Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-10
WAVERLEY 1910
MODELS FINE
MANY IMPROVEMENTS OVER
LAST YEARS STYLES
Complete Description of Latest style
of the Popular EIectrics That
Lead All other
Makes

The leader among 1910 Waverley mod
els is their new four-passenger
brougham Model 75-C, designed on
lines similar to the four r-passenger
coupe put out in 1909, but different in
some important particulars. Thus the
car is five inches longer (9l12 inches)
with a wheel base of seventy-nine
inches, and a width of seat of forty
four inches. The wheels are two inches
larger, fitted with 32x31a-inch tires,
front and rear. The springs are fun
elliptical front and rear, giving much
easier riding motion. The battery is
two cells larger (32 cells of II or 10
plate), arranged with twelve cells IN
front and twenty cells in rear COM
partment The controller is OF spe-
cial Waverley design, which 1t is
claimed wastes no current and Is ao-
solutely dependable.
1t consists of a core on which are
Assem- bled blades Of various widths en-
gaging in fingers attached to the frame
of the controller This system of knife
blade contact permits the passing from
one speed to another without break
ing contact. Four forward and four
reverse speeds are available and the
circuit is never broken after the power
is once applied The Waverley contro'-
Ter is non-arcing and there is no pos
sibility of fusing in changing speeds
OF equal Importance is the new
Waverley driving system, a type OF
transmission in which the motor is
wholly attached to the body and has
both the driving parts entirely encased
and running in a continuous bath OF
oil. The motor and flexible gear case
are combined in a single unit and as
sembled on cross pieces attached to
the body frame. These are separated
from the body by rubber cushions in
tended to overcome the effects of VI
bration. The power is transmitted by
a flexible gear, shaft parallel with
the axle and small herringbone gear
on the rear axle The wheel bearings
are Timken roller bearings, but six
Hess-B Bright ball bearings are used In
the gear and pinion shafts, ali thor
oughly protected from dust and dirt.
Model 70-C Waverley coupe differs
from Model 75-C chiefly in the form
and size of the top which accommo-
dates but two passengers. Thirty-two
inch wheels are used on this model
as we'll as on the new Waverley cars.
Tires, however, differ from those on
the 75-)C, being 32x3-inch front, and
32x315 rear, solid or pneumatic A
30 cell IL plate battery furnishes the
current which is converted into power
by the special Waverley motor used
on all 1910 models, and transmitted
to the wheels by the type "K' driving
system described above. The control
Ter is also of the same pattern and ef-
ficiency.
Model 76 the new Waverley victoria
phaeton, differs very materially from
the old type victoria of last year S
make. The dimensions of the body are
the same of those of models 75-C and
70C, and the carriage is interchange
able with these by the addition OF
brougham or coupe top. For summer
service a full leather victoria or buggy
top is used. The old form of COM
bined dash and fender has been
changed. The increased length of body
and wheel base gives an easier riding
motion to the seat and room is pro-
vided for a child's disappearing seat.
Thirty-two-inch wheels and full clip
tlcal springs make this one of the
easiest riding carriages ever built by
this company. All the above models
are notable for the use Of the patent
ed Waverley drop-sill, a curved de-
sign not found on any other make of
electric.
The greatest novelty Of the season
in Waverley electrics will be the new
Waverley roadster, model rs, gaso-
line type of gentleman's runabout with
a folding rumble seat, large battery
disposed in a long front hood and an
estimated speed of twenty-five miles
an hour. AS the first of these cars is
not yet completed, it is too early to
give full specifications.
Model "A Waverley Stanhope is the
same car that gave such excellent re-
suits last year in hill climbing tests
on country roads. The use of thirty
two-inch wheels with solid tires is
recommended on this car, although
pneumatics are provided when desired.
Battery Is thirty-cell eleven-plate, and
the tenders have a continuous running
board that gives the ear a substantial,
businesslike appearance and suggests
the business or professional mans car.