Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-31
.HUPMOB|LE SHOWS
MANY REF|NEMENTS
Fine Body Lines and More Power
and Longer Wheelbase
on New Car

E. c. Ensminger. distributor for the
Hupmobile in Central Pennsylvania re-
ceived three of the new models yester-
day. These are of the type referred
to in the official announcement pub
lished elsewhere in this paper.
The wheelbase of the new Hupmo-
bile is 119 inches long, the result being
compartment and seven inches In the
tonneau. Upholstery is full-tufted, and
the wider seats have the same COM com;
Hup cars for three years.
Wheels are larger. tires being 34x4
inches, with non-skid treads regular
regular equipment includes a Hup de-
sign of one-man top, which when
raised attaches rigidly to fixed up
right of the windshield; new style top
cover that conceals the bows when the
top is laid back; rain-vision wind
shield. with lower half adjustable for
ventilation of the front compartment;
special design headlights, with one bulb
which can be dimmed at will and spe-
cial glass front. with the upper half
corrugated to kin KIN the reflector glare; glare
demountable rims, spare rim and car
rier at the rear, license plate holders
in front and rear, robe and foot rails
In tonneau.
An increase in power is gained
through larger valves, an increase in
the bore and different shape COM
pany was one of the first American
manufacturers to use the small bore,
long stroke type of motor, and this is
SGG'h%eG Snd the STROKE e ' i3ehes e The afs caF
buretor, of the horizontal type, is NOV
ed to the right side of the motor, and
the gas carried through a passage be
tween the cylinders, assuring complete
vaporization. Storage battery ignition,
with automatic spark advance, replaces
the magnetic.
;o taI 10 n 10
through being connected at all times
by silent chain with the Westing-
house combined generator and start
ing motor. the single unit system hav-
ing replaced the dual unit used for
1914. The voltage of the electrical
system is increased from to IL volts.
Body sides are higher and the
and flush with the door upholstery.
Easier riding is assured by the use
springs of the semi-elliptic type.
The front axle is of the Elliott type
with a slight castor effect which
makes steering easier and gives the
straight course after turn has been
made. The rear axle remains the full
floating type, with a new design hous-
ing which makes the gears more read
lily accessible.
Steering is now from the left side
with an 1-inch steering wheel, while
the gear change and hand brake levers
The gasoline tank is increased in
capacity to sixteen gallons, with the
filler cap under the hod to avoid a
break in the smooth lines that sweep
back from the new shape radiator to
the windshield. The cowl board car
ries, in the center, the lighting and
ignition switches and the speedometer,
which are Illuminated at night by a
small hooded electric light. The
switches are controlled by Yale locks.
Crowned tenders, without beading and
with flat. edge, add their part to the
beauty of the new cars design.
The Model 80, which has Just COM
pleted its third successful season. and
which has proved the most popular
model the Hupp Company has yet
produced, Is to be continued. It's char
acteristics are well known and are the
foundations on which the model K has
been designed, This was the first
American car in which the smalI-bore,
long-stroke principle was applied and
was among the first few, If not the
very first. to adopt the stream-line
type of body. Along with these in
novations come others that have since
been widely adopted by manufacturers,
such as. placing the gasoline tank in
the cowl of the dash, driving the mag
neto and camshaft with a single silent
chain. horn concealed under hood. etc.