New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-27
MITCHELL EIGHT
WAS SURPRISE TO
AUTOMOBILE TRADE
Following Announcement
of Six, 1t Made Many
Sit Up to Look.
ACCESSIBILITY BIG
FEATURE OF DESIGN
Price Low, but Makers Claim
the Quality Is Still
Maintained.

Mitchellites were surprised last week
with details of Mitchell eight for
Sl,450. The new model comes closely
upon the heels Of the Mitchell Six OF
Sixteen, and is also a creation of
Designer John w. Bate.
His old plan of accessibility has
been well carried out, and both the
interior and exterior show clean cut
design.
The engine, together with the auto
matte ignition system, the electric
lighting generator and starter, forms
one unit; the gear set, drive shaft
housing and the rear axle form the
other unit, each unit being suspended
at three points.
In the engine there are two sets Of
four cylinders, by SIS each, block
cast, having the same general appear
ance as any other block Of four. The
cylinders are of the IL" head type and
are bolted to an aluminium alloy crank
case at an angle of 90 degrees.
An Uncommon Feature.
A feature not altogether common
with the other eight-cylinder engines
is the mounting Of the connecting rods
side by side on the crank pins, this
necessitating the setting of the two
blocks of cylinders each one ahead of
manner Of placing the cylinder blocks
slightly over the type using cylinders
set directly opposite. The overall
length is slightly over 33 inches and
the extreme with 27 inches, measuring
from the outside of one cylinder block
to the outside of the other.
The engine drives through very
accessible stamped steel cone clutch Of
new design and q single universal
joint. The gear set is amidships, and
gives three speeds forward and reverse
selectively. From here the drive is
taken through a shaft in torque tube
to the full floating rear axle. The
control is centred, and the drive is on
the left. The wheel base is 116 inches
and tires are "a by inches, with anti
skid on the rear
Among the noticeable points Of con-
struction tending to substantiate the
claim of accessibility Is the remarka-
Bile accessibility to all the push rod
adjustments. The valve chambers are
closed by large removable cover plates,
keeping them free from dirt and grit.
These plates are fitted with openings,
which act as crankcase breathers, al
lowing the oily vapor to enter the valve
chambers, keeping the push rods and
valve stems constantly fabricated.
Pressure fabrication.
fabrication is by pressure, oil being
taken from reservoir in the crank
case stump by a pump and forced
through pipes TO the crank shaft bear
ings, when it travels through ducts in
the shafts 20 the connecting rod bear
ings, and the spray from these takes
care Of the cylinders, pistons, etc. The
camshaft has direct leads from the
main oil line.
The ignition is by automatic breaker
and distributor, very accessibly located
between the two cylinder blocks. Cur
rent is taken from the generator and
storage battery through q coil. The
firing order of the new Mitchell eight
motor is: right side, l, 8, 4, 2; left
side, 4, 2, /, 8, thus maintaining the
same firing order in each block of four
as has been universally adopted for
practically all four-cylinder engines.