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Bll)lll: an Auto Is Generall a Compromise
Between a Man's Purse and His Ideal, and
the Former, for \l.'lh.\ Practical Reasons,
.\t'.'ll‘l_\ .\l\\"H_\\ l'!n;wl'l} Decides the Course
Buying & car s genaraily a oem
promise bheivwean & Man s pocketbook
and his ideal Nearly always the Ideal
i wrong and the pocketbook right
for reasons which a little thought wil
render vbhvious in other wards, if &
Man Mmakes a CIPAN sWeep of his bank
roll In buying & car and has Bis syes
shut 1o the other factiors in Mmaking
a rehase. the chances aAre Lhat he
-;K“ make & mistake thet will be
more costly than the first payment
There is a logical methed to fallow
in selecting & oar and one that will
entirely eliminate the chances of se
curing & vehicle which will elther, |
ooet too much in ithe first place. 2
cont too much te run, or. 3, will prove
toe be genarally unsultable for the
to which 1t is 1o be put
mpnpvruhn.mwuh-n
income of 33,600 par annum and ey
on children is mot the same as that
for the single youth with a §10.600
allowance, with no one so support
but & bulidog.
Preparedness in Buying.
Before ever venturing into the iair
of the persuasive salesman your ar
mament must be prepared. In the
quist of your own domicile sit down
with & pencil and paper and collect
your thoughts by concentrating om
the following
1. How much can | ressonably af
ford to spend for a oar?
3. Mow much can 1 afford to spend
for the maintenance of this machine”
Theee are the first (we factors
After the germ of car-desire has
bittan the prospective purchaser in
some vital spot, he will mot lack for
reasons as to why he should have &
ear. The reasons that spring up,
however, should be shelved until these
two questions are answared definitaly.
It would st first seem dificult for
the average persop who has made but
& casual inquiry inte pricea, otc, W
answer sither of thess questions. The
fact of the matter is, that the less the
prospective buver has looked into the
matter the better it will be to get
thess questions out of the w':: im
mediately. The automoblle ustry
son such & plane at the present time
that over the entire price range there
18 such a cholee of cars that a man
may spend anywhers from 3400 to
$5.000 on a car and have a wide range
of specifications to choose from. I
The intending purchaser will there.
fore nearly always set down a figure.
which will suffice to put Mm in a
gertain price xons of cars. He may
say, for example, anywhere from §760
to SI.OOO. This will open up & wide
fisld from which to choose.
The second figure, on upkeep, will
depend whethér or not the intending
buyer ix a city dweller or a country
dweller, whether he intends to keep
# chauffeur or drive himself and aiso
on the milsage he Intends to travel
Al any rate the second figure should
be abont somewhat higher than what
Is figured for actual cost, to take care
of the incidentals which may come
up.
Should Consider Needs
Having carefully determined the
puichase price which is correct and
then resolutely made up his mind to
stick firmly by his decision, the caf
buyer should carefully consider the
features that he wants in a carn
These features must be selected from
among the following: Speed, capac
ily, nature of country to be driven in,
amount of usage expected per day,
number of passengers to be carried
on the average trip, seasons of the
cuwutobouud.klndofmu
be taken and who is to drive.
If a car s desired for medium
speeds, as will be the case in the vast
majority of instances, It does not
‘mean that this car will not at timea
be able to run at high speeds. For
medium speeds, however, where 26
‘miles an hour will be the average run
‘ning rate in the open country, any
‘of the stock touring models will fll
i bill. For high speed, where the
1 work will be sustained, the pur
. uwy will need a higher
%‘ and instead of a car geared
dor 4 1-2 to 1, a car with a
‘ratio of 3 to 1 will be selected.
By the expreasion capacity is meant
ww ability, If a car is
y ed where several people can pile
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ED,. C. GRIFFITH, Pres.
234 Peachtree St., Atlanta, Ga.
DALLAS, TEX., 2032 Commeree St.
