South Bend News-Times, Volume 39, Number 190, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 9 July 1922 — Page 26

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THE SOUTH BEND NEWS-TIMES SUNDAY. JULY 9. 1922

MOTORISTS' PROBLEMS Solved for Readers of The News-Times By WILLIAM H. STEWART, JR.

Touring Body for Camping and Trucking

ar-i

Ar you thinking of cimplnir out I

n i

on your touring trio t.ai.-- -ummer

Thfrf?'." a "-Arlal touring bo'ly fr

I's- n the

M.-tnj .1 1-4

arXT' ; r . t v. b.

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tit- r.z.

n fi"'t P'ii;ri'!s.

br il tur: I fn'.

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It I" a I : : '4 - t li a ; -r;. It : " b" .i

: . .'?; k" i r.-i f r o r i . r ! i a . . . 1 v 1 mH'lf any rnrr- !!'? t . I i i r - t h.-tv- tr-.;b h : ft -

- . i i r ' 'l

One f..ot

r ; w .rl t f u;s"

ZX !- foot i

u. t. u. :.s pourrl. on

to tr.it p ;

ore

po'.vf p. .-.J

Ira',.'. u h : ; j .M ply part".

dutch rmn-t fully l.s-

y. p'-r:; a;" n.

n til a : a' r.f.v r-arM wiit

t b.? r.-' -;ty f-r a clutch A -arful ir. -ft!n by a f.-r.t r.---J!ar.! .v : J 1 ?,rrriir.'

rour rnr. thru won I h!; I

lcomfcrts cf -nrnf in?. It make- a touring rar all that it a i nam imp '

! Th lvdy . heinc manufa- tur ! ,

round . t,y an Indiarafolls firm at nrent

pa-. A II. T J to fit ore of the popular mal! cars, of heit required I Tut thero is no Traon whv a similar

or. pour.. I of ua;r from aSifopm cannot be made for any kind er- Fa :irTsh"it. one horse-j cf rha.is. ! a e'iulvalnt to 33.000 footl With all curtains up. this body r ,v'.; dr.ii in one minute, ran ronvrfed Into a tf-nt for the i

payengers. Th back of th body , M( tor D-pTrtmoiit. I have a I 91 S drops and Is hM by Iathr covrd j rar. U i jurt ground all , chains. Ilk the tall Toard of a truck. '

When the collapsible front and i rear seats ar al.o brought down, j ar.J th curtain stretched over the

comfortable bed caji be

valves and have perfect compression ! o:j fitch cylinder. Kn?ln hit.' on all f':.r -.vh'n rir.r.:m: at hih speed.

, but wli-n running with both n park ' back a

P 5he misses on (mad ud in the car.

Dnrlnp wek days in th city, say

HI',

1 d;

-st u

' dr r.

Th lak ran b founl by th Karce mad !n the ah or pow -

MTiO " .i i . i

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a M.tii.n t th-- "r.i

n t ly - t a h r-d o ne -w.i y

ai., ?.r jirov. with

viir could r!ricnT'nrn t t n: rwrry

r 1 ' c

T pra. rfr-urs-' thr

:rr:.

m A r J". 1 V. I

es.

to i it.i. nTn:uv

Horton Man is Savrd

MAMI.V Prlvi? T r of T;' . V,: br r r f t:-T.'-.l Jr. v, b. : i .-. hl ,

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r r. an ad

r. th

pr-

Mr-tor Depart i rr.y r a r for at Sa,Jl I lrave t!i as 1 Is rr take

p r r. t 1 1 a t i r. Thar.k 1 r.i' you. I ir-p Th'- ar-; 1

,int.;a t a bav th- a:

a T:

ha It s

it fh ir

it f

.! at

I. n

tira-. II w IV. ,.'. it th prp at tb prripr time.

