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THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES. SATURDAY: JULY 30, 1927 Percentage Closed Cars Growing Year After Year Design is Governed By Fash-] ion's Decree--72 Per Cent. of Cars Produced in U.S. Last Year Were Closed Models and 50 in Canada Ten years ago two automobiles out of every 100 produced were closed and 98 were open cars. Last year 72 per cent, of all pas- senger cars produced in the Uni- ted States, and probably 50 per cent, of all produced in Canada, were closed models, Truly, Dame Fashion rules in the motor world as well ag in purely feminine circles, Is the ever-increasing trend for closed cars dilated by fashion or utility Fashion would certainly ap- pear to have the deciding vote if one can judge from a comparison of the production figures for the United States and Canada, Logic- ally Canada, with a climate, in general, cooler than the United States, would demand a greater proportion of closed cars, but al- though the Dominion shows an in- creasing preference for closed cars year by year, she still runs be- hind the United States in percent- age of closed cars to total output, as the folowing production figures show: U.S, and Canada Canada Combined, Only, Year P.C, P.C, 920 ....... 17 10 3981»... 22 16 1828 verve 30 20 3923 sv iees 34 26 3934 connie 43 32 F930 varies 56 40 1926 .... iss 27 656 *Figures for this year United States production only, Still Behind United States Although many of the open cars profiuced in Canada are for ithe export trade the Dominion is still behind the United States in ythe preference for closed models, but the trend in both countries still strongly favors the closed type. Another trend that js becoming more and more marked each year is that of mulfiple car oWnership in families. In the U.S.A. 55.7 per gent, of all families pwn a car and 18 per cent, of all car-own- ing families own more than one car, The Canadian Business Rd- search Bureau estimates that in Canada 36.5 per cent, of all fami- lies own a car. Figures showing the number of Canadian families owning more than one car are not available, but the percentage will be much lower than in the United States, even though the trend to- ward multiple car ownership is rapidly growing in Canada. Apart from the very obwous reasons for owning two or more passenger cars, many valid reasons were dis- covered in a rectnt survey of car owners, The commonest redson given was of course, one car for professional use and one car for the family; smaller cars for trips. in which one or two members of the family participate and larger car for fam- il yuse, A good percentage of doctors use two cars, a custom al- so spreading among travelling salesmen and others needing a car every day, In addition the smaller car has a distinct advan- tage over the larger car In the case with which it can beparked on busy city thoroughfares, Since the motor car long since ceased to be a luxury, the number of cars which a family con profitably wise is limited almost entirely, 'to their ability to purchase them, Multiple Car Owners Each year sees an increase in the purchasing power of every dol- lar spent in buying a car, so that the number of multiple car owners among Canadian families is cer- tain steadily to increase, With one passenger car to every 2% fami- lies, compared to one to every 1% families in the U.8.A,, the Domin- fon field can stand much inten- sive cultivation, It is estimated that close upon a thousand people in' the City of Toronto own three or more passen- ger cars, This total will include the owners of fleets of taxis, The recently issudd report of the Dominion Government shows eight passenger cars to every 100 people in Canada, an increase of one car to every 100 people over 1926, Inclusive of trucks and busses, Canada now has practic. ally nine motor vehicles to every 100 people, a figure which is on- ly surpassed by the United States, whére auotmobiles are lower in cost and upkeep, The Province of Ontario leads in the number of both passengem cars and trucks to each 100 peo-' ple, followed by British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Alberta in the order given, According to statis- tics motorists expended last year $26 for registrations and gasolint tax for each motor vehicle in the Dominion, Trend Toward Greater Power Power, more power, is the de- mand of modern motorists, The increasing use of automatic signal- ling systems, and of the ever in- creasing volume of traffic in Cana- dian cities, are emphasizing the necessity for power--quick, easy starts, quick change from low to second and third speed is a very logical trend today. Almost more insistent is the de- mand from truck buyers for pow- er, four speeds and low first cost cost and upkep. The maintenance of a quick delivery system, whether The Doctor In fair weather or foul, zero nights or rain days, I shave AR aca instantly diy a Cham- Plugs-- with A | second only among ecar-owning na- | years, netted the first goal of his Po. Vien dc column. solely for one's own business or for general purpose use, calls for both speed and economy in opera- tion, » alt The prosperity of Canada is re- flected in the increased number of cars purchased by Canadians during the first four months of 1927, In that . period Canadians bought for use within the Domin- fon 67,798 new automobiles, an in- crease of 48 wer cent. over the first four months of last year, and equalling the total yearly purchase of a very few years ago, It is a splendid tribute to the prosperity of the Dominion, and to the progressiveness of its people that, with a population of about 10,000,000. Canada should rank tions, absed om proportion of cars to population. Few; even .of the most optimistic f us in 19186, thought that Canada would, in ten years, own 728,067 passenger cars, 87.487 trucks, 21,200 busses and 6,781 taxis, as she, did on January the first of this year. ,- N YEARS 5 FIRST GOAL Port Arthur, Ont., July 28.