El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-19
HAS.
DISTINCTC CHANCE.
Three New Models Shown
at New York; Numer-
GUS Changes Noted.

Three new Studebaker models were
on exhibition for the first time at the
New York show. The cars are en-
tirely different from. all Studebakers
that have gone before and have many
outstanding features for cars OF their
price class The Studebaker people
have made their efforts to produce a
complete line of cars cor 1918 appeal
ing to different classes Of tastes and
different sizes Of pccketboOks.
The series 70 Studebaker cars are
a light four Of 80 horsepower, l12
inch wheel base, in five passenger
touring car and a two passenger road
ster, finished in Studebaker blue; a
light six OF so horsepower, 119 inch
wheel base, In a five passenger tour
ing car. a two passenger roadster and
a four passenger roadster, finished
in blue or maroon: big six OF so
seven passenger touring car, finished
in chrome greEn or maroon.
The bodies OF all three cars are OF
the full stream line type, low hung
and clean cut All doors swing from
the rear in the new models, and an
automatic catch is provided for the
front doors. permitting them TO be
held open for ventilating purposes
without further adjustment or rat
Ting.
The front seats are continuous. with
the advantage of increased body
strength, the seat backs being de-
signed to give double cowl effect
The slanting type of windshield has
been adopted for all models
What the Boards Garry.
In the back Of the front seat IN
both the big six and light six is 2
mahogany finished compartment for
the carrying Of gloves and other small
articles. The instrument boards in
the forward compartment Of all cars
are of pressed steel finished in ma
hoo IN fncfrrFr1enr hnr ri
OF the big six are a clock, speedome-
ter, oil pressure gauge, ammeter, gas
and air carburetor controls, speed
ometer and dash light (the latter
with individual SWITCH. also igaition
and lighting switches. Yale locked
The instrument boards Of the light
six and the light four are similarly
equipped. except that the clock is
omitted
Folding into the back Of the front
seats in the big six are auxiliary seats
over which leather curtains drop
when they are not in use. These
seats may be removed entirely II de-
sired. The upholstering is all French
pleated. giving a soft back and cush-
ion. The bevel edge body design is
used in the big SIX. There are as
well two beveled plate glass vim
dows in the rear Of the top. Fender
design is different On all three cars,
giving each model a distinctive ap-
pearance-
Engines Are Block Cast.
In the engine all cylinders are cast
en- bloc The big six is S7-S inch
bore by five inch stroke. so horse
power. with demountable head cylin-
ders: the light six, 8 ID inch bore by
3 inch stroke. 50 horsepower. and the
light four, L. inch bore by 5 inch
stroke, IS horsepower The motor
and the flange at the
base Of the crank case are
spread out, giving more rigid mo-
tor suspension and eliminating lat
sral vibration. The exhaust line leads
from the rear of the motor.
then down and back. thus eliminat-
ing the usual hot floor boards.
The poor grade OF fuel of the pres
snt day has made it necessary for all
automobile engineers to make 4 Spe-
cial study of the problem Of carbure-
ton. Increased fuel economy in the
new models has been effected by the
use Of what is known as hot spot
ted" manifold construction This hot
spot in most instances is simply a
heated portion Of the inlet manifold,
over which thr fuel mixture is car
ried- In the Studebaker a small area
OF the manifold, near the point OF
branching off, is kept very hot by
contact with the exhaust manifold
This serves to vaporiZe the liquid
particles OF gasoline which are not
properly atomized In the carbureter.
This hot spot is effected In The two
six cylinder designs by leading a Ger
tain quantity o. the hot exhaust gases
into a jacket surrounding the intake
manifold: in the four cylinder dssign
by the position Of the intake mani
fold itself at the proper point di-
rectly under the exhaust pipe.