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October. 26, 1928 WILMETTE LIFE. NORTH SHORE MOTO·R NEWS Hupp Rolls Along · to Register a New September Record Rolling up a new all-time September production and shipment record, the Hupp Motor Car corporation rounded out the twentieth year of its business. Announcement on October 1 showed that September, 1928, was the eighth consecutive month in which shipments exceeded any corresponding period of the company's history, reaching a total of 6,536 cars, according to Gould C. Davis, Winnetka distributor. 'rhe number was 65 per cfnt greater · than in any previous September and .166 per cent greater than in September, 1927. In the .· first nine months of 1928 shipments were 56,992 cars, a figure not only 91 per cent more thim the shipments for the first nine months of last year- but actually 38 per ce~ more than the shipments for the entire year of 1927. ·' · · ·. Hupmobile growth in factory area and facilities has been as striking as in production. Its factories now cover 20 acres of ground with over 1,500,000 square feet of floor space and with additional units under construction. MIWONS TO U.LINOIS I' · FROM U. S. ROAD FUND Timely Advice for the Owners of Automobiles Suvery by Auto Club of Illinois Shows Trouble Happens at Street Comers "Illinois received $9,280,164.08, or n1ore than any other state, from the federal aid road fund for highways under construction as of July 31, 1928, says Charles M. Hayes of Winnetka, president of the Chicago Motor Club. "That sum is being applied to 622.9 miles of highways now being ·built at a cost of $20,188,584.26. The balance of the expense will be defrayed by state funds. New York received $7,489,393.95, the second highest grant from the federal government. That state has 483.6 miles of highways under construction. The cost will be $41,At this time of the year, when Boreas is filling his expensive chest with fall zephyrs to be later exhaled in b_lizzard form upon the motoring pubhc, the careful car owner will take Yarious measures against future delay and expense, says a bulletin issued by the mechanical first aid department of the Chicago Motor club. First, the battery of the car should be fully charged and maintained in that condition throughout the winter. If the charging rate seems low, ask at your electrical service station if it should be increased. From six to twelve amperes is a normal winter rate under most driving conditions. Use the lights and starter sparingly, so as to conserve the energy of the battery. t\ever add distilled water to the battery in winter unless the motor is to be run for some time afterward, thus permitt~ng the water to mix with the ele· ctrolyte and thereby prevent freezing. A frozen · battery is a ruined battery. A half-charged battery wiU not freeze, however, in temperature higher than 20 . below zero. It is advisable to replace the hose connections, water pump packing and gaskets; if the latter are not in good condition, just before the mercury flirts with the freezing mark. Alcohol and other anti-freezing solutions are more prone to find leaks in the cooling SYstem than water. - A wide choice of good anti-freezing 'olutions confront the car owner. The .1rst-cost of denatured alcohol is low, but if it boils over it will mar the finish of most cars. This fluid also has a tendency to evaporate, but this difficulty can be overcome to a large extent by pouring enough oil in the radiator to form a thin film over the top of the alchol and water. The oil will stay on top and act as a barrier between the solution and the air. The various percentages, by volume, of alcohol in water, and the freezing points, are: 10 per cent, 24 degrees above zero; 20 per cent, 14 degrees above zero; 30 per cent, 1 degree below zero; 40 per cent, 20 degrees below zero; 50 per cent, 32 degrees below zero. Although regular hydrometers for testing the specific gravity of antifreeze solutions are on the market, an ordinary battery hydrometer may be used. Unlike battery readings, alcohol tests should be low, instead of high. It is important that the readings be taken in a temperature of not less ~ha~1 55 degrees. A reading of 1,000 md1cates pure water. Should the instrument register 0.9633, the radiator contains 35 per cent of alcohol, whereas 0.9498 will indicate about 46 per cent of alcohol. Cars unequipped with oil filters are subject to more or less crank case dilution in the winter, as a result of the frequent use of the choke. 'This condition may be obviated by changing oil every 500 miles. On extremely cold mornings, when congealed oil has stiffened the motor, it is wise to loosen it by using the crank. This practice protects the battery · from undue dis .. charge, and .. also saves the oil pump from possible injury arising from "frozen" lubricant. 