The Washington times., 1917-07-21
KING EIGHT MAKES
BOW TO CAPITAL
IN A NEW AGENCY

The King Eight is in WashlnB ton.
A new ageney-thse Henderson Motor
company-headed by Irving J. Hen
derson. will handle the line in the
District and surrounding territory.
The salesrooms will be located at
$50 Fourteenth street.
Henderson needs no introduction to
Washington. He is thoroughly cap
able in all the various business de-
tails of a modern automobile agency.
He knows service and his handling
of this important department has
made him hundreds of friends. He
has something more than business
ability in his pleasing personality
but he numbers among his acquaint-
Gnces many men too big commercial
" to be impressed by agreeaoility
alone.
The new King eights, two OF which
Henderson and Bob Crump drove
overland from Detroit, are at the
salesrooms OF the new firm. The
line includes q seyen-passenger tour
ist, four passenger Foursome, seven
passenger Sedan, and three-passenger
roadster.
The engine is L Head. v type, with
cylinder blocks set at 90 degrees ana
staggered All under-the-hood equip
ment is conveniently located for ad-
4ustments. and every moving part
can be taken out from the under
side of the engine.
vibration ELIMINATED.
The camshaft has three unusually
long bearings OF babbit-lined bronze
which are said to practically elimi-
nate all camshaft vibration. Both
intake and exhaust valves are Of un-
usually large capacity and one no.
tices at q glance the generosity in
the size OF manifolds. Oil distribu-
tion system forces. the lubricant 70
all main bearings through q tube run
ming lenEthwise with the motor and
thence through the hollow crank
shaft to connecting-rod bearings. The
cylinders are oiled by spray from
the crankshaft.
Carburetor IL Ball and Ball two
stage duplex and its two jets are con-
trolled automatically. 80 that there
is an economically lean. mix suffi-
eient for efficient work by the engine
at average driving speeds with only
one Jet open. At high speeds and
when more power is needed for Sc
we're travel, heavier pressure Of the
throttle opens the second jet TO take
care Of the sudden condition OF
need.
Starting and lighting is BLUR, and
the cIutch-Borg and Beck-is single
dry-plate type, placed in unit with
the hywheel. Book taper and roller
bearings are used throughout.
Air Cooling n Feature.
A unique feature is the air cooling
chamber, with its vents. This auxil-
iary cooling system breaks UP the
hot gases under the noorboards OF the
front seat by diverting them to q
point beneath the rear of the hood.
Owners who have suffered annoyances
Of the gaseous heat from the engine
coming up through the fioorboards-I
will appreciate this innovation in the
new King. -
Equipment includes trouble lamp
IN the tonneau cowl-with q coil long
enough to permit the taking of the
lamp to any part Of the car. and hav-
ing . reacting spring TO take up the
cord when the lamp is no longer
needed. There Is q power tire pump
located, at left CT the transmission
gear box and operated through q
door in the floor.
Special one-man top. the new one
gallon Stewart vacuum tank and feed
system, clear vision ventilating wind
shield, Stewart speedometer driven by
spiral gears mounted at rear OF the
transmission and tire repairing out
ut, complete the extra equipment
Body lines are a vast improvement
over many that body manufacturers
have attempted this spring. The car
sits lower and the body is deeper.
There is a massiveness OF line that
commands attention by the passerby.
The design is nothing IL not hand
some, and there is a gratifying alb
sence of curlicues in the general ap-
pearancA
Car Has q Record.
The King, II will be remembered, es-
tablished the great A A. A stock car
record Of lO.sOO miles without a stop
OF the motor, under supervision OF the
foremost engineers and automobile ex-
perts, at the big Sheepshead Bay
oval WashingtOnians are hardly
likely to have forgotten the two
weeks, nonstop record this same car
made last summer between Washing
ton and Baltimore.
The car has always been popular
here, and with the new, solid organ
Ization behind 1t locally, the King will
know a greater popularity than ever
before.