Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-05-07
Do You Know The Maxwell ?
This is For Your Benefit, Prospective
Buyer.-----Read and Post Your
self on Automobiles.

OSl1 Oll H1
In talking to you of the Maxwell it
technicalfties of its construction,
rather by llomely comparison will we
attempt to prove that in this car we
have what is in reality the biggest
automobile in the world for $3.50;
that embodied in the construction OF
the Maxwell we have features and de-
tails of refnment which are not found
in other cars of this size, type and
class.
In the course of our talk we also
shall give in a simple, plain way the
meanings OF some automobile terms
commonly found in advertisements,
specifications and descriptions, and
to explain clearly the meaning of
thermosyphon colling; show the diff
ference between the several types of
floating axles and to point out the
features of superiority which our
axle has over the so-called full
floating type.
WE'LL START AT THE LAMPS.
The front of the lamps on the Max
we'll is readily removable; by simply
pressing on the door and giving it a
slight twist to the left it can be re-
moved in ten seconds, giving access
thereby to the reflector and the bulb
and this is one feature of accessible
ty. The doors have no hinges to
stick. no small pins that must be
removed. no cotter pins that must
be pulled out, no knurled nuts to vi
brate and rattle and fall by the way
side.
After the front of the lamp has been
removed it Is very easy matter to
take out the reflector and lamp as
one unit and by turningit toward the
rear to reflect the rays from the lamp
onto the motor or practically any
part of the mechanism which may be
giving you some trouble or may need
inspection at night.
RADIATOR CONSTRUCTION.
All radiators, owing to their loca-
tion ON the car are subject to much
vibration and strain. All cars have
suffered from leaky radiators due to
pany has found it difficult to so con-
struct radiator that in time would
not leak or break loose at its many
joints and seams which are necessary
in radiator construction.
We really believe that with the SUI
perior method OF constructing the
Maxwell radiator, we have eliminated
practically all of the trouble arising
from this cause. You will notice
where the radiator is attached to the
frame Of the car there is q small
black inverted cup. If you will take
time to remove the cotter pin and
lift the cup you will find that it COW
ers coil spring and that the radia-
tor is really spring supported. It
makes no difference how badly twist
ed or distorted the frame of the
Maxwell may be owing to the rough
nes Of the road, the radiator is per-
fectly free to equalize itself and alb
sOrb all twistings and strain result
ant therefrom in the spring which
supports it.
The radiator itself is of two-unit
shell and the core. The shell is made
of pressed steel and performs only
two functions-that of enhancing the
beauty and appearance of the radia-
tor and to serve as buffer to the
more delicate inner construction.
Should the radiator become dented in
any way and yet not leak, it is a very
simple matter to remove four small
bolts and entirely separate the core
from the she'll thereby allowing the
owner to straighten out the dents, or
if too badly damaged, to replace the
shell entirely at small cost.
There is about quarter of an
inch air space between the she'll of
the radiator and the core, conse-
Quently the core will Withstand quite
a jar or shock before resulting in
leak.
The core of the radiator, or the
part which contains the water, is
made entirely of non-corrosive met
ais. These are not affected in any
way by the water or air. All the
tubes and fms are copper. The tubes
This is simply a precaution against
the action Of the atmosphere on the
metal. A leak cannot be caused
either from internal or external cor
rosion. Only few years ago one of
the largest radiator manufacturers
of the country was forced to take
back practically his entire seasons
output owing to the fact that he was
foolish enough to use iron rivets at
one or two points in the construction
of his radiator. These rivets quick
ly corroded and rusted and rendered
the radiators useless.
THERMO.SYPHON COOLING.
Doubtless it will be interesting to
you to know that in 1904 the first
Maxwell car was shown at the New
York automobile show and that it was
the first automobile in the United
States to use the thermo-syphon sys-
tenn of cooling, or cooling without
complication At that early date prac-
tically every automobile manufactur-
er in this country ridiculed the idea,
stating it would be impossible to
properly cool an automobile engine
without using a pump. During the
year of 1915 there will be twice as
many cars manufactured in, the
United States using the Maxwell
thermo-syphon system as there will be
using all other types combined.
This alone is proof of the eff
cheney of this type Of cooling. BY