Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-21
SAXON MOTOR CARS
At THE KEYSTONE
Well-designed Small Car That Has
Attracted Exceptional Atten-
ton at Large Shows

| Robert l.. Morton, manager of the
Keystone Motor Company announces
the selling agency for the Saxon mo-
/ tor car This little car sells for 1895
equipped with lamps, top, adjustable
windshield, baggage box, tools and tire
kit. The special features of this cal
are as follows: Handsome design
left drive, center control, high speed
long stroke motor, to 40 miles pei
hour. Pistons and other reciprocal.
ing parts light, but very strong;
vacuum splash oiling SYSTEM; large
axle reduction with high speed motor;
low cost of upkeep; light weight: can
tilever spring suspension; nodded
| oval tenders; streamline body; large
comfortable seat; simplicity of de-
sign; vanadium steel used in many
parts; wire wheels; sliding rear trans
mission; asbestos lined; dry plate disc
clutch; large carrying compartment
at rear adjustable, ventilating wind
shield, rattle-proof.
At the New York show 4,25O Saxon
cars WWere allotted, and Mr.. Morton
| reports that dealers actually waited
| in line to see Salesmanager Jamison
Seventy -eight retail sales were made
At Chicago the success was dupli-
Gated. Although not represented al
the show, 1,057 cars were sold in one
uoy VI were nlaue
! from the saleSroom. The Chicago of
flee maintained an average of one car
sold every fifteen minutes during show
week, according to II. w. Ford, presi-
| dent of the Saxon Motor Car Com
pany.
Although the majority of the stock
| is held by men connected with the
| Chalmers Motor Company, the two
corporations are entirely separate and
distinct. The officers are:
II. w. Ford, president and general
manager; G.. w. Dunham, vice-p -presi-
dent; L. r. Scaife, secretary and treas
urer; H. NJ. Wirth, purchasing agent;
&. G. Cross, factory manager; G. f.
Jamison, sales manager; Il. e. Cole
chief engineer
The Saxon motor car Is exception
ally clean-cut and businesslike in APP
pearance. 1t Is of the L"-head type
with fully enclosed valves. Cylinders
are rs inch bore by 4-inch stroke
The four cylinders and the crank case
are made in one casting, giving a very
compact motor and making possible
great economies in manufacture
Even the intake and exhaust mani
! folds are cast integral with the cylin
ders. A -jacketed head, fitting
over the entire cylinder block, is cas-
lily removable and gives ready access
to the cylinders and valves
Pistons are very light but exception
ally strong. This lightness in the re-
ciprocating parts makes this motor
practically free from vibration.
The crank shaft is of special drop
forged steel, of unusual size, and is
carried on two bronze, babbitt-lned
bearings. The cam shaft is also OF
drop forged special steel with large
fOrOa6 infnUroI TNba hof
is carried on two plain bearings and
driven by helical gears.
This motor Is notable for it's quiet
smooth operation and for its fieXibility
The body, which is exceptionally
large and roomy, is of the genuine
streamline type, from the tapered bon
net at the front to the capacious bag
gage box at the rear. The body lines
are smooth and harmonious, giving q
very pleasing appearance.
These bodies are of sheet steel and
wood construction. The floor of the
body is of pressed steel-a very eco
nomical and durable construction. The
frame of the car itself forms the bot
tom of the body, another feature OF
economical design.
The Saxon spring suspension is OF
the cantilever type, a new feature fol-
American cars. By this method the
body is suspended between the aXles
rather than over them, permitting the
use of longer wheel base than would
be possible with other types of springs
This unusual spring suspension Is
chiefly responsible for the easy riding
of the car-one of the most striking
qualities of the Saxon.
Mr.. Morton has assurance that 6
carload of these Saxon cars will BIZ
here between the first and tenth ol
next month.