Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-06-12
ANNOUNCEMENT. :.
IN AUTO CIRCLES
Chas. Y. Knight Promises Sensa'
tional Statement for Autoists
in the Near Future.

What undoubtedly will prove to be
the most sensational announcement Of
the year "A automobile circles, is pro-
missed in the near future by Charles
Y. knight, inventor of'Athe famous
Knight motor ~'iH " 'r'@ "|r''
One. of Americas, leading automo-
bile manufacturers is about to pro-
duce a Knight motored car, to sell. at
9 figure below $1,000, according to Mr.
knight. ,V s' "~,, - W. '",
H}""The price Of this newest creation
in motor cars will serve as a com.
plete surprise to- those at all familiar
with the Knight MOTOR" says Mr..
Knight. Its price feature, together
with the fact that it is to be a quail
ity car throughout, will unquestion-
ably open the eyes Of the, public.
am free to admit that SO much quail.
ity at SO, low a, price is possible only
by big production methods. nr,~o'y,
II have been a close student of mo.
tor cars for years both in this coun-
try andNabroad land have watched
with interest the various stages OF
development through which they
have gone. Each year has brought
forth some radical change in design
or construction, until the car of to-
day bears but a slight resemblance
to its predecessors of a few years
ago.
But while thousands Of improve
ments have been made in the out
ward appearance of the car, and the
interior mechanism has been simpli.
fed in all directions, the motor itself
has remained practically unchanged.
up to a few years ago the poppet
valve motor was used almost eXclus-
lively in the manufacturing Of auto
mobiles. Even after ! had perfect
ed the sleeve valve design, -mechani-
cal experts were prone to- ignore it.
Its superior qualities were not ques.
toned but it was so revolutionary
in principle, that each American man
ufacturer held off, waiting for some
one to try it out. % -
But nearly every high grade FOR.
eign producer who could secure the
rights adopted the Knight motor.
Such well known cars as the Daim.
Ter Of England, Mercedes of Germany.
.Panhard of France and Minerva Of
Belgium all use the Knight motor.
But these cars range in price from
$4,000 to $4,000.
cts remarkable power, reliability
and economy of operation are vouch.
ed for by manufacturers both in this
country and abroad. One of its most
redeeming features, from the owners
standpoint, lies in the fact that it is
smooth in action and practically
noiseless in operation. Five minutes
ride in a Knight-motored car will con-
vince the most skeptical on this
point.
However, it is the longevity of this
engine that has been responsible for
it's adoption by most manufacturers,
1nnumerable tests have shown it to
be in even better condition after the
completion of a long run than at the
beginning. This is explained by the
fact that carbon deposit has a bene
fetal instead Of. an i'll effect on
Knight motor. Most poppet valve en-
gines need decarbonizing after every
two or three thousand miles. In the
Knight this trouble is virtually un
known. For this reason knight
motorists, when on the road do no.
experience that uncomfortable sen
sa.ion of having the motor fall off ii
power.
ri am not in a position to divulgt
the name Of the American manufac
turer who has succeeded in producing
this popular priced knight motor car
Needless to say. he has solved the al
important problem of building thu
knight motors in large quantities.
made the prediction some time agt
that the sleeve valve motor woult
displace eventually all other types fol
motor cars. With the advent Of thi'
new car l feel confident that my pro
phecy is we'll on the read toward r.
alizatisn."