The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-25
HERALD'S REVIEW
OF THE 1910 MODEL

| Seldom have such products OF the car
riage builders art been displayed on au-
tomobiles as can now be seen in the
closed cars of the White company. The
bodies themselves are Of the latest design
in automobiles. while the upholstering is
a revelation to those not accustomad-to
seeing the French fashions.
According to Manager Chichester. Of
the local branch, these trimmings are all
made in Paris and have to be ordered
twelve months in advance OF the time
/ they are needed. There are but two fac
tories in France who make this grade Of
material, both selling their goods through
/ one representative in New York, who
naturally has 4 monopoly Of the highest
grade OF limousine upholstery.
The limousine body in particular will
appeal to those who like plenty Of light
and yet desire a closed car. All of the
windows can be let down, so that in the
summer it is practically an open car with
| the addition of a stationary top.
In the landaulet. which is on one OF
/ their wel-known steam GLASSES. the
open-air effect is obtained by lowering the
rear-end Of the top. which folds back
upon itself, similar to the ordinary cape
/ top. This leaves only the sash between
the driver and the occupants Of the ear
/ in position, and it makes a happy COM
/ bination for a bright day with a posi-
/ bility Of showers
/ The White gas car is featured by a
motor of the Ell bloc type A review
! OF the car shows it TO be of 2O-hoTse-
power and of the long stroke type, for
while the bore is ga inches. the stroke
is 5is. which is longer in proportion than
the stroke used by any other American
maker, but which simply follows out the
| foreign practice. Outside of this novel
feature, the ear has a cone clutch, a
four-speed selective gearset. with direct
drive on third. shaft drive. with two
universal joints in the propeller shaft,
magnetic ignition, and three-point suspen-
sion.
! In its 24-horsepOwer steamer, the White
/ company has increased the wheel base to
| 10 inches. The engine still is of the
compound vertical type, with a pinch
bore in the low pressure cylinder and
stroke Of three inches.
/ Outside Of a pronounced tilt 10 the
steering column. and change in the
/ shape of the mudguards, the 40-horse-
power steamer IS about the same as be-
/ fore, with the exception probably OF the
frame being steel, instead Of armored
wood.
! Barnes & Hendricks. two Of the young
/ est dealers in the auto business. are
showing a full line OF the weH-known
Pullman car, including a four-passenger
touring car. with demi-tonneau Of Is
horsepower fve-passenger touring car
| of 35-horsepower. and a passenger
touring car. with demi-tOnneau equip
ment, of 35-horsepower The cars were
shipped here direct from the factory,
and are the latest improved models OF
this make
The motors are four-cylinder, develop
ing their power at 800 revolutions. The
cylinders are separate, with integral
water jacket having wide ports. with
fianges by which the cylinders are bolted
together. This arrangement not only in
sures perfect water circulation, but prac-
tically makes the four cylinders one
unit. The pistons are ground and tapered
from the lower ring 20 the top.
The valve heads are forged from nickel
| steel bars and electrically welded 10
machine steel stems. The seats are bev-
/ eled to 45 degrees and ground to per-
feet fit. They are adjustable for proper
timing and clearance by caps and lock
nuts.
The crank shafts are forged from solid
! billets of alloy steel. machined and
ground. Crank shafts run in bearings of
/ Parsons white brass. Connecting rods
/ are T. beam and drop forged from high
I tensile steel. and are fitted at crank
+ ends with removable bearings Of Par
sons white brass. The motor bases are
/ o. aluminium, having integral with them
/ five bearings for the crank shaft and
/ four arms to support same in frame
| The castings for the half-time gears are
( integral with motor bases and entirely
/ incIose the gears from engine bases, and
are oil tight The bottom pans are alum
mum. and have four oil compartments.
with partitions OF proper height between
each cylinder so oil will level itself for
each cylinder
/ The Overland Cabs Company Of which
/ J. F. Corral is general manager, IS dis
! playing four models Of the Overland.
ranging in price from S1.000 to $500. The
/ Toledo plant Of this company, which
was formerly the home of the Pope
/ Toledo car, and which has been doubled
! in capacity within the last six months,
I is devoted exclusively to the building of
/ l2,0O) Overland 80" This is the lowest
priced model put out by the company,
/ and is a 25-hOEsepOweT run-about,
with the additional seating arrange
ments obtainable at slight extra cost.
1t is one of these 49, which recently