The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-31
INTERESTING GOSSIP OF BIRMINGHAM AUTOMOBLIsTS

bodies, tapered motor bonnet. very long
dash eowl and distinctive style Of
nodded oval tenders. The gasoline tank
and spare tire carrier are at the rear OF
the tonneau. giving decidedly length
ened and racy appearance. The custom
airy side lamps have been done away
with. The running boards are absolutely
clean
eshipshape and advanced in style, is
the manufacturer description. and it
suits admirably
Left-hand drive and center control are
other changes that Immediately attract
attention. The new six may be entered
from either right or left side. In this
connection. the Chalmers engineers have
made a great advance in door construc-
ton. The 1914 cars have doors of unusual
width, fitting flush to the body and with
invisible hinges.
But 1t is in the mechanism of the car
that the greatest changes are found
The motor of the 1914 Chalmers is the
six-cylinder, T-head type with all
mechanism fnclosed. Only the carburetor,
water pump and magnetic are visible as
one looks at the cylinder block. The
clutch is a new design of the multiple
disc type is self-lubricating and is said
to be absolutely non-jerking Proof of
this is offered in demonstration by start
ing the new six" from a standstil on
fourth speed.
For this new power plant, the Chal-
mers company claims silence that is really
silent and which lasts; absence of yigra-
tion at so miles an hour as well as at
10; the very extreme of hexibility-and
through these squalities economy in a
high degree.
"Silence has been secured through In
closing all valves and their operating
mechanism by using large oval cams in
stead of the little wedge-shaped cans
commonly used.
by making the moving parts of the
motor of finer steel and so gaining a 40
per cent reduction in weight and by us
ing a very long stroke motor a inch bore
by 512 inch Stroke), so that the motor
doesn't have to make so many strokes for
any given speed, the usual vibration has
been eliminated. And according to the
Chalmers engineers, when you do away
with vibration you do away with most
of the wear and tear
with a four-forward speed transmits
sion-which, by the way, was introduced
in medium priced cars by the Chalmers
company-and a six-cylind motor, the
manufacturers claim the new Chalmers
six will do about everything a car can
do ION high" They claim a variation
of speed from two to over so miles an
nour WITHOUT Snl1llnS gears.
We have a first speed for starting
and second and third speeds for steep
hills and extra heavy going says De-
signer Dunl1am but in all ordinary driv-
ing, even in city traffic there is no need
for changing from fourth speed or direct
drive. We have designed the ney six
to give every range OF. speed without the
use of any complicated auxiliary gearing
This fiexibility is only possible in six
cylinder motor with four-forward speed
transmission.
One feature of the new Chalmers six
of special interest to the user is the Chal-
mers-Entz electric starter which gives
this car the distinction of non-stallabe
motor.
The non-stallable feature of the motor
is regarded as one of the greatest auto
mobile improvements in years. Should
the driver fail to give the motor sufficient
gas after throttling down and starting up
again in going through heavy traffic or
over a bad piece of road, the motor will