The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-13
Motoring Notes,
Good Road News
and Trade Matter

formal statement isued by the
Stevens Duryes. people tells Of the
features of their naw "C=s4X' model
but the most noticeable one IL tha1
the hood II not 50 long and has
rakish slant Ia it that Is very ef-
tectiVe. II Is oY no means as sharp
as the Reuauit and others OF the ex-
treme TORPEDO type, bat II IL most
notices BILE and adds 10 the attractive
ness OF the car Tho statement that
accompanies the appearance Of the
new car on the market says
The power Or the six-cyinder mo
tor has been Increased to correspond
with the enlarged size Of the body.
bat the motor mas been made unusu-
ais com pact due to the special DE-
sign Of the cylinders. which also ala
laws of materially shortening the
mood with even added accessibility.
Quiet mas been insured by liberal
~ water tacketing the valves. com
ptetely enclosing the valve action ana
employing accurately cut spiral
gears oar an secondary drive The
timing gears are of heucai form, run
ming IN 81 bath or OIL
The cooling system is xcep-lonally
thtcIeut so much So that the car
may b- driven to its utmost on the
hottest d4S without the necessity OF
renlnng the radiator or Running any
risk at damaging the motor.
ignition IS provided uf }ne Eoseh
dependent SYSTEM with new
Waterproof type u high tension mag
ueto. VITA a silent drive, while thu
Stevens-luryea carour, tor which rs
covered by numerous patents, iu-
Y~irgs.t f.,
lows tne use or the lowest grade
gasulene 20 the best advantage
Simplicity and efficiently have been
achieved III the oiIipG system 20 the
same degree that charaeterizes eN-
cry other feature or the new stevens
uur%ea "C-Six The oil tank, pumps
and concealed piping form part o.
the motor itself. the former being
cast iniegraj with the upper haf ot
the crank case. while the force-f@ed
pumps ar, driven from the lay SHAFT
through the same finely cut spiral
gearing that artuAtes the timer dis
tributor and water pump, thus 10
suring extremely quiet operation.
4 feature Of the stevens Duryed,
since 1904. is the simple and compact
multiple disk dry plate clutch. tn"
merit OF which has compelled al
most universal adoption by other
makers II takes hold smoothly aui
eveniy Without rackine t's*s tsansssl3-
sion OF rear axle mechanism. pre-
vents undue tire wear and always
let's ee positively The special square
and taper square joints employed on
All shafts. aud which are an exclusive
Ste> ens-D uryea feature eliminate an
weak links in the drive.
4 contributing factor of import
ance 10 the extreme quietness OF
operation is the unusual accuracy
with which all the gears ~ the trans
mission ana rear axle are finished,
chrome nickel steel ~ employed for
all cars and shafts and the latter arc
mounted On fine ball bearings of hb-
eral size The transmission is operat-
ed with the stevens puryea self
finding quadrant insurinR easy and
positive Eleshing- al the gears
: Two types OF the two passenger
ear VIII ne offered, the model 't-StN
roadster and the model "C-Slx Ell
demi Berlin
Three types Of passenger ears
viii he offered, the model "E-six
touring car. model "CSiX' conVertl-
bile phaetou and the model 'C-Six'
deni- berlin,
seven passenger cars. the model
"C-Six" limousine and the model
'C-six Berlin. are offered on the
chassis, having a wheel base Of l3l
inches.
Four types of seven passenger cars,
the model "C-Six' touring car, model
"c-Six" convertible phaetou. model
~C-siNH Berlin. are offered on the
chassis, having a wheel base Of 3S
inches.
The Standard equipment of the
model "CSix" Stevens-D uryea cars
is most complete. fulfilling every re-
ouirement of the motorist.
The trimmings are nickel plated,
while the upholstery Of the open cars
is the best quality had buffed leather
The interior appointments OF the en-
closed bodies leave nothing 10 be de
sired, the upholstery being an Inn
ported Bedford cord or heavy i'm
ported woollen cloth In exclusive
patterns.