The Washington times., 1916-06-24
new ROADSTERSO SOLD
BY W|LLYS-OVERLAND
Powerful low-Priced Car, Cost
Ing Only $500, Proves Eco
nomical to Run.

Announcement has Just been made Of
a new model by the willys-Overfand
Company, which In destined TO cause
Sgreet stir In automobile circles.
A powerful low-priced car. II 10 to
be known technically as the willys-
Overland New Series Model 70 u.
In spite of the nationwide lamenta-
tons concerning the increasing cost OF
materials labor and manufacturing
equipment, this latest motor vehicle is
TO be sold at s6s5 for the touring car
and se2o for the roadster-prices which
are said to be as sensational as the
car itself.
The. Model rs b naturally bases Its
claims on tho exhaustive tests'
which its builders insist have shown
its high merit. with a larger bore now
3M by inches. II develops 3lh horse-
power at 1850 revolutions per minute
This performance. at this low speed,
promises great power from the motor.
with small amount Of wear on tho
motor itself
Wide Range of Speed.
The motor will take tho car three and
two and one-half miles an hour to fifty
three an hour, on high, with all the
case of action in the big machines SELL
ing at five and six times its list price.
The economy does not end with the
purchase price. Tests have repeatedly
proved that this car will accomplish
twenty-five miles on one gallon of gaso-
lene and eighteen TO twenty miles per
gallon In a common performance In
average all around use.
It is equipped with four-inch tires
something unusual in cars Of this type.
Those W have ridden on four-inch
tires knov we'll their advantage from
the standpoint Of riding comfort In a
car Of this size. The easy riding quail
Aies of the car are further enhanced by
cantilever rear springs. which reduce to
. minimum the jarring caused by driv-
ing over rough roads. This is due
largely to the fact that the cantilever
spring is attached to the axle of the car
at the rear end of the spring. instead OF
in the middle.
Springs Reduce Shock.
When tho wheels strike a rough spot.
the reacti, n is directed backward at a
slight angle instcao of straight upward
against the springs. as Is the case with
ordinary types of springs. The effect
Is the same aF that OF n glancing blow
as compared with . solid shock.
The motor Is cooled by the most ad-
vanced thcrmo- phon system, no pump
being required. Ihe radiator is OF the
Overland cellular type with vertical cir
culation. and the whole shell Is pressed
from a single sheet of steel.
A Iiliotson carburetor is used and this
make OF the carburetor needs no intro
duction to anyone acquainted with the
best in motor cars. One OF It's greatest
points OF desirability Is its extremely
simple adjustment.
An improved ignition system also adds
TO the efficiency of the new model. IL
provides sure. hot spark at even the
lowest speeds. .,. 'I '"'-
"A constant level splash system pro-
vides thorough fabrication under all
manner OF usage.
The transmission Is or the selective
sliding gear type with three speeds for
ward and reverse. The gears themselves
are nickel steel, double heat treated
and Of the stub tooth type.
Rear Axel Floating.
The rear axle is of the floating type,
with four bevel differential gears. The
front axle is an I-beam section, drop
forged in one heat without welding.
Steering knuckles are designed to give
an unusually short turning radius and
the brakes are large and powerful,
which goes to make II one OF the easiest
cars In the world to operate In crowded
traffic.
The clutch and brake pedals can be
adjusted to the reach most convenient
for the driver and their large and
roughened surfaces insure a firm foot
hold at all times. The clutch Is OF the
we'll known Overland aluminium cone
type. leather faced.
which go to make this latest arrival In
the automobile world most desirable
lightweight car as well as a powerful
low-priced car.