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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (March 20, 1927)
ISIRGLE PLATE TYPE OF CLUTCH POPULAR :-Bbdge Brothers New Clutch Brings Smooth and Gentle ""Application -.M.I I t h ;.,.In England and on thfe Contin- ent, just as in the United tSates, rthe. single plate type 'clutch is the choice of designers who are bring ing out new models or are incor porating important improvements to make their cars easier to handle, according to Ernest Bone cteele of the Bonesteele Motor "'company, local Dodge Brothers dealers. ,rf t hare been Interested in exam ining the specifications of foreign ',$ars as published in the 1927 sta tistical issue of a prominent auto mobile engineering magazine," ir, Bonesteele states. "In compar-lson-with an old Issue discloses that although the cone clutch was the favorite of a majority of 'British designers several years ago there has been during the last iwq or inree years a great gam In popularity of the simple dry plate clutch. Of 117 different models of 1927 British passenger cars,-,ii;tea witn cone, multiple Aisc and single plate clutches the yoporllon Is cone. 33; multiple disc 14; single plate, 70. Promin ent English builders like Daimler. whose cars are recognized as truly JAfte,WB. throughout all the Brit ish dominions and colonies; Wol ,pe!ejBf on two 'ours and one 'six,' well known British Rolls-Royce 11. use single plate clutches. Sun beam, whose 2 4 rvlinrlpr 1000 (horse .novter, special ear is now in Florida being tuned up by Major fegrave who expects to cover the measured mile on Daytona beach . Mt a speed well above 200 miles an -Jour, builds four six cylinder and jfwp eight cylinder cars all fitted ifh"Bthg1e plated clutches to give S"mooth engagement, easy adjust ient and easy gear shifting. "in Prance we find a similar (preference. Of 170 models pro duced by 73 makers 86 use the Hingle"plate clutch; 46,- the mul tiple disc, and 36 the cone. With feW exceptions, " however, all the .new. models and all the old ones JJrhich - have .been re-designed by the builder to give maximum ease 5f handling are fitted with single late ' clutches. Berliet uses the Single plate on four out of five lodels; and Puegot on three out "jbt five. De Dion, Hlspan-Suiia, ioicnmss, jorraine-Dietricn, Pan 5iard (who produces an eight, a jsix and four jlif fereai four cylind- r engines) and many other well $nqwn French "builders use .the ingle plate exclusively. 'Renault ?ise rtne clutches on four four-our-cylinder models but adopted the single plate on his two sixes one of his six cylinder stock cars holds a record of averaging 110 miles per hour for 24 hours. "The fault which some design ers both abroad and in America, found a few years ago with the single plate clutch was the amount. of wear which took nlace on the limited frlMnn nnrtana nvallatvla and the high pressure required to transmit the power. Some facings which were hard enough to resist wearafrequently became glazed uargiippea or graoDea. wany "build, era adopted the multiple dry disc-rcTutcn to secure the greatly increased area of friction surface engineers who were using the sin gle plate type and many engineers who were using the multiple disc type but who recognized the ad vantage of easier gearshiftlng made possible by th single plate worked on the problem of devel oping more durable facings and simpler means of adjustment. "The new single plate clutch now used on Dodge Brothers mo tor cars is so simple in construc tion and so easy to adjust that when, after long service , the fac ings do become slightly thinner the necessary adjustment can be made by the mechanic or the owner In less time than is re quired to change a tire. "The unusual ability of the new facings to resist wear. is the re sult of much research in selection and preparation of raw materials and in development of Improved manufacturing processes. The carefully selected long fibers after being twisted tightly into strong yarns are woven into curved fabric in special looms designed for the purpose. The snowy white fabric is impregnated with a binding composition under enormous pressure and baked at high temperature. As a result of the curved weaving the finished facing is uniformly .impregnated and of uniform density from the outer to the inner edge, a char acteristic which could not be ob tained by making circular facings from straight woven fabric. The nature of the impregnating com pound is such that after it is once baked it is not softened by heat. It is sufficiently resilient to per mit the smooth gentle engage ment which was a few years ago so difficult to secure in combina tion with long life in a single plate clutch. "Dodge Brothers new clutch," Mr. Bonesteele states, "brings re markably smooth and gentle ap plication of power and quick al most effortless gear shifting. This with the smoother more powerful engine performance resulting from more rigid engine mounting and new five-bearing crankshaft plus the easier steering accomp lished by re-designing the steer ing, gear, makes the car so easy to handle that a surprise awaits anyone who has not enjoyed the pleasure." 