The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-10-12
Buick
Specifications


partment under rear deck.
D-4-35, passenger Touring
type. Both models have stream
line body and hood with deep cow
and instrument board, extra wide
seats and doors.
FINISH: Handsomely painted, body,
hood. tenders and running gear
black; wheel. black With white
stripe; deep tufted black genuine
leather upholstery with wide. COM
Portable cushions.
CONTROL Friction retained spark
and throttle levers on top of steer
ing wheel; Independent foot accei-
orator: pedals for clutch, service
brake and starter; levers for gear
shifting, and emergency brake con-
yeniently located in center oil drlF-
ing compartment; lighting and
ignition switches mounted on IN
strument board directly in front OF
driver: center control.
WHEEL BASE: 106 inches
MOTOR: Four-cyinder. four-e} Gle,
Valve-in- Head type. unit power
niant suspended at three points
from main frame; cylinders 33s in.
bore x 4$4 in stroke, seml-steel
block casting with detachable
head: heavy crank shaft with three
large, babbitt-lined main bearings
exceptionally large valves with
noiseless adjustable ball END push
rods: 35 actual brake horsepower
COOLING: Water cooled with cen
trifugaI circulating pump driven by
spiral gears; ample Jacket space
with large inlet and outlet pas
sages: cellular type radiator oil
large capacity; pressed steel radla-
tor fan driven by an adjustable nat
belt from the camshaft'
LUBRICATION: Self-contalned'
constant level circulating splash
system, with special plunger pump
driven from camshaft; separate Oil
lead direct to timing gears.
CARBURETOR: Special automatic
float feed supplied by vacuum
system from gasoline tank on rear
end of frame
IGNITION: High tension, jump
spark system; current supplied by
Delco generator; spark advance
controlled by lever on top OF steer
ing wheel.
STARTER: Complete Delco, single
unit system for electric starting,
lighting and ignition, built integral
with the motor and operating IN
conjunction with storage battery
under front seat; current supply au-
tomatically regulated; starter OPP
Grated by pedal.
CLUTCH: Large leather-faced cone
clutch with eXpanders under leath-
er to insure smooth action Gluten
springs fully adjustable; operates
easily with light pressure on pedal.
TRANsMISSION: SelectiVe, sliding
gear type; three speeds forward
and reverse; heat-treated, chrome
nickel steel gears; clutch gear runs
ON noiseless roller bearings, square
shaft on large double row ball bear
ing. and counter-shaft on bronze
bushings.
DRIVE: Through single large uni
yersal joint and fully enclosed pro-
peller shaft to bevel gears in rear
axle; propeller shaft housing at
tached to large ball and socket
Joint on rear of transmission; tor
que taken through propeller shaft
housing and ball joint; drive
through rear springs,
REAR AXLE: Three-quarter float
ing type, with shafts running on
roller bearings; ball thrust bear
ings for differential and driving
gears; all weight carried on axle
tubes; large beveled driving gears,
ratio 49,
BRAKES: Two sets operating on
rear wheel drums service brakes,
external contracting type; emer-
gency brake. internal expanding
type.
FRONT AXLE: Drop forged, 1-beam
section, Jokes integral with drop
forged steering spindles; drop
forged tie rod yokes; all heat-treat-
ed; large cup and cone ball bear
ings for front wheels
WHEELS: Wood artillery type
with large hub ilanges; IL spokes,
demountable rims.
TIRES: 81 in. in; non-skid
tread, front and rear,
STEERING GEAR: Semi-irrever-
sible split nut and worm type, with
adjustable ball thrust bearing to
take up wear; 16-inch steering
wheel; spark and throttle levers on
top of wheel; left-hand drive.
FRAME: Reinforced pressed steel;
channel section; tapered toward
front to secure short turning
radius: four heavy cross members.
SPRINGS: Extra long and flat
semi-elIiptic springs both front and
rear; front 2 in. wide by 30 in.
long; rear in. wide by AZ in. long.
STANDARD EQUIPMENTS: Electric
head, tail and instrument lights,
with license brackets double bulbs
in head lights: electric horn;
speedometer mounted on insru
ment board; extra demountable rim
with tire carrier on rear of frame;
one-man type top with side cur
tains and dust cover; Bair top
holders; adjustable, rain-vision.
ventilatng windshield: complete
set or tools. including Jack. pump
and tire repair kit robe rail on
D-4-35. (No allowance will be
made for any part Of standard
equipment omitted on customers
order)
WEIGHT: D-t-34-1935 lbs; D-4-
35- POSI- lbs.