Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-14
CADILLAC TWO-SPEED
DIRECT DRIVE AXLE
Is Leading Feature Of Crispen Mo-
tor Car Company Exhibit
This Year

When the Cadillac system of com-
bining ignition, lighting and engine
starting in one electrical system was
introduced two years ago, 1t was very
properly regarded as a bold step, and
tit was certainly the most interesting
| innovation which had been made for a
long time, while experience has shown
Ii to, be as successful as 1t was bold.
70 day the Cadillac designers have
made another innovation, which Is re-
garded by many as even greater I'M
provement than the very important
one of two years ago. AS a basis, they
| have taken the old idea of two pairs OF
bevel gears, either pair working alter
nately and giving the car two different
gear ratios, but the way in which the
Cadillac designers have adopted it Is
new, and the working results are not
merely satisfactory; they are so good
| that they mark a distinct forward step
towards the long sought ideal of direct
| and noiseless gears on all speeds. This
| improvement Is the leading feature OF
the Crispen Motor Car Companys ex-
hibit.
All Cadillac models are of the right
hand drive type, as the designers rec
ognize that this is the natural side
from which to drive, steer and control
vehicle and that it gives the driver
at all times the best viewpoint fol
clearance, particularly in country driv-
| ing. There Is also an advantage in
approaching the club where stop is
| to be made. AS the right side is the
natural side from which most people
| operate, the control levers are also
| on that side.
The Cadillac company has paid es-
pecial attention to the subject of sci
entific carburetion and the carbure-
| tors used on their motor cars are made
| by the company according to their
| own standards. On the 1914 Cadillac
will be found a new feature that adds
materially to the efficiency Of the car
buretor. This is an electrical heating
device which vaporizes the gasoline
before the engine is started. This
makes it possible to start on lower
grades of fuel that heretofore and will
prove a great boon, particularly III cold
weather.
The 1914 Cadillac has an automatic
spark advance. Without this device
the driver must manipulate his spark
lever according to his own best judg-
ment of the engi. e's requirements. It
is not alone q question of speed. Some
times heavy going puts a drag on the
engine that necessitates manipulation
of the spark lever. With the novice
this is frequently nothing more than
good guessing. The Cadillac's auto
matte spark advance takes this task of
guessing from the driver and makes
the action positive, automatic, accord
ing to the engines needs.
The Cadillac enjoys the distinction
of having won the Dewar trophy on
two different occasions, and being the
only American car ever having receiv-
ed this honor: The Cadillac is the
only car in the world that his won
this trophy t ice. This trophy is
awarded annually to the motor car
or the greatest achievement demon
strating the advancement of the in
iustry. The first time, three Cadillac
cars were completely dismantled and
the parts thereof thoroughly mixed so
that identification was imL ossfble
Eighty-nine parts were withdrawn
from the heap and duplicates taken
from the stock of spares. Three cars
were then rebuilt from the haphazard
heap Wrenches and screw drivers
were the only tools employed. Neither
files nor emery cloth were permitted
nor were2 they necessary; yet every
piece fitted as perfectly as in the car
from which it was taken. A variation
of the one-thousandth part of an inch
in dimensions would have meant
failure.
T The second victory for the Cadillac
was based on test. ever more, COM
prehensive than that of com plete
Standardization. 1t involved the driv-
ing of 1000 miles over give and take
roads. as phrased in. the >cablegraIn,
the thorough testing of fuel and oil
consumption, the recording of the
number OF times the electric cranking
device was used. the duration Of the
current for lights during and after the
run and numerous other practical