18,750 Cars Produced by Company in Month TOLEDO, O. (Special.) With the production of 18,750 Whip pets, Whippet Sixes and Willys Knight Sixes during February and indications that March production will be approximately 85- over the same month of last year, Willys-Overland has been forced to step its car building schedule ahead at a rapid pace to keep abreast. of the influx of orders from all parts of. the country. The February production fig' uxes released this. week by Willys- Overland officials shows an in crease of 62 over the production for February last year and an in crease of 62 over February 1925. To meet the increased produc tion schedule thousands have been added to the working personnel, within the past few weeks 4000 employees being taken on. This has brought the total work force at the Toledo plant over the 14,- 000 mark. "The reception being accorded the 1927 Whippets and Willys- Knight cars is without a parallel in Willys-Overland history," one official of the company declared in commenting on the sales rec ord being established by the or ganization. F on Lois n ii ES SOPPED Cars Equally Divided Be tween Advanced, Special and Light Six KENOSHA, Wis., (Special) Six hundred and ninety-three au tomobiles four solid trainloads were shipped March 1, from the company's three factories at Keno sha. Racine, and Milwaukee, to San Francisco and Los Angeles. The cars were about equally divid ed between Advanced Six, Special Six, and Light Six models. The shipments left the Kenosha and Milwaukee plants over the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad and left the Racine plant over the Chicago Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad. The cars will arrive on the Pa cific coast in about ten days. As the long trains laden with approxi mately three quarters of a million dollars worth of automobiles, steamed out of the yards at the various Nash factories for their long trip to California, they pres ented a graphic picture of indus trial activity. Included In the large, shipment were many of the new enclosed models, introduced to the public during the automobile show period in New York and Chicago. These models have forward-sweeping French type backs and French type roofs and, like all cars in the Nash line, are equipped with 7 bearing crankshaft motors. Coincident with the heavy coast shipment, it is announced by the company that the "high ten" among all Nash distributors sold 100 more cars at retail during the week ending February 19 than were sold in the same period by the ten leading distributors a year ago and 267 more cars than were sold by the "high ten" among all Nash distributors the same week, two years ago. dence in one's right of way and it intimates control of the car and of ; one's temper. . It indicates that you believe that you have a right to expect to be given your share of the road and that you are not ask ing anything unfair. Also to sound one' long note and stop shows that you acknowledge the other fellow's rights and realize that there are reasons why it may be inexpedient for him to get out of your way instantly. There Is such a thing as sports manship to the kind of horn on your car, and you like to have the kind that has an impressive sound rather than a cheap squawk, and you can afford to put on a horn that suits you in such particulars, but the evidence of sportsmanship does not cease with the kind of a noise your horn makes. You have to consider the way you sound that horn. Give the other fellow a chance. Cross Meat Market. Biggest busiest and best in Salem. Choic est steaks, bacon, hams, sausage, lard, eggs, milk. Absolutely sani tary. 370 State St. () ART OF SOUNDING HORN IMPORTANT (Continued from page 1.) when someone comes up behind you and blows and blows after you have heard him and are do ing your best to give him room to pass. There are nervous drivers who use their horns so much that they keep their batteries down. There are other drivers who never seem to sound a warning from begin ning to end of trip, unless it may be to scare some old lady or to startle a flock of chickens. There are drivers too, who use their horns as they are intended to be used, to make motor travel safe for motorists and others There is dignity and assurance in a well sounded, long but not too long, alarm. It shows confl- TRIPLE TREAT GIVEN PUBLIC IN P0NTIAC (Continued from page 1.) be removed to provide ample space for a panel delivery box. "The vogue for an intimate type of closed car is admirably expres sed in the second new body type added to the line the four