The San Francisco call., 1910-01-31

The Thor ". the big single cylinder
motorcycle. has been brought out to
lead the Thor bri-
New Thor gade for 1910. There
in Town have been some
....--- ). changes made in
the frame which
lend refinement and class to this motor
cycle. lower motor position and also
saddle have been brought about. The
fork. is the we'll known and distinctive
Thor pneumatic, and the Stearing head
bearings are larger and of the four
point type.
When the engine is inspected it will
be found that the cylinder and head are
now cast in one, which is given a gun
metal finish. The main shaft is mounted
on generous roller bearings. and the
connecting rod is of bronze There are
also number of other changes and re-
f1nements in the motor which simplify
and strengthen it,
The most important and distinguish
ing feature of the machine isthe double
oiling system, one of the gravity sight
feed method, and the other a mechan-
ical pump of original design In the
latter system oil flows from tank into
a glass barrel oil cup on the engine
base and in the rear of the cylinder
Underneath the cup and inside of the
crank case is an internal gear plate,
cup shaped and with teeth downward.
enbodying disk, with gear teeth cut
on its outer edge This disk is con-
nected in the center with a gear ec-
centric, which is forged integral, with
worm on the fywheel. Due to the pitch
OF the worm, the travel of this shaft
and pinion Is quite slow and the upper
eccentric section rOtateS the disk inside
the internal gear cup, which on account
of it's connection through gear teeth
with the cup again is still further re-
| duced in rotation. As the motor re-
wolves the gear disk also revolves
slowly and the hole in il registers at
certain points in it's revolution with
series of holes in the top of the internal
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and through it's peculiar action the hole
in the gear disk is filled with a guam
tity of oil. Continuing it's revolution,
and being absolutely cut off from it's
supply of oil in the cup, this oil is car
ried to the opposite side, where two
holes at the bottom of the cup again
register with the disk and through CEN
trifugal action, aided by a spiral groove
in the pfnion shaft and a fan shaped
groove. in. the pinion, the oil is sucked
thrown in between the flywheels TO the
crank pin bearing. The gravity system
is intended as auxiliary, and on few oc-
caslons when extra oil is needed.
The model received is finished in high
nickel plate with strong blue enamel.
This demonstrator, received by A. Freed,
the coast agent. is the one that was the
sensation of the New York show.
The agency for California and Nevada
has been. taken over by the Brush
-----s. Stanford auto COM
New Brush pany Inc) for the
about Of all the
low priced cars that
have appeared within the last year this
car has attracted the most attention.
The 1910 model with it's 50 inch wheel
base. is one of the classiest little cars
on the market for the price.
The output of the factory will be
10000 cars, and everything points to a
sale of the entire output before the sea-
son is fairly started. 1t is aptly called
'everyman'S car since it has variety
of dresses and can be made to fit almost
any want. The little coupe for wet
weather is particularly trim looking
and will be appreciated by the shopper
and the small farmer who has TO go to
town in the rainy season
The price places it at once within
reach of the poor man, and the orders
that are pouring in show how quick he
is to take advantag gre of the opportunity
to own his own equipage.
The Howard automobile company has
just delivered a Buick white Streak"
-..to the w d. Newerf
Goodyear Has rubber company for
Buick Car nse OF their San
...- - --.,. Francisco to- e.
This is the third
Buick now owned by the Newerf COM
pany. who are California agents for
Goodyear tires; their Los Angeles es-
tablishment having in service White
Streak" and Buick 30 roadster.
Several unique and original patterns
in automobile bodies are being COM
-..pleted at the local
Sn.ci.I Rodisx Studebaker branch.
for Stude bakers RhohS lHest Il
of novel design
which is being built on roadster be-
longing to William Talbot, the local
capitalist. A landaulet top is also being
constructed for the touring car belong
ing to II. f. Wilson of this city.
NOTES OF THE AUTO
Weiustock & Nichols have furnished
A Schwa bacher's Chalmers-Detroit
with full set of Morgan & Wright
nobby threads.
The largest tires in use on motors
in the United States measure 60 inches
and are used on fire wagons