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Te Aroha News, Volume XLI, Issue 6404, 18 October 1923, Page 7

(By an. Expert.) IMPROVED TYRES Improvements in tread, bead and side-wall construction are the chief features of interest in a new bevel-led-edged cord tyre which has .recently been marketed. The bevelled-egded cord tyre is double-moulded, insuring better pressure and more uniform cure in manufacturing. A slight change in the tread appearance is the most interesting point about the new tyre to the car-owning public. The familiar' All-weather tread, with its diamond blocks, has not been changed noticeably, but there is a slight bevel on *the outside edges of the tread, so that it and the side-wall meet in a more gradual union.

In addition, the tread on the bevel-led-edge tyre is semi-flat giving greater contact with the road and as a result improved traction. At the same time this construction also relieves the strain on the shoulders of the tyre because of a reduction in vibration.

The new bevelled-edg’e tread, which has been designed by the well-known Goodyear Tyre and Rubber Company, gives a more even distribution of load throughout the carcass of the tyre, particularly when running in a rut. Another feature of the improvement is that rim clearance has been reduced in this tyre. This adds the advantage of a snug fit of the bead to the rim, and as a consequence overcomes the possibility of the bead “rocking” on the rim. WHAT SOME MOTORISTS - LOOSE Is it wise to purchase your car outside your own district? We think not. Why? Because buying locally, we expect, and do get, a certain amount of advice and service which is necessary to all new car owners. What happens when you purchase your car outside your own district? Why, you are left to look after your valuable machine yourself. What happens? Well, the most important parts of your car are neglected, not through carelessness on your part, but just because you were not close enough to your dealer to get sound advice. The result is, your car (through want of just a little explanation) becomes noisy and old long before it should. Compare cars running in your district which have been sold by local dealers and cars which have been purchased outside your district, and you will find that in nearly every case the car which has been bought locally gives years of faithful service just because it has been watched by the agent who sold it. WORSE THAN ROAD CONDITIONS IN NEW ZEALAND An ardent motorist, met at the pearly gates by St. Peter, glanced admirably down the main street of Heaven. “Fine!” he cried, “what a splendid highway. Where are all the cars,” “There aren’t any,” replied St. Peter. “You’ll find them all below.”

“Then I’ll go there,” pouted the" motorist. Soon he faced Satan and was delighted at the sight of many fine auto'mdbiles parked just within the gates. He entered eagerly. “Which car is to be mine?” he asked. Told to take his choice he hurriedly climbed into one finer than the rest. “Great!” he ejaculated. “Now, which way do I go; where is the road?” “There aren’t any,” said Satan. “That’s the Hell of it.” SLANTS FROM THE AUTOMOBILE FIELD A weak clutch spring can be prepared by placing washers under it. According to staticticians there are about 12,500,000 automobiles registered in the world. It is said that at least five billion gallons of benzine will be produced in the U.S.A. this year. On July Ist, 1922, the motor vehicle registration in the U.S.A. was 10,620,741. 1922 was another 2,000,000 new car year in the U.S.A. This figure has only once been exceeded, in 1920. Experience has taught that one of the best ways to save benzine on the road is to keep the spark well advanced. YOUTH MUST BE SERVED Traffic was jammed—horns tooted —everything slowed up. Bonnet was up on the first car, man poked i’ound top of engine. Infant on mother’s lap in rear seat roared. “Hurry, John,” she called lyJohn withdrew his arm and head from under bonnet. “Here you are; it’s all warm,” he said. He handed her the baby’s bottle. Yes, this is actually what happened on a public highway last year.