NEW ORLEANS, LA., 600 Bareane St
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL., 533 Van Ness Aws,
HOUSTON, TEX., Cor, Main and Dallas Sts.
MAeggg'lo“'&lli Av.‘."g'ul Travis St
WASHINCTON D _C.._Cor. 14th and L Sts.
'u. Al unespected Mmomenis & MY
passenger bod, will be desirabie it
on the oither hand t Is Kknown 158
the load will alwars b & swiain
amount is far mere estunomical 1o
purchase a 4 smr with a body having
sinaier cnpa ity e Buse 't ia ©leal
or 1o aperate’ as it carvies ne dead
welght. The Ihree-passenger road
sier In & good exampie of lghiness
where smna'! capacity with sconomy
des red
The nature of Ihe couniry 1o be
driven lin should govern the car (o A
greatl extent A car for Killy vountiry
should have plenty of ressrve power
!Tho buyer sheuld compare the psion
dlsplacements of the cars in the price
lgone in which he desires 1o remain
and ilf the car i» for hilly country,
high horsepower. big valves and high
gear ratio should be selected
| City Needs Are Different.
| On the other hand, if the car is 1o
be driven largely in the cily, the mo
tor should be smaller. so as o oul
down weight. The speed of Lhe molor
should still remain high. though. to
provide the good acceleration neces
sary In city work and alse to permit
the oar to he operated at very low
speads on high gear. In this way &
guick start can be made without
shifting gears
Flat country. with few towns of
great popoulation, offers an Ideal
combination for the motorist. He can
use & light engine geared fairly high,
and thus secure the condition of max
imum economy. Around the city, the
two blg factors of hills and traffic re
quiring on the one hand plenty of
resorve power and on the other hand
auick acceleration, mean that the mo
tor must be powerful and efMcient
having a high rotative speed 1o secure
the snappy acceleration and also the
power neceasary for hill-climbliog
The buyer from the metropolis will
demand the utmost in the high-speed,
high-efMciency power plant. and he
should know that his car will throt
tin ':o at least five mi'es an hour on
high
thnmumboundmmm
every day, as In business work, the
lghtest possible body that will
do the work should bhe selectad. A
two-passenger roadster design Is good
for the business man and If he de
sires to take others out on week-ends
the type with folding seats In the
rear deck should m-mdhd At any
rate, the lightest polsibie hody equip
ment that will do the wark should be
selectad. Also If the car In to be
driven 15,000 or 20,000 miles par Year,
a sturdy gear-box with wide-faced
Keang And the same qualities in the
rear axle should be sought. Oversize
tires will also be of advantage in the
car required ta do high mileage.
Touring Question.
It is unnecessary to pay the price of
& seven-passenger hody where the
five-passenger load will be practically
all that is ever carried. The larger
body costs more In the first place and
also costs more to keep, bhecause it is
heavier. The springs of A seven-pas.
senger hody will not act correctly un
der a five.-passenger load and the
whole vehicie will be as much of &
misfit as If a ive-passenger body was
purchased for a seven-passenger load,
If the car is to be driven In all sea
sons of the vear and In all kinds of
weathar it would be profitable to bay
either an Inclosed dm? or one of
the convertible types, which are open
in the summer and closed 'n the cold
er months. For summer only, the
regulation touring body suffices very
well, Fof the winter, something
warmer s really required if the car
is to be used to any great extent.
Under the head of who Is to drive,
the guestion of woman drivers comes
up. If the ladies are to take a turn at
the wheel the car should have adjust.
able padals and a steering whee! that
can be reached readlly. The control
levers should be accessible The
brakes should be powerful and easy
of -t:w:mon. the ‘:l:tch 'M;.“?,,:.
readi isengaged tho t
I-houllbo put upon the :‘mlmtlon of
any chance of accident through in
ability to reach the control members,
Summing up, the purchaser should,
before doing anything else, decide the
price he ln!ndl to pay. .
