The Washington herald., 1913-02-09
NJ. It. POLLOCh,
Agent for the Olds.

The Oldsmobile division in the auto
mobile carnival parade will furnish one
of the most unique sights. A big 1918
six-cylinder will lead the delegation. and
following it will be 1so2-1sOS 4, 5, and G
models, showing in striking contrast the
earliest and the latest output of the
Olds Motor Works factory at Lansing,
Mich.
The showroom of NJ. T. Pollock, agent
for the Olds, at lO1S Connecticut Avenue,
will be attractive. Mr.. Pollock has spent
time. money and thought in making his
rooms interesting for the crowds that
will make the rounds of the salesrooms,
which will be made beautiful with palms
and flowers. There will be souvenirs on
hand for all who come. There also will
be cars at the doors TO take the visit
Ors from the Olds rooms to the show
rooms of the other exhibitors
Two handsome light siNtcylinder cars
have just been received from the fac
tory for use in the carnival. These two
models are the latest turned out of the
factory, and in addition. Mr.. Pollock will
be showing two light skies, a fve-pas-
senger Oldsmobile Defender, and hand
some limousine
OldSmObile progress has been in the
nature Of pioneer work, and this is best
While others are but coming upon their
first year of siX-cylinder construction in
response 10 present preference for that
type Of car the Olds Motor Works
points 10 fifteen years of experience in
producing one. Two. and four cylinder
cars-wcre pioneers in perfecting the six
cylinder engine. and more than four
years ago offered to the public amos:
successful Oldsmobile six
Distinctions of the OIds.
In outlining the chief characteristics
If the latest Oidsmobile the rnanufac-
turers call special attention TO three fun
iamental distinctions which are of inter-
est to all admirers Of this car and OF
genuine Importance to every purchaser
IF a high-Erade automobile
IN" adoption of a SiN-Cylinder chassis
;"r all styles n bodies, the refinement
II mechanism. body design, and equip
nent. an increased output and corre-
spending decreased price Without sac
riilcing any of the rugged strength and
dependabiiity fo- which the Oldsmobile
is famous, the entire chassis of the new
car has been refined standardized. and
.ightened in weight
The D"lco seIf-starter. lighting. and iC-
milton system. with which the OIds is
equipped. discards for all time the in
convcnIences Of crankiag, poor lighting,
'tilu lnt uuCcEtAluIleS or lRnltlOn. Now,
indeed, can the GentleT sex really drive
q gasoline car-nO longer Is il necessary
10 ask assistance 20 start the motor.
CranIing Is Unnecesxary.
Tine operator retards the spark lever
Ind pushes forward on the pedal. This
automatically engages a gear of the |
electric motor with teeth in the fywbeel |
OF the engine, causing the latter to turn
over. thereby producing the same effect |
as by the old method of cranking As |
soon as the engine takes in charges of |
gas from the carburetor and commences
to run on its own. power, the operator
releases the pressure on the clutch pedal.
the electric motor gear disengage its con-
nection with the fiywheel, and the car
is ready to be driven. The electric motor
then again becomes a dynamo or genera
tor. and its energy is devoted to igni-
tion and to charging the storage bat
terry.
The storage battery has a capacity Of
eighty ampere hours, and as soon as
that capacity is reached, the charging
automatically ceases. The storage bat
terry is Of sufficient capacity to operate the
starting device and turn over the en-
gtne about twenty minutes, although it
seldom requires more than a second or
two The Oldsmobile engine so frequently
starts on the spark that the use off
the electrical starter is not always re-
quired. The storage battery also sup
plies current for lighting. A power
driven air pump with accurate pressure |
gauge supplies air for the tires