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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1922
Page
9
An attached lever on the Ford steering post allows hands free steering by pulling the lever. The note warns to check wiring and ignition timing if the engine backfires continuously. Charlies G Waters of De is named in the article.
The American Automobile Association launches a nationwide courtesy campaign with green and white windshield stickers to promote safer driving. Leaders say courtesy, dimming headlights, and yielding the road reduce accidents and friction, reinforcing the golden rule in traffic behavior.
A Spreckels Savage bulletin estimates 40 600 000 tires needed in 1923 as car numbers exceed 11 000 000 in the United States. It notes rising registrations about 15 percent this year, with New York leading, followed by Ohio and California. Increased tire purchases expected due to lower prices and more shared use, especially in the South and Pacific coast.
Parsons Motor Co announces Lexingtons new Series close car line with four passenger coupe five passenger sedan and two California top models. The lineup blends economy and elegance with features like one finger emergency brake cable service brake ample storage ventilation sash drop glass ventilation and removable door panels for summer use.
Consul General Gaulin reports Brazil’s automobile imports dropped to about one tenth of 1920 levels in 1921, driven largely by exchange depreciation and price increases. American cars fell from 91 percent of imports in 1920 to about 41 percent in 1921, while Italy and others gained ground. U.S. brands remain most popular in the district, with hopes for a recovery as conditions normalize.
Eldridge of Eldridge Buick Co. and family completed a 2350 mile trip in a 1965 Buick touring car visiting Yellowstone and Glacier National Parks. He reported mostly good unpaved roads, one puncture, and praised Montana crops after summer rains. Visitors travel by car with camping gear, highlighting a shift to highway travel and durable cars.
Eldridge Buick members and families held the sixth annual picnic at Benbow's resort The Lakes in Pierce county with 196 attendees from Seattle. The day featured races and games directed by J B Power and captains J H Goodrich and F F E Dutton followed by talks by A S Eldridge W J Hindley and A A Bull.
A Copper and Brass Research Association survey says about 100 million pounds of copper will be used in U S automobile manufacture this year, up 20 million from 1921 and 760 thousand more than 1920, reflecting shifts from brass and bronze to cast and iron parts amid postwar cost pressures.
A motor trade note advises warming engines to ease running and coasting to save brakes. It cites that more than 30,000 motor cars were exported last year and stresses keeping tires mended for best results.
An English marketed headlamp uses a tapered tube two lenses and a horizontal diaphragm to emit light only below lamp level. Nearly 40,000 tourists camped last year in Denver's camping park.
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