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THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX. PORTLAND, JANUARY" 21, 1917.
CARS COSTING MORE THAN $2000
ARE IN THE FIFTH DIVISION
Last Word in Automobile Luxury Is Shown in the Exhibit to Be Shown
Herein.
VIRTU AIXT all . of those Orego
nians who are now In the mar
ket for an automobile costing; in
excess of 12000 have already motored
for a number of years and perchance
they now have more than one gaso
line rig In their ga.ra.go.
Many who buy cars of this class
are accustomed to a new car each
year. With them at the auto show
It will be a Franklin, a Cadillac Har
mon, Winton, Packard. Willys-Knight,
Plerce-Arrow, a Locomobile, White or
National Twelve.
FRANKUX.
! "' Braly An to Co.
Always an adherent to the principle
of, lightweight construction. Franklin
has again reduced the weight of its
product a matter of 400 pounds by
scientifio cutting' down, where weight
was found to be unnecessary. The
new engine is lighter, being a trifle
smaller in bore, the gearset has had
several pounds cut out and both axles
axe considerably reduced. In the
smaller parts pounds and ounces have
been cut out here and there to swell
the aggregate reduction. The most
apparent exterior change is a new
hood carrying out the Franklin dropped
front 'Shape, but being gracefully
rounded Into unbroken curves.
Typical of the use of aluminum are
such units as the rear axle gear case
engine base and oil pan. valve cages
and covers, gear-case, carburetor body,
mud guards, running board shields,
body and hood. In the design of the
front axles 30 per cent of the weight
has been saved in comparison with
the previous type and in the rear
axle 25 per cent. The motor is of
small size, but the factor of light
weight gives the car ample power.
ki j WILXTS-ICJVIGHT.
" Overland Pacific Co.
One of the mechanical features of
the New York show will be the Willys
Knight eight, introduced for the first
time. The Toledo company is showing
a seven-passenger touring car equipped
with the second sleeve valve V-type
motor to make its appearance in this
country.
While distinctly new. there is noth
ing radical about the power plant, as
it incorporates the features common to
poppet valve twin motors and to the
ordinary Knight type of vertical en
gine. The only feature that is unusual
is that there are 16 of the valve
sleeves, two for each cylinder, driven
off the eccentric shaft. Only one
shaft is used, this being mounted in
the center of the V above the crank
shaft by which it is directly driven.
'V.' NATIOXAb
"! Manley Auto Co.
A number of detailed improvements
have been made in the National
Twelve. The touring body has been
increased in size and now. Instead of
being a six-passenger Job, it has a
full seven-passenger capacity.
WINTON.
Winton Motor Co. Branch.
No changes have been made in either
of the Winton models. It is, moreover,
not Winton policy to announce season
models, but rather to adopt what,
changes are found advisable as soon as
arrangements can be put through the
factory.. The buyer of a Winton is
encouraged to suit his taste in details
, of finish and equipment and conse
quently a great variety of options are
offered at the regular selling price.
Not only are the body colors optional,
but also the selection of the leather
for the apholstery. Even the position
of the seats, height from the floor,
eUx, will be made according to the
purchaser's own ideas. Special bodies
of over 75 styles were turned out in
1916.
HIGH - CLASS CARS WHICH
SELL ABOVE S2O0O DELIV
ERED IN POJlTLATiD.
Franklin standard touring
car $2100
Willys-Knight eight -cylinder
"88" 2100
National 12-cylinder cars... 2325
Cadillac, four and seven- "
passenger touring 2390
Winton, roadster and five
passenger touring........ 2835
W Inton, seven-passenger
light six ,- 2885
Packard, 12-cylinder. "2-25 3200
Harmon, standard models... 3250
Packard, 12-cylinder "2-35" 3650
Winton, big six model...... 3680
White, 16-valve, four cylln-
der, standard .. 4750
Locomobile, standard tour
ing car 4870
Pierce-Arrow, model "38"... 4980
Pierce-Arrow; model "48"... 5680
Pierce-Arrow, model "66"... 6700
dark green, which, has been standard
on all models since the eight was an
nounced, is now found on the closed
cars only.
