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A MODEL DE "LUX!”

An old washing machine for mo- tive power, a gallon tin can for gas tank and a little work after school made Stanley McCrary of Seattle, Wash., the above "speed wagon" that makes 12 miles an hour and runs indefinitely on a gallon of Fasoline. Stanley is shown above in his father's service station get- ting the old bus refuelled.

ELECTRIC SYSTEM. [BEST FAMILY CAR.

The Nerves of the Engine.

jured or diseased. In a

if

Sir Malcolm Campbell's Opinion.

"If I were asked which, in my USEFUL HINTS.

pinion, was the best family type of ear in the $400 to £450 cinas," As the nerve system in the

vrites Sir Malcolm Campbell in human body controls the function-

he "Field," "I should name, with ing of the various body parts, the

ut hesitation, the 16/50 Humber, electrical system in your car con-

ind, having recently acquired one trols, to a great degree, the effic-

of these cars, my regard for them ency of the car and its operation. The strongest muscles in the body now greater than ever." In

cidentally, it may be mentioned become paralyzed and useless the nerven controlling them are in-hat the 10/50 Humber on which ike Dr. John C. Adams was awarded manner your car cannot operate First Prize in his class in the satisfactorily if

electrical Coachwork Competition of the system is improperly adjusted or Scottish Rally had a dark blue Saloon body light blue Wings, weak at any point.

If you like to work around your while Commander S. Betts-Brown's car there are a number of items Snipe, which gained Second Prize, electrical was a two-door, drop-head, four connected with the system with which it is well to be seater Coupe, finished in an attrae iumiliar and I am listing some of tive shade of green and equipped whools a visor, two spare them in the following paragraphs. with I would like to mention however with Ace covers, etc. that no home work can take the place of an occasional inspection

owner.

rosion.

the

should be turned tight.

INTERESTING REVIEW ON PROGRESS.

Family Car Progenitor of Racing Cars.

By George Hunt.

the

"Guinea pigs of the automobile, throaton to crowd out their more industry was the title applied to oxclusive "brothers under the tin." racing drivers of a decadio ago who Naturally, a racing divor who risked their lives to drive their carns his livelihood by his track "speed bugs" for the thrills and performance is attracted to chills of racing fans.

car which offers greatest par The roaring speedway was known formance characteristics togother as the cruciale of automotive pro with a high degros of stamina and gress. From the flaming oval came low initial cost nad maintenance. Hmprovements and now deovlopment That is why during the past two in automotive design worked out un-racing someone racing cars power. |dor the flatning lasir of demand forjed. by Studebaker motors have speed and more speed which ulti-forind their way to the principal mately found their way into the speed howls of the nation and the family cars of lay motorists.. The fact that they have delivered what racing car of one day became the it takes in proved by the greatly family car of the next.

increased number of entries in tho But now the tables have turbod promior speed events this season. or at least are turning. Instead

500 Mile Classic.

of

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of the special-built racing car point- In the Indianapolis 500-milo race ing tho way to passenger our of last year-the outstanding speed development, the family automobile, slassic of the season-the car which is now the progenitor of the race qualified for the pole position by car. "Pepped-up" passenger car virte of the fastest time in the now are th.catening to crowd the time trials was a revamped family rostly racing creations off, the ear which cost its owner, Russell speedway. The staid sedan which Snowborgor, less than fifteen hom- to-day pursues its dignified course red dollers to build. Back in the along the boulevard to-morrow muy ages Lehind the pits were varioti be stripped dava and revamped and and sundry beautifully

chrome- setting the pace in the race for the plated special bondbuilt racers cost- checkered flag.

ing their owners anywhere from fi This reversal of form may be teen thousand dollars up, which hnd traced directly to the ascendancy ven nosed off the starting list by of the proving ground and research semi-stock jobs. In one garage laboratory as the cradle of automo-alone, there were "two tive progress. Now the stock car|presenting n total investmont ef not fast manufacturer can develop, by meana F67,000, but they were

his own extensive research enough to match the pace not by facilities, advancements in automo- this home made automobilo. Junk Pile Engine, tive design for superior to the old- fashioned "out and try" methods of It is interesting and significant the speadway.

