The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current, September 21, 1919, SECTION FIVE, Image 74

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Newspaper Page TextTTTE SUNDAY OREGONTAX, POTITLAXD, SEPTEMBER 21, 1919. HEW OVERUND FOUR SHOW PORTLAND Much-Discussed Little Auto mobile Here at Last. SPRINGS ARE BIG FEATURE Car Weighs Qsdy 18 or Pounds, Has Fewest Parts, Does 4 to 45 Miles on High. It's Tiere. And the many things that have been said about Its remarkable construction. Its easy-riding' qualities. Its gasoline economy, are all true. "It" Is the new Overland model four, the "mystery car" in -which the Inter est of the motoring public has so long centered. It has been called the "mys tery car" because details of Its con struction have been kept strictly se cret until one of these cars should be In the hands of every Overland distrib utor. That time has now arrived. One of the new Overland model fonr cars and a chassis showing the fea tures of construction tha,t make this model so different from any other au tomobile ever built, were put on exhi bition in the show rooms of the Willys Overland Pacific branch, Broadway and Davis streets, last week. This week they will be on display at the Salem tats fair. No deliveries of the new model have been made as yet. But with 14 of them cow on the way to Portland from the factory at Toledo, O., 75 more to be hipped this week, and from then on at the rate of a carload a day, it will be a matter of a very short time when deliveries to purchasers are in full wing. Spring; Central Feature. This new little car Is different. That Is the first thing that impresses the observer. Not only Is It different in basic principles of design, but it looks different. Without being in the least bizarre. It has a distinctly individual appearance. It could be distinguished In a crowd from any other car made. Its big construction feature, around which the whole car is designed and built. Is its new three-point diagonal cantilever spring suspension, both front and rear. The front springs project beyond the front axle, and the rear springs project behind the rear axle. On this long spring base the car Is s-wrung. This spring suspension has resulted In the coinage of a new phrase in the automotive vocabulary. That phrase is "spring base." The meaning can read ily be understood when it is said that although the wheel base of the model four Is only 100 Inches, Its spring base is 130 inches. It Is this long spring base, and the spring suspension Itself, that give the new Overland the remarkable riding qualities claimed for It. These claims have been substantiated in the severest tests through which these cars have been put by the Overland factory dur ing the past two years. Only 1SOO Poinds In Weight. These have Included engineering tests at the faitory and the roughest kind of usage on tours over bad roads in various parts of the country. Among them have been several trans-continental tours. And only recently two Overland model fours accompanied the motor transport corps truck convoy on its pathfinding run across the conti nent. Their performance on this run was warmly praised by army officers of the convoy. The motor of the model four, like the car, is entirely new. It is a four cylinder high-speed motor that devel ops 27 horsepower, and for which Is claimed a speed of four to 45 miles per hour on high gear. Very light weight pistons and reciprocating parts are used, thus reducing wear, giving high speed and absence of vibration. The car v. eiKhs approximately only 1800 pounds. It has fewer parts than any other car. The body Is made en tirely of steal. Tires are 30x3V4- The upholstering is easy removable, the cushions being so arranged that they can be taken out and used for a bed. This new car was the center of at traction at the annual convention of Overland dealers of Oregon in Port land last week. The convention lasted two days, and most of the time the dealers couldn't tear themselves away from the car. The convention ended with a banquet Tuesday night at which Bert Eling, manager: Rollie U. Peter son, sales manager; Frank Deyo, serv ice manager, and Harry Hays, territory man for the branch here, were among the speakers. Though shown for the first time only last week, one of the new Overlands has been here some time. It was driven across continent from Toledo to Spo kane by Frank C Riggs about a month ago. At Spokane Bert Eling met Mr. Biggs and drove the car to Seattle and on to Portland. But the time set by the factory for putting the car on display had not arrived, so It was cooped up In a good safe place at the branch until last week. A visitor here at the same time was W. F. Mack, with the engineering road force at the Willys-Overland factory at Toledo, one of the men sent out with the little car on some of