The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-01-08
1917 MODEL FORD

so LndL you AAdy hAo"
of the Ford Touring Car the Review
is giving away in the Thousand Dol
lar Contest this edition contains i
complete list of Ford Specifications
as outlined in the Ford Motor Co.
house organ, .The Ford Times 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 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. It is controlled by
hand lever on left side of car.
CARBURETOR- feed auto
matte with dash adjustments Spec
tally designed to give maximum
power, flexibility and easy starting,
with economy of fuel consumption.
Multiple ste l 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
neutral and emergency brake on left
side of car. Spark and throttle levers
directly under steering wheel.
EQUIPMENT-All Ford cars are
sold completely equipped, except
speedometer-no cars will be sold
unequipped.
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; q
ball and socket arrangem ant in the
universal joint relieves the passes
engers of all SHOCKS and strains
caused by the unevenLess Of the
road.
GASOLINE CAPACITY - All
Ford cars have cylindrical gasoline
tank Of ten gallons capacity mount
ed directly on frame under front
seat.
MAGNETO-Special Ford design
built in and made part of the mot.
or. Only two parts to the Ford mag
neto, a rotary part attached to the
flywheel and a stationary part at,
tached to the cylinder casting. Nc
brushes, no commutators, no moving
wires to cause annoyance on the
Ford magnetic.
MOTOR-Four cylinder, fou,
cycle Cylinders are cast en- bloc with
water jackets and upper half q
crank case integral. Cylinder bore i:
three and three-quarter inches; pis
ton stroke is four inches.
SPRINGS-Both front and real
springs are semi-elliptical trans
verse, all made of especially Fore
heat-treated Vanadium Steel.
STEERING knuckle.
and spindles are forged from specia
Ford heat-treated Vanadium Steel
banda are placed behind front axle
THREE-POINT SUSPENSION
Each of the Ford units is suspended
at three points of the chassis. Thi
method Of suspension insures :abso
lutte freedom from strain on tn,
parts and permits the most comfor
table riding Of the car body.
TRANSMISSION-Special Fore
spur planetary type, combining cas-
of operation and smooth, silent run
ming qualities. Clutch is so designed
as - grip smoothly and positively
and when disengaged to spring clea
away the drums, thus assuring posi-
tive action and maximum power.
UNIT CONSTRUCTION-Ther,
are four complete units in the con
struction of Ford car-the .powe
plant, the front running gear, tn
rear running gear and the frame.
VALVES-Extra large, all OF
right side of motor and enclosed b.
two small steel plates.
/ WHEELS AND TIRES Woodel
wheels Of the artillery type with ex
TIA heavy hubs. Front, thirty b,
three inches; rear, thirty by thre