The appearance Is enhanced by the
adoption of crown fenders and the ad
dition of a molding.' around .the top of
the body and new headlights which.
In a general way follow the shape of
the coat of arms on the radiator. The
latest addition to the mechanical parts
of the car which is Just announced is
the installation of a tank suspended to
the frame and connected with a pipe to
the radiator outlet. The purpose of
this tank primarily Is , to condense
anti-freezing liquids which may evapo
rate in the radiator, making it per
fectly practical to use alcohol only as
an anti-freeze solution.
PACKARD. -
Frank C. Rlggs Co.
This early builder of twelves Is
making no changes of real importance
for the 1917 series. As an example of
the sort of minor changes that have
been made, the alteration of the cylin
der castings is the most striking. For
merly the Packard had a one-piece
L-head cylinder casting and this has
been replaced with detachable cylinder
heads which do not alter the relative
positions of any parts of the engine.
Another noticeable change is the
lowering of the frame two Inches,
which alters the appearance of the car
to a considerable extent. Packard has
AUTOMOBILE IMPORTS INTO
THIS COUNTRY SINCE lOOS
SHOW DECREASE..
For the 12-month periods end
Ins June 30 each year following
are the figures for motorcar im
ports into the United States since
1908 for pleasure car and. com
mercial vehicles combined:
No. Value.
1908. ...... 1,045 $2,500,134
1909 .- 1.624 2,905,391
1910 1,743 2,851,446
1911 . 888 1,898,843
1912 963 2,134,181
1913 748 1,769,380
1914 300 620.493
1915 322 525,303
1916. ........... 1,474 801,911
CADILLAC
I Covey Motor Car Co.
There are 11 body styles in the
new Cadillac Comfort is enhanced by
the addition of three inches to the
wheel base and lighter pistons, pro
duce an even more vibrationless mo
tor. The new models are truly luxuri
ous vehicles. Dark blue is now the
standard color - on the open cars and
also abandoned the horizontal end
piece on the rear mudguards. The fen
ders now follow the curves of the
wheels. There are two' lengths of
chassis. The larger is 136-inch wheel
base and the smaller 126 Inches, this
being an increase of 1U Inches over
last year.
MAR M ON.
. .Northwest Auto Co.
The changes in the Marmon are neg-i
ligible, being little refinements here
and there to make this lightweight and
powerful car more perfect The Mar
mon is a big car, yet It weighs no
more than a good many makes that
are much less powerful and roomy.
This weight reduction Is attained by
the extensive use of aluminum, the cyl
inder casting being made from this
metal, as also the body panels, radia
tor shell, rear axle gearbox and fen
ders. The particularly easy-riding
qualities are obtained by the use of
compound cross-suspension cantilever
springs.
WHITE.
White Company Branch.
The new feature of the White line Is
a. four-cylinder motor with IS valves.
Although the engine Itself is a radical
departure from the. four-cylinder, two
valves per cylinder motor, which this
company has produced previously, there
are also a number of zrotable depart
ures In the chassis design. For the
first time In White practice the motor,
clutch and gearset are in a unit. The
new engine has plain bearings instead
ofthe previous ball-bearing design,
which is continued on the other model.
The first samples of the new car are
not expected to reach Portland until
some time In March or April. In the
meantime motor fanciers will await
their arrival with interest.
LOCOMOBILE.
Oregon Slotor Car Co.
The Locomobile chassis and body for
1917 follow much along -the lines of
the last six years except for detail
changes intended to give the final
touch of refinement, which are de
signed specifically to be the last word
in beauty and luxury. Broadly speak
ing, the new cars are more beautiful
in appearance because they are lower
and longer. They are more easy rid
ing, due to a rearrangement of the
suspension, and are faster, having bet
ter acceleration and- higher maximum
speed, due to a new carburetor, lighter
reciprocating parts and a better bal
anced motor. These changes have
been accompanied by a- boost in price
which is so general in the industry
now. A feature of the body offerings
is the new four-passenger Job, of which
only a limited number - will be constructed.
CHANDLER SIX $139,
FTEIRCE-ARRQW.
Pierce-Arrow Branch.
