New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-09
Under the Head
OF "New Bushes"

Details OF the new Nash car will ). r,l.
public before the end Of this week. N. 4,
the car on which c. W. Nash and NJ, u.,.
cistes have been lsboring for months.
The price aud design Of tn. car h.y. b...
closely guarded No hint has com. f,,-
the Nash plant as TO what Mr.. Nash A.,
his associates considered the ideal motor "a,
1t Is known that the price Of the Nash M
be well under $1,000. and it will be bui. !,
the four-passenger roadster and the ,.1,,
as well as the standard fye-passenger ton.
ing car model.
The GIL Jefery model. which has b.,
built and marketed since Mr. Nash took on,
the Jeffery plant. will be continued a. Il.
seven-passenger car Of the Nash lin. ,,3
will bear the new Nash name plat. IA.
manufacture OF trucks, including tha, .,
the Quad. will also be continued
With the exception Of few incidental
features, the cars will be Nash built through.
out and in no sense Of the word assembled
The week OF September 10 10 Is N. ro,..
mobile Company will hold its fall ,al. 4,
exchange guaranteed Locomo5iles. Tn. va.
ground floor Of the Locomobie Building |.
SiXty-hrst Street, just west of Broaig.y
will be devoted TO the sale, which op.n, NO.
day morning at s 80 o'clock.
5. dc B. keim, manager Of the New Var.
branch, says: Our exchange show, AZ.
based on the proposition that a fine car ,h,,
has been used and then reftted. tborouysE
overhauled and sold under the ney-car y.s,.
antee, Is nothing more than a specially te,te3
hne car, and is superior 20 the rnany ear,
ar
that has been so overhauled and guaranteed
IS no more second hand car than A rbhon
winner sold at the end of the Madison sou,r.
Garden show is a secondhand horse m,
are pedigreed, both Of them-and Il /, N,
pedigree that counts"
=, Henry B. Joy. ex-president Of the P..k,,t
MOTOR Car Company, has bought from Coz
NAL Motors Liberty car.
hugh Chalmers has notified all Ch.ln,1
ddlstrlouters and dealers of the ease Of y,
manners plant and equipment for five ye.r
10 the Maxwell Motor Company. Inc
ne assures them that Chalmers cars will
continue to be built ia the Chalmers shops,
hatlhcation Of the action OF the board .,
u'LeGIors VIII be asked at a meeting Of ths
stockholders on September 10.
The surplus capacity of the plant will 1.
utilized by the Maxwell company for oths.
purposes Mr.. Chalmers will be chairman
OF the board OF directors, and E. c. Mor..
Wlli continue TO be in charge of the selling
division.
The Chevrolet Motor Company announces
a new series of model Four Ninety. This
Is !Sted at $3.50 for the touring type III.
motor Is OF an improved design, and II.
cooling is by water pump. The oil pump
has been changed TO the gear type. Wheels
are ntted with dcmountabe rims and one
extra rim is furnished.
Equipment includes a tilted Windshield
and one-man top. Additional new items
Foot rail, robe rail. flaps on top Of each doc.
Tor protection OF the body and finish, pocS.
cts on the inside of each door, kick pad
added at the rear of front seat. front and
rear fender skirts eNtenGed to meet the rad.
ator splash guard and the rear splash guard
on the body. The -Four Ninety roadster will
list at 1920.
The Chevrolet company will also brig og,
during the month three new inc.osed modes.
There will be a coupe and sedan on the model
Popr Ninety chassis and a sedan on ne
Baby Grand chassis. The -Four Ninety
coupe or sedan will list at 81 05O. and he
sedan on the Baby Grand chassis viii ;.
Sl,415.
The Baby Grand touring car and the Royal
Mail roadster. with larger motor and other
reHnements, now lists AZ $3.50.
Without change Of model the MaSv,l
Motor Company. Inc, Of Detroit, has mace
several improvements on the Maxwell -
chassis, which has been It's sole product since
1914
The ignition and starting units remain
the same, with a change IN the wiring s5s'
TEN. A straight twelye-yolt single wire sls,
TEN is now being used on the starter aho
lights. The electrical starting switch IS nov
only a single pole switch. The staruhs
pedal operates this switch and meshes ne
starter gear with fywheel This pedal MS
an automatic magnetic JOCK attached "n'en
prevents the starter gear from being thrown
IN mesh while the engine Is in motion.
Other than widening the fan belt thst'
has not been any change in the engine. lh'
fan belt also drives the generator - pls,
this system or method there IS eliminated tns
use of the often troublesome oyer-runhlns
starter clutch. The wheelbase has Sc"
heightened from 1913 inches 20 log memo
4 six-inch channel frame is being used
In the rear, instead OF the three-qla,
scroll elliptic, there is now used the r. gs.
elliptic compensating undersug spring ~
spring Is fOrty-nine inches IN lenstn' 81
being hung under the axle makes the -
lower and facilitates handling on eouH"'
roads. - a.,
The Maxwell chassis is equipped win y.
different styles of bodies. They are he
passenger touring. staggered seated uI
passenger roadster, slN-psssenger De'iTs .
three-passenger coupe and the sedan, -
roadster and touring cars sell for ;, ~ eA'
The closed types are priced az Si,V'y'
winter top lob" sells complete for SS'''