Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-19
SAXON SKIES ARE
PROVING POPULAR
Recent Shipments Nearly One
Thousand Per Cent. Gain
Over Same Period Last Year

Saxon cars are manufactured in De-
troit, by $4,000, ,OO0company.- II. w.
Ford is president and general man.
ager: Percy owen, vice-president, in
charge of sales and advertising, and
Lincoln Scafe, secretary and treasurer.
Factory facilities have recently been
greatly increased by a doubling of
the factory floor space. This is the
second large increase in the Saxon
plant within the past year. 1t was
made necessary by the constantly in
creasing demand for low-priced quail
ty cars. Saxon shipments in Novem-
ber and December were nearly 1000
per cent ahead of the corresponding
months year ago.
In Harrisburg Saxon cars are han
| died by the Hudson Sales Agency, of
1888 Mulberry street. According to
l.. II. Hagerling, the new series mod
els, now being shown, include many
refinementS that mean good many
dollars in added value. The price of
the cars are not changed, less than
$500, for the six" touring car and
The new six" roadster is priced un-
der $500, and a six" touring car with
all-season top at less than $1,000.
The siX-cylinder models are equip
ped with two-unit electric starting
and lighting system, thus giving the
Saxon the same efficient type of cleo
tric starting as high priced cars use.
Electric starting and lighting system
is extra equipment on the four
cylinder cars.
The New Series Saxons show no me-
chanical features of an experimental
or freallish nature, and no radical
changes have been made in the
chassis. However, a number of re-
finements in the design have been
made.
Among the new features of new
series Saxon "Six" are: The two-unit
starting and lighting system, Timllen
aXles and Timken bearings through
out the chassis, silent helical bevel
gears, roomier rear seat, linoleum
covered running boards and floor
boards, improved body finish, body
raised by addition of molding around
top of body.
The tonneau seat has been widened,
and is now forty-siX inches wide. The
front seat has been changed slightly
to make it more comfortable. The
seat has a more pronounced tilt than
previously. Upholstery is flush at the
sides and seat arms, and is not tufted
However, it is tufted at the seat
backs.
Refinement in the motor is obtained
by using Burd high compression pis-
ton rings for the top ring on each
piston. This is a feature of high
priced cars, and it's advantage is the
maintaining of proper compression at
all times, resulting in higher uniform
efficiency from the motor.
Spark plugs have been moved over
The intake valves instead of over the
exhaust valves, where they were
formerly located. The result is that
the plugs are kept cleaner and last
longer. The gasoline tank is changed
from soldered tank to a two-plece
sheet metal drawn tank, thus securing
greater strength.
The new features of the new series
Saxon -Four" roadster include: Three
speed transmission instead of two
speed, body lines improved by doing
away with windshield filler skirt, the
cowl now coming up and meeting
windshield, ventilating Windshield
larger in size, signal lamps at sides
as regular equipment in addition to
the gas head lights, adjustable pedals,
both brake and clutch: improved
brakes of increased size, Timken aXles
front and rear.