The changes In the Pierce-Arrow
models are very slight. In all essen
tial details all three six-cylinder mod
els are the same as heretofore. The
water outlet is neater; the wiring has
been simplified; the battery distributor
is now mounted on the generator,
eliminating the separata commutator
shaft and driving gears; the positions
of magneto and generator have been
interchanged so that the water pump
will absorb the intermittent torque re
action of, the magneto; spiral-bevel
driving gears have been adopted; the
pressure of the oiling system has been
raised and an ammeter has been sub
stituted for a voltmeter on the cowl.
Of course the high-class finish and
complete equipment In this car are re
tained. SPEED NOT ONLY GUIDE
PERFORMANCE! OF ' CAR ON BAD
ROADS SHOULD BE.LEARXED,
M-Bnost Any Car Can Kiki Ttme on
Good EUckway, feat May Be Costly
la Operation la Service-
In the absence of definite standards
comparative figures on the performance
or a car are misleading and generally
worthless. Broadly speaking, the state
ment that a big car will make bStter
than 12 to 15 miles an hour on a gallon
of gasoline means nothing. Or to say
that it will make 72 miles an hour
means very little to the consumer.
Jhe real information sought by the
intelligent buyer is: What will the car
accomplish in ail conditions? How will
it take the bad roads? Is it easily
handled In dense traffic? Will it climb
hills? Does It waste fuel? And so on
and so on.
Anyone who knows anything at all
about building automobiles knows that
It is no extraordinary feat to put to-
geiner a car which in certain condi
tions will make 90 miles an hour, but
the suitability of the car for ordinary
purposes is another question. In fact.
It might be absolutely worthless for
touring or normal city driving and still
It would make 90 miles an hour.
It is no real trick to get a big sraso-
llne mileage in certain conditions. For
instance, if the driving surroundings
are Just right a car might roll off 20
miles to the gallon of gasoline on one
occasion, and that same car would have
less than a 12-mile average for down
town work or for average country
roads.
See what the car will do in all condi
tions before you buy. Make the dem
onstrator take you over roueh roads.
Why The Chandler Leads
FOUR years ago the Chandler Six was announced to the public. Three
years ago it was still an infant in Jhe industry, though beginning to
attract rather wide attention. Two years ago, with a radical reduc
tion in price without any cheapening of the car, it became the talk of the
trade and public alike. A year ago it had come to be recognized as having
very substantially arrived. Thousands were buying Chandlers. -
Today the Chandler occupies one of the foremost positions in the whole
industry. All of which would seem to prove that the Chandler idea to
build the best six-cylinder motor car and sell it at a moderate price is just
as right today as it was four years ago.
Chandler leadership is founded on motor superiority, attractiveness of
body designs, splendid equipment, and a price free from inflation.
Seven-Passenger Touring Car, $1395 ' Four Passenger Roadster, $1395
Seven-Passenger Convertible Sedan, $1995
Four-Passenger. Convertible Coupe, $1995 Limousine, $2695
CHANDLER MOTOR CAR CO., Cleveland, Ohio
Gerlinger Motor Car Co.'
363 OREGON STREET, PORTLAND, OREGON
climb hills, drive through crowded
traffic, speed it up on a level highway
and then compare Its performance un
der those conditions with that of com
petitive cars. Finally, buy the one
which shows up the best. That is the
way to tell the efficiency of a car.
"In the Olden Days of Dobbin."
It took so long to get 'round town.
I had to turn good people down.
Though hustling hard and hustling late.
My pace was set by a horse's gait.
I made no "mon" J had no fun.
In the olden days of Dobbin.
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$30,000.00 Stock Repair Parts and Complete Stock Chasses
On Display at Salesroom '
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INTERNATIONAL MOTOR COMPANY
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THE Briscoe at $685 we believe is the best looking, the sweetest
running automobile ever built at the price. Success has" made it.
Increased production has lowered costs, provided more refinements.
TOURING car has surprising roominess try it! Four-passenger road
ster is the only car built with a full back to the front seat a novelty
see it! Briscoe-built in Briscoe factories insures quality in every detail..
rOU will miss the real meaning the show holds for you if you fail
to see the beautiful, handsomely finished and completely equipped 1917
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