HAVE you ever
stopped to think how
much contact your car
actually has with the
road? .

You stay on the road cour-
tesy of about four hand-sized
picces of rubber compound.

; Without that contact, your car
is a candidate for making soup
cans,

It's well worth your while
to keep -your tires properly
inflated, rotate them at least
once a yeas, and replace. crem

when the tread gets worn,
~~ But there’s more to it than
that, | .
’. Your tires can also be an
. early warning system for other
problems suck as aligament or

Ln 4 failing suspension. °

.. Suppose you look at your
_ tires; and. you notice that the
tread scems to be more worn

on the inside than the outside

~ edge. You probably need your

wheels aligned. Getting the
alignment fixed will improve
your car's handling and fuct
economy, as well as giving you
amore comfortable ride.
Does your car start to
shake when you reach certain
speeds? It could be that you

FEATHERING (left) is caused by Insorrect toe-in or
toe-out. The tlre drags across the road, instead of
rolling easily. You need an alignment. Wear on one
side only (right) means that the camber Is out of
adjustment. This, too, means that you need an align-
ment.

PNM Ng,
Brawrnennnmmsenansete one

CUPPING (left) occurs when the tira bounces, rather...
thas: rolling freely. Srna!!. areas of excessive wear.
appear. This !s generally caused by. worn shocks or
loose suspension componants. You need to have
your suspension adjusted. A series of cuss (right)
auggests thai the tire is shimonying — you

need your wheels balanced.

All wheels and tires have
very slight differences in the
weight distribution, and at the
speeds they’re turning that
translates into a powerful
vibration. All it takes to fix it is
the positioning of chose little

lead weights around the edge
of the wheel.

Feathering ts caused by
incorrect toc-in or toc-our.
The tire drags across the road,
instead of rolling castiy. You
need an alignment.

Wear on one side only

Soe . we" .
tyle and excitement
: : L Camaro b by James A. Dictate, Metro Books, 148 Pages,

- Contributing Writer

“IN September 1956 the first Camaros rolled off
the assembly lines in Norwood, Chio and Van
Nuys, California and won a place in the hearts of

car enthusiasts across North America.

~ The-"60s brought a huge new car buying public into the

forefront, and they looked for style and excitement from the:
“cars they ‘bought.
Ford was first to recognize this market with their Mustang
and while: Chevrolet. had. tke Corvette, it was considered tao .

upper crust and expensive fora large
, Former GM public relations
“a knee-jerk:

explained: the car's: birth as”
Mustang. :

Dietzier follows the develo, ment of the ‘Camaro ‘through
its various style changes from 1966 up to its current lock. |

rtion of the market:
irector \Ralph Kramer
reaction to the

‘228, Trans Arn, Berlinetta, IRGC, are all names familiar to

: Camaro lovers and each model is ‘discussed i in detail, as well as
thé cars pefformance on: the-track over the years.

“ment toa legendary car.

© With its fucure uncertain, this book will. stand as-a: testa- :

wheal balanced.

means that the camber is out
of adjustment. This. toa,
mears you need an. alignment.

Cupping occurs when the
tire bounces, rather than
rolling freely. Small areas of
excessive wear appear. This is

your =:

generally caused by. worn
shocks or loose suspension
components. You nced to have
your suspension adjusted.

A serics of cups suggest
that the tire is shimmying —~
you need your wheel balanced.

Fauryear-ald

(UPI Focus)
GAINESVILLE, Fla., —- A
Gainesville, Fla., woman is
recovering | Wednesday
from injuries she suffered
after she was hit by a car
: driven by a.4-year-old boy.

Gainesville police: . said

Eric Turner was behind the -

wheel of a car. when: it. hir-
21-year-old Geralkinda: R-
Gambles. .. :
Her 19- year-old “friend,
Lareca: Young, was’ charged.
with letting the boy drive.

Neither ‘woman’ is: the

_ boy’s. mother, and police-do
not know how they are relat:

"ed to him: :
They say Gambdles “drove a

to her house and got ‘out,

leaving Young end. thé. litle. -u

boy i in the car.

Officer: Keith Kameg: said
“while. they were waiting
Gambles, Young asked Eric if
_- he! wanted. to drive and. he

The. swoman :, "allegedly
moved the:seat up, put the:
boy © behind *: the> .whgel
turned on the ignition, and
put the car.in gear... -

Kameg ‘sai ‘she held the
stecting wheel ‘and told ‘the
boy to step.on the gas. :

Gambles came out of he!
heuse end. was. walking: back
to the: car when: the vehicle

‘funged. forward, hitting; h
. before ao

about eight feet anc
her against a-tree..
~ Ske ‘suffered

‘for.