The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-01-15
1917 MODEL FORD

OF Cnc FOrO Touring Gar Cne review
is giving away in the Thousai,c Dol
lar Contest this edition contains j
complete list of Ford Specification:
as outlined in the Ford Motor Co.
house organ, "The Ford Tines in
The current issue. Read them care
fully and you will find that simple
ity is the keynote.
AXLE-Front axle of I-beam
construction, especially drop-forged
from a single ingot of Vanadium
Steel. Rear axle also of Vanadium
Steel and enclosed in a tubular steel
housing. The Ford differential is of
the three-pinion bevel type; all gears
are drop forgings made of Vana-
dunn Steel.
BRAKES-Dual system on all
Ford cars. Service brakes operates
on the transmission and is controll-
ed by foot pedal. Expanding brake
in rear wheel drums serves as en-
Urgency brake. 1t is controlled by
hand lever on left side of car.
Observation-Disclosures feed auto
matte with dash adjustments Spec
tally designed to give maximum
power, flexibility and easy starting,
with economy of fuel consumption.
CLUTCH-Mu]tiple ste disc,
operating in oil.
CONTROL-On the left side of
car. Three foot-pedal controls, low
and high speeds, reverse, and brake
on the transmission. Hand lever for
and emergency brake on left
side of car. Spark and throttle levers
under steering wheel.
EQUIPMENT-All Ford cars are
sold completely equipped, except
speedometer-no cars will be sold
FINAL DRIVE-Fcrd triangular
with all shafts, universal joint and
driving gears enclosed in dust-proof
and oil proof housing. Direct shaft
drive to center of the chassis; only
one universal joint is necessary. All
shafts revolve on roller bearings; a
ball and socket arrangem ent in the
universal joint relieves the passess-
engers of all shocks and strains
caused by the unevenness of the
road.
GASOLINE CAPACITY - All
Ford cars have cylindrical gasoline
tank of ten gallons capacity mount
ed directly on frame under front
,eat.
MAGNETO-Special Ford design,
'uilt in and made part of the mot
u. Only two parts to the Ford mag
,eto, a rotary part attached to the
'lywheel and stationary part at
ached to the cylinder casting. No
no commutators, no moving
wires to cause annoyance on the
FORD magnetic.
VALVES-Extra large, all on
light side of motor and enclosed by
wo small steel plates.
WHEELS AND TIREs-Wooden
wheels Of the artillery type with ex-
IA heavy hubs. Front, thirty by
hree inches; rear, thirty by three |
md one-half inches.
ycle. Cylinders are cast en- bloc with |
vater jackets and upper half Of
rank case integral. Cylinder bore is
hree and three-quarter inches; pis- |
on stroke is four inches.
SPRINGS-Both front and rear
prings are semi-elliptical trans
erse, all made of especially Ford |
Vanadium Steel.
STEERING-Steering knuckles
nd spindles are forged from special
ord heat-treated Vanadium Steel,
anda are placed behind front axle.
TRANsMIsSION-Special Ford
pur planetary type, combining ease
f operation and smooth. silent run
ing qualities. Clutch is SO designed
s to grip smoothly and positively,
nd when disengaged to spring clear
way the drums, thus assuring posi-
i've action and maximum power.
UNIT CONSTRUCTION There
re four complete units in the con-
of a Ford car-the power
liant, the front running gear, the
ear running gear and the frame.
THREE-POINT SUSPENSION
ZACH of the Ford units is suspended
three points Of the chassis. This
lethod of suspension insures abso-
tie freedom from strain on the
arts and permits the most comfor-
able riding of the car body.