Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-07-25
NEW HOUPT CARS
OUT THIS MONTH
TWO STOCK RACING CARS ARE
COMPLETED
Seven Models of Each Type-Four-
Cylinder so Horse Power and
six-cylinder so Horse
Power

The new Houpt cars. the advent of
which has been awaited by motorists
with considerable interest, will be seen
in New York at the end of this month.
The first of the models have been as
sembled and for nearly a month have
been in continuous test in the hands
of Montague Roberts at the Houpt fac
tory at Bristol, Conn. They will be
driven hundreds of miles through the
mountainous sections of New England,
New York and Pennsylvania. At least
three cars will reach New York by
August l, The first cars are of four
cylinder, siXty-horse power type. The
siX-cylinder type will not be ready for
another month.
The Houpt company contemplates an
extensive campaign in racing and Will
enter the ears in all the stock events
for which they are eligible. The first
of these will be. probably. Brighton
Beach at the end of this month, when
a team of three well known drivers will
assist George Robertson i'm handling
the ears. Montague Roberts has been
testing continuously at Bristol for the
last six weeks. and Robertson has been
spending considerable time at the fac
tory with the two stock cars which he
will use i'm racing.
Two types of the Houpt car are con-
templated, each of which will be made
in seven models. The four-cylinder
car will be rated at sixty horse power.
but is expected TO develop considerably
more; the siX-cylinder car win be rated
at ninety-horse power, and will be one
Of the most powerful cars ever manu-
featured in America.
The cylinder size of the two types
is identical-eaCh will have a bore of
| 5Ia inches and stroke of 6 inches
and the cylinder cast in pairs and
valves on opposite sides the valves viii
be 25s inches taper seated mechanically
| operated and especially designed to
| secure silence. The manifolds are large
and designed to suit the cylinder size.
| Under test at Bristol the engine has
! shown exceptional power and quick
| aCCeleration with both motor and trans
mission almost absolutely noiseless.
The crank case is the surface bear
| ing type and drop forged special car
bon steel. The timing gears are OPP
| Grated i'm separate housings. Float feed
! carburetor is employed with gasoline
| fed under pressure, the tank being
slung under the frame behind the rear
seat. Water cooling by gear driven
centrifugal pump is employed with two
fans, while the new double system of
ignition is used with a single set of
spark plugs.
The clutch is multiple disc with SO
tion is effected by the pump system
with individual pumps feeding each
oilng place. The transmission is of
the selectiYe siding gear type with
four speeds forward and reverse while
the drive on all cars will be by nickel
steel cardan shaft with a full floating
type of rear axle and the bevel gear
and pinion type of differential.
drop frame of nickel steel frame
is used with four cross members with
four point suspension of the motor
and three point suspension of the gear
box. Spring suspension employed is
the semi-eliptic fiat front and rear,
and in tests at Bristol has ridden with
surprising smoothness. The brakes are
| internal expanding on drums bolted
to the rear wheels and external con-
tracing back of the transmission.
The wheel base of the 4-cylinder is
127 inches, and of the 6-cylinder car
140 inches. The 4-cylinder type weighs
300 pounds and the 6-cylinder 5000
pounds. Thirty-six-inch wheels, ar
tillery type are used. with 4-inch tires
i'm front nd 5-incb tires in the rear