Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-10
JACKSON HASNEW
WOLVERINE EIGHT
New Series Has Racy Lines
With Ferro-Jackson Engines
in Four Model Designs
BY Howard A. Matthew'S

Inc feature OF the Jackson Automo-
bile Company's exhibit at the show
this week is the "Wo1verine Eight" a
model entirely new in engineering and
body design. OF this model, which we
believe is our masterpiece, the jack
son Company has concentrated its
manufacturing organization.
Entering upon it's fourth year in the
building of eight-cylinder cars, and
with fifteen years of experience in the
building of high class motorcars, the
jackson company feels that its efforts
nave reached their eliminating point
In this eight-cylinder car, which, the
officials of the company declare, DEM
onstrates conclusively that an eight
cylinder car of quality can be market
ed at moderate price
There are four body designs in the
! wolverine Eight" series, the five-pas-
senger touring car, the nve-passenger
sedan, the four-passenger cruiser and
the roadster.
Just hint of raciness is conveyed
| by the lines of these new Jacksons.
This is especially true of the roadster
and the cruiser. The latter car has been
particularly snappy and distinctive,
with sloping tonneau, neat seating ar
| rangement and wire wheels as part
of its regular equipment
In the new Jackson two characteris-
tics stand out-motor smoothness and
ease of riding. The motor is a Ferro-
Jackson, and is first of the American
W. type, valve-in-t n-the-head design. 1t
Is of perfect balance and practically
free from vibration at even the high
est speeds. Front and rear full ellip-
tic spring suspension and deep uphol-
stery give the new model to a greater
extent than usual, the proverbial Jack
son virtue of ease of riding.
The new product is a light weight
car OF medium price, and is said to be
remarkably economical, averaging 17.7
miles to the gallon of fuel, a very high
mileage for an eight-cylinder motor
with an A. L. A. M. rating of 2S.S horse
power, the motor shows in factory tests
5O-horsepower at 2,40O revolutions per
minute-a fact that speak volumes to
the motor wise.
One of the first companies to manu-
facture an eight-cylinder car, entering
that field three years ago when the
practicability of the eight-cylinder mo-
tor seemed dubious to many the Jack
son makers have been in position to
| give the wolverine Eight the advan-
tage of three years of ceaseless ex-
perimentation with Jackson eight
cylinder engines in addition to the long
general experience of the company
years in which it has achieved fame for
the dependability of its product
The eight-cylinder motor is shorter
and more compact than a six of the
same power, and is very accessible.
dinering in this respect from most
elght-cylinder engines. The cylinder
heads are integral with the cylinder
blocks, making the valves easy to get
1t.
In several respects the jackson
American "V" type motor differs from
the same type motor of the European
style of construction, and possesses re-
fnements and qualities which are lack
ing in the European style engines. The
cylinders are of the 81" head instead of
the ~ mead construction, and are
cast integral with the case instead of
IN separate blocks as in the European
type. The valves are in the cylinder
heads instead of being pocketed at the
SIDE as in the European W. type con-
struction. There is an individual cam
to each valve, while in the European
type the valves on opposite cylinders
are operated by a common cam. The
crank case is integral with cylinders
instead of being of separate aluminium
cylinders as in the European build of
engines.
The Zenith automatic carburetor is
OF the twin jet" type, the advantage
of which is that it supplies two sepa-
rate outlets of gasoline at the same
time to the two sets of cylinders, and
never requires adjustment.
The ignition is single Remy with
hand spark control. The Willard storage
battery has a six volt capacity. Other
noticeable points are: Auto-lite gene
rator, ammeter instrument board, and
oil pressure dial on dash. The stock
equipment is very complete, including
one-man top of Dreadnaught rubber
lied cloth made in the Jackson factory.
sloping rain vision, windshield, dash
lamp and electric horn.
The starter and unit power plant is
equipped with Borge and Beck light
operating disc clutch, operation of
which requires minimum of muscu-
lar eXertion.
The rear axle is genuine full float
Ing type with ball and roller bearings
throughout, and the weight of the car
carried entirely on the axle housing
through Hyatt high duty roller bear
ings The axle driving shaft is free
from any load whatever, and may be
removed from the axle by merely TAX
ing off the hub cap.
The Wheelbase Is 11S inches, said
by engineers to be the most sensible
Wheelbase length for all PURPOSES
insuring smooth, easy riding with the
ability to turn without difficulty in
narrow city streets.