a dy's personal car, DURANT "60" SPECIAL FOUR DOOR SEDAN The smooth quiet performance of the powerful six cylinder Red 0 Motor and the comfort which s provided for by the extra room al. t Seal Con- ver and passengers, DURANT "so" SPECIAL TWO DOOR SEDAN 'This is the ideal wide doors and spacious interior, Me- improvements mounted motor. ensure the satisfaction in comfort and performance, chanical family car, with its and rubber This landau sedan is one of made its appearance here. Exterior rr for the headlamps and a new orto, OLDSMOBILE LANDAU SEDAN the attractive new models of the re changes include a new crest on t visor. The engine, no wof 62 hors fined Oldsmobile, which recently he radiator, chrome- plated sup- epower, is more powerful than Whit additional beauty by ad- styling and new color com- binations and with even greater er and finer performance, the Sew Oldsmobile is being displayed the automobile show. The ex- shows the artistry and skill which many desirable improve- ments have been added without gadical changes having been made fn the distinctive and graceful lines or fundamental changes in the me- shanical specifications. beT most apparent change in the outward appearance of this Oldsmobile is the addition of a her- gldic crest on the radiator and the pemoval of the name plate to a ghromium plated bar connecting $he larger headlamps, which are pow supported by chromium plated rds. Other exterior refine- ments include an advancement de- to harmonie with the grace- ful saddle on the hood and cowl, snd the changing of the finish of the roof shoulders from fabric to sheet metal lacquered in body eol- ors, Adustable front seats now in- eluded in all closed models, These with an even finer grade of mohair @pholstery increase the comfort sud beauty of the Fisher built body Smteriors. The complete line of body mod- consists of seven standard mod- all available in special and de types. The line contains a lan- dau sedan, four-door sedan, two sedan, sport coupe, business sport roadster and sport keeping with policy pledg- we have made sever- in the mew Oldsmo- »" sald Lorne Ardiel, general manager of Olds Motor Works Canada, in a statement. "None them are radical, but all contri- to even greater value. Olds- does not believe in changes for the sake of making the different. "Months ago we held a referen- ' the question, at ) do to improve Oldsmobile?' gt asked of engineers, sev- thousand Oldsmobile owners, women and acknowledged ex jin Judging automobile values. A » Their replies are represented in the refinements present in the new Oldsmobile." Continuous research work by the engineers has resulted in an increase in horsepower and a cor- responding improvement in mech- anical performance. The high com- pression Oldsmobile engine now develops 62 horsepower and this added power has breught even greater speed and smoothness of performance. In this connection the connect- ing rods have been fully machined and rifle drilled so that ofl under pressure is {injected through the rods to the piston pins, This is technically known as full pressure lubrication and heretofore has been a characteristic of ears of high price. A new air cleaner with a mineral wool content replaces the former cleaner of a centrifugal type. Tests have proven that this new type cleaner is highly efficient and does not restrict the flow of air at any engine speed. A larger carburetor which embodies the newest fea- tures of carburation now is employ- ed. Crankease ventilation is re- tained as are the oil filter and gas- oline pump and filter. Additional driving ease and com- fort have been attained through 8 new and improved steering gear and improved adjustments of the clutch and brake pedals, These pedals are also equipped with rub- ber pads. Adjustable front seats, a new de- velopment by Fisher, are used in all closed body types. A very ace cesible handle adjusts the position of the seat, which can be moved forward or backward until the proper position is attained. This, with the adjustable steering eol- umn, which has long been a feature of Oldsmobile, assures absolute comfort to every driver, whether short, tall or of medium stature. Another convenience drivers will appreciate is the use of a subdued green light to illuminate the instru- ment panel. This was added af- ter months of testing which proved that the green light was both rest. ful to the eyes and eliminated the danger of glare reflections from the instrument panel to the driv- er's eyes, thus adding to safety as well as comfort, Another con. venience is a new type windshield wiper which automatically returns to the top of the windshield and is rigidly held there when not in use. Wider doors are now being used on the coupe models. These are 34 3-16 inches, or 3 1-2 inches wider than heretofore. This places the door panel well in back of the driver, giving him uninterrupted vision on both sides, The top and rear quarter of the sport coupes, which are equipped with drop seats are of sheet metal instead of fab- ric. 'This forms a more substan tial and lasting body, The rear window can be lowered when the drop seat is in use. Beside the new features listed above, the standard equipment in- cludes four wheel brakes, four Lovejoy shock absorbers, engine rubber mounting of special design. a fully insulated rubberized felt pad lines the partition between en- gine and front compartment, radi- ator shutters, gasoline guage and engine temperature indicator on dash, stop light, rear vision mir- ror and twin beam headlights. "FINGER-TIP CONTROL" The new "Finger-Tip Control" employed on the new Whippet Fours and Sixes recently dntro- duced by Willys-Overland is term- ed the greatest driving convenience since the self starter. All the fune- tions of starting the motor, oper- ating the lights and sounding the horn are controlled from a single button located in the center of the steering wheel, An upward pull on the button starts the motor, a turn to the right operates the lighting system and a slight downward pressure on the button sounds the horn. This system does away with foot fumbling in searching for the starter button usually located for- ward in the toe-board and is a dis- tant safety factory since these controls are right at the driver's finger tips. CAUSE OF SKIDDING Unequal tire pressure will cause a skid. 