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34x4\, 16.23 18.99 41 4.68
35xdl, 16.96 19.83 = 41 4.67
36x4! 17.22 20,16 4.34 4.82
37x41; 17.94 21.00 4.44 493
34x5 20.94 26.19 4.68 5.20
35x5 18.96 23.70 5.00 5.55
36x5 19.28 24,03 5.08 5.64
37x8 20.07 25.08 5.17 6.74
Phone Ivy 4580.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA., 123 W. Duval St
OAKLAND, CAL., 1758 Broadway.
LOS ANGELES, CAL., Sixth and Olive Sts.
SAN DIEGO, CAL.. Second and B Sts.
FRESNO, CAL., Cor. | and Mereer.
WAREHOUSE. 210 W. 50th St. N. Y.
MEARST'S SUNDAY AMERICAN. ATLANTA. GA, SUXDAY, JANUARY 16, 1916
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UPER SIX is the model name by
S whach the 1916 Hudson is known,
this mame being given partly be
cause of the ungsual performance of the
car a 3 demonstrated in recent tests conducted
under the rules of the American Automobile
Association, a 5 told elsewhere in this e
The new Hudson, selling at SLI7S, shghtly
more than the 1915 car, is capable of a speed
over seventy-five miles per hour in touring
form, and can dccelerate from a standing stant
to fifty miles per hour in 162 seconds.
Aside from performance, which is infinitely
better than that of amy former Hudson, the
mew model is better looking than its predeces
sors. It has an entirely new 3% by 5 block
cast L.head motor made in the Hudson fac
tory, & disc clutch and three-speed gearset in
unit, Hotchkiss drive and
. w‘? rear axle
Tires are 35 by 4%, non
skids all around
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type fitted with a slanting windshield The
line from the windshield to the radiator is
almost parallel with the ground The radiator
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HUDSON SUPER SIX
SPECIFICATIONS
Cylinders ... ....... Si. en bloc
Bore and stroke ..... . .35 by 5
Electric system .......... . .Delco
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Wheelbase . . .........125%, inches
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Price of seven-passenger 51.37 g
Wonderful Advance in Autos Revealed at Show
Significant developments in the lu-|
tomobile world became apparent to the
trained observer at the Grand Cen
tral Palace, New York, last week.
The manufacture of automobiles is
an infant industry. It has hardly
reached {ts fifteenth birthday. There
fore, it can not stand still. It must
go forward or backward, and since
there is no hint of the latter, it must
be progressing.
And it Is progressing. This past
year has seen practical developments
of what amounted to nothing more
than hopes but two short years Ago.
Achisvements which are marvels in
themselves and which at the same
time may only represent small detalils
lof manufacture have been made, and
the result is that never before con't
Im. purchaser buy so good a car for |
Iso little money. l
Important Developments. |
These developments were noted at
the show. They were not all on ons
car. A point here and another there
all lent their aid to swell the total
of improvement and refinement which
goes to make the 1916 car the most
efficient vehicle which was ever put
at the disposal of man. At the ex
hibition the X-ray was turned on the
finished product, and as the jeweler
proudly displays his tray of brilliant
gems, the automobile industry proud -
ly spread before the public the fin
ished product of the concentrated ge
nius of the automobile engineer.
The motor is always the local point
of interest. 1t is the heart and soul
of the car and everything Is dependent
upon it. It did not take a survey of
many cars to bring home the fact that
the block-cast motor, in which the
cylinders were combined in one unit,
is a very outstanding feature design.