1'iV Up r- rnoiiths. or. the car r.-it r.f It to h" plat? battry ar.d

- i ry month, a battry mar any Ir.th ol

care

and throttl" lvrs up he

or; or trior" -yniir and car ha,s a bad jrk i it. When running enLTir. alore wi'li car .fa.adinft it will ir,' r'a" .p-d and then .low down :ti;tln and kp thi.- up a lor.; a .h vtar.'N with entire running. Sp-irk i in perfect condition, as she Jumps spark three-eisrhts inch at P'.u. ICindly tell me where the trouble i"? C. N T!' trouble may be due to worn timr wli-re;n poor contacts arc mad at low engine .-ped. The m.u'nt'U may be weak and ned re- ' h lrir.-r. MlsImr at slow engine .! -I often In traced to weak ma- : Tb u ririr.tr you notice Is nothing st-rious and quite common

v iLh iiia: ;y types of engines, down th mixture aa much as nib!.

o. yi:ktip.i.i; auto toukin; and tuitk body

AUTO NOTIX

the manufacturer.", this same body ran be usd for trucking. For this purpose, the leather upholstering on the Inside of the body Is made removable. When the tall board and rear feat are turned down, the truck is ready for U'9.

to dhatn itApr.vron.

l. ..-wr v i i im

Cut pos-

t an 1

rdr.for !K-.;r':n'nt. I have

overland car ail hav put in new rirr'-i ri'.d grou.-.d in valves. Have a oo I .park, but iitv trauM with th carburetor. When turning on ga !"'.: r; it rur.i i:.to bowl ar.d doe1not form a mixture at air chamh"i WIit ranking ma-hine it dropfr...'.i bowl at tb. rioZ7l except whn rr...i; valve iy rb -ed. I have had tb.'- -r...-a!:r:e tar.k about one-fifth full, whir it ha- -)' !m 't. ut--ed in the l.vt two month--. Thinking you for ar.v inform a b n o-i can j:ive me, ! r, ' 1. M.

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r ' J 1

o 1. a'.;

I i r i i a p s t)i attirrtted wi'h

carburetor Ifirg at check float hits tetrinlin and

T'a pro. a Vll li. cor

doe-j not opi'.i'c -hrk vnlv proprrlv. Itv h. l- rtrr down on check vnlvc tb lin will be .hut off. If it r:.-e- !rr,nt-l; itly after pressure !- reb-:--l l;i trouble is with th t!"-t. Th- fto.it should be replaced b" a r.'-v one.

Motor Department. I'lase tell mc- when to i the gasoline screen. I hae a four clin!r rar and It has been run nin- thousand r.ii!'- on one

beim: cleaned

pair of t;r--- without clonal pun- tu r. or .v

way.' other Mi in by mr-. if, and hap j . V. 1.:

never g;vri i ?;- momeru s iruiun", nsble from an o i-ional puncture. 1 havo be n 2.n aa-r;it' of 20 milJ ta the -.iMon. but th Iat fw weeks it ha b---ua Cittl bs.-. Do yon thlr.k cleaning will help any?

Motor Department. We - have a

car which has been hat!ng up too mur-h. Th pump works perfectly, th fan belt is kept tight, and we have bn using a hrvivir oil than iirfu.al. but it still continue to heat tip unnecessarily. We have Jiwt -put in a nw pump, and the circulation seems to b perfect. Th car doea ' not heat up a.s much in proportion when running In low as when runI nim: in intermediate or high. Can it be that th watr pipes and coni ne, -tions are too small? K. O. i If the cooling .system is right at 'one time there !. no reason why it : should not be risrht at another. Reason for motors overheating are usually other than the design. Old type radiators have a hatiit of bei coming clogird from slight cause, j If the cylinders are free from car- : bon. the valves time! properly, and :;h- spark timed properly, the trou

ble Ff-oms traceable to the radiator. Sine th water is circulating properly, th trouble undoubtedly Ilea In th radiating ability of the radiator. The tubes or sections may have a deposit of foreign matter, which, while not hindering the flow of wa-

prevents the prop-

!ter. r.e-Ycrthelcs's

hauled in any . rnii;iHnn

Clogging of vtio Phown by slu.;i-!i throttb !- op. ii.d. ttom garol'.n ran screen, but ro ' ,:

t fth i:; r cJo2:s.:ing '

the ensrir.c s few minute done or. tb

,rs tall

l!n screen is

ngino when Tii:.s i.s bcau-a; tri fhroorh the ; -h to take care e.-d. If greater ;;i lw shown by

III'lil'IT'Ii HINTS. Demountable rims should be Installed carefully. That is to ?ay, the wedges should be uniformly tightened po that the rim will be centered with the hub. In this manner each

'we-lge will help mipport the load a.n3

the rim will run true. The cause of a wabbly wheel may often be traced to unbalanced lnallatlon of the demountable rim.

