The San Francisco call., 1913-08-24
NEW MODEL OVERLAND
ON PUBLIC DISPLAY
Many New Features in Car
Attract Prospective Buy
ers to Salesroorns
BY J. w. LEAvIrr,

Pacific Coast Agent for the Overland
The actual cost of production of the
Overland automobile on the shipping
platform is IN greater proportion 10
the list at phich it is sold than is the
cost Of production of any standard Uti-
Gle in relation TO its list. The Over
land car this pear is to be sold for
$3.50 less than last pear. despite the
fact that it is bigger and better model.
Ii is manufactured at very close mar
gin of profit.
We can assure every purchaser that
he is right dopn close to the blast fur
mace. the rubber tree and the con- that
grops The. hide.
While The price is lower, it costs our
establishment more to maize this vear S
model than it did the smaller one of
last year.
Specifications of the new models OF
the Overland car. Just announced by
the WHY'S Overland company, reveal
line applying three body designs to the
same chassis construction. In keeping
with the policy of the Overland COM
pany not to announce new models to
the public until prospective buyers may
view the new product in the show
rooms of the dealers. this announce
ment through the first public descrip-
tion of the 1914 Overland line. finds
Overland dealers in the possession OF
10 ND dU RI n hrs
The 1914 Overland cars are not radi-
cally different from those of the sea
son just past, although they show diff
ferences in number of points.
A brief review of the details show
that the motor is very similar in con-
struction to that of model SO, OF which
10000 were built during the 1928
season.
| The motor Is somewhat larger, 4bx
AZ inches. and has been improved BY
the adoption of constant level splash
lubricating system. The operation of
the push rods is made almost noiseless
| by the use of bronze caps fitted over
the push rod tops.
In order to compensate for the lower
volatility of present day gasoline. the
| intake manifold has been redesigned
and given a smaller diameter. The
| universal joint Is larger than last year.
to compensate for the increased power.
"A TOOmy touring DOQy seating I'VE
passengers and finished in dark green.
with light green stripping and nickel
and aluminium trimmings. is mounted
on a wheel base of ia inches; it's doors
are shaped, very wide, and hinged
at the front on disappearing hinges. so
| that the sides of the body remain with
out projections.
| The steering wheel is Is inches in
diameter and the steering post carries
| carbureter adjusting lever within
| easy reach Of the drivers hand.
| The roadster body Is of attractive
| design, with so gallon gasoline tank
| at the rear. Both touring car and
roadster have vertical tire carriers in
| rear.
The radiator of the new Overland
cars is of an improved type. with large
water spaces.
| The touring car and the roadster
are electrically lighted
| Touring car and roadster, equipped
with electric horn, Stewart speed
ometer, clear vision ventilating wind
shield, mohair top, side curtains and
boot tools, jack, pump and electric
lights and storage battery included.
sell for $3.50. When equipped with
Gray & Davis electric engine starter
| and generator the price is SLOTS.