'This is brought about by un- equal braking friction. , [44 NEW SPARK PLUGS GIVE PEP TO NOTOR Ensure Quicker Starting and Better Engine Per- formance If you have not installed a new set of spark plugs within the last | year, or if your present set has gone 010,000 miles, you will make certain tof quicker starting and better en- ' gine performance during the coming summer if you install a complete set now, Hundreds of thousands of motor- ists who installed new spark plugs last year, have enjoyed better ser- vice since that time, and every mo- torist will be better satisfied with the performance of his car if he makes it 8 regular practice to put in new plugs once a year. Many people do not understand how mew spark plugs improve the running of the motor." The reasons are perfectly simple and easily un- derstood, Power is developed by the rapid combustion and expansion of the burning gas ignited by the spark at the plug points, Increased power and economy result from an intense spark that gives instantaneous igni- tion, more rapid expansion and com» plete burning of the gas. The spark plug must furnish from 600 to 1,600 full, intense, perfectly timed sparks a minute while econ- stantly subjected to terrific heat and hammerlike blows of the compres- sion, Deposits of soot and carbon gradually burned into the surface of the insulating core, causing surface leakage of current, corrosion gradu- ally sets up an electrical resistance in the electrodes, slowly but surely, a less intense spark occurs at the point of the plug. Loss of power and waste gas and ofl result from a less intensive spark that causes a lag in both ignition and flame propagation. Only a part of the gas is actually converted into power and much of it passes out of the exhaust, merely wasted. New plugs will soon pay for them- selves in saving gas and oil. SAYS AUTO TOUCHSTONE OF AFRICAN PROGRESS The motor ear, tsetse, bearer of sleeping sicknessy has released Africa from the hold of the little bug which has retarded continent for 1,000 years, and devel- opment will now move apace. This is the view ol Ge, B. Sev. ens, just returned to Canada from a oa Jost. term i Africa as Canadian Government Trade Commissioner,' While in Canada, Commissioner Stevens will address a number of lo- cal young men's organizations, at the University of Toronto and elsewhere. He leaves shortly for Peru, where he is opening up a Canadian Govern- ment office before returning to Africa. ------------------ BATTERIES NEED CHARGING A battery should never be allowed to reach a dead condition. This will ginjure the plates inside. INEW WHIPPET GAR WINS ACCEPTANCE OF BUYING PUBLIC MARKED INTEREST IN LATEST OVERLAND PRODUCTS Features Are Outstanding In The Low-Priced Car Field Reports received on the welcome accorded the mew Whippet fours and Whippet sixes, which were in- {ca troduced in January by the Willys. Overland Company, indicate that this manufacturer has achieved the greatest success in the twenty years history of the Company. The remarkable public reception accorded the new cars in the Cities where they were first shown prov- ed clearly that Willys-Overland had struck the public fancy to a greater degree than ever before through its. introduction of high priced car beauty and advanced mechanical features in the low priced field. Close observers de- clare that this marked advance- ment would tend to establish a new trend of design in the Whip- pet price class. Hopes Exceeded Although it was known that the public was in a highly receptive mood for the new models because of the outstanding reputation of the original Whippet, yet the m- terest that was manifested exceed- ed even the most optimistic expec- tations of Willys-Overland execu- tives, Before the presentation of the new Whippets the interest of the public was db of ad- -- The idea 1s carried to its highest development in this grace- ful LaSalle Sport Phaeton, with its LASALLE SPORT PHAETON tonneau cowl and two folding wind- shields. A spotlight mounted on a nickeled stanchion above the rum- ning board adds a modish feature. News of importance to motorists in the fine car field was the an- t & few months ago by Canada of & nédw line of LaSalle Ts. The LaSalle models reveal the often-mentioned purpose of Gen eral Motors to have in the Zoduts of the illac Motor Car Company owners all the prestige and satis- faction that go with the ownership of a vehicle closely approaching motor car perfection, Features of the models {include marked improvements in body con- struction with conservative changes in design, larger bodies, an entire- ly new and original Cadillac-de- signed transmission providing easy, instantaneous and silent gear shift- ing without the usual hesitation in neutral, remarkably efficient new brakes, "security-plate'" glass in all windows and windshields and ad- justable front seats. The engines are more powerful and also larger, Wheelbase Increased New use of principles of pneu- matics in engineering to increase quietness, refinements in body ex- teriors and interiors, and increase of the wheelbase to 134 inches ex- cept in three open models, are oth- er important features. Permanent lustre of all exposed nickel parts is assured by chrom- fum plating. Body construction has nouncemen the Cadillac Motor Car Company of @ line of cars which will give their. been strengthened albng with re- finements in body exteriors and in- teriors and an etirely new type has been added to the Fleetwood