to pry into tuo hutory u bnow- Racing ears heretofore have been perger's car. The motor, a Stude through necessity largely a matter beker President Eight, was picked of theory. Into them have gone the up from tue sivage pile of tuo genius of racing designers-but Studebaker factory-loss elegant- very little practical research aside ly know na the junk heap." from that gamed by analysis of Bumour has it that this motor who failures in actual competition. The one of those which took part in designer built up his car from his Studebaker's historic 30,000-mile run. on fund of knowledge gained At all ovents, it had seen plenty of through actual experience and in-service before it came into the corporated in the car such develop possession of Russ Bouwborger. ments no he believed would improve Throughout the 1030 80Baon, Snow its efficiency. The race driver took barger raced this car finishing fourtli over the car and "with a push and in the US. A champonships. At a prayer" was off hopeful rather the end of the season, ho stored it. than confident that the car would in a garage for the winter. In the hold together. Sometimes it would, spring ho trundled it out again and, Lut mora often it didn't

according to his statement, for less With the entrance of the revamped than the cost of a new hat put it in stock oar, the element of question in shape for the 1931 racing season. design has been practically removed. And, when the "Who's Who" antong The stock car comes to the speedway speed merchants lined up for the with literally mullions of rules of start of the Indianapolis classic test work behind it. Its design is there was Snowborger "sitting on not a matter of hopeful conjecture, the polo" the most exalted and most but has been definitely proved by difaultly obtained position in the intensive research. When the dri- starting line-up.

the permissible size El motors had been reduced almost annually, until

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"THE WHOLE THING IN A NUTSHELL”

Many of us can't understand, the road, at a safe and steady why anything should be wrong pace, is apt to become careless at to the wheel. He becomes less atten- with our cars when we seem

be extremely careful in driving, tive to his driving, lolls back it never speed the motor or strain it his seat and enjoys the scenery as though he were in a Pullman unduly on hills or in traffic.

In fact and here's the whole chair.

in + nutshell-many | There is more danger of a col motorists contend that they are lision in his case than there is if

thing

extremely cautious in their driv-he sat properly at the wheel and

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some

car

drove the car more speedily. Of course, a spurt here and there is no help to the motor, either. But there is a happy medium. -

Moderate drivers, those who keep alert at the wheel, also keep. up a steady but good pace on the high road. Thirty to 35 miles an hour, within the legal limit should be maintained for efficient driving.

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The slow driver usually finda

riding the clutch

thelt

of the car by your dealer, for cer-age motorist realizes, and the tain important electrical items re- chances are that your battery may vor slides in under the wheel, ho

Also in this race wore two other Ing. They never go over the city himself quire special equipment which is have deteriorated to a low point may be reasonably certain that barr- Studebaker-powered entrics. Ons speed limit, they take their time another harmful practice. Slip

clutch They ping the tha of efficiency. Drop around to a ing accidents he can go the full was the Hunt-Jenkins Special No. and keep to the right. not, ordinarily available to

plates th battery specialist or your service route. This confidence is one of the 37, driven by Tony Gulatto. The would rather slow up and stop for slightest bit causes them to rum

beat it smooth, squeak and lose First 1 would suggest that you station and take a hydrometer principal reasons why more and more othon was the Richards Special a changing light than

Then remember

effective

That means the of the stock,cars trimmed down to driven by Lou Johnson. To make over the crossing.

grip. oxamine the wiring terminals and reading.

installing now clutch plates. connexions. Make sure that they necessity of frequent inspection Bghting shape are making their ap the story Algoresque, one of these are kept tight and tree from cor- and get the habit. Just a few days paarances on the speedways.

