The Washington herald., 1912-02-18
WHY NORWALK SIX
PLEASES AUTOIOTS
Car Combines Underslung Construc'
ton with Continuous
Power.

The Norwalk Underslung slx-cylinde
motor car commands not only the at
tention of home people from the fact o.
its being the first automobile produced il
Martinsburg, W. Va, a company IL
whose welfare many prominent citizen,
are VitaIly interested, but from il frs
announcement, had commanded the at
tention of the entire automobile public
/ due very materially to the fact of IL:
combining for the first time the two ul'
! innate fundamental principles: Under
slung construction and six cylinder, con
4 t:nuOus power.
| 1t has been thoroughly demonstrated
| the underslunE construction, especially
I when accompanied with high wheels, q
which this principle OF suspension par
! tiCularly lends itself, very greatly adds
to the element OF safety and comfort to
Passengers at high speeds on all roads
| The center OF gravity is considerably
| lower than in the ordinary car. at high
speeds the car hugs the rad much
! closer and the chances for sliidding or
| turning over are reduced TO the very
! minimum. In this day Of automobile in
| telliGence, of course, no one will gain
say the advantages, especially in high
| class cars, Of the siX-cylindCr power
plant, overlapping power impulses, and
consequent COllluuOuS lOFQue-
Another point of originality is, what
might be termed its double or twin ir-
milton system. This consists, instead Of
the ordinary magnetic, OF an instrument
with double winding, two distributors,
TWO sets Of terminals, two sets of spark
plugs firing simultaneously one on each
side Of cylinders. Careful test clearly
demonstrates that with both sets of
spark plugs firing, power is increased
from l6 to 20 per cent, which means also
that for the same power developed, an
equal percentage of saving in gasoline
consumption is accomplished. Those IA
miliar with automobile affairs will know
that this ignition system is along the
line Of the plan adopted on most racing
cars where perfect ignition Is necessary
in order to bring out the utmost capa-
bilities of the car, which perhaps in itself
Is the best possible argument in its
favor
The NorwaIk Underslung six has per-
Eaps the most flexible chassis construc-
ton Of any car produced to-day. Motor
clutch and transmission. built in one
unit. are mounted on the main frame on
three points-twO rigid points in the
rear and the third point in front being
A large bronze working bearing. All
brake rods, from their connections on
the rear hub drums. are carried along
the tOrsiOn tube of the rear axle. in the
center OF the car, and all brake and
clutch pedals. brake and gear shift
levers are mounted on the rear unit
power plant Il will be seen that no
matter to what extent the main frame
of the car is disaligped or twisted by
inequalities of the road, Il can In no way
affect the alignment or operetiUn OF the
power plant or any of its elements CT
connections, for there can be absolutely
no binding or unnatural strain of any
kind. The result is not only a car that
will operate smoothly and sweetly under
the most severe conditions, but wear and
tear is minimiZed TO a remarkable ex-
tent.
From the great simplicity OF the chas-
sis construction, a careful selection of
materials, alloy steels, &C, and accurate
figuring of weights and strains, the Nor
walk underslung six, as compared with
the ordinary car, is remarkable for its
light weight in proportion to its size
and power, the completed car, with
equipment, only weighing about S,9OO
pounds.
Engineers and automobile experts who
have had occasion to examine the chas-
sis construction OF the new NorwaIk six
have pronounced it the most ingenious
and up-to-t -the-minute piece Of automo-
bile mechanism to come under their no.
tice.
The Norwalk underslung six Is also
overtires By this is meant that the
tires. which are furnished as regular
equipment (s0xlis), are larger than speci-
fed by the tire manufacturer to come
under their guarantee for mileage, weight
Of car. size OF wheels. &c, considered
Tire manufacturers specify finch tires
as being entirely ample to enable them
TO guarantee the full mileage for tires
on the NorWalk six. The extra half
inch in tire diameter and from 1900 to
2o00 miles extra service is therefore
given 70 the customer gratis.