Evening journal., 1915-09-02
Twelve Cylinder
CAR NOW FOR S1O95
Enger Auto Is Long, Low
and Racy With l15-Inch
WheelbaSc

What is creating a big sensation
OF the year in the automobile indus
try is news that the Enger Motor
Car Company has placed twelve
cylinder car on the market to sell
for $1O95.
Shipment of demonstrators al
ready has been started and the COM
pany ogicials declare that they arc
now prepared to make deliveries to
purchasers in a short time.
OF further interest is the fact that
in design. lines and mechanical make
up. the new car is essentially a high
class production. It betrays none OF
the characteristics of the cheaply
built car, but reveals striking
abundance of detail and quality
The Enger Company is widely
known as successful manufacturer
of motor cars. having deliveloped a
siX-cylinder car which last season
met with a most favorable reception
from the public The new twelve
cylinder car will be built in its en-
tirety in the large Enger factory at
Cincinnati where the experiments and
tests have been diligently conducted
for months.
In appearance, the car is striking.
with long. low racy lines. The wheel
base of 115 inches has given the de-
siguers ample leeway for roOmy,
attractive body. Painstaking care in
the construction of the body is OBJ
vious to the observer. Officials of the
company declare that the Enger is
the only car selling for less than 3d.
600 to be furnished with such high
grade body. The upholstery Is of a
fine grade of real leather. over hair
cushions and long. flexible springs.
The riding qualities of the car. as
Well as the appearance, are further
enhanced by the use of cantilever
springs which gives the body the long
and low appearance which has be-
come so popular among discriminat-
ing motorists.
The predominating feature Of the
motor is its perfect smoothness and
lack of vibration at all engine speeds.
This is due largely TO the small bore
OF the pistOns as well as TO the fact
that the reciprocating parts are ex-
tremely light being about one-half
the weight Of those used in other
twelve cylinder. motors. The small
piston weight and small explosions
gives the car an unusually wide range
of high gear activity.
In the design of the motor, the
company has endeavored to include
every feature which has proved prac-
tical and desirable. The valve in the
head feature which is said to give
greater power than any other design
is used for the first time in twelve
cylinder car.
The cylinders, two and 1ve-eighths
inches bore by three and half inch
es stroke, are cast in blocks of six
placed at an angle of so degrees from
the centre line The cylinder heads
are removable. making the motor
readily accessible for inspection ant
cleaning. This construction also al
lows easy adjustment OF the tappets
Each valve is operated, by an indc
pendent cam. Both the camshaft anS
generator shaft arc driven by silen
chains. which. although an expensive
form of construction. adds TO the quie
operation of the motor. A force feeC
system of fabrication is used, the oi
being fed through the hollow can
shaft
The ignition drive is direct from
the camshaft and can be advanced
both automatically or by hand Th
carburetor is OF the double entrance
type with a hot water jacket OF am
pie proportions around the manifold
The transmission is bOlted direc
to. the bell housing Of the motor
making a complete unit powe. plan
construction. The transmission 4
connected to the rear axle through
a. propeller shaft and two universe
joints. The axle is of the presse
steel housing type, with spiral bevC
gears and double roller bearings 4
each wheel.
The electric starting motor meshe
directly in the nywheel. while the gen
orator is of the direct drive type.
The wheels are equippd with de
mountable rims and 32 by inch tires
nOn-skidS in the rear