While this method of driving "poor man's specials" should bavo In 1030, the American Automobile

in is commendable The connexion at the ago I had the distasteful experience

"Besides, the slow poke is so storage battery, ammeter, spark of selling a customer a new battery Association opened the gaten to the won deed, it was

instances, it causes almost assure of his driving that he some coil, distributor cover, and spark merely because he had allowed, bis semi-stock car. In previous years not the case.

their performance that such was

much harm than spoeding intimes fails to notice any irregu plugs are particularly important, plates to go dry.

spurts, Running the motor too! for a poor connexion at any point I'll bet there are a lot of motor

slowly in high docan't help in the In the ignition circuit is likely to ists that never pay the slightest racing cars had motors of less than Whon the $25,000 car driven by least. It's a strain for which the Cause hard starting and other attention to that little gauge on half the anpacity of the smallest Billy Arnold in first place "tied up motor isn't cut out. troubles. The slip connexions the dash known as the ammeter,

Idling the motor, as the gear should be firmly soated in their It is the watchdog of the electrical stock car. Their spoed was obtained at around the 276-mile mark, lost a Bockets and the nut connexions system, and should always receive through use of superchargers, com wheel and spun out of control, foto pedal is shoyed in and the

the driver's attention. Whon the Pasion ratios entirely impractical doorced that its crack up should take goes sliding along lowly to a In performing this operation it pointer is resting on the scale for stock car use and motors of place directly in front of Lou Johs stop, is another practice more son and his Studebaker-powered Rio barmful than it is good. Idling is advisable that you complete marked "charge" it indicates that terrifically high turnover.

Throw seasons ago, however, the hards Special. At that time Lou falls to burn all the gas that goos your examination and adjustment the generator is charging the of one connexion at a time. In battery; when it shows "discharge" man who guide the destinies of Johnson was running well up among into the cylinders. The result is this way you can avoid any ques-the battery is discharging. If you racing decided to change their the first tax with an excellent that some of it finds its way. tion or confusien when assembling have a frea whoaling model and course of race enr. development chance of finishing "in the big through the piston clearance into larity in the engine or a

your motor le idling the ammeter They threw open the entry to all money." After colliding with Arnold, the crankcase and causes oll dilu- in the body. In other worde in mentally off guard. He is At the same time you are clean- should show a slight "charge." If motors up to 300 cubic inches, thus however, he went out over the wall, tion.

Oll dilution, in turn, affects | much at earn. 2 ing and tightening the connexions, you have one of the preceding cara admitting practically all stook cars. The machine was wrecked, and examine the wiring carefully for equipped with

conventional The nupercharger was banned and Johnson went to the hospital. At proper lubrication and ends in Driving should be taken

oasily as possible. Butati signs of frayed or cracked insula transmission, the engine may Idle raoors forced to rely upon more 180 miles, Tony Gulotta was driving scored cylinders.

time should we lose our alertne tion. It is particularly important at a lower speed and the ammeter or loss conventional sarburetion.bia Studebaker-powered and Johnson

A man who rolls slowly along. It's dangerous. that the wires between the coil and show a slight "discharge." When Witli, that invitation, stook car rao-Hunt-Jenkins Special within a quar- distributor and to the spark plug the motor is running in high, with ing mounts walked in and now they ter lap of Schneider in first place. bo free from fine cracks, if your lights out. about ten miles an hour

For the past several laps he had been gaining on him steadily and place well ahead of about a quarter in the compressioni engine is to develop full power. or more it should be charging. If There can be a vary definite high not, you had better go to a service most careful, seem to forget them. was just about to pass him for first of a million dollars worth of fine tion of magneto tension current loss even though no station and sea what's the trouble. The spark gap should he .025 Inch.isco when his car, aided in the oll handbuilt racing care actual "short" occurs. If in doubt Don't play with it yourself unloss The old measure of "the thickness on the track by Athald's ahn

the connexions.

0

you are a skilled electrician.

| have those wires replaced;

of a thin dimo" should be dis- Consider next the battery,

Do you ever check your spark regarded and the plugs should he bared car, shun and crashed through * retaining Wall: Snowbe set in the accurately-proferably Winter driving imposes far greater: pluss, to see that they are set ac- Beti mora

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