line, This is the "all-weather" phaton, which provides for five passengers the advantages of both an open and closed car which heretofore have been limited to the two-pass- enger convertible coupe. A very modern touch has been added to all models by the placing of the parking lamps on the front fenders. In the new transmission, Cadillac engineers have again scored by add- ing to their long list of pioneering achievements this development o1 an entirely new mechanism, It is called the "Syncromesh" transmis- sion, and the name refers to the act of making the gears run at the same rate of speed just prior to actual shifting. The transmission is shifted in the usual way. With this transmission, clashing of gears does not occur at any speed. The get-away is greatly ac- celerated and an important factor is introduced in the driver's ability to shift instantaneously from high gear to second gear for braking purposes, The new transmission, according to the engineers, makes gear shifting as simple and noise- less as steering. . The new brakes are composed of two separate and independent brak- ing systems, more eflicient, more easily operated and providing for quick and simple adjustment, The brakes are entirely enclosed and operate at maximum efficiency in all weather, being fully protected from water and mud. dn the bodies, while there are a number of improvements and re- finements which the obsérver can see the greater emphasis has been placed on interior body comstruc- tion where, although not visible, improvements have added mater. ially to comfort, quietness and sturdiness. Greater Rigidity All body sills are made heavier, and the number of body hold-down bolts has been increased. Heavier reinforcements have been added to the dash, resulting in greater rigid- ity at a point which is subjected to severe stress. All metal attached to the body is coated with anti squeak material at points where metal and wood come in contact. A new type of windshield wiper, electrically driven and having two arms, or blades, is used on all closed cars. Door handles, like the tool and battery box, are fitted with theft-proof locks and a new of theft-proof car lock is employed which is of the coincidental type, automatically locking the transmis- sion and ignition when the fgnition is shut off. vance information that seeped out that in the new cars the Willys-Ov- erland Company was taking the initiative by bringing out some- thing entirely new and totally dif- ferent from anything heretofore shown in the low priced field, High Beauty Standard The public showed a tremen- dous interest in the development of the Whippt body lines which reach a standard of beauty entirely new to cars in the price range of the Whippet four and six. In ad- dition, marked interest was shown in the increased length of the cars and the roomier and richly uphol- stered interiors. There was one notable feature ow the new Whippets which provid- ed a chief point of interest in the Matter of 'mechanical advancement over other motor cars--that of the new "Finger-Tip Control," declar- ed by experts to be the greatest ad-. vancement in driving convenience since the self starter. Finger-Tip Control The "Finger-Tip Cotrol", which is standard equipment on all Whippet fours and sixes, consists of a button in the center of the steering wheel by means of which the driver controls all the fune- tions of starting the motor, con- trolling the lights and sounding the horn without removing a hand from the steering wheel. This advanced driving econveni- ence proved especially interesting to the thousands of women who in spected the cars since it eliminates the necessity of searching for the starter button in the toeboard. The new Whippet fours and six- es are conspicuous for their out- standing development of artistry in body lines from the new trim higher radiator to carefully round- ed rear qcarters, Color schemes on exterior round out the /crafts- manship that brings 8 new concep- tion of beauty to cars in the low priced field, The power plants of both the four and six have been materially improved, providing a speed and power performance far superior to that of the previous models, With production on the mew models being speeded up rapidly, executives of the Willys-Overland Company are confident that retail deliveries to buyers will be affected mech sooner than was st first anti- cipated. . Europe Now Scene Of Fight Between Ford and G.M.C. New York, Mar, 14.--A transfer of the fight between General Mo- tors Corporation and Ford Motor Co., from the United States to the European field is seen in the nego- tiations now nearing completion for 8 merger between Opel Motor Co. and General Motors, Official de- nials of the final signing of the contracts, according to a despatch from Berlin, thus far have not seemed to militate against the gen- eral impression that the fusion fis an accomplished fact. i The Ovel eral Motors deal here is regarded as the firing of a second gun in the impending bat. tle of American automobile makers for the foreign business, The first shot was fired when Ford, severing connections of the European and American Ford companies, offered shares of the Ford Motor Co. Ltd., immune to the|in commercial development of the dark | and | Sedan In Dodge Brothers New Six Line } & EAUTY in lines and colors is. represented in this popular model of the Dodge Brothers Neto Six. The Mono-piece body, an exclusive feature, provides rigidity and balance, and is so mounted to the chassis that the car's roadability is an outstanding feature. Exterior hardware is chromium plated. Refinements in body construction afe ford maximum room and comfort for every passenger. WHEN BETTER AUTON ' You have ari Sertalaty which has made McLaughlin Moffatt Motor Sales, Limited 88 SIMCOE STREET NORTH, OSHAWA OBILES BUILT--MLAUGHLIN-BUICK WILL BUILD yo Questions ght to Ask / i Buick PHONE 918