In fact, the effort to combine the units
which go to make up the power plant
into one comprehensive whole formed
the first interesting point to study. I
This unit construction includes not
only the motor, but the clutch and
‘what is commonly known as the
Itunsmlaslon. or gear box. It goes;
further than this, even, and includes
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'pnru of the motor that’ were formorly‘
left exposed, the intake and exhaust
manifolds, The valve actions are
covered by light removable plates and
the result is that the oxterior Is left
simple and clean, giving an appear
ance of accessibility and substantial
ness, which is decidedly attractive,
On the whole, the person who de
sires to compare figures found that‘
motors are smaller than they were a‘
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Analysis of Motor Designs
Found in the 1916 Models
I The 1916 motors as a whole are
smaller, show a higher rotative
Ispeod, are better balanced, and per
form better in every way than those
of the previous year. 'l‘rvb,? average
rated horsepower has, however, re
mained practically constant, and there
is a simple reason for this. While
there has been bore reduction in the
fours, thus tending to cause an ap
preciable drop in the average horse
power, there have come in eights and
twelves with their consequent higher
rating, because of the greater num
ber of sylinders., In other words,
what the fours have lost in rated
power has aimost been compensated
for by the others, thus keeping the
rated power figure only slightly be
low that of 1915. We can predict that
it the present tendency to multi
eylinder engines increases there will
be an increase in rated power for next
year,
With these better performing en
gines of higher speed, and more
power there has come a change in the
average gear ratio from 3.8 to 1 to
4.1 to 1, this having been done to
supply the almost universal demand
for better performance at low speeds
when using the high gear. I
With the cars considered in general
we can step to an analysis of the de- |
sign of the various units so that we
can get a good conception of the
trend in the details of construction.
The most important unit, the motor.l
can rightfully be taken up first. I
Summed up, our 1916 engines give’
|more power. because of the higherl
rotative speeds of which they are
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year ago. The bore and stroke arel
less, and, therefore, the piston dil-I
placement is also less, Still, at (he
same time inquiry brought to light
the fact that makers claim even morol
power for the motors than they did a‘
vear ago. This apparent contradic
tion is overcome by the fact that the
motors of to-day are more efficient
than they were before, and can be
operated a higher rotative |peed-.j
capable; better throttling, becaues of
improved carburetion and valve tim
ing; better response to the throttle;
they vibrate less, because of the light
ening of the reciprocating parts andl
lthe better balance obtained; they are
cleaner in exterior appearance and
the parts are more accessible. There
may be other points worthy of con
sideration, but the mentioned ones
are no doubt those of greatest im
portance to the average owner. |
A higher r.p.m. has been obtained
by either fitting alloy pistons, which
is belng done only in comparatively
few cages, or by cutting the section
of the iron piston. The aluminum
alloy piston, introduced by a few con
cerns in their stock motors, has
worked out well; so well, in faect,
that they are to continue their use.
Those slow in adopting this form of
piston for 1915 have spent the year
in experimenting, with the result
that few rejected it for stock work.
This means that many of our 1916
engines will have aluminum plstons.l
and as the months _roll by maker
after maker is expected to take up
this form and in a few years a good
percentage of the engines will use
them, |
Connecting rods have been light
ened also, in many cases by cutting
the section and using sironger ma
terial and in others by the employ
ment of tubular rods, although this
latter form has not made the advance
expected. This reduction in rec'pro
cating weight has given a reduction
i “inertia force. hence the speed 1S
increased and vibration lessened. |
More power is secured for less d!s-‘
placement.
Thiz is accomplished by larger
valves, lighter reciprocating parts in
the motor and in the better desitnlngl
of the parts which have to do with
the carburetion. The diameter of the
valye is generally a given proportlon‘
of the cylinder diameter or the bore. ‘
“The fact that the bore has fallen
| off and the valve dilameter has in
creased shows provisions are made toI
allow more gas to be taken into the
cylinder on each stroke, This tn-I
creases the power in two ways. ‘
First, there is a greater relative
amount of explosive mixture, and.‘
secondly, the motor can rotate more
rapidly before the power begins to
drop, because of the fact that the
gases can not be drawn rapidiy
enough through the valve passages.
Engineers express this by stating that
the volumetric efficlency of the 1916
motor is higher than that of the
1915.
Lighter Recliprocating Parts.
