Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-06-24
Chevrolet IS
PRODUCTION OF
MOTOR EXPERT
w. C. Durant Perfected Car
Being Handled in Honolulu
BY Won Hamm- Young

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c. C. Won Hamm of the Won Hamm-
Young Company has just returned
from short business trip tG the main
land. While there he made arrange:
ments for the handling OF the Chew
rolet car. which is, as agents report
today, the most talked of popular pric-
ed car in the states. -,
w. G.. Durant. who organized the
Chevrolet Motor Company about three
years ago, is well known in the auto
mobile world. 1t was Mr.. Durant who
built up the General Motors Company,
one of the largest and strongest auto
mobile organizations in the world to-
day. He also organized the Buick Mo
tor Company, which, we'll known by
its famous yalye-in-the-head motor, is
one of the most popular cars on the
market. Though still vicepresident OF
the General Motors Company, Mr.. Du-
rant withdrew from active participa-
ton several years ago, and has since
that time devoted his time, energy and
best thought toward the manufacture
and refinement of the four-cylinder
car which he called the Chevrolet,
after the famous racing driver who
some years ago won the great races
with Buick cars all over the mainland
The Chevrolet has the same type
of yalyeinthe-head motor as the Buick
Car. having a bore of 3 11-16 inches
and stroke OF 4 inches, giving just
the right combination Of power at very
law as well as high speed. The Chew
rolet motor, however, is different from
the ordinary valve-in-the-head type, in
'asmuch as it has removable cylinder
head in a one-piece casting, carrying
the spark plug and valve, which can
easily be taken off, permitting the
grinding in of the valves and removal
of the carbon.
The Chevrolet motor is suspended in
such way as to give practically all
of the advantages of the so-called
three-pcint method, without any of its
disadvantages, vibration and undue
wear
The transmission is of the selective
typefsliding gear: the front axle drop
forged Ibeam section; the rear axle
extremely strong, light and of simple
The gears and shifts are of special.
~ selected and heat treated alloy
steel The rear axle has been design.
ed for maximum stiffness without sac
rificing accessibility. The springs are
of special alloy steel, the rear springs
having the exceptional length of As
inches, which insures easy riding.
The Chevrolet car has no superior In
hill climbing ability say the agents,
and few at any price can excel it in
any speed performance.
Owing to its valyein-the-head type
of motor with small bore, it is very
economical in gasoline and its light
weight gives an especially large mile
age on tires. -
The 1916 Chevrolet line consists of
o ,fiye-passenger touring car, the
Baby Grand" selling at $3.50 f. o. b.
Flint, Michigan; two-passenger road
ster, the Royal Mail" selling at $T2O
r. o. b. Flint, and three-passenger
roadster, the 'sAmesbury Special" sell
ing at s1110 f. o. b. factory, complete
with wire wheels.
All Of the cars are equipped with
electric autolite starting and lighting
systems, mohair top, ventilated rain
vision windshield, speedometer, extra
demountable rim, tire carrier, tools.
pump, tire repair kit, jack, electric
horn and five lamps.
A carload of these cars has just ar.
rived and is on show at the Won Hamm-
Young Company,s salesroom. A small
four-cylinder car, the -Four Ninety"
model, which will sell at $3.50 at the
factory, plus $50 extra for electrical
equipment. VIII be available some time
during August.