The Washington times., 1911-10-08
CHANGES ARE FEW
IN MAXWELL LINE
FOB NEXT SEASON
Cars Handled by United
/ Motor Washington Com
pany Simple and Strong

One of the largest and best appointed
automobile sales rooms and service de-
!. partments in this city is that OF the
I-Cnited Motor Washington Company, of
7 Which John r. Thomas is manager. 1t
is located at 1&1 Fourteenth street.
; Three of the best known makes of the
i United States Motor Company are han
. uled-the Maxwell, Columbia gasolcne,
!, and Columbia electric. The Washington
! company is a direct factory branch.
+ Simplicity, accessibility, and strength
] seem to be the predomlnating features
I Uf the Maxwell line for 1912, and except
/ for the addition Of a new model and
. the general adoption of an entirely diff
( fcrent design of radiator anG hood, the
1911 lire is to be continued unchanged
except for a few refnemcnts in body
ard meChs nical details
Five Models In Line.
The 1872 line COMP iSeS five moticls,
huilt on four different chassis. All of
these are similar in that they have a
Unit power plant mounted by three
point suspension from channel steel
cross members of the pressed steel
chaSsis frame and a propeller shaft
with two universal joints. i viii be
noted that all models for the coming
year are designated by names rather
than by letter, numerals, or series; this
i TO avoid confusion in the minds of
purchasers.
The leader Of the 1872 line, the Max
well Special, il a development of the
3O-horsepOwer car of 1911: !; differs.
however, in that it has a neat CONVEX
uble fore-doOr body with removable
fore-doors; the radiator and hood are
OF q design similar to that on the Co.
lumbla cars; NenulatOrS are fitted in
me dash; bOth\ \the emergency brake
lever as well as the gear-Shifting lever
are carried inside Of the body 50 as %
be more accessible and at the same tim.
improve the outer appearance of the
body: the wheel base is longer: wheels
are larger; an I-beam front axle is en-
ployed; the rear axle is 4 floating type
Ilmken roller bearings are employed on
both the front and rear aXles. The
cylinders Of the new special motor are
cast separately, while those of the mo
tors of the other tOur-cylirGe- power
plants are cast in pairs. Except fo-
this, and the differences in cylinder di-
mensiOnS the power plants u all tic
tour-cNhhdcr cars are almost Identical
in design.
Maxwell Mercury.
The Maxwell MerrGry. Or mlle-a-mln-
ute roadster, is equipped with a high
tension Bosch racing maEnetO, Strom-
berg carbureter and demountable rims;
otherwise the power plant conforms 10
the present Maxwell design. Immedi-
ately behind the seat is a copper gasO-
line tank, with capacity Of nfteen and
a half gallons; a combined luggage
trunk and tool compartment of a de
sign that harmOniZes with the lines of
the car, and a, tire rack to hold a ready
inflated tire.
The little 16-horsepower Maxwell rum
about, which for the past five years has
been practically unchanged as far as
its power plant and transmission is con
cerned, is to be continued for the COM
ing season without alteration except for
the shape of the hood and radiator.
This little car has unit power plant
with a twO-Cylinder, horizontal opposed
motor and planetary gearset.