Lighter reciprocating parts refer to
the connecting rods and pistons.
These have bheen cut down in weight
by many of the leading ma.nutactur-‘
ers and others are using aluminum
alloys. The aluminum piston was one
of the features noted at the automo
bile show. Where it was not used itl
was interesting to study how the de
signers have cut down weight by aI
sclentlnq arrangement of the mate
rial.
Carburetion parts whk*x have had
a significant part *in increasing the
efficiency of the 1916 motor not on!yI
include the carburetor itself, but thel
mounugg of the instrument, the cast
in-block manifold and the preheatedl
air all help. |
Carburetors are now able to readi
ly handle the poor grade of fuel tha:l
is now being supplied without chok
ing when the throttle is opened. Ths
carburetor is mounted closer to thel
motor and does not give the gaso
line opportunity to recondense br.--I
fore entering the cylinder, and thel
cast-in manifold keeps the gases
warm and perfectly vaporized. The
tendency to keep the intake manifold
as short as possible on many of the
cars was noted at the show.
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Big Toledo Concern Selects Elab
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orate Peachtree Site for Dis
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. A branch has been opened at Al
tanta in the former Lo« omobile bui'd
ing, operations having started January
1. This branch will be sone headquar
ters. and for the time b# s activi
tles will be restricied poipally o
the distrigution of parts in the South
east. A large stock of which will be
carried at the branch |
This. however, doea not in a way
interfere with the distribution of
Overlands by the Overiand Southern
Automeoblle Company which will re
main at its present quarters, No, 332
Peachiree street, with W, 8 Becker in
charge
I The present business of the Over
-land-Cleveland Company at Cleveland
will be taken over in its entirety aad
operated from January 1 as a bran-h
which will be erected during the early
A new building is being planned now,
months of 1916
T Another direct branch is already ia
operation at Kansas Clty The plan
of operation here will be identical to
that at St. Pau!, as the company wi.l
conduct ' its own retall establishmen®
at Minneapoiis, aithough In the city of
St Pau! the former Overland dealer
will continue to sell the line,
At 8t Paul a building for ware
housd and service purposes has been
ecompleted, and is now being occupled.
A service bullding, which will con
tain zone ofMces, is already under way
at Boston: but at this point the Boo
ton territory will be handled by the
present d!stributor, Conneil & McK me
Company 2
A building for a direct branch s
well along toward completion at
Springfleld Mass The Overlar!
Company is already operating its own
business at this point, and the new
quarters iy expected to be ready In
March
A location has been obtained for a
building In New York City which win
be used for service for the New York
dealer, (. T. Silver Motor Company,
and for the zone offices and wholesaie
distribution of the Willys-Overland,
Inc.
Willys-Overiand, Inc, as has been
previously announced, has been or
ganized, under the laws of Virginia,
to take over the markeling of the
products of the Willys-Over and Com
pany
The stock in the new corporation is
entirely owned by the parent compa
ny, and Its oMicers and directors are
all from the active ofMclal staff of the
Willys-Overland Company
The change has been made for the
greater convenience of the parent
company in carrving out some new
selling plans. Heretofore Overland
executive safes work has been con
centrated at and restricted to the homes
office at Toledo. In the future it will
be handled on what is known as the
zone plan, with thirteen zones and
zone managers, all reporting to the
general sales department, in charge nf
H. B. Harper, as general sales man
ager, and Joseph McDuffee, as assisie
ant sale” manager, at Toledo,
The zune headquarter citles, which
wil! provide the name for the zone,
and thé respective zone managers are’
Boston—W, B. Sawyer.
New York City—E. M, Lied
Philadelphia-—A. W, Barbe:
Atlanta—E. N. Culver.
Toledo—K. R. Jacoby
Kansas City—E. G. Hosler
Bt. Louis—J. F. Toole.
Chicago—C. E. Wagner
Minneapolis-St. Paul—F. N. Coats
~ Omaha—C, H. Tyler.
