FOR WOMEN DRIVERS

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 202, 15 November 1927, Page 7

FOR WOMEN DRIVERS

HANDY OIL DRUM ON MARKET Women drivers are legion, and becoming more numerous even as the numbers of cars on the roads are ©distantly on the increase. It is interesting to note, too, the consideration for the needs and wants of the lady at the wheel that is a feature of many progressive garages and service stations. In the handling and care of the car there is little doubt that the cleaner the job the happier and more comfortable a person will feel irrespective of sex. Handling oil is generally looked upon as a messy business, and the woman driver will possibly avoid it. Recognising the desirability then of providing all owner-drivers with a container for lubricating oil that would combine greater convenience with the utmost cleanliness, the Vacuum Oil Company has recently placed on the market an eight-gallon drum of mobiloil, with a unique feature that will ensure both. A faucet, which is an integral part of the drum. will enable any motorist, particularly a lady motorist with a gloved hand, to extract the oil with the same ease and cleanliness as getting water from a tap, and without fear of having the fingers soiled. They are called police courts because the police never lost a case in them, says the cynical speeder.

A.A.A. OUTING TO PAPAKURA A run on the concrete road to Papakura and a gymkhana are the attractions to be staged by the Auckland Automobile Association in celebration of the completion of the concreted Great South Road. The president’s car is due to leave the Harp of Erin, at 2 p.m. on December 3, and members are asked to line up behind him. It is hoped that 1,000 cars will turn out, reaching the Harp of Erin to the junction of the Great South Road and Manukau Road. A tape will be broken at the entrance to the Great South Road and another at Papakura, where ample arrangements have been made for parking. A gymkhana will be held on the Railway Reserve at Papakura, consisting of novelty items and ladies* events. The funds will be devoted to the improvement and beautification of the Great South Road. Wanted, five energetic travellers to push new car.—Advt in an evening paper. We are not told what make of car it is; we can guess. A man was recently knocked down by a perambulator and injured. If no hooter is provided, nursemaids should give the baby a sharp pinch at level crossings. * * • “The number of motor-cars is increasing by leaps and bounds in this country.” Pedestrians try to save themselves from decreasing by adopting the same method.

A reliable little car that seems to take a delight in running up bills without any effort.—Advt. in a local paper. Just the kind we don’t much care for.