Sometimes a blowout rips a tube o badly that it cannot be repaired. The damaged section ea.n be removed and piece of another tube inserted.

I M ike a iolnt of at least three lncnea

miles the crank ca- will be full ot . ,(J r0. botn urface lth cement.

oily muck .and the valves m en grinu-j As (jnn as ,lry bring them together

Ir.g. lb t?'. r have

If i n

no . f..

after runnimr a

lias been

thousand

: nin

overhauled by a

competent nieehaiib

and put in a press (a vise will do) po as to brins the rurfaces Into close contact-

k t; o w

o:t a i lite

hardly iron

ron-skbl project lor.

Motor D-partnient.-- I'lea-e let me

w 1 1 raus h my ures i0 w imi the tr -ad.--. My new t: rr.-t ha

1.0(!0 mil.-5. et the

Ii i e been al

most entirely worn away. I try to driv carefully, but do not understand much about operating a car as vet. "

Yo'i !n rear tire-s

wear from starting suddenly, etop1 i::.r sipl.lv-nly. th.it they lock aibl p: lr. lidUlnsr. brakes not nJJus:?! f-er'.y. turt'.in.r cori'.er.s to rapidly,

Front tu e- u e.ir from wheets f tin-, wroptc steTinx anule. Have yc-ir frr.t nivl frriianl'in properly aligned by 1 das mechanfe.

lVw motorists realize the need oi tire . balk when changing a tube. It nerves as lubricant to prevent chafing of the tube ngainfit the casing. Its u.se will add to the mtleapf ot the tubes particularly in trummer wmn tires heat up more readily rlian dv.rlncr other pason. But the

rot ?tato whether front I chalk must "be ?pre.id evenly. A lot Tii..af Th re:xr tire.- r H.-illr .Ijitnned In one Dlac will

heal Up leoint.

and burn the tube n.t that

e t ' n-.ir ft lr.tr

.totor Ifpartment. .rion let me know If tb. r 1? any rule for proper lr.t'ation Nf a f're an' alao what härm w ill b '. r. by under-lrutatlon

and alfo ove-r-'.r.tlatlon. The rule adepted by

rr.r. nufacturer ;s 1" H i, per inch ot'nUminer

mall diameter for front tire.- and "0

Tnk particular not of the arch

1 enemies or tires: o ti n o,

kerosene, heat and light. Th first three are solvents of rubber, aiul will rot the tlrea If allcrwM to remain on thern. Gfwrolln may t uped to clean off any greajt or ÖI1. ae it evaporate-s lmmedlateby. but tlr-s should not stand in contact with any of th above.

Itv. for rr.ir tire. Thus a four-inch tire would he pumped to 7 2 lbs. for front tlr and 9 lb", for rear tires Some manuf icturers scale th's down

few pound. If tire : run mui

I- j Heat has a ccftenlxy? effect which mast tire is narticuiarly bd on a hot day in

Stand the car In the

shade, run slowly through any vrater on the road, and do all you can to aivi- your tires. Light la not o bad particularly on a tire in use, but the

spare ., should be protected oy a covering. 1

hf at- up.

rotting the rubber and in-

t the tir by

Nt- harm 1st dor.e nt'.atin-r it too much.

but the b. m-n'its of a pneumatic tire aro b'st. r-'u h as its easy ridin qualit.rs an I the protection afforded the

hsn!.m .f fh .ir. i. oru x:rt take lf"s pres-ure without danbut w ou'.d stTpgct that you con-

m-c will

per.

suit you

tlon varies ried.

r tire dotier ns th!.- con 11-

wit:i .-ir.e.s a:.u icau.s uti-

.'J.'.'.WaJ.'1

An extension handle attached to the radiator drain cock lightens the task of draining the water supply. Instead of reaching underneath the chassis, all the motorist has- to do is turn the handle alongside the radiator.