Its road tests last year. One of his most interesting ex periences was a tour with the car last spring through Ireland, England, Scotland, Wales and in France, Belgium and Germany on the continent. Accompanied by E. C. Morse, export manager of the J. N. Willys Export corporation. New York city, Mr. Mack was sent in April with one of the cars to England. The purpose of the tour was to study road conditions in Europe and to note prospects for early re sumption of export business in automo biles, as well as to show the new car and advertise It on the continent. Fine Roads In England. "Roads In England are wonderful," said Mr. Mack. "Although almost no work has been done on them since the outbreak of the war, they are still bet ter than most American roads. They have stone foundations in most cases, with macadam surface, smooth as a floor. "French roads were not nearly so good. Most of them are built of cobble stones, which are unpleasant to drive over, to say the least- Roads in Ger many are of macadam and very good for the most part. "We drove to many points on the old battle line, including Amiens, Senlis, "Verdun, Chateau Thierry, Vimy ridge in France, Ostend in Belgium, Luxem burg, and in Germany to Coblenz, Aix-la-Chapelle and the headquarters of the 90th division at Bern-Castle. All told, we did a little more than 8000 miles of running. We didn't have the slightest car trouble, though at times the only fuel obtainable was kerosene. "Gasoline is still a very scarce article in Europe. In England the price is about 75 cents per gallon, up to 11.75 in France and Belgium, while in Germany we had to be content with kerosene most of the time. "We kept accurate figures on our fuel consumption. In England we av eraged about 30 miles to the imperial gallon, which Is about five quarts. The car does 22 to 26 miles per American gallon." Mr. Mack left Portland Tuesday for San Francisco, driving one of the new Overlands. THE LONG-AWAITED NEW OVERLAND MODEL FOUR IS HERE AT LAST. -w,,, ,., -Lv y 3S REMARKABLE RECORD OF PEERLESS EIGHT New Mark for Stock Cars Is Established by Veteran. HEW VEL1E IS DUE HERE LATEST MODEL SHOULD ARRIVE THIS WEEK. Car Altogether Changt-d in Appear ance, With Bevel Plane Lines and at ew Engine. W. T. Stlne of the D. C. Warren Motor Car company, distributors here for Velie and -Peerless cars, has writ ten from San Francisco that one of the new Velie models has arrived there, and that it Is even a better-looking car than pictures received from the factory indicate. He says In the letter that a demonstrator of the new model sohuld arrive in Porland this coming week, soon to be followed by a shipment of several carloads. The 1920 Velie model is an entirely new car, even to motor. Like the for mer engine, the new one is a Conti nental, but one especially designed and built for the Velie factory. One feature of this motor Is Its su perheated carburetion system, for' use of low-grade motor fuel. The body lines of the new Velie are altogether changed. The hood is of the sharp-peaked bevel plane, Rolls Royce type. The car is attractively painted in blues and greens and Is be ing made in five body styles; two, four and five-passenger touring, six-passenger sedan and four-passenger coupe. CM" TRUCKS ACCEPTED SIX VEHICLES ADDED TO FIRE DEPARTMENT. One and One-Half-Ton Trncks Se lected in Competition With Seven Other Makes. Six Gary trucks selected for the Portland fire department in competi tive tests with trucks of seven other makes last July 15 have been delivered to the department and accepted and are now being equipped in the munici pal shops with fire-fighting apparatua These trucks will replace horse vehi cles that have been retired from service. The trucks are all of the 1-ton model. They are equipped in front with Brunswick pneumatic cord tires. iSl-xS, and In the rear with Goodrich solid truck tires. Each truck was ac cepted only after Its ability to make 25 miles an hour had been proved alter delivery in practice tests under the supervision of Assistant Fire Chief Laudenklos. One of the new trucks will be equipped as a hook and ladder truck, one as a hose wagon and others as chemical vehicles. They were pur chased by the city for the fire depart ment through E. L. Cramblitt. manager here of the Gary coast agency. HaVI SEVEN OF 13 RACES WON Appearance at Cn ion town Speedway Labor Day Tenth There Since Debnt in 1916. on THIS IS THE FAMED MTSTERT CAR." A MTSTERT SO I.O'TGElt, BUT HEKOHK YOU TO THIS LIFE IS SIDES A'U KROT VIEWS. At last it has arrived, the new Overland Model Four, of which yon have heard so much. The first of the new models reached the Willys-Overland Pacific company here last week. It is an entirely new and different car in every respect design, chassis, motor, spring suspension, everything. Hereafter Overland production is