THE SUM) AY OREGOXIAX. POKTLAXD,. JANUARY 21. 1917.
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ties. The aim in the design of this car
Is to construct a light-weight, medium
powered vehicle selling at a price high
enough to include equipment of the
highest grade and workmanship of the
best throughout the construction.
The new eight-cylinder model, which
has been produced for some time in the
form In which it will be continued
carries a four-passenger body with di
vided front seat and the lines are char
acteristically Scripps-Booth. Accessi
bility is a feature in this eight-cylinder
motor. The carburetor is high,
where It is easily reached.
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KISSELKAB.
Pacific KlsselKar Branch.
Scientific reduction of the size ol
parts and modifications necessary to
the construction of. a. lighter vehlcl
has produced the new Kissel hundred
point six, which Is a moderate priced
car retaining the general principles ol
design and thorough workmanshir
.which have characterized previous mod
els of this make. The bore of the new
motor is three-eighths Inch smallei
than that of the 1916 model 42, whilt
the stroke is one-half Inch smaller. The
live-Inch shorter wheelbase tends
toward weight reduction throughout
the chassis construction. In fact, the
weight has been so reduced that tire
of 32-by-4 size are sufficient to handle
the load, .whereas the model 42 waf
equipped with 35-by-4V4 tires.
REO SIX.
Northwest Ant Co.
On the Reo Six there is an entlrelj
new body with sloping windshield,
auxiliary seats, which now fold Into
the back of the front seat, new plaited
upholstery In place of the tufted, and
better equipment, such as robe cords or
the backs of the divided front seats and
a top which Is rounded oft in the rear,
giving a limousine effect. There it
also more seating room in the car, the
- body being two inches wider at the
point of juncture of the windshield
Mechanically, few changes have beer
made.
WILLT8-KS1GHT,
Overland Pacific Co.
Cantilever springs ' and improved
bodies, together with a pressure feed
lubrication system and a distributor
replacing the magneto, are high lights
In the changes of the Willys-Knight
for 1917. The car has a completelj
new rear axle and a new gearset ir
combination with the axle. The offer
ing includes a seven-passenger touring
sedan of the Springfield pattern and a
aeven-passenger limousine, besides tht
even-passenger open rar.
With the exception of a longer hood,
the new Willys seven-passenger 88-slx
Is identical In outward appearance witb
the Willys-Knight four. This is not
Knight motor job, however, but is oi
conventional L-nead type. The motoi
Is a Continental and starting and light
lng are performed by the Auto-Ute
system.
OLDSMOBILK.
Oldsmoblle Company of Oregon.
In mechanical makeup and general
characteristics the Oldsmobile 45 Is a
continuation of the previous model '44
Although the bore and stroke, wheel
base and general dimensions are un
changed, there are enough improve
ments, both mechanically and In ap
pearance, to make the model quite new.
The radiator is entirely new, with a
distinctive fluted oval of solid German
silver.
Throughput the car considerations "of
comfort are predominant. The 120-lncb
wheelbase with a very short hood, madej
motor, provides nuaual leg room, while
high body sides and deep seats give
the cosy sensation of seating in, not
on. the ear.
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djl The prediction that
this car marked a new era in
scientific - construction has been
more than justified.
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(j Eleven hundred
pounds lighter than any oth
er car of equal size and power, it
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The experienced and critical buyer will appre
ciate the Hupmobile perfected 4-cylinder motor.
It has the power capacity of a racing motor,'
bat instead of using this great power for speed,
it is translated into pulling ability. This is the
source of the Hupmobile's remarkable high-gear
performance.
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Special literature on the Hup
mobile will be distributed at the
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Mariiey Auto Co.
Distributors ' '
Eleventh and Oak at Burnside Broadway 217
One Block South of Auto Show ,
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ROADS TO BE GRAVELED
Lisir comrrr to do work dcbdsg
WINTER -MONTHS.
Success of Method of Placing; Material
la Wet Seaaoa Demonstrated by
Packing of Highway.
ALBANY. Or., Jan. SO. Acting on a
theory, the success of which has been
demonstrated already by practical re
sults, that the time to gravel roads
most effectively is the Winter, the
County Court of Linn- County Is plan
ning to place a great deal of gravel on
county road, during the ' wet season.
Five-Pass. Touring Car. ..$1185
Roadster ..- $1185
Seven-Pass. Touring Car. .$1340
F. O. B. Detroit.
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Road supervisors agree that the gravel
packs better and can be placed, to the
best advantage during tie Winter
months. ,
Until recently in this county It has
been the practice to spread gravel on
the roads in the' Spring- and Summer.
and then let the Winter traffic beat it
down. This resulted sometimes In the
gravel being scattered and distributed
improperly before It was packed. The
work was done by this method, how
ever for the dual reason that farmers
could leavo their farm work for road
work in the Spring, and Just before
harvest began, and because gravel was
available for road work only when the
rivers and creeks were low and the I
gravel bars were uncovered.
In recent years some supervisors es
tablished the custom of hauling gravel
in the Summer, when it could be se
cured easily, and leaving it in piles
along the roadside until the Win-1
tr months, whfn it wan used to
has shown by unequaled perform
ance its dependable durability; '
(HT This exclusive car
for particular people -is the
chief entrant of the Auto Show;
marking this occasion an oppor
tunity for ah education in auto
mobile engineering and body de
signing not obtainable in other
directions.
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fill mudholes, with splendid results.
The success of this plan, especially
In Road District No. 1. adjoining Al
bany, was so great that the court
wishes to establish a system of grav
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We are prepared to give you real service and
satisfaction throughout the whole year if you
line up with us. '
We distribute Nationally-advertised goods of
merit only.
When in Portland for the Automobile Show
we invite you to visit our salesrooms and in
spect our lines.
ARCHER AND WIGGINS COMPANY
Distributors of High-Grade Motor Car Accessories .
Diamond Tires
Sixth Street at Oak Portland, Oregon
eling the roads generally In the Win
ter months. To meet the condition that
gravel was not available, the court has
established a plant on the Willamette
River, where the gravel Is secured
from the river bed and graded or
crushed to meet the required needs.
From this plant the gravel is now
being sent out in large quantities' to
all road districts clone to railroads.
INDIANA
' TRUCK
- At the
Auto Show
Information; demons tra
tion and-proof await the
business man desirous of
lowering the cost and im
proving the service of his
business the Indiana way.'
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and from the nearest railway points Is
being hauled and placed on the roads.
This plan, it is expected, will result
In great Improvement on the roads of
this county in the next few years.
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