Fleering wheel that can be swung aside and locked ha ben invented. Automobile whistle, is made to play any tune desired. English firm has put out an aluminum guard for tall lamps. Tire tubes are being corrugated to prevent overheating, sticking and pinching. Serving table Is being marketed for attachment to automobiles for tourists. At a recent auto show a team of three men took down a truck motor ln 14 minutes. Hajernent of large new Los Angeles ofT.ce building is used as a.

garage for parking tenants' autos. Use an ordinary insect powder I gun to spray Puller's earth on ' clutch or brake lining?. j New kind of auto lock shuts off j i

the exhaust and prevents operation of the engine. Auto tire chain Just patented has vacuum cups attached to help the chains grip the ground firmly. For flippen' dirt remds, a metal rim has been Invented to be put on

tires, like chains.

Western man has devised a sya- j tern of .tencling house numbers along curbs, so motorists could see!

them. Automatic Jack installed at each wheel is operated by engine power and controlled from the driver's seat. Desert roadways In Arizona and California are marked off by posts and chains so the tourist won't lose hi way.

After Drinking Pnitan

D'Vrrox. July ; Took

you drink : now- th Tho:-.-, i5 :. Merrick, of

5 - a :

a :

ro th:.

be for tto of c:ty.

' T.

th cupboard tu

We-, t '

s privet tock. but In th.

th wron? iz his nils-

two

irxn.'S s-'!?r.l no

b -:t. He did not real tak unti. he had taken

of insectid. Physicians arrived in tin1. to sav h'.e llf.

pay 1 : : vr

f r ihr"1 1 . in V.r.r.;- :: In t ! ; t h r Jif pJ w re i v. ; ir '. r u a. ' p- :".r-d. I w 1 r. ' , tap ovr r tl

Thoucrh thou hast nvr so ;r iry! He councilors, vet do r.nt forvak the 'to an

ne own ru.

H who can taV.e advice Is

:n superior to him who can give

rocATiNr; prNcmir.

When water is not at hand to help find a small pin hole puncture, a good method Is to use some cigar ashes or tire talc for the purpose With this on the ground, in flate the tire and rotate it a little above the

it.

When a funnel Is not available, an easy way to fill the storage battery is by placing the screw driver over

pouring the water

h" b t 1 wa n t . I Never "1 c ! ; b t !hn

the bole and

slowly along the shank. The will direct the water into the tery without spilling.

tori, . bat- I

sT.xn.i:nizr.T.

Win

-s 4

llrouftham Ianylaulet Automobile bxly with only the part behind the driver's seat entirely enclosed and the part of the top behind the rear doors collapsible. It his th3 same relation to the brougham aa the Fedan landaulet has to the sedan.

SPEED, LOAD AND ROAD ARE FACTORS IN TIRES SERVICE

Size and Type of Tire May be Cause of Faulty Sen ice to Owner.

solid tires have not given rather than supply new

When aervlce.

tires assuming that the old tires have

failed due to some manufacturing fault, it would b well to investigate the eervice th truck la being operated in. If the load the truck is called on to carry Is found to be In excess of the normal rated capacity of th truck or exceeds the maximum carrying capacity of th tires the more satisfactory course la to change the tires for a size or typo that will meet the conditions as found. Th limitations of fresh and typ of solid tires ar pretty well established, and If these limitations are exceeded a larger size or a different type of fire will quickly correct the faulty service- and an Improvement In tlr mileage will soon b noted. The service rendered by solid tires is largely dependent on three factors: The speed at which th vehicle is driven, the load transported and th type or condition of th road over which the vehicle operates. W "hen determining tire pizes for

original equipment, these three items are usually given careful consideration by the truck manufacturers and the correct tlr eize Is carefully estimated. The original tlr equipment as fitted to vehicles Is thus usually of ample slxo to meet the average mer's requirements and will give patisfactcry eervice as long as the vehicle is operated and loaded to Its normal rated capacity. If either the vehicle speed or Its load exceeds this normal rat some change must be made In tlr equipment; either a change In tire type or an increase in tire size to take car of the extra demands made on th tires. It is Just as Important that th fped at which the vehicle is operated be carefully checked as it Is to ee that the loads do not exceed the maximum as recommended for the size of tire used. Qeneral road conditions should come in for a fair amount of consideration, for if they are generally poor the impact forces generated by the load suddenly dropping into road depressions and operating over road obstructions will tend to lead to early tire failure unless th vehicle 13 amply tired to withstand such Increased Impact loads. More solid tir trucks fall du to over-loading or overspeedlng than from any other cause. When th tire miloag Is not up to expectations there Is reason for assuming that th vehicle Is being operated in a service in excess of the maximum capacity of the tires being used.