to be confined solely to this new little' car, which Isn't so little, after all, and a new Willys-Knight four, which It is understood; will be In production within another month. The upper photo shows & side view of the new Overland Model Four, with Bert Eling, manager of the Willys-Overland Pacific branch, at the wheel and Harry Hays, territory man, beside him. Below you see how it looks from in front. Note the projecting mud apron over the front springs, which are of the new three-point cantilever suspension system, evolved for the first time in this car. PORTLAND MiiH IHVEHTOR TRANSMISSION LOCK MADE FOR DODGE CARS. 1920 DODGE MODEL HERE IMPORTANT CHANGES ADD RIDING COMFORT, TO Lines Remain Same as Before, In Conformity With Policy of Dodge Brothers. Lock Designed by E. A. Olsen, Sales-1 man for Covey Motor Car Com pany, Is Successful. Owners of Dodge cars may feel proud of the discrimination in their favor shown by E. A. Olsen, designer and builder of the Olsen transmission lock. made for Iodge cars exclusively. A few of these locks were built two years ago and have been used to test out their efficiency in actual practice. Mr. Olsen, who has been selling Dodge cars for the Covey Motor Car company for several years, says that less than one year's practical test proved the ef ficiency and convenience of this lock, but that war conditions have prevented production until the present. A slight change in the construction of the lock meets the only criticism ever made. and the person offering the objection demonstrated his claim to the entire satisfaction of Mr. Olsen and others. The lock was originally built to lock the transmission Into neutral," ex- Several interesting changes have been made in the latest models of Dodge cars. All are great improve ments In the comfort qualities of the car. It is also interesting to note how cleverly so many features could be added without changing the lines of the car, which Dodge Brothers are so determined to maintain. "It has always been the policy of the factory to protect the Interest of the purchaser against a fictitious de preciation, due to a radical change in the design or model." says H. M. Covey of the Covey Motor company. "A con servative design was originally select ed, and, although many changes, both mechanical and in design, have been made since the first cars were built, they have always maintained the orig inal Dodge cast. This Is a great factor in the preservation of used car values. "The rear seat has been widened about three Inches, giving more room to the occupant of the tonneau. The front seat reclines a little more than on former models. The rear fenders are built considerably longer, which not only improves the looks of the car from the rear, but serves as a bet ter protection from mud and dusty "A slanting windshield has been pro vided, as well as the new so-called "Gipsy" type of back curtain. Con struction of the doors has been changed to accommodate rods for the side cur tains, so they may be opened with the doors. This latter is a very valuable change, one that buyers in this sec tion of the country will appreciate.' Top Mending. To mend a tear in the top it Is best to use woolen yarn to draw the edges together, after which a top of material similar to that of the top is - applied with rubber cement, set by the vulcan- izer. Overheating: on Low. When It is necessary to employ low gear for a considerable period it Is pos sible to obviate the overheating that would ordinarily result by keeping the mixture In, the leanest possibls con diUon. STUCK OFF IS THE COUNTRY with your storage battery "dead." No starter, no lights, perhaps no ignition. You can forestall such trouble if you equip your car with a GOULD STORAGE BATTERY It will not die a premature and sudden death. Gould Storage Batteries are guar anteed to give satisfactory service for at least one year. Get yours now, before trouble comes. Rathkey Battery Co. Expert Repairing and Re charging on all makes of BATTERIES 389 Oak St. Bdwy. 2604 Service Station V N plained Mr. Olsen, "which seemed thor oughly practical at the time, and this Is now the theory around which most transmission locks are built. But this clever workman thought he could drive the car away, though locked, by rais ing the floor boards and pushing the pins upon which the shifting forks are mounted, into any gear desired, as the shifting lever was locked in neutral and would not interfere. This he did to the surprise of all concerned, but to the benefit of future lock owners. "As the construction was immediately changed so that the shifting lever Is locked In reverse, this now defeats the great objection, yet the car can be moved to comply with the fire ordi nance by holding down the clutch. The lock Is purely a Portland prod uct, and though a small article, may develop