Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-09-28

turned. Positively nothing remains
to be perfected in the future. 80. I,
They have worked out every fea,
ture of the car. from the buyers stand.
point and have been unselfish and un.
tiring' in their efforts to manufacture
car which suits every wish and
comfort Of the purchaser. -.... :
One of the first and greatest
points worked on was the ease of rid.
ing. They picked their car and every
other make of car to pieces and i'm
proved and selected every feature
which would insure their having the
easiest riding and most comfortable
car on record.
Comfort First.
To accomplish this they selected
very long and resilient springs made
of the very finest of spring steel that
the world could produce. They made
them very much longer than previous
ly, and hung the platform spring four
inches back of the rear of the ton
neau. In doing this they accomp-
lished one of the greatest improve
ments ever known to the comfort Of
the tonneau seats. This is most as
tonishingly recognizable by the fact
that the tonneau rises as easy, il. not
easier than the front seats.
With the comfort of the occupants
of the tonneau absolutely satisfied,
they. turned their attention to the
ease of operation of the car. In view
of this vital point, they touched, a
lucky spot and adoptedsa most mirac-
ulous, automatic spark control. Too
much favorable comment cannot be
made on this great advantage. The
driver simply pays no attention to
his spark advance and the engine
takes care of it and performs the duty
of advancing and retarding the spark
to an exact point. 49,.
This is an attachment which is re-
cogniZable as absolutely a distinctive
Cadillac feature, and something to be
copied by all other manufacturers Of
cars in the near future. In this re-
spect the Cadillac is year ahead of
the rest and sets the pace for the
others to follow, the same as she did
last year with her electric starter.
Other makes of cars pooh-poohed
the idea of an electric starter, advanc.
ing an kinds of fancied disadyan-
tages, bat this year nearly every car
is equipped with and patterned after
the same thing.
"FooI-Proof" Spark.
The invention of the automatic
spark control is in line with all other
Cadillac policies, that of fool-proofing
and simplifying the car. The auto
matte spark advance protects the en-
CINE from the most disastrous mis-
takes or. a poor or green driver. Too
much spark advance pounds the bear
ings, heats the motor, and lOoSens
things up generally. Even an exper-
fenced driver will occasionally give
his engine too much spark advance
and in that way shorten the life OF
the smoothness of the motor. =.
Not only is the automatic spark ad-
vanced in shielding the engine from
misuse, but it also saves the driver
much trouble and labor. To drive a
Car successfully and proper one
should be constantly advancing and
retarding the spark, which is really
a great nuisance. This undesirable
feature has caused many makers to
set their magnetos at a certain point
half way; but on close inspection one
finds that in a construction of this
kind sufficient scope of the spark
control is not available, and conse-
Guently the speed and power and sac
rificed.
The next Improvement came in the
line of the frightening of the stroke
Of the. engine, which insures much
smoother running when subjected to-
high speed. Great results have been
az compliShed in this line as the en-
CINE is as smooth at speed of 40
miles per hour as it is at speed Of
10 miles per hour. The lengthening
of the stroke not only performs its
part of the program in this respect,
tut also gives the motor far more pow
CT and enables the car to climb
grades on the high gear that many
large six cylinder cars are unable to
negotiate.
Power has been the popular cry OF
the public, and the Cadillac this year
has given them all they ask for and
then some Mighty power is develop
cd this year in a small space, and the
Cadillac now heads the list as hill
climber.
The public has been given a big sur
prise this year by the greater power
that the Cadillac generates on account
Q; the lengthening of its stroke. Many
skeptical minded men have been made
to sit up and take notice when they
we're whisked up a hill at mile
minute gait in the new 1918 Cadillaos.
One Improvement in the 1919 madel