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Cars Also NeedTires Effect Gas MileageThe family* car needs a house-cleaning” this time,of the. year.Get. rid of the debris under Ihe seat, in-the trunk and. oh the rear window ledge.Clean out that' small library stuffed under the sun visor — receipts, bills, trading stamps , , , And have'you looked in the glove compartment lately? Discard those old .emery boards, crumpled let* ters and tom, oul-of-dalc road maps. Replace these treasures with necessary and useful articles —cleaning fluid and. a ■ clean rag orJpaper towel for the windows, a windshield scraper, flashlight/sunglasses arid your automobile registration. ■ ■ *In the trunk, ihroYv out emergency gasoline containers unless they are an approved metal type, painted red with a tight — fitting cap, the youngsters’ tom boots, bioken sled and sweep out the pine needles from last i Winter's Christmas tree.Put iii gloves and a piece of Carpet for changing tires and making small.repairs, tire jack, a bag of salt or sand for traction on slick surfaces, 'tools lor changing tires, Borrow an idea from experienced truck drivers, :and include one of those reflectors he sets out when he is stopped by the side of the road.You will tie surprised, in most cases there is lots of room for all the important items — plus six passengers.The tires oh your automobile, can have .ari importan^effeet on your gasohne* mileage. i \ Automobile engineers' preparing cart for I^Mobllg’at-Ecbhomy Run found that some • brands of tires had a far’lower lulling rebalance than others and offered a.definite,measurable gasoline mileage advantage. /_ r-/.y -4 •,One. ‘ automobile 'manufacturer foil rid \ Ies f th a r the ’ choice vofUrea could1 Jniiueqce, gasoline mileage by, as niuch as two miles per gallon' at ’40 frillosiper bbtfr/This manufacturer used B.‘ F.‘ Goodrich tires cn the cat's that it enteted inthe Mobllgas Economy Run, Apparently a number of othtfA automobile manufacturers obtalnccf similar information either by icft or hearsay, This k undoubtedly' thaC reason that B. F, Goodrich tlr^predominated In this year’s Ecofy* omy^Ruri; • ••• ■■ * . .. v/N.fcj B. F. Goodrich1 tires Were usej| by 31 of Ihe 37 General; Motorii Ford' and Rambler entrants.: .•'**Priced right down with Plymouth,Chevrolet and Ford.2 V-8engines and an economy Six performbest on regular gasoline.Manyluxury extras as standard equipment.
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Daily Review
Hayward, California, US
Thu, Apr 23, 1959
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