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Home My WebLink AboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1969-10-23, Page 6Attention Farmers Your Fall Work ISN'T COMPLETED Until Your Equipment Is Winterized Let our expert mechanics get your truck, tractor and farm equipment ready for winter's blast. You'll Avoid Costly Delays This Winter N. T. MONTEITH EXETER LTD 235-2121 Die, best In tervkr when vou nerd at m,)stt - SIGN at hearing aid center: "Let us give you some sound advice," SIGN in a reducing salon, "A word to the wide is sufficient." SIGN in optometrist's window: "Eyes examined while you wait." SIGN over pickle barrel: Dillicious! Winter Is Closer THAN YOU THINK LET OUR EXPERT MECHANICS GET YOUR CAR READY • Wheel Alignment • Cooling System • Brakes • Tune Motors Don't Let Cold Weather Catch You! Our Good Used Cars Have Had This 'Treatment' And We Can Recommend Them 1968 PLYMOUTH SEDAN, V-8, automatic, radio, 56957E 1967 DODGE POLORA 500 4-door sedan, V-8, automatic, 84287J 1966 CHRYSLER 4-door sedan, with full power, H85820 A REAL REDUCTION ... 70 DEMONSTRATOR Dodge 1/2-Ton Swept-line Express SPECIAL 1965 METEOR MONTCALM CLEAN AND SAFETY CHECKED H77078 $895 AO* %I Dobbs Motors Ltd. EXETER 2351250 EVENINGS 235.1130 A swish in time with a spray paint gun is likely to save some expensive repairs later. By taking care of minor nicks, scratches and dents as soon as they become noticeable, a motorist can avoid premature deterioration of his car's body. All of which makes the car more valuable at trade-in time. (DeVilbiss Co. Photo) shortest possible time. Don't settle for a 50% job at a bargain basement price from a shop that has makeshift fa- cilities. It'll probably cost you more in the long run through costly re-work at a later date. When the original beauty has been restored to your car, don't be misled into believing it to be permanent. New dam- age is likely to occur at some future date and corrosion will again attempt its ugly deed. Periodic checks and contin- uous, proper maintenance are your only assurance of pro- longing the original finish life. An untuned car is "won't starrtrouble. This winter, more cars won't start be- cause of worn spark plugs than old batteries.Worn spark plugs? You'd bet- ter believe it! Especially in winter. The colder it gets, the more your battery's output drops. So there's less voltage available to start. Worn spark plugs can easily require twice the voltage of new plugs. Result—you have a combination that can be too much for even a brand-new battery. You don't want starting trouble this winter. Get a Champion Tune-Up now. Champion spark plugs meet or exceed the warranty requirements of all vehicle and engine manufacturers, Remember—an untuned car is trouble!p4r.vm. The heart of a tune-up , CHAMPION Road Hazards Make Mike Thorough Mids?Winter Leak., Drip May Signal Repairs a Was'. Trouble, Cheek Them Page 10 ThrosAdv9coto, October 23, 1969 Good Local Body Shop Will. Have What It Takes to Do Job Have you recently taken a really good look at the finish on your car? Studies by lead- ing automotive service maga- zines found three out of every four cars are in need of body repair and/or touch-up work. When checking your car, chances are you'll find finish defects ranging from minor stone-nicks to more sizeable scratches, scrapes, or dents. Close examination may even produce evidence of more seri- ous damage with rust appear- ing in the rocker panels, lower portion of fenders, or at other points. This time of year is an espe- cially important one to make needed repairs. For winter road conditions take a harsh toll of car bodies, Costing You Money Regardless of the origina- tion or extent of the present damage, it's costing you money every day it goes unattended. Once paint is chipped away and bare metal is exposed, corrosive action begins and will continue to grow until arrested and eliminated by repair. Metal deterioration can also occur from beneath the car. This usually goes undetected until rust appears on the out- side surface after corroding the metal behind. (Under- coating will, in most cases, prevent the start of this latter form of corrosion) . In either case, the longer the damage is neglected, the more extensive and time con- suming the repair becomes, thus increasing your repair bill. Once you're ready for re- pairs, your next and most im- portant step is to locate a rep- utable auto body repair and refinishing shop — one that has adequate facilities, mod- ern equipment, and experi- enced personnel to do the job. What Shop Can Do Such a shop will have ample parking and work space; mod- ern metal working tools; qual- ity spray equipment; spray booth with proper exhaust for dust-free paint jobs; force dry (infrared) equipment for dry- ing fresh paint in minutes as opposed to hours with air dry; factory trained spray opera- tors. A shop with these qualifica- tions can assure you of a first-* rate, professional job in the 9 to Preserve Car Bodies Have you ever noticed the firty looking areas on concrete aighways right between the w paths thousands of wheels b,aaVe traveled? Part of that `Iirt is grease and oil from °th- at peoples' cars. in on your driveway or garage (nfloor, the same kind of dirty marks may be from