Show CAR DIFFERENT TO MODELS OF 40 YEARS AGO the modern modem almost I 1 complete independence of weather conditions may account for the skeptical looks on the faces of the younger generation when some old timer recounting life as it was lived 40 years ago tells how the forerunners of motor cars were laid way away it in the barn at the first approach of win winter ter there I 1 to remain disused and abandoned I 1 until the return of spring plenty of people still in ill middle life can remember the t technique ech clearly all four wheels were jacked up to take the cars weight off t the h e tires frequently th the e i wheels themselves wore were removed and the abels and any 4 ther other ex cx 1 posed metal smeared with grease to prevent rusting lamps were drained of oil and cleaned radiator cocks were opened and as a final precaution a tarpaulin or an all old sheet thrown over the whole car to keep out the lie dust up to rather recent years prospective I 1 buyers of automobiles hav been inclined to defer such buying I 1 until spring the idea being to spare scare their new cars the wear imposed by winter driving today th public has awakened to the fact that fall automobile buying is a sound investment in cold weather motoring satisfaction one by one the problems which made winter driving difficult have been overcome by the engineer engineers better cooling systems in cori conjunction with improved antifreeze solutions better bior systems and better lubricants more powerful starters all wearn er brakes and any number of other advances have taken away the terrors ot of cold weather operation As a result the very people who used to put off kofl their buying until spring now advocate fall buying as a means of getting new engine new battery new brakes to use through the period when driving conditions are arc less than ideal those who plan to drive their present cars through cold weather face no such problems as existed in the early adys however they can at the cost of a little inexpensive attention equip their cars for completely satisfactory fold cold weather running first and foremost of course is the he matter of antifreeze anti freeze solution radiator and cooling system hould be flushed before this is added to be sure that they are arc entirely free of rust corrosion and sludge crankcase lubricants should be changed to the grade I 1 becom recommended mended by the manufacturer and the same is true of the gi gibase ease in the transmission and the i ear car end then the whole cat cai should be greased with a lubricant ot of the right grade for winter cars not equipped with heavy duty generator and automatic voltage control should have their charging rates stopped stepped up to offset I 1 t the he heaviest drain on the battery which cold weather always brings about remember that lights are arc I 1 in use much later in the morning and much earlier at night than in summer in addition to which heaters and defrosters def rosters are arc an added electrical load moreover the fact that the engine turns over ove r harder in cold weather results in harder work for the starter am and heavier current consumption see that battery cables ignition harness distributor points coil and spark plugs are all in first class shape remember that if much such units fall fail at all it invariably and logically happens happen s at the most inopportune moment when the weather is coldest or wettest and the demands on them consequently greatest A small expenditure pend iture either cither for an individual check of these units or for the overall over oer all job of putting the car in shape for winter driving is a regular item on the motoring budgets of more and more wise drivers for those who want to go the whole route immunizing their cars completely against the rigors rigo rb of cold weather one step still remains s winter is hard on car fin iba A thorough application of wax before cold weather Is really under way will do much to protect I 1 the surface and preserve the good looks of the car |