Under all th fal5e and overloaded and clittering masquerade there is in every man a noble nature.

Meter DeartmT.t. -Why is the two-cvcl rclr.e no '.ortz-er vd on automobiles? If it is successful a b. at erc'.r. why r.ct e-s an automoV'e rrlr-.e" T. N. Th.' two -stroke cycle entire dc r.ct hav th r."".'r cf srd of the feur-strok cycle -.,rm. This not

detriment in a boat, where or.

nU that n nee-lea. isui an

mut be run. at d.fTerenl

FT"

automM

.'j n-r v rv rnrat'.mv tae

throttl. As th four-'-vcle engine fp,, it rir p-wr Th twnC.c!e er.-::r. 1 tuft an! sr. nc-.t At low .-pt-ed. As It prod up tc- far it he;:. to r;.'.v explorers.. Many

HUPMOBILE IN DEMAND FOR FLEET BUSINESS Among the factors contributing to the unprecedented sale of Hupmoblles during th last few month? ts a steadily Increasing volume of socalled fleet business, according to O. C Hutchinson, general pales manager. It is pointed otit that In previous years th company's limited production facilities did rot permit any extensive promotional work In this branch cf the distribution inasmuch a., practically all of the cutput was readily absorbed by Individual cat owners. And although the Fame situation holds true to a large extent at the present time an analysis of April and May pals rpcrls shows that no small part of th more than doubled sale velum during that period came from owners cf two or more Hup-

mobil cars. In Minneapolis, for mauds for Hupmoblle ment. combined with

examrle. deflect equtpVrtvat car

tt?mpt have been mad " to rmcdy , purohas. bad a few dart agr com-

th defect, fip.y great s

but ace-

;or have af.nlr.ed

Alo what tss

"hit unit." I ana told

Motor Department. I am curious to 'earn what 1 meant by th- term

"th-rmHl efr.clency

meant by

the horsepower of a motor 1 urd in heat ur.ir. and wo to know h'w many hvat ur.

.o..,.Ä a h. rzp vo v. er. S-m

n'.atlnn r e .i r 1 1 n th'- will b appre

ciated. ..

mea- I :ld lik

; t s con- v

pleteiy absorbed all of the a"allable 5to-k of the local distributor there. As a result. W. V. Harrington, Minneapolis distributor, was amotn the crowd of Hupmoblle dealers who wre at the factory lat week In an effort to obtain larger shipment II reported that on th Saturday night he left Minneapolis he did not

ave a sins:! car on the floor and

r.e in'cr-

rl:adi:u. casolir.e en-

hi. 1'ooks showed me'.lat delivery.

71 crders for im-

;ln :s Tti'H'iri in neat '.mi." iiir ff'.ctency cf th motor d-prd up-

:al nurr.ber r.f ht-tt units

Itlvers) in Siberia are different from riv:s in other parts of the world in one feature, rr.any of them running

on the actual r.urr.rr o: ui...s 0Ver Pels of lc. On of the tribu-

tor.vertel into mechanical energy. taries of tho Una river has a bed

Heat is a form cf energy which, in turn, fcp.s a certain capacity fcr doir.x m . -a -nl' al wrrk. and this me

of Ice from nine, to CO feet in thick-

r.e vs. oar which the water has been flowing probably for hundreds of

The

st irusiivor

thy

EOTZSBSSISICURZ

Tires Built

That's why wc handle them. We not only want tires that will sell, but we want tires that will STAY sold tires that will stand the gaff. Take it from Taylor, there's no better tire built than the Oldfield. No tire ever endured more rigid tests, no tire ever stood more abuse, and no tire ever delivered more miles for the money than the Oldfield. We speak from experience with tires of every make that come to us for repairs, and if we do say so ourselves, WE KNOW TIRES. That's why we say BUY OLDFIELDS! .

