LEARNING HOW.
NEW MOTORIST’S LESSON. Stung by a Cyclist. The story of the woiries of a man who bought his first car recently is going the rounds in motoring circles. He had had the car only a few days, and one evening he emptied four gallons of petrol into the tank, and tucked the car away for the night. His garage was not quite completed. In the morning he carefully dusted the bonnet and wings and set off for the city, slowly of course, as new drivers always go. A block or so along the road the engine sneezed, spluttered and died. He lifted the bonnet, which was the beginning and the end of his car knowledge, but a good beginning, nevertheless. A cyclist came along, and the motorist explained how and why he was so ignorant. The cyclist, black of heart, looked hard at the engine, peered at the gadgets and said: “ You’ve busted a valve, old man.” That was a help. “ Give me 55,” said the cyclist. “ I’ll ride to Dash and Dash, Ltd., and bring back a valve.” The motorist complied with gratitude. Well, time rolled on and on, and a motorist pulled up. He fiddled round a bit, and laughed about the busted valve. He discovered that there was no petrol in the tank. The new motorist had had a visitor to his garage, and 5s had gone for a cyclist.
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Putaruru Press, Volume VI, Issue 237, 17 May 1928, Page 7
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