El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-01
OVERLAND PUTS
OUT NEW MODEL
Bannell Asserts it Has Most
Power of Any Low
Price Car.

Upon the return Of F N BanneH,
manager Of the FL Paso Overland Auto
company, from a weeks visit at the
Wfllys-OTerland factories, Toledo, this
week. announcement was made Of what
is described as ''the most powerful low
priced car in the world" Mr.. Bannen
said OF the car;
in spite Of the nation wide lamen-
tatious concerning the increasing cost
Of materials. labor and manufacturing
equipment, this latest motor vehicle Is
to be sold at S635 Tor the touring car
and $500 for the roadster-price which
are said to be equally as sensational as
the performance Of the car itself
The new series model 75B Overland
naturally bases its claims to being the
most powerful low priced car in the
world on its motor and on the exhaust
I've tests, which have shown cOnclu-
Bivelv its superiority over anything OF
its kind ever manufactured heretofore
With a larger bore, now SIS inches,
and a five inch stroke. it develops
81 - horsepower at 1850 revolutions
Per minute. This performance, at TINS
low speed, in the opinions OF those eX-
pert in automobile building. promises
the greatest possible power Tor the
motor, with the smallest amount OF
wear or the motor itself Like 1lash.
this amazing motor viii take the car
TWO and one-half miles an hour 70 %
miles an hour, on high, with all the
ease Of action so widely advertised in
the big. powerful machines selling at
live and six times its list price
THE low price Of the new car nat
urallv implies economy, but the WHY'S
Overland officials show that. unlike
many other instances Of low priced
cars, the economy does not end with
the purchase price And here again the
efficiency OF that wonder-motor- as the
.arrT- 80 e - aaHr nm
Btrated. Tests have repeatedly proved
that this sensational car viii accom-
plish 25 miles on one gallon OF gaso-
line and IS to 20 miles per gallon Is a
common performance in average all
around use
Has Riding Comfort
1.-THE motor however. is but one OF
the many features Of this inexpensive
car which are causing comment on eY-
cry side IN riding comfort II Is said
no car anywhere near its price can
compare with il. The easy riding
qualities Of the car are enhanced by
cantileYer rear springs. an important
part Of the equipment Of higher priced
THE new series model 75-B Overland
IS one Of the extremely few light cars,
perhaps the only one in its class, in
which the maximum speed can be
utilized without rafting the cars
frame to pieces and without Earring the
passengers out OF their seats. In fact
the machine is simply a roOmy. CON
Portable, sOlidly built car constructed
on a light basis with such careful at
tention paid to distribution OF weight
and stamina OF parts that il viii hold
the road. be it dry or slippery as the
case may be. while the wonder-mOtOr is
smoothly developing with sufficient
energy TO propel a much heavier car
with perfect ease. Light as II is, this
new model is so built that il can make
the best possible use Of the most pow
erful motor.
Has Complete Equipment.
Notwithstanding the low purchase
price. both touring car and roadster
are equipped completely with all Of
those accessories which prove such
great selling factors in the disposal of
expensive makes Of cars Here are a
few items in the equipment which are
said to make il positively unique in
the history Of low priced cars:
a two unit. six volt electric starting
and lighting system, with head tail
and dash lamps and head light dim
mers; ammeter to register the electric
current One-man mohair top and top
boot; curtains fastened from the in
side; builtin, rain-visiou. ventilating
type windshield: magnetic speedome-
ter; revolving oil indicator; gasoline
gage electric horn; combination tail
light and license bracket: hinged robe
rall; foot rest; tire carriers in rear:
extra demountable rim full set Of tools.
TIRE repair kit jack and pump.
IN appearance, the body also ranks