The Washington times., 1915-08-07
.JEFFERY 4 BIGGER, '''
BUT COST |SLESS
New Car With Seven.Pa Passenuer
Body viii Find Many Enthus.
lasts In !...ss::ordom.

b Reducing a car we'll worth I.Sse-ths
purchase price Of lsit--to price Of
1900 In order to bring 1t into the
medium priced class Is the latest an
nouncement Of the Thomas B. Jeffery
Company. Of kenosha, Wis.
Directly a result Of highly skillful
engineering and greatly increased pro-
duction. the new Jeffery Four, with
seven-passenger body, will fnd many
enthusiasts IN the world of motordom.
The extra torneau Boats involve q
small additional cost OK sA6--a matter
hardly worth mentioning In view Of the
splendid buying value the car affords.
While the new four is really the
leader of the new Jcffery cars. there
Will be new six--the Chesterfield Of
last year. which sold for N,s5o-at
$3.50. Except for the reduction in
price there are few general changes
In the six, and while 1t will make
many friends. the manufacturer. him.
self has definitely established his at
titude and belief In the greater popu-
larity Of the four by bending his great
est efforts in the development and i'm
provement OF the latter.
Larger Than Predecessor.
The new four Is larger than it's
predecessor. is more powerful in every
department. and is said to be vastly
superior In the saving Of maintenance
costs
1t has a 3% by ~ Block motor, disk
clutch. three-speed gear-set and semi
floating axle. wheeibase is 11S inches
and tires "a by 4. The separate gear
set has been changed to unit power
plant construction. and the new BLUR
two-unit cranking and lighting system
has been installed. The entire driving
system Is new. the engineers having
found 1t advisable to use tbs three
speed type OF gear-set instead Of the
four.
A new camshaft has been installed
which facilitates better hill climbing
and other hard pulling. through the
adoption of different shaped cams
which have changed the value timing.
directly enhancing the power.
. Rich tungsten steel is stili used in
the manufacture OF the valves. but
springs have fewer convolutions and
lighter tension. so as to work better in
conjunction with the mushroom follow
ers The HIT is not now SO abrupt. there
Is better opening and closing OF valves
and natural better performance in the
higher speeds
The motor has not been materially
Cnanged Ihe crankshaft iS 2-tnch, with
three bearings of the following sizes
Three and one-quarter front. 81 center
and "a end. Pistons and rods are un-
changed and rings Of the step joint type.
Connecting rods are 12k inches. center
to center.
New Clutch Used.
The new clutch is a three plate, dry
disk with one steel plate and two faced
with fabric and in connection with IL
there is a clutch brake OF simplest con-
struction. AS whole. the new clutch
Is decided Improvement over the cone
type clutch used last year. gives better
throttling performance. and makes bet
ter installation now that the unit rower
plant Is used and the old fywheel type
generator removed
In the equipment there is a new one
man top, Carter fuel feed tank which
converts pressure to gravity. instead of
straight pressure with the tank at the
rear. circular section tank instead of
square one and a new type of Rand
windshield. A new terminal board and
fuse block Is In front OF the cowl. With
this arrangement. fuse replacement is q
matter of few ssconds-even at night
for a spare fuse is in the box. and may
be quickly replaced. The dash lights
have been done away with and Solar
DINNERS placed in the headlights