Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-06-13
1.-THE SIX OF '1O" Is
OUT BY MITCHELL
Price Materially Cut, So that the
Announcement Makes Real
Sensation.
IS NOT IN BABY SIX CLASS

The six Of '16" at $3.50. Just an
nounced by the Mitchell factor. OF
Racine. is creating more comment and
discussion in automobile circles than any
new model announced In recent wears
This six OF 'l6' is now being shown by
the Mitchell Auto company OF this city,
and the steady line Of visitors looking
over the latest creation of J. W. Bate
pressage an even more insistent demand
for this new Mitchell six than for the
light six OF 1916. which was sold out be-
fore the last season had hardly got well
under way.
The striking feature OF this new model
&c the casual observer IL the remarkable
value that is APPARENT at n glance. While
this is a light six. It should In no way
be confused with the average six-cylinder
cars in its range. THE six OF 'i6'' Is
not baby six-It IL a real full-slzed car
a car Of such size. beauty and complete
ness OF equipment as would have listed
al double the price two years ago. 10 il
readily apparent this car has not been
built to meet a price The manufacturing
facilities OF the big Mitchell forty-five-
acre plant. all It's financial resources and
the weil-known constructive genius OF
Chief Engineer j. w. Bate. who has at
five different times in tho last fourteen
years created a new class in automobile
design and value. are expressed TO the
highest degree in this new Mitchell
model, the six OF '16"
Remarkable Equipment.
Outside OF the price-s1 .250-there is moth
ing 20 distinguish this car from those
listing up to 5000. The I15-inch wheel
base. the forty-two-horsepowe motor.
the Bate improved cantilever springs, the
long. clean, classy boat lines and the
oommodious body dimensions with deep,
luxurious upholstering. the richness of
the finish and completeness OF the equip
ment indicate the thoroughness necessary
&c make possible this remarkable car at
the list price.
While the long wheel base. 125 inches
the large 94x4 wheels are all conducive
TO easy and comfortable riding qualities
light weight serves as a serious draw
back to this important feature. However.
as consequence of Mr.. Bates untiring
effort to bring about n logical equality
In these directly opposed principles he
designed and perfected the Bate improved
cantilever spring and as an evidence OF
the point of perfection Mr. Bate has
reached In improving the cantilever
Aprings. rebound straps and snubbers or
shock absorbers are absolutely unneceS-
sary and in riding qualities the claim Is
made that this car cannot be approached
by any seven-passenger touring car in
the world up to 5000 pounds in weight.
Most Accessible Car.
After an examination OF the car, the
claim that this Is the most accessible car
In the world seems we'll founded.
The Bate Two-Unit Three-PoInt sus-
pension construction IL used as in all
former Mitchell Models designed by Mr..
Bate. This construction Il such that
either complete unit can be removed
from the car without removing tho body
or disturbing any other part
The front and rear seats are mounted
on removable standards and these
standards and all the floor boards can
be quickly and easily removed. exposing
the entire mechanism under the body,
which Is ordinarily 80 inaccessible.
The carburetor. accessibly located Il
attached directly TO the cylinder casting.
the intake manifold being cast inside the
cylinder block. This Arrangement insures
a uniform temperature for the gases when
entering the cylinders which improves
carburetion and increases the miles per
gallon Of fuel.
The equipment Is complete down 10 the
last detail including quick acting. two
piece, ventilatlng windshields. a positive
acting one-man top with quick acting