Dallas—W. D. Sapp.
. Denver—George A. Clark.
I Pacific Coast—B. J. Mac Mullen.
Besides zone offices which will,
starting January 1, be operated in
thirteen different cities, the company
will open and maintain some direct
factory branches.
This departure from the past sell
ing plan of the Overland Company
creates the need for an important new
Not in price per gallon, but in
Consumption, by the use of a device
that is mechanically perfect. We are
State Distributors for the best gaso
line saver manufactured. Guaran
teed to save 207% to 407% of Gasoline
bills. Automatically controlied from
steering post.
Agents wanted for every county
in the State. Some good territory still
open, but going fast.
REED OIL CO.
Atlanta, Ga.
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| in Industry.
. There were no 1318 tuneives. P
1914 there have been six of them AR
nounced and more are probably cos»
ing. The lowest-priced twelve so far
quoted is 51,050 Two years ago W
was impossible 10 get a car with half
the number of eviinders and with
anything like the same equipment fe@
that price
I it was possible during the pegd
yvear to cut into the twelve-exlinder
field so deeply, when at the beginning
of the year there were none on the
market at all, it would not be safe te
predict what new developments this
infant industry will put forth duss
ing the coming twelve months There
have already heen suggestions of slle
teen ‘and twenty-four cylinder carn
but these have never gone past the
idle rumors stage; in fact, it Is difMe
eult to conceive of either of theas Ane
velopments during the coming Yeah
| Excellent Qualities,
| One of the greatest achlevementy
of the twelve-cyiinder and elght
cylinder motors s the setting up of &
standard of performances As & target
for the manufacturers of fours and
| sixes to shoot at. The resuit is that
| better performance is being secured
Ifrflm cars with fewer eylinders sime
| ply because it has become NeCEsSAry
| for makers to meet the excellent
| qualities found In the motors with a
1.-rnurr number of eviinders
|~ To do the same work as the twelve
| with half or one-third the number of
eylinders is a diffiealt task for the
designer, but some wonderful accel
eration figures have been obtained
from sises and fours during the passy
few months which may well make the
twelve-cyvlinder manufacturers look
to their laurels in this respect
Neat Wiring Noted.
The neat wiring secured on the
| twelve-cylinder motors, in spite of the
| l]arge number of cylinders, is a fea~
| ture which should be noted: in fact,
| the Ingenious placing of all the ae-
Irum-rl»g on a 2 motor with this num
ber of units is a matter which Is
|\\nr!h) of much commendation. 1t is
ertainly a useful argument in come
| bating the arguments generally ade
| vanced against the twelve—that there
'sn too much complication
Arguments along this line need
'nm disturb the designer, as practie
cally every bit of progress in automo
bile design has been opposed at the
| time of introduction hy a sxumm:‘ of
1;m,.;-:o who have raised the cr® of
| o mpiieatior The six-cviinder motor
is an example of this Now there are
as many makers of sixes as there are
of fours, and the number of makers
| of eight-cyiir der cars is greater than
of fours, in cartain price zones around
| $2.000. The twelve has, in all prob
| abiilty, its own field, and this being
;nu it has come to stay
iEl'm'na ion
imination of the
Water Pump System
I One of the noticeable effects of the
|eflu' to secure simplicity is In the
elimination of many of the water pumps
I:nnl the corresponding increase of ther
mo-siphon cooling Another reason for
| the thermo-syphon is that the size of
the motor is decreasing, and it is mugh
easier to cool a small motor than a large
' one by the thermo-siphon circulation.
position, which will be known as die
rector of branches, and G. M. Berrw,
formerly advertising manager, has
been appointed to the new place.
An essential feature of the new
plan is to place on the ground at the
zone city headquarters stocks of both
cars and parts for convenience and
quick distribution to the Overland
dealers and owners, For this purpose
buildings that will be used for ware
house, service and selling purposes
h’.’ve already been started in some
elties, :