The sun., 1916-10-01
TO BUILD KENT
!, CAR IN NEWARK
New Organization TO Build
Four Cylinder Car in
Two Models.

Tho newly organized Kent Motors COR
roration. formed TO build Kent cars 70
list at s,SJ and absorb the Kent Motors
Corporation of New York, a wholesale
I'D export organization. has purchased
a sixteen acre tract ot land a; Newark.
Y J. In the Beilovillc district, fronting
with dockagc or .he Passa,r River and
on the Paterson branch Of the Eric Rail.
road.
The Eastern location was selected at
Newark on account OF its superior labor
conditions In connection with the fac,
5liat the Kent Motors Corporation Of
New York and its pl edcces sors have had
n large export business that has entailed
an enormous loss In railroad freights
now to be saved by reason Of lighteraee
facilities direct to the great steamship
lines at New York city.
The main plant to Lee erected ~
Newark il OF similar type and design
TO the great plant of the International
Arms and Fus" Company lately com
pletcd ut Amperc. y. j.. being Of steel
and concrete fireproO. construction. APP
oroximating 10000 square tec', aside
'ninistrntjou building. pnl equipped f'r
initial prodIr,i"n Of . thousand Kent
"ars "A n1ortl. NJ ample provision has
ueen allowed g.. Suct extension ~
natural growth II business ma r,uuir"
The type of car - l,c .u.i' lr the Kent
Motors Corporation will b. standard
chassis OF iii finch wheel na-c, four
cylinder standard Continental motor.
three and three-quar;er inch bore. I've
x,kx M
two unit starting ara lighting system
and ignition. Including Eosch magnetic.
and Timkon axlcs ana hearings through
out Tine FIVE passengrv touring cat
body Is of Tie latest ~ol, iar.t d, sign
type, with cuwl "u the hack If IA. front
scat and .lopinc wind shield. while the
four pas scng"r club roadster body ~ ~
similar design. with deep divided front
seats.
The management consists % men of
national reputation IN the automobile in
dustgy and includes +. ". CLARKE. prcs!-
dent, now president Of the Kent Motors
Corporation OF New York Wallace \.
Hood OF Detroit. late general sales man
ager Of the Chalmers Moto" Company
Major \. White. president 81 the New
York Plate Glass Insurance clmpauy.
president OF the cit" Of New York In
snrance Company and c-pges.dcut @.
Thomas l.. Raymond. Mayor of Newark.
y. j.; Chief sup. rvisng Engineer T.. =.
Dean. member OF he society NJ Mechan-
ical Engineers, the American Institute OF
Electrical Engineers and the society of
Automobile Engineers: l.. \. Dalrymplo
fercival. president OF tn" British Amalga-
mated Paint Company. Ltd. London. and
'hc Amalgamar,d Pain: Company. New
York X. j. Cosgroye, formerly OF the
M,
general sales minager L. withheld at
he present on account Of his engage
nent with a well known fac,oIV. He Is
widely known on account vi his identi-
ication with two OF the largest and
most successful automobile factories in
america. The manager Of .hc export
. department viii ne Lloyd II. Foster for
ne-ly OF the Hupp Motor Compans. and
Briscoc Motor Company, ana 'hc factory
superintendent will he Alexander L. CON
quest, late assistant chic: engineer Of
tho Daimler Motor Works.
The spt r1fcatiurs - tho row car are
~ follows Five PASSENGER touring
model and tour passong:r "Eun roadster
model; motor, Continental. four ~ Ilirdc..
80 horsepower. 81 by ! .urnes; igni-
ion, Bosch hlSh tension magnoio :. cay.
bureter, Zenith. latest type !, electrical
equipment. two unit, Bosch starting
electric. Bosch; battery. Willard, stor-
age, twelve volts radiator. Kent cellu-
l1r honeycomb. with IN tor meter: cool
iig, thermos!phou clutch. multiple disk:
transmission, sclectiNc. three speeds for
ward, onc reverse; drive. Uptchkiss
universal Joints. two Spicvr typcJ
rear axle, Tnmken, with Timken bear.
lngs thi iuushout front axle. T.mkeu,
with Tlmken bearings throughout;
brakes. external contracting internal cx-
banding. ! !. inches, steering gear. Gem