The San Francisco call., 1910-11-20
KNOX CAR IS NOW
MADE BY SERIES
Well Known Make Has Now
Reached a High State of
Perfection

Having become as nearly perfect in
general construction as it is possible
for their builders to make them. the
1911 Knox cars are regarded this sea
son as series rather than as models
The manufacturers of this well known
car have announced that they will here
after discontinue yearly models, and
any slight changes or added features
will be adopted as soon as possible
after they have been approved in the
experimental and testing departments.
The present Knox models have been
designed at such late date that they
embody all the most advanced and up
to date ideas A few changes have been
made In the chassis construction of the
series this year, however. such a S the
lengthening of the wheelbase TO 122
inches in touring car close coupled and
limousine types
The front axle is of nickel steel. heat
treated, and placed two inches farther
ahead than in 1910. The rear springs
on model r have been heightened to
so inches, and the top half or scroll
has also been heightened five inches,
improving further the riding qualities
of the Knox cars. The rear axles are
Knox full floating type on, touring cars.
close coupled and limousines, and Knox
semifoating type on torpedoes, ton
neaus and racea bouts. Torsion rods
will be used on all touring car types.
The frames are made of special heavy
gauge nickel steel with deep side
channels and wide fianges. On models
the chassis construction remains the
same throughout, having proved satis-
factory during the last season. Some
slight changes have been made in the
various body types and new ones have
been added, which make the Knox what
might be called versatile cars"
Model r has a four cylinder 40 horse
power motor. The cylinders are cast
separately and have a bore of inches
with a stroke of 4s4 inches. Model 8
is the six cylinder type, and the d.
mensions of the motor remain the same
as In the four cylinder. Both models
have the Knox selective type trans
mission, three speed. running on i'm
ported annular ball bearings Two
complete ignition systems are used on
both models the Bosch being employed.
The fabrication is by the De Dion sys-
tenn, the oil being pumped from we'll
in the crank case.
The lines of the cars are exceedingly
graceful, and with the attractive finish
that is always to be found on the
Knox, they are conspicuous wherever
they are seen. The upholstery is un-
usually fine hand buffed leather in
is a large field covered by this depart
ment. The most popular colors are the
blue, auto gray, battleship gray, Brew
ster thistle and Napier green, red. wine,
carmine and tan. The trimmings are
nickel plated or brass throughout, to
suit the fancy of the purchaser.
The automobile industry means
dynamic force of $500 900 a year.
which is using at the present time
$4,000 tons of steel, and in working
up this amount of steel into automo-
biles $160,000 worth of machine tools
are used and 10000 freight cars are
utilized to carry the automobiles to
their purchasers, to say nothing of
$500, 900 pneumatic tires. which have to
be manufactured to shoe these motor
cars, which stand for an expenditure
of 500, 100000 more. The automobile
industry also stands for the use each
year of an amount of gasoline. worth
$14,000,000 0,000, 1000, 900 gallonS) and
the employment of hundreds of thou
sands of men in something ike 243 al
lied trades. This is far cry from the
Egyptian plaustrum, or two wheeled
cart mounted on two solid wheels and
drawn by horses. which fiourished from
1000 to 1000 r. c., and shows that the
automobile is not thing to be feared
as Chancellor Day of Syracuse would
have us believe, but the next great
step upon the stairway of human
progress.