into considerable proportion. It is being placed on the market by H, M. Covey, of the Covey Motor Car company. Dodge and Cadillac distributor. Always keep your car under perfect control. The Peerless eight racing car that made Its tenth appearance at the Union- town speedway on Labor day has estab lished a stock car record that has never been equaled, to say nothing of being surpassed, according to word received last week by the D. C Motor Car com pany. Peerless distributor here. In IS races it has swept by the ref eree's checkered flag seven times In ad vance of the rest of the field. The Peerless eight made its debut at Uniontown on December 2, 191C, and was entered as a special in compliance with the American Automobile associa tion code. The motor in general char acteristics was the same as that manu factured by the Peerless company for their Model SC. Nine cars were entered in the initial race. Five started and three finished, which gives a good idea of the tre mendous strain imposed on the stock cars entered in the race. Eighty Miles mm Hewr. The Peerless won the race by circling the broad track at an average speed of 80 miles an hour. The race was of 60 laps and the distance totaled 66 Vi miles. The only variations from the then standard Model 6( specifications are ap pended below: Body, racing type. Wbeelbase. shortened to 103 Inches. Rear axle geared 1 to S. Weight, ready for track. 2490 pounds Wheels, S2x3 Inches, Rudge Whit- worth racing type. - Tires. 23x4 H. racing type, 13 lugs. Springs, lightened and flattened, semi-elliptic rear. Shock absorbers, Hartford, double on rear. Ignition, Atwater Kent closed circuit system. Oiling, additional supply (Olixum) to all bearings. Fuel, pressure feed. Carburetor, Ball &- Ball, large size. Pistons, Magnalite, high compression. Following the race the car was shipped back to Pittsburg and stored away for the winter. Wins Agala Next Year. In the spring of 191? it was again en tered at the Initial race of the year. This time it was for 100 laps. Many doubted the ability of the car to stand the abnormal strain, but once again it shot past the judges stand far In ad vance of the others. From then on it was decided to enter the Peerless In all Uniontown races and the enviable record it has estab lished In the face of some of the world's greatest driving experts augurs well- for the autumn classic The record of the Peerless Eight fol lows: December 2, 1S1C, SO laps, 66 Vi miles, first. May 10, 1917100 laps, 112H miles, first May SO, 1917. 100 laps, 112H miles. first. July 4. 1S17, 100 laps 112 H miles, first. September 3. 1917, SO laps, 6S4 miles, first. October 29, 1917, SO laps. 66 miles, third. May 1. 1913. 24 laps. 27 miles, third, first heat; third, second heat. September 2, 1918, 100 laps, 112 miles, fifth. July 19, .919. 20 laps. 22 V, miles, sec ond, first and second heats; first, third heat; third, final heat. CALIFORNIA AUTO CLCR BUST Campaign Launched to Get Thieves Who Steal Accessories. The theft of wearing apparel and accessories from automobiles is being made the subject of a vigorous cam paign by the California State Automo bile association. Recently the association appeared In the case of a man charged with petty larceny in attempting to steal a suitcase from a member of the association in Oakland. As a result of the association's action, the man AUTO DIRECTORY STANLEYS performance of the Slanl,v in t mil times jal to the demands made upon it. and the &lity of the nerformMiire ia tin KAttafvinar Orpr' a 74 !""-- that Stanley owners soon forget they have an H I I . t- VIT.K T"1"" me ear. H- WALLI.MiPORD, 52 ALDER ST. LIBERTY SIX The car which sells best in direct com parison with others. V. H. WALLLNGFORD, 522 ALDER. BRISCOE The Car With a Half-Minion Dollar Motor. W. H. 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Suggestion to Truck Owners and Buyers Cutting delivery costs and transportation charges is not accomplished by simply selecting a motor truck, but it is the choosing of the right truck the one that has been found by others in your particular line of business to be the most satisfactory truck for your haulage problems. Our organization is constantly analyzing the records of Federal trucks operating in every part of the country in all kinds of business. This valuable information is always available. Road conditions and the kind of material hauled require a certain type of truck and oftentimes a special body. Let as advise you. ' Federals are made in sizes and capacities to meet every need. , See FEDERAL at State Fair. Send for Traffic News. William L. Hughson Company 60 N. Broadway at Davis Broadway 321 The Oldest Motor Car Organization on the Pacific Coast. San Franc ieco, Oak land, Los Angeles, San Diego, Seattle, Portland. 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