915.000. "From the standpoint of federal aid received for roads appro·ved as of July 31 for construction, Illinois is second. Texas leads. That state received $2,842,089.38 for 387.9 miles of proposed roads at a total cost of $6,730,764.34. Illinois received $1,826,435.15 for 138.1 miles of projected highways, for which the estimated expenditure is Huge Credit Balance "Motorists of the nation have :1 'credit balance' of $500,000,000 with the federal government, which constitutes one of the most convincing arguments for continuation of the federal aid highway policy," ·Mr. Hayes continued. "This sum represents the balance of money paid into the treasury in the form of the war excise tax as against' the amount expended by the government for federal aid. "From 1918 up until the recent repeal of the automobile war tax, motorists as a class have paid the government in excise taxes on automobiles and parts a total of approximately $1,100,000,000. Since the beginning of federal aid, the government expended over $600,000,000 as its share for the construction of highway projects. "This means that the government has spent just a little more than fifty per cent of the amount of motor vehicle revenue paid by the motorists as a class to the treasury department. At this rate the government still 'owes' the motorist approximately $500,000,000. With this balance sheet, there should be no question as to continuation of the federal aid policy, perhaps even on an expanded scale. "The war excise tax on motor cars was repealed at the last session of congress, largely through the organized efforts of the American Automobile Association and its 1,065 affiliated. clubs, with a resultant saving to car owners of over $60,000,000 annually."' $3,665,454.99. ?{o CxcusE There isn't a single excuse for doubtful brakes in this city. We have installed a Jumbo Giaot Brake Tester on which every car owner can test his brakes free in two minutes. The "Jumbo" has a gauge for each wbed. A record is made of exactly what each brake will do at difFerent driving speeds. If the test shows that adjusting is needed, that adjusting should be Clone right on the machine. Wlien it is finished you drive awar with perfectly equalized brakes which will answer in an emergency. 'The feeling of security you have wheD your brUs are right Will ,nab the Jumbo cest a ~ habit with ~ It is jusc u importaDC .. oiliDa aad pal~ lftd should. be doDe weq tbouwKI ID 6&.. 664,741 New Ford Models Built, Is Latest Report Reporting on activities up to and including last week, the Ford Motor company has announced that 664,741 of the new models have been made ~tc cording to D. G. Leonard of the Skokie Motor company of Wilmette, North Shore dealer. Of these 563,241 were Model A's made in the United States, 55,000 in Canada and 46,000 AA trucks. The company :s reported to have 500,000 unfilled orders on its books, · which represent a weeding out of the 750,000, reported earlier in the year. With the quantity producing plants g-oing well, and Ford stepping up production almost daily, it is almost an assured fact that when the curtain falls on Dec. 31 a new production record will be hung up with all former records broken by a substantial margin. FOR. YOURSELP RiPe Wore fOUl: .,._ ee oaaccurace h1draulic s·~aea-the JUMBO 8rab T..., n·eaia d. trUe eondirioa ofche lnb Oil --~ 4 choiDCII for 'b alD. . . . ~ ~t.laaceollnbt .m wheeL FJjmjn- .... ~ .'-'f!CI""........ bUDdnd milii. ' m.Dmum bralciaa · ieoc1 - · juaraacee4 Tire Manufacturers Use 316,295 Tons Rubber in '27 The Department of Commerce announces that, according to data collected at the biennial census of manufacturers taken in 1928, the establishments engaged primarily in the manufacture of rubber tires and inner tubes in 1927 reported the consumption~ of 316,295 long tons of crude rubber (exclusive of gums) and 105,754 long tons of reclaimed rubber. The crude rubber used in the production of tires and tubes only, ineluding 414 tons used for this purpose by establishments classified in other industries, totaled 300,393 tons. _ aafec,r· Testing, Adjusting and ReUnlng All TypeR of Brakes. Exclusive Auth· orlzed Service for North Shore on BENDIX·MECHANICAL and Lockheed llydranllc Brakes. · I'EBD.·PLATE 2212 W. Railroad Ave. at Noyes St. EVANSTON Ph. Gr. 2122 Brakes NEW AUBURN ANNOUNCED A new model is announced by Auburn, to be known as the Victoria, a . four passenger type closed car. Production has already begun and shipments are being made. Salea and Service-Westinghouse A~tomotive Lorraine Lights Gabriel Snubbers PINES WINTERFRONTS