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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1970-05-28, Page 2344./ .44344 • s'7:r Jiro id A Ctir Oft/SED CARS 4-1976 Ohiev. Impalas, Pontiac Parisiennes, 2 and and 4 door sedans and hardtops 1.-1970 Chem. Behair, 4-door sedan. 3-1960 Chev. Impalas, 2 and 4 door sedans 2-1969 Pontiac Park:demi; sedans. • 2-1969 'Pontiac Laurentian sedans. 2-1968 Chev. Behair sedans, 4-deer. 4-1968 Pontiac Parisiennes, 2 and 4 door sedans. A large number of 19046.67 end 68 Chevs Fords and Pontiac sedans, Hardtops, Con. vertibles. • TRUCKS: . 2-1967 Chev. 1-Ton stake, -one single, one dual. 1967 Ford F-500," 12.-ft. stake body, 1966. Chev. 50 Series, 12-ft. stake body. 1965 MC 15-ft. stake. Number of Chev. and Ecorioline Vans, various years. BRUSSELS MOTORS BRUSSELS ONTARIO PHONE 887-6173--"The Home of Better Used Cars" OPEN EVERY EVENING oto Free Inspection! Don't Risk Brake Failure Give Your Car a Real "BRAKE" We will check your brakes in minutes EXPERT TUNE-UP Our complete tune-Up service includes in- stallation of: • New Points • New Plugs • New CondensOr • New Rotor Class 'A' Licensed Mechanic BOB'S PHONE 527-1830 SEAFORTH Canadian 'SkidSehoor Drivers Who Exercise Wheel Control Will Have Much Better Chance Of Avoiding Accidents Henk de Vries' business is on the skids and he couldn't be happier. Nor could the growing number of Canadians who patronize Henk's and thus stand a better chance of stay- ing alive. De Vries conducts the BP Skid Control School in Oakville, Ontario near Toronto, A native of Holland, he putestudents through the skids-on a private 300-foot-long highway which simulates treacherous driving conditions. The, course is sealed with a plastic top coat, soaked with a soluble oil and flooded with water, simulating treacherous -summer driving conditions. Water on an oil-slicked road can be even more dangerous than glare ice. is Helping Save Lives THE HURON EXPOSITOR,SEAFORTH, ONT,, MAY 28, 197(1-11. "Skid School" students are taught wheel control on this priate highway made treacherous by soaking with soluble oil and flooded with water to simulate treacherous, summer driving conditions. Water on an oil slicked road can be even more dangerOus than glare lee, says Henk de Vries who heads the school in BP's complex, Oakville`, Canada, near Toronto. "Lobe Job" Why? De Vries points out that the average Motorist driving on ice is alert to the danger and proceeds more carefully. The driver does not expect to skid in summer and when he does he niay not know what to do. Cites Basic Rule De Vries takes his students, who've paid $10 for the 11/2 day course, on the ,special roadway and puts the car in- to a violent 360° spin. This action familiarizes the stu- dent with the terrifying feel- ing of panic a bad skid pro- duces. He then demonstrates the ways to get out of the most common types of skids the front wheel skid, the rear wheel skid and the four wheel skid. SayS De Vries, "The basic rule in any skid is to get the wheels rolling normally again. Stay off the brakes! This locks the wheels and makes normal steering im- possible." The teacher says, "Once into a skid, there is no time to think. You have to make corrections by reflex action." Tatight Race Drivers De Vries told of a world champion race driver who book the course in its original Dutch location, Zandvoort. His fliht three attempts to mmnm mnm oninn norm rum mmmn nn m mnmm nmmm mnm mmmmn nn WHIM MOM MOM mnnm nmm nnm nmnm inrmi n©r mnnm mnm nmmmm mmnm MINIM Marl nmnn mum mom anon mnm MIIMM handle the skids were unsuc- cessful. The course also includes lessons on- various other emergency situations. During a rear tire blowout, handle the situation as you would a skid. In a front tire blowOut, no skidding is likely but the driv- er shoUld grip the wheel firmly , to keep control and avoid 'using. the brakes. If your car should leave the pavement and hit a soft shoulder, keep you& foot off the brake. Also avoid steer- ing sharply back onto the roadway. In addition to thousands of drivers who have taken the Skid School course, pro- fessional drivers and police :from Montreal, Toronto and other Canadian communities have become graduates, since the school opened in 1967. When de Vries first oper- ' ated his school in Holland, Dutch insurance _firms re- duced rates 10 percent to graduates. While no such ac- tion has as yet been taken by Canadian insurers, success- ful students at the Oakville facility feel they have a more valuable type insurance. They m never *have to use it but When they do, they'll be ready. THAT'S OIL, FOLKS! Most cars built today are equipped with an oil filter. that's one reason engines can go for longer periods be- tween oil changes. But when the filter gets clogged, dirt and sludge get into the en- gine• and could spell trouble. So change the oil and the filter at recommended inter- vals. 4 Make Safe Skid Recovery With These Moves Henk de Vries cites the fol- lowing procedures to get the wheel rolling again: Cut engine power but not so violently as to worsen the skid. The technique is the same for a rear wheel skid whete the rear of the car tends to swing frontwilds or the four wheel skid where all wheels are sliding. In a car with manual tMns- mission lift your foot off the gas and declutch (depress the clutch pedal). With an auto- matic transmission, all you need to do is take your foot • of the gas and the torque converter will slow you down. In a frOnt wiled skid,' us- ually induced by cornering too fast, the technique is dif- ferent. With an automatic transmission, gear down and ,with manual shift, do not declutch. Then, in all skid condi- tions, countersteer out of the skid by turning the front wheels in the same direction the rest of the car is skidding. Immediately turn the wheel around in the opposite thiee- lion or you risk a dangerous second skid. If you had tried to get out of a skid in the time. it took you to read the above para- graphs, it would have been too late to help. That's why the skid school is so Impor- tant to its students, Chances are you're also insurance with every one, When you get that pre- vacation lubrication at your favorite service outlet, you're likely getting more than a freshly-greased chassis. Chances are you're also tak- ing out an anti-breakdown insurance policy. According to Chek-Chart Corporation, more service outlets are conducting safety • inspections every time. the car is on the ,hoist for a lu- brication. The importance of such inspection is increasing since extended lubrication intervals recommended by manufacturers mean that cars are on the hoist)ess fre- quently. Chek-Chart recommends the following components be inspected during a lubrica- tion and any necessary de- fects be corrected: • 0 Brake system getting "anti-breakdown" when service station makes Steering and suspension Shock absorbers Tire and wheels Exhaust system Fuel system ' Cooling system fitive line units Threaded fasteners Seat belts Electrical system Lights and horn Locks and latches Visibility items such as glass, wipers, washers, mirrors and defrosters Ifi inspecting these sy's- tems, a trained mechanic will check for various fluid leaks or low levels of lubricants. PartiCularly sensitive areas are brake fluid reservoirs, master cylinder leakage, power steering fluids; shock absorber and drive line lubri- cants. These Checks q a