Lightweight cars and air cooled engines gain traction
Automotive trade circles foresee a shift to lightweight car design driven by war experience and fuel scarcity. Air cooled engines may dominate future models, with Major Greene citing the Franklin as an example. British engineers and a British head designer are reportedly pursuing air cooled car systems, while U.S. tax trends increasingly base weights for taxation, Wyoming among recent states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Major Greene
Franklin
Wyoming
Mud stuck driver aided by old newspapers method
A motorist describes folding old newspapers to gain traction when wheels spin in mud. Rehearsed as the best remedy beyond mules, the technique involves feeding paper between tire and mud while the wheel turns until grip is achieved. The method is praised as simple and effective for stranded drivers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Tire Company
Ricky
Liberty fuel new fuel substitute touted by War Dept officials
Major Zim merman and Captain Weisgerber announce Liberty fuel a cheaper tasteless scentless liquid fuel claims tests show superior mileage and power across cars planes and motorcycles with no carburetor changes and lower manufacturing costs. Tests at naval air stations Anacostia and Bureau of Standards report favorable results including higher speeds longer flight times and lower oil and water use. Harley Davidson also to release private sale portion of motorcycles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver B. Zimmerman
E. C. Weisgerber
Gas and Oil Division
War Department
Liberty
Weisberger
General Engineering Depot
Motor Age
Naval Air Station
Anacostia
D- GC
Cantiin Weisberger
Bureau of Standards
Cumberland District
W. $. Stratton
Bureau
Government not to put on sale war motor cars
Colonel I Glover of the U S Army Quartermaster Corps says there is no basis for a rumor that government trucks and passenger cars now in war service will be sold after the war. A public statement on disposal is being prepared. any sale would occur only after peace is established and would be at prices below normal, potentially harming the auto trade. Over a million locomotives and cars are referenced in the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Automobile Chamber of Commerce
I. Clover
Motors and Vehicle Division
Quartermaster Corps
United States Army
Glover
Water pump crucial to car cooling and maintenance
An article explains the water pump as the heart of the cooling system, its common misattributions for overheating, and methods to test circulation by radiator flow and touch. It covers lubrication, packing, gasket care, and practical steps for preventing leaks, with emphasis on grease and packing replacement. It also notes Ford introducing electric starters, with production scaling from 1000 to 2000 cars daily within three months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willian H. Stewart Jr
Stewart Automobile School of New York
Ford
Ford Company
Goodyear Plant Salvage Worth Three Million
Salvage from Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company Akron by products department last period reached three million dollars indicating the thoroughness of conservation methods. The Italian parliament session was expected to grant women equal rights, amid wartime service debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
Akron
Ohio
Americans who saw France will return road boosters
Col Robert H Tyndall of the 150th Field Artillery writes from Over There that millions of U S soldiers will back home with zeal for good roads. He praises French road work, notes drainage and lighting lessons, and cites how road repairs kept traffic flowing during campaigns. He and A A A leaders urge a national highway plan with federal funding to build thousands of miles of superior roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
France
Robert H. Tyndall
150Th , Field Artillery
Carl G. Fisher
A. A. A. ‘Touring Board
Indianapolis
San Francisco
Fyndall
George
A. A. A. Good Roads Board
Agellons
Gas substitutes and wartime fuel plans spark civic experiments
The article recalls state and local funding for subdivisions tied to federal road schemes and nods to gasless Sundays. It highlights aviator Glenn Martin's use of a gas bag to power his car on Sundays, enabled by Goodyear, and notes inquiries from the public about gasoline substitutes. It also mentions Ohio State Fair demonstrations of electric light equipped tractors for night work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Ja. Martin
Martin
Goodyear ‘Bire & Rubber Company
Akwon
Ohio
Goodyear
Mentin
Cleveland
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Dodge Brothers
Businessen
America
A. E. Staacke Auto Co
Third St
Avenue D. San Antonio
Crockett
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Plain
Griffith
Mtle
Avenue C
Automobile Tire Co., Inc
C. Griffith
Travis
San Antonio
Texas
Ufey
Animal Towers
Caulds
Friends
Victoria Station
London
Liberty Fuel
GEO
Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Company
Milwaukee
Alamo Auto Supply CO
Motorist’s Department Store
E. Travis St
S. X. Callahan
N. Flores St
Ockett
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