New Britain herald., 1917-02-08
Law is BELIEVER
IN SIX CYLINDERS
Engineer Of New Britain Gar
Presents His Views

This is a six cylinder season. The
New York automobile show proved
this to be so because there were more
SIX cylinder cars than of any other
type. This year there are tours,
SKIES, Fights and twelves and while
the multiples may be said to have
made q gain here and there the laur-
els really go to the skies. Here in
New Britain there is :, staunch advo-
cate of the six cylinder engine, Fred
A. Law, vice president OF the Eastern
Motors, Inc, builders of the Charter
Oak six. the car that from cooler to
tail light is different. Mr.. Law, be-
ing practical engine and car builder
as well as an ENGINEER of the highest
repute, believes that six cylinders are
plenty. 1t is quite natural that he
he should use this number in the
Charter Oak, his laeest handiwork.
The season of 1917 is conspicuous
among other things for high engine
speeds. In these it can hardly be
said that Mr.. Law believes. His idea
of an engine is one that operates at
q moderate crankshaft speed, is free
from vibration, flexible, sensitive to
throttle and quick to accelerate and
drive the car up the hardest hills
nicely on the level but when it comes
to grades they are lost not altogether
because of the gear ratio employed
for the general tendency at this time
is to make it lower and speed UP the
engine but because the motor does
not have the necessary stamina to
perform under these conditions. The
Charter Oak six cylinder engine is
i1c,
There is no pronounced gear reduc-
ton because it is unnecessary. 1t is
sufficiently low to permit of pleasing
all around performance. Mr. Law
has not found it necessary to use a.
low reduction simply because the en-
CINE, strictly speaking, is not one of
the advanced high speed type. There,
are some engineers who hold that
1900 revolutions per minutes of
crankshaft is conducive to the best
results. They have never seen the
Charter Oak, but when they do their
eyes will open, High engine speed
means, of course, increasing wear
since it stands to reason reciprocal
ing parts that operate twice as fast
as formerly ought to wear out sooner
1t is common belief in we'll inform ed
circles year or two more will prove
the inadequacy of such units.
There is no guess work about the
Charter Oak engine. 1t is tried and
true proposition and does all a car
owner expects it to do. Mr. Law has
achieved in his latest engine what
other engineers have strived for but
not quite attained. Once convinced
the engine was correct he turned at
tention to bod&.design fully convinced
of the part played by body equip
ment at this time. The body is really
the big factor in selling car today
because the buyer knows practically
all cars are reliable mechanically.
The Charter Oak body differs from
others in various respects. Here again
has Mr.. Law produced something out
of the ordinary and the result is most
pleasing: There is symmetry of line.
! q certain dash and poise not to be
! found in other cars certain to make
an irresistible appeal to the car
| buyer of today Comfort has been
| fully considered and the man who
! has owned other cars and finally
seats himself in the Charter Oak will
| appreciate that there before him is
something he has always wanted and
| never quite realized.