Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-16

ample of trim lines and is made, en-
tirely of steel. even to the cowl dash.
The body frame. as well as the panels,
have no wood in them. A pleasing
curve is given the domed tenders,
which meet the clear running boards
in substantial fashion.
The equipment is most unusual for a
car in the popular-priced field. Briefly
summed up. it includes real leather up
nOrsi6ery' s6riny' ehromef;-yana;dium chrome; e steel
Timken bearings throughout chrome
yanadium steel gears, one-man top,
North East electric starting and light
exclusive use of drop forgings in the
manufacture of the car The car is
roomy five-passenger machine and has
a. wheelbase of 10 inches. Nonskid
tires are furnished on the rear wheels.
CHEVROLET
This is another popular model rep
resented by Hottenstein and Zech, at
the City Garage.
Chevrolet is in the ranks with two
chassis-a four and six. The former
body, while only the touring type is
fitted to the siX-cylinder chassis. With
roadster body and styled the Royal
Mail.
With practically no mechanical
change the body of the six is redesign-
ed and streamlined so as to be roomier
sis the wheel base has been heightened
two inches to 100 inches, and the
brakes have been made more powerful
by an increase in diameter of two
Inches to twelve inches.
REGAL
I. W. Dill has the Regal line of cars
Regal has discontinued it's under
slung type and the 1914 overhung
model as well, and is making only one
in common with previous Royals.
Thus the new chassis marks the pas
sage of the underslung construction
from the Regal shops. the same low
on all cars by the use of spring hung
from the under side of the axle.
demonstrator of which will be here in
time for the local show.
sTUDEBAKER
The East End Auto Company. at Lin
den and shrub streets. are sales agents
for the Studebaker line in this city;
Both the four and the six Stude-
bakers of the 1914 season have been
continued this year. While they are
the same. in all the main features as
many alterations in the way of refine
ment throughout the chassis. bodies
and equipment. The result is that the
cars are larger than before.
In both motors, an increase of Is per
cent. has been made possible in the
maximum power by reducing the
weights OF the feClprOcallnS parts ana
altering the manifold design.
CADILLAC
The Crispen Motor Car Company :
314 South Cameron street, have placed
a great many Cadillacs in this terri
tory, and built an excellent service sta
tion to properly care for the cars.
The most radical change in American
motorcar construction since the advent
of the siX-cylinder power plant is pre-
sented by the Cadillac Motor Car Com
pany. which is now building eight
cylinder cars only and is the first
American concern to adopt this kind of
and of highspeed type.
The other new features in the chassis
are: The wheelbase has been increased
from 120 to 122 inches. Instead of right
drive and control, left drive with CEN
ter control has been adopted, although
A disc clutch has replaced the former
cone and the gear set now is a unit
with the power plant instead of being
located amidships, as in former Cadil-
lac construction. In place of the
straight beVels used formerly in the
used.
MAXWELL
L. w. Shank is distributor for the
Maxwell cars in this territory, with
display room at the Central Garage, 334
$685. for the touring model and 1910
for the roadster. has met with remark
able success under the present man
agement of the Maxwell Motor Com
pany at Detroit. Seventeen new fea-
lures are embodied in the 1915 model.
the Maxwell has high tension magnetic,
sliding gear transmission, left-hand