Whitby Free Press, Wednescfay, September 18, 1996. KGear %L AJ eF j k by Jil Mclntosh Some auto facts Safety Items That Wn Unpopular MM& iIntroduoed Safoty glass (witlb manulfacturera, Who though it waa too exansve); brakea on ail four wheels (maller carmakers didn't want tc spnd the money te retool foi thom, and Studobaker evoin took out adle warning the public they wero unsafe), rearview mirrowvs (with police, who thought they wouldn't b. abl. to catch speoders); and seat boîta (with the public, who didn't buy them). ThW Firat i<aaa Produoed Car: The Oldsmobile Curved Dash, a two-seater gaseline- powered carnage steered with a tiller, introducodi 1903. The nationls next big sellera, the Model T, arrived in 1909. But Boy Did It 8e11 When the Model T was flially phasod out in 1927, over 15 million had been sold. That record stood until February 17, 1972, whon Volkswagen produced the' 15,007,034th Beetie - -one more than the. "Tin Lizzie." In -May 1981, their Mican plant churnod out the 2th nullionth Bug, a record wbich sOi stands for a single model run. When You Gtta Go: When Henry Ford died i 1947, his company did flot manufacture hearse. Cadillac. was the most popular "profossional car," but b is family was deterniined lie wasn't rding in bis arcbrival's product. Henry went te bis final resting place i a Packard. Thse Chiekmn Or The Egg: e Engine cils wore out long L-before automobiles. In 1866 à Dr. John Ellis received a tpatent for distilling alubricating oils usinâg steam r heat;- the olla were used for isteam engines. Ho named bis rcompany the Continuous 011 iReflning Company, but .i e1873 changed the name te Valvoline. A Canadirn Car You C«ddn'tBuy In Canada: The Bricklin, a gull-winged coupe built during the 1970s ini New Brunswick, was exclusively for export; you could only buy one i the United States. Ford'$ eterIde. xIn 1914, Henry Ford raised the pay of bis assembly-line workers te $5 per- day, almost twice what other manufacturera were paying. His logic was that h. would soUl more cam if bis owný employees couid afford to buy them. The otherwise suessful plan resultiig i rioting when men stbrmed tb. plant trying te get jobs at Ford. What You Had To Do To Got IL- The $5 salary was not for everyone. It only applied te maie employees who were married and supporting a family, either their owni cbildren or elderly parents. The employee had te speak1 Enghsah, disdain smoking and drinking, have no.i boardera inhi;ishouse and1 raise bis family i a "goodJ Christian environment."i Ford had an army of exiala workera who regularly visited -the homes of al SEFR PAGE 16 IBy Car Car. Canada Most people think that if they winterlze their cars ln the fall, before It geta really col1d, they'll make it through the winter without problema. And they're mo'stly right. Others think that if they haven't had a problem yet they won't have on. for the rest of the wmnter. (Now there's a recipe for t tu uble). Difficulty starting? A cold engin. is a stiff engine - itfs hard to get the pistons. moving, to draw ln the fuel, and get started. So it needs more battery power. In cold, waeather, your battery may produoe only 40 per oent of the power it produceo ln warm weather, 50 give it a, break -.use a block heater. A block heater, with a tîmer to turn it on a couple of hours before you need your car,, will make starting much easier. Startig warm can save you money on gas. too. Take a look at your battery terminals, là there any white deposit on them? That corrosion can insulate the terminais and prevent the battery giving your car its flrst.boost of power in* the mornlng to get it going. If your battey in getting a littieb elderly, you may not, get a second chance. It can take up to. 40,000. volte to zap a spark into, your cylinders. If the ignition wires are worn, or cracked, some of that power may not, make it4 and you ould have starting troubles - especially i damp weather. Another tip - keep your gaz tank at least haîf full. That limita any condensation in the tank, se you7re les likely te get gas lino freezing. Add a little gaslin. mntifreeze eveiy second fIll and be sure. One of the most important things to wateh, la your Soling system. There are two things - the I Uýp concentration of coolant, and the amount. In most parte of Canada, a W050 midx of coolant and water keeps the. coolant from fr-eezinu, for wi nter lubricates the water pump and protecta the cooling Sstem from corrosion. in iery cold areos, it may be necessary to, inrease the Saturn 'tech talk' MOTORCFUY SATURN mechanlo Mike Bjerring points out a featureon the underside of a Satum to Emie and Doreen Tomohyshen at the reent Satum drive-in reunion. ln addition to 'tech talks,' Satumn owners enjoyed a barbecue, music and entertainiment for the kids,, followed by a 200-car convoy ta the Mustang Drive-in -in Peterborough to see The Adventures of Pinoc- chio. Photo by M"rkReesoWhiIby FmoePros. concentration of coolant- but neyer more Oh=n.70 per oent coolant to, 30 per cent water. But if you're- like, most -Canadians, you're more Iconoerned» about heatîng thancoollng at this Urne of year.TIYM only heat you get ia from the. engina,ý. which le why your heater blows cold when you fiaet start off (beore the engine warms up). If your coolant le Iow, your heater la the firat thlng te suifer, se, keep your antifreeze topped up. You 'May also hear a aquealing noise (audible over your own teeth chattering) from the heator fan. That could Indicate a worn bearlng in the fan motor, which wlll probabiy seize up on- you when you, need It Most. If theres a lot or mositure on your wnshield and the. defrs 'rat remov it, you could have a fault heater' esre T at' mn-radiato that transfèe engine heat inte your, passenger compartment. Don't delay, get it fixed - you need te b. able te see where you're going, and defrosters have enough trouble keeping windows clear in very coid weather. If you travel'or commute, it's worth taking a littie extra trne te Imake sure you have an emergencykidt 'in the trunk. 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