Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-27
WHITE GAS CAR
HAS BIG STROKE
UNIQUE DESIGN Is PLANNED
FOR NEW CAR
DETAILED DESCRIPTION GIVEN
OF LATEST SURPRISE
Shaft Drive with Four Speeds and a
cieVerIy Devised Engine En-
Bloc Are Part of It's
Features

With the public announcement that
the White company is about to supple
ment its famous line of steamers with
its first gasolene car, says the Motor
World, it follows that widespread in
terest attaches to the manner of ma
chine that will be evolved in the home
of what is universally conveded to be
one of the most ingenious contrivances
ever assembled for the handling of
steam gas Happily for the early dis
slpation of possible rumors, full dis
closures have been made coincident
with the authentic announcement of
what the output during 1910 is to be.
These make plain that the gasolene
car in question is to be of the prevalent
and rational 20-horse power size, and
that 1t is to be produced in two differ
ent types identical as to power plants,
but so distinct in the matter of body
mounting and equipment as to make q
difference of $500 in the price.
Add that the machine is to be
equipped with a four-cylinder motor
of the block type, so neatly arranged
that practically none of it's organs are
visible externally and that all of it's
moving parts are completely housed,
and sufficient has been said to show
that the machine will justify careful
inspection.
Engine Has Long Stroke
The engine, which is easily the most
distinctive feature of the new machine,
is eXtrao aordinary in respect to its CYL
inder dimensions, which, pursuant to
the most recent and approved foreign
practice are proportioned to give an
unusually long stroke. The actual
measurements are 3% x5M inches and
the ratio hafXNpp1 the hnpn and s-f
is greater than is employed in any
other American car. The appearance
of the motor is rendered extremely
simple by the absence of the usual ex-
terror fittings, and by the general SIM
plification of the piping. The valves
are all placed on the left side of the
car and are inclosed by a removable
on this side is located the centrifugal
water pump. The carburetter is To-
Gated at the center on this side, with
the intake leading vertically to a man.
fold which is incorporated directly in
the main body of the motor. The oil
reservoir, which is formed integraIly
with the crank case, is located at the
rear on the same side The gas sup
ply pipe, the water feed and outlets
and the exhaust delivery, which is at
the rear on the left, are the only ex-
ternal leads, with the exception of the
ignition wires.
On the right side, the magnetic, which
is of the Bosch type, with timer in
tegrally constructed; and the oil leads
are the only external elements. The
ignition system in particular is rem
dered impressively simple by the very
fact of the absence of external mechan-
ism of any sort. The four plug wires
are led over the top of the engine cast
ing in special conduit, and with the
connection to the switch on the dash,
constitute the sum total of the exterior
appliances, saving only the spark plugs
which are mounted over the valves.
Two-Bearing Crank Shaft
The crank shaft is of the two-bearing
type. ball mounted. The connecting
rods, however, are mounted in Parsons
white metal. fabrication is maintained
by means of a force pump which is
driven from the half time shaft, and
which feeds through a sight glass
mounted on the dash board. Like the
driving gears for the cam shaft and en-
gine auXiliaries, this system is entirely
enclosed. In addition to this safe
guard against injury, the driving gears
mentioned are of composite fiber and
metal construction
The engine is mounted in the main
framed by means of threepoint suspen-
sion, attachment being made to the
cross members of the structure. SINH
larly, the gearset is hung from three
points, also on cross members of the
main frame. Connection between the
motor and gearset is established by
means of a plain, leather faced cone
clutch, which is Of the conventional
type.
The transmission is of the shaft type.
with four-speed, selectively actuated
change gear affording direct connection
on the third speed. The frame is of
pressed steel. narrowed in the front.
hung over live rear and I-beam front
axles. The wheel base is 100 inches,
and all wheel bearings, as well as those
in the rear axle mounting are of the
annular ball type.