-- Alex. Thrasher, who has been play- ing lacrosse for the past seventeem TAKES SEVENT TO SCORE | career last night in 2a game between two local teams. Thrasher has played on a number of teams in different parts of the Dominion, but hitherto luck had robbed him to break nig, 4 Fe Now that Motor Cars last so much longer, there are more reasons than. ever to replage the, old Battery witha £ 5 ow We have than su low ae $13. o5 INDIRECT COSTS HIGH Every motorist knows that it wastes fuel to have the carburetor set for too rich a mixture. The in- direct losses, however, probably are greater sources of expense. These take the form of excessive carbon deposits, valve troubles greater cly- inder and piston wear and more crankcase dilution--the greatest evil of them all, OLEAN THE TOP WITH OIL All the cleaning the top of a car needs is hh fbrisk rubbing with a slightly oily rag. Never use a brush since this chips the top and makes it porous, The oll treatment not only cleans, but preserves and makes the top more efficient as a shedder of water, To prevent collec- tion of dust, of course, the top should be rubbed with a clean, dry rag after being cleaned with oil, CARE OF HYDRAULIC BRAKES Cars epuipped with 'Thydraulic brakes should be treated to an aleco- hol bath every 5000 miles to assure their continued efficiency. The fluid should be drained, thé cyHnders cleaned and the whale system flush- ed out with alcohol. Fresh fluid then should be put in the system. It i lly hap that air gets into the lines. This must be expelled and a fall colymn of liquid put in its place if brake operation is to be satisfactory. TURN SPARK, SAVE WEAR, Realizing that the rear of the car is the wrong place to carry a| spare tire, the efficient car owner at least tries to make the best of it. That is why he makes it a point to turn the spare around now and again so that one side of the tire will not always be exposed to the mud, water and oil from the roads, If the tire carrier is such that the spare must hang in the same posi- tion all the time, at least the shoe can be turned to have the other side face the sun for a change. Or the spare can be hung on a wheel fora few hundred miles. MAKES THE TASK SIMPLER, Many drivers seem to have trou- ble trying to let in the clutch gent- ly. A simple vet effective way of engaging the clutch is to rest the heel of the foot on tue floor of the car, pressing out the clutch by a lever like motion of the ball of the faut, With the foot in tats position and the hall of the foot pressed down ithe criver will find it rather difffeult to let the cluteh in quickly. . He finds that it is necessary to exert a bit of effort to draw the ball of the foot back, and in doing so he cannot help but engage the clutch by gentle degrees. TOSS OF COMPRESSION A great amount of gasoline is wast ed by an engine with faulty compres- |sion shows up when the car is driv- en at a reasonable speed, or when it is working hart, Loss in compres- sion shows up when the enging is idling or being driven at compara- tively low speed. Under these con- ditions the engine will run irregu- larly, and make the car jerk or jump. This may indicate there is considerable loss of power, An en- gine may leak compression in a number of places, such as down past the piston rings, past valves, be- tween cylinder head and gasket, through or around the spark plugs. Leaks around spark plugs may usu- ally be determined by a slight in- termittent hissing when the engine is running slowly or pulling hard. A leak past the piston rings or valves is very difficult to detect by sound. If the engine is not running right, apply the crank and turn the engine over by hand, slowly, which will make it possible to feel the com- pression on each individual cylinder. some pistons go over compr much easier than others. A leak usually appears more often past the valves than at any other point. It is possible that omg of the valves iss riding or being held slightly open by one of the pushrods, due to im- proper adjustments, or the valve may be coated with earbon or warp- ed so it does mot seat properly. In- vestigate and see. The number of miles a car should be driven before the valves ar, ground varies. How- ever, it is wise to have them ground every 5,000 miles, Because of the gxcessive heat, the radiator needs considerable atten- tion during the summer months Give an occasional glance at the instruments on the dash to deter- mine if the various units wre in proper working order. If the screw that holds the igni- tion wire terminal to the spark plug is turned down too far it will spread the terminal and actually loosen it, By replacing the rubber or apply- ing a composition coat and having the metal strip in place, will keep the running-board from being de- stroyed by he elements, The cooling system can be made to operate efficiently by flushing out th, radiator so that it is perfectly clean, and installing new rubber hose 'connections, Keep the fan helt tight. el : Usually it will 'be discovered that Ea A One country editor, harassed t libel suits, so the story goes, studi libel law. When he discovered h easy it was to libel anybody, this the way he wrote up a party: -- "A woman giving the name of G. Jones who is reported to be o of the society leaders of this sectio is said to have given what is pull ted to be a reception yesterday afte noon, oy "It is anderdtood that a conside able number of so-called guests, ported to be ladies noted in socfe circles, were present, and some them are quoted as saying that thi enjoyed the occasion, "It is charged that the firm Bower and Black furnished the w freshments and Stringham the a leged music, The hostess is to have worn a necklace of alleg pearls which, she declares, were :n to her. by her husband." An hour later the paper appears the edftor had quit figuring on he to get out of libel suits. He beg figuring how to get out of town, The 11,30 frejght hound wi solved the problem, CHEVROLET MOTOR COMPANY OF CANADA, LIMITED Subsidiary of General Motors of Canads, Limited