Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-25
REQ MAINTAINS
HIGH STANDARD
Four-Cylinder REQ Sells For
$500 Less Than Three
Years Ago

An examination of the REQ models
1show an absolute absence of novelty
or radicalism in either its -four" or
six features. There is continued
that refinement and careful attention
TO detail so characteristic of REQ, the
smartness of design, the complete
ness of the equipment, marking the
new cars with distinctiveness eN-
pected of the products of II. F.. Olds.
While reducing the price for both
models considerably, each has been
enlarged, numerous improvements
made and conveniences added. In no
sense has there been skimping in
quality of workmanship or mate
rial.
REQ the Fifth sells for $S75. When
one considers that only three years ago
this same car, but lacking the refine
ments and improvements which have
come during the past three-electric
starter and lights, one-man top, etc.
sold freely at S1,375, one is i'm
pressed with the fact that the buyer
must get wonderful value in the
present car at $500 less.
In the matter of leather, for eX-
ample. the REQ company has not sue
cumbed to the general trend for artifl
cial leather. The upholStering of the
-four" is still genuine leather, and
that of the six which this year re-
tails at $1.250, is genuine No. 1,
hand buffed, enamel finished leather.
The value in the six is quite as
striking as that of the -four" This
model proved very popular and en-
joyed a tremendous over-demand at
its last years price. This years
model is a full seVen-pasenger car
the former one seated only five -
wheelbase is longer and tire equip
ment heavier.
There is no noticeable change in
the lines of the four 1t has been
brought up to date in design, but no
effort has been made to follow the
fads of the moment nor to make it
ultra fashionable.
George Mcfarland states that there
is a well defined line between the de-
mand for "fours' and "siXes," and at
that point occurs also the division in
demand between five and seven-pas-
Senger cars.
"No one can prophesy with any
certainty says one of them, but it
looks to us as if the future win re-
solve itself into demand for five
passenger ears of the four cylinder
type and that those who want seven
passenger cars will also prefer six
cylinders. The extra two cylinders
add just sufficient power to handle
the extra load and without increas-
ing the relative force of the impulses
or weight of the motor"
Notable in the improvements of REQ
the Fifth are details of door fasteners,
oil cups on front springs and rear
ends of rear springs. There is now
an oil cup on every moving part of
REQ the Fifth as well as the REQ six" ="
Spark and throttle levers have been
placed on top of the steering wheel,
violating a REQ convention that is al
most as old as REQ, but indicating "a
compliance with buyers preferences
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that the old location was better from
a driving standpoint.
Electric light switches and car
buretor adjustment levers have been
placed on the steering posts so that
il is now possible to turn the lights
on or off, dim the headlights and make
carburetor adjustments from the driv-
ing seat The cowl board, formerly
with metal. A new tire holder has
been adopted-one that is supported