TayBor s 1 an Hep

132 East Jefferson Blvd. Phone Main 610

TRAFFIC PATROLMEN TABOOED IN FRANCE

Semaphores and Lights Will Replace Cops in Heavy Travel Areas. PARES. July 8 Paris, which only recently Installed traffic policemen, is preparing to replace some of them with mechanical emaphores and red-green-whlte lights. Had 'em for years on Fifth av.? Ye3 but Paris Is a different story. Critics of Parisian traffic regulation are asked by the Paris police department to try to devise a means to block signal a horde of temperamental taxi drivers through a "car-

refour. A "carrefour" Is a place but

where streets com together. It tcok half a dozen patrolmen under th recently established trystem even to attempt to preserve part order at a "carrefour." But there are any number of "carrefour" and no surplus policemen. Therefore, "Go" and 'S'.op" signals will replace men. and red and green lights at each exit from a' "carrefour" will make new- strange constellations on the Parisian horizon at night. Another reason for the new installation is the temperamental of the Parisian. He makes an admirable detective, but an atrociously bad "traffic cop." II trie to pleas everybody coming-in all directions. II sto-ps all traffic to tell a pretty girl the way to the Louvre. He can not resist chatting with his friends while tajcis honk. He will argue with a law breaker all afternoon and then come to no decision about it. He is a charming, and dashing, and polite

V V JUL

Pay Mojlb

m s

313

the

one-man traffic force oil

AB-44 X Perdu For Dedga Can

AA-53 5 Lrg Ht't For (invk aixl Chevrolet Cars

ere the greatest Talue in rpaik plajj quality and construction TODAY. Over two-third of the automobiles that sell for $2000.00 or more over two-thirds of the finesthighest-grade cars are today exclusively factory equipped with CHAMPION SPARK PLUGS That's convincing proof of Champion Superiority. Isn't it? Dependable Dealers ask you to buy CHAMPIONS.

CHAMPION SPARK PLUG CO&JPANY

TOLEDO ChCO

BIG-SIX SPEEDSTER

two individual seats which provide the comfort of an overstuffed armchair. The touring trunk at the rear with tray and suitcase compartments is easy of access, because the two spare disc W Keels are mounted on each front fender

THE new Studebaker FourPassenger Speedster is mounted on the Big-Six chassis with the same dependable 60 horse-power motor that made enthusiasts of thousands of owners during the most critical buying period in history. Every item of its complete equipment and finished detail suggests ultra style and riding comfort. The front teat is tilted at the correct angle for comfortable riding. An upholstered arm reat divides the tonneau fnto

b atdditMNt t4r U ImmImcm et of tiickel-pU ted bompert front and rear, a cotxrtcry lfht on tKe drfver'a tide, a b il t-ir. tbie -proof transmission lock which rm operated by tba aroe ifcy tbt locks the ignition switch and tool compartment m the left front doer. Ak for the Studebaker "Yardstick." a meature of the ft eat er value that Studebaker offers

The Studebaker Corporation of America RETAIL FACTORY BRANCH: LAFAYETTE AND SOUTH STREETS

These disc wheels, complete with cord tires and tubes, are furnished without extra cost. This latest Studebaker creation reflects Studebaker's seventy-year-old reputation for building fine vehicles.

MODELSand PRICES f. o. 6t fmetorie$

SA'-t .

UGHT-SrX WW,lirW.B3!LP. O ..... S 8T3 Tiwkf IO5 Roadrtar (V--0 . 1045

TTTS 17 SO

SPECIAL-STX Cmmmia Tavlnf I7f Roadtr (l-laaav) . 1 12 S ltadtw (-Fbm.) . JOS Cmmpm (UW) . . 2 1 &4 Stxian BiG-srx

, i2f w. a w n. p.

tivo

TtMrrbc l'S Coap(4-Paaa.) . . 10 Sr4an ...... 270

nKTIAWAKA 10 x. inn st., II. L. Bowers, Resident Salesman.

NILI :s It. K. CortrizlU. Ilrrideut 191 lYunt fet-

Cord Tlrr FnrtÄartl Equipment

The BIG-STX SPEEDSTER $19S5 t. a. kw fwUrf

lim vr-rrii

Jill Wimmmm:m

THIS IS A STUDEBAKER YEAR

g- '. - ". .-. Mi -

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chanical work In rum la measurea