your own n.,„^ar, and this can be a house- 1—keeping problem — particular- P ity painful if you have just in- revested in yards of new con- SCcrete for the driveway or if oomeone manages to step in ,-,I over the youre, then track it all rbrand clean carpet- ing, rE Taking a positive look at this tlmessy business, a leak or drip t)is a danger signal. When cars fare new, they don't drip grease or oil. At least, they shouldn't. p Newtl . . . * AUSTIN * MGB * TRIUMPH * ROVER rr Used . . . s 1966 FORD SEDAN t Power steering, radio, f real low mileage H78265 1966 MERCURY 4-door sedan, power steering, power brakes, radio H77769 1965 MORRIS 1100 Sedan E41331 1965 METEOR 500 Rideau. Radio, power steering and brakes. H78764 1965 PONTIAC Parisienne 2-door hardtop, radio, automatic, power steering, power brakes. H76642 c, 1964 OLDSMOBILE I] Sedan, 4-door, automatic, power steering, power n' brakes H77973 C 1964 METEOR a Station Wagon, 4-door, E radio, automatic 1(7760 Coming Soon . . . 1966 MG Convertible 1965 EPIC SEDAN ', SOUTH -END SERVICE Exeter 235.2322' OPEN EVENINGS BY APPOINTMENT But, time, wear and vibrations take their toll on seals and gaskets, Think of all the parts that could be leaking: the engine or the differential, the power steering, a brake cylinder, even a shock absorber. A spot of grease or oil under your parked car can mean you soon will have no lubrication on expensive gears such as in the rear axle or transmission, A drip can indicate that raw gasoline is getting on your en- gine (right next to 15,000 volts of electricity). This kind of thing spreads car fires. Your car sounds a four- alarm alert, in its own quiet way, when the drips are leak- ing brake fluid. This usually drips onto the inner surface of a tire; so you may not see it unless you happen to climb underneath your car to look. But your service station man can spot it when he has your car on the lift for service, which is a good reason, among others, for getting the car up on the lift from time to time. If you see greasy or oily spots on the floor of your garage, on your driveway or your wall- to-wall carpeting, check into things. Put some newspaper or large pieces of an old sheet you were going to tear up for rags anyway under your car's regu- lar parking place. See how much grease or oil accumu- lates overnight and approxi- mately where the leak seems to be coming from. Next day, take your car and the evidence to your service man and ask him to fix things up. This can save your car, your money and even a life. A PENNY FOR YOUR SAFETY A tip to car owners — invest a Lincoln penny in your fam- ily's future. Why a Lincoln head penny? Insert a penny head first into the tread- grooves of each tire. If the head of "Honest Abe" can be seen, the tire has worn to a dangerous point and should be replaced. BELTS SAVE LIVES Seat belts do save lives. Studies of actual auto crashes by investigators at Cornell University prove it. The Na- tional Safety Council estimates that at least 8,000 to 10,000 lives a year would be saved if every motorist used a seat belt every time he got into a car. WINTER HAZARDS GREATER Roads present more hazards to tires during winter months than during warm-weather months. Foreign objects such as nails and glass are retained in the buildup of ice and snow. For this reason, check winter tires carefully and frequently for cuts or breaks. And ,be sure you have a spare tire in your car's trunk. WHEN PASSING When passing another car, remember that it is moving too. Don't cut back in front of it until you can see its head- lights in your rear-view mirror. Five Point Plan to Thwart Car Thieve.s Every 45 seconds an automo- bile is stolen somewhere in the United States. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation fig- ures, 700,000 automobiles are stolen in this country annual- ly, making car theft the great- est national crime against per- sonal property. It is a crime, statistics show, which has in- creased 101 per cent since 1960. Safety authorities suggest motorists take certain precau- tions to reduce auto theft risk. They advise drivers to: (1) Lock your car doors and ignition every time you park. Professional thieves are adept at breaking into locked cars, but locked ignition and doors do deter "joy riders" looking for a car they can jump into and drive off. Also, lock doors when parking in front of your home or in your driveway. More than half of car thefts take place in resi- dential areas. (2) If possible, park in a well-trafficked, lighted area. (3) In pay lots, take keys with you, if permitted. (4) Remember not to leave packages or clothing in plain view in your parked car. Police say many thieves, bent first on car pilfering, also dechW to steal the automobile. (5) Don't keep registrations or other vital documents in the glove box. The motorist unfortunate enough to have had his car stolen has a good chance of getting it back. FBI records show that nationally 86 per cent of stolen cars are recov- ered. A sobering statistic, how- ever, is this fact: On the aver- age, a recovered stolen car suf- fered damage of $200 and in many instances cars were to badly damaged or "stripped" they had to be sold as junk. Caution Counts . When You Count On Oettin# There Safely. p g f a a