pas senger sport cabriolet. Nowhere is the Fisher craftsmanship so excel lently revealed as in this model. The type likewise has the rumble seat in the rear, providing pas senger space for two adults and likewise two aluminum steps mounted on the right similar to the sport roadster. . "The leather . top is soft and without slats, while nickel plated landau bows add a distinguished touch to the completeness of this car. It is finished in Cherokee Gray Duco, striped in orange on the body, hood louvres, and moulding; Breevert Green top and fenders and Green leather uphol stery all harmonizing in the lat est mode of coloring. "The Landan Sedan and De Luxe Landau Sedan both ideal family cars for five passengers with many refinements added, are expected, to be even more popular due to completeness of equipment and roominess. "The new sedan has a longer, lower body and is finished in a color combination of Beverly Blue Duco, striped with Ivory White. The coupe is finished4n a striking combination of Ardsley Green Du co with black top. "Mackinaw Green on the body, black top and striping of Gold Bdonze are the color combinations of the Landau Sedan. The body of the De Luxe Sedan, on the other hand, is finished in Peter Pan Blue, with a Robin Hood Blue top and Gold Bronze striping. On this body style is found all the de luxe equipment that is naturally ex pected on this luxuriously finished style of car, among then! being American walnut steering wheel, garnish rails, cowl and dash of j color similar to the window recess finish, hardware of period design, rear view mirrow, nickel front and rear bumpers, automatic wind shield cleaner, dome light, . robe rail, foot rail and special de luxe springy covered with luxurious mohair in a shade of blue to har monize with the exterior finish." According to officials of the nairland-Pontiaa dealer organiza tion here the announcement of the price reduction comes as an (em phatlc surprise, even more sur prising than the price of the Pon tic Six when it was first an- ; nounced 14 months ago and which has since proved tne most popular new car eyer introduced. .Already more thai 75,000 of these cars are in the hands of the users. The new cars are being built in the Tast new factories erected for a larger production schedule. This is a Great Game For a year now we have been vulcanizing and doing tire repair to an always in creasing number of auto owners of the Salem com munity. We have reached the place where we are the largest' and best known vul canizing house in this part of the Willamette Valley and there is a reason SIMPLY, THIS WE VULCANIZE RIGHT If we took this whole page we Couldn't say any more "WE LOVE TO CHANGE A TIRE" Call 313 For Our Free Service Car In Salem or Within Two .Miles of Town MILLER TIRE SERVICE CO, Chas. K. Spaulding Logging Co., lumber and building materials. The best costs no more than in ferior grades. Go to the big Sa lem factory and save money. () fyi.fiiii.iiiihwiiiHw 1 I S. ;-3 I I-l n The Manner of Service Has Changed Lubrication Has Kept Pace Monroe S. Cheek Complete Automotive Lubrication . . Court at Capitol : Phone 2295 eUto utthiMtttuttuiiti life w tfb emi-Hex The Pencil ; Incomparable Ask Your Stationer 7 Hexagon ; with Rouncled Corners Insist Upon thc - -' Best r General PericiL Company Jersey City, N. J. 1 NEW Special Sedan Special Six Chauil $1485 NASH UmJstktWiUi Motor Car Vmtm The Nation's New Vogue in Body Design Styled by Nash It is emphatically apparent today that Nash has created a new era in Amer ican enclosed body artistry with this arrestingly distinctive body design. With its new symmetry of line, its classically beautiful French-type rear contour and French roof design and its rich ensemble of costly car features, the new Special Sedan pictured above possesses magnetic appeal for those most keenly perceptive of motor car. style and quality. The steering wheel is of real walnut in fitting harmony with the handsome walnut finish of the inside , window mouldings,door panels, the instrument Velmo Mohair Velvet, deeply tufted. And Nash powers it with a 7-bearinz motor. the world's smoothest type. So that in transcendent power-evenness and quietness, in lightning-fast "pick, up," and in easeful roadability on the straightaway or climbing, together with a world of speed, it stands out as the most notable car of its field. As standard equipment there are Gabriel Snubbers at front; 4 -wheel brakes, of special Nash design, with the , front wheel brakes completely enclosed for safety's sake; and 5 disc wheels. A larger Special Sedan on the Advanced board and the crowned panel which isf Six Chassis, reflecting the same unsur above the instrument board. The grayi passed quality throughout, is also offered toned upholstery is genuine Chas" at a favorably low price. F. W. 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