Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-10
NEW MODEL
KING EIGHT
Several Body Changes Making
the 1917 Model One of Sleek
Sportiness

In addition to changing the body
lines of the seven passenger touring
car, adding many conveniences, the
King Motor Car Company, of De-
troit. adds a four-passenger model to
their product. The chassis. with an
eight-cylinder motor, continues the
same as during the past year with the
single exception that the Stewart vacu-
um gasoline system is used.
The chassis, which has been proven
by gruelling stock car official tests un-
der the direction of the American Au-
tomobile Association. and in the hands
of King dealers or under the guidance
OF King owners, remains intact. The
motor is N-type eight. with a bore
and stroke of Sx6 inches. 1t is fitted
with Atwater- Kent Ignition and
A Ball and Ball carburetor. with two
mixing chambers, is fed from a Stew
art vacuum tank. Ward-Leonard
starting and lighting equipment is used
in conjunction with a Willard $50 bat
terry: The tire equipment is either
Goodyear or Firestone. 34x4 on all
wheels are optional on any of the
King body designs at an extra price.
The rear axle is full floating, the
thick. depth of channel five inches, and
width of section, 81 inches, making it
stanch in every respect. The same
type of long forty eight-inch rear
ployed, with semi-eliptic spring sus-
pension in front. Cooling is by the
theerImosyph9n On system, ysd, with Fedders
has been changed so that the design
represents shield which is part of
| the King trademark. The drive is
through double Spicer universal joints
The wheelbase of the chassis is 100
inches. The equipment complete
The new King four passenger model,
long, low. rakish lines. sporty type
The Windshield is tilted. while wire
wheels will probably ,predominate. on
extra cost. In the drivers compart-
ment are two comfortable individual
bucket seats nineteen inches wide and
seat, forty-two inches wide and nine
teen inches long. is built strictly for
two passengers.
The lines on the seven passenger
u more rakish appearance than the pre-
decessors of this type. The Springfield
type Sedan model accommodates seven
passengers instead of five, as in last
years model.
Local distributor for the factory is
King Car Sales Co.
Considerable attention has been given
by Artemas Ward, Jr., president of the
King Motor Car Company, to finish, re-
finements, little conveniences and other
details so essential to please the criti-
cal. Mr. Ward has given personal at
tention to see that these details are
not lacking in any respect, irrespective
of the expense involved in adding
them.
On the seven-passenger touring car
special drawer has been arranged un-
der the front seat for carrying tools
In the tonneau the cowl board is of
Circassian walnut finish. In the CEN
ter a dome light. which is also
combination trouble lamp. The cord
is self-winding and of sufficient length
that the light can be carried to any
part of the car. There is also a small
compartment under the tonneau cowl
board where small articles can be car
ried.
In the four passenger Foursome and
the three-passenger roadster a special
carrying compartment for small lug
gage, sport equipment, etc, has been
arranged. This is unusually large and
can be gotten into without leaving the
car or disturbing the passengers. 1t is
also provided with a lock.
Instead of carrying the spare tires
on the roadster in the deck as was done
in the former model, the tires are
swung on carrier which extends
from the rear of the frame. The space
where the tires were formerly carried
is now used as an extra carrying COM
partment. The deck is hinged, pro-
vided with lock and swings upwards
In statement from President Ward,
he says, Owing to an uncertain ma
terial market, we cannot guarantee
that present prices will not change"