New-York tribune., 1918-01-06
Things New and Striking
Among the Many Shown
studebaker Series l9 Entirely Different
Templar Newcomer-Little
Overland Displayed

exhibition for the first time at the
place The cars are entirely different
I~oro all Studebakers that have gone
A.fore and have many outstanding
t..tures for cars of their price class.
m. Studebaker people have made their
.6orts to produce complete line Of
..rs for 1918 appealing to different
.,..se. of tastes and different sizes of
pocketbooks.
The series 10 Studebaker cars are a
ncht four Of 35-horscpower, 1l2-inch
~heel base, in q five-passenger touring
ear and q two-passengcr roadster, fin
,.hed in Studebaker blue; light six
.f 50-horsepower. inch wheel base.
IN a fve-passenger touring car. II two
nsssenger roadster and four-passen-
rer roadster, finished in blue or ma
roon: a big six of 60horsepower, 126-
inch wheel base, in q seven passenger
tourinp car, finished in chrome green
ormaroon.
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 auto
matte catch is provided for the front
doors, permitting them to be held open
for ventilating purposes without fur
ther adjustment or rafting
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 Carry
In the back of the front seat in both
the big six and light six is a mahogany
finished compartment for the CARVING
Of gloves and other small articles. The
instrument boards in the forward COM
psrtment of all cars areepf pressed
steel finished in mahogany. On the
instrument board of the big six are q
clock, speedometer, oil pressure gauge.
ammeter, gas and air carburetor con-
trolls, speedometer and dash light (the
latter with individual switch). also ir-
milton and lighting switches. Yale
locked. The instrument boards of tho
light six and the light four are SINH
larly 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 NAV
be removed entirely if desired. The up-
holstering is all French peated. giving
soft back and cushion. The bevel-edee
body design is used in the big six. There
are as well two bevelled plate glass win
dows IN the the rear of the top. Fender de-
sign is dlferent on all three cars, Civ
ing each model a distinctive appear-
ance.
The general principles Of design and
construction employed in all three
chasses as similar. The stripped chassis
at the Studebaker exhibit tells the
story. The frame Of the "bottle-neck',
type Is so shaped as to come directly
under the edges of the body, giving it
continuous line of support at all
points and making short turning ra-
dius possible.
Both front and rear springs. of semi
frame resulting in a neat spring sus-
pension. better placing of the load and
better riding and driving qualities. The
rear axle is the semi-hoating type,
with Hotchkiss drive, spiral beve!led
gears and complete equipment of Tim
ken bearings. The fexibility of this
method of propulsion is further aided
by, two universal joints in the pro-
flexible coupling between the trans
mission and the Aywhcel. The inter-
mediate transmission is supported on
new type of sub-frame which also
carries the rear q rotor supports and the
battery.
Engines Are Block-Cast
In the engine all cylinders are cast
en- bloc. The big six is 37s-inch bore
BY 5-inch stroke, 60-horsepower, with
demountable head cylinders; the light
SIX, 3la-inch bore by 5-inch stroke. so
horsepower, and the light four, 8 Y inch
nore by 5-lnch stroke, 35-horsepower
The motor supports and the tlange at
the base of the crank case are spread
out, giving more rigid motor suspen-
SION and eliminating lateral vibration.
lhe exhaust line leads forward from
the rear of the motor, then down and
back, thus eliminating the usual hot
floor boards.
The poor grade Of fuel Of the present
Gay mas made it necessary for all auto
mobile engineers to make a special
study OF the problem of carbureton.
increased fuel economy in the new
models has been effected by the use of
Hhat is known as "hot-spotted" man
lold construction. This hot spot in
most instances is simply heated por-
.,oh OF the inlet manifold. over which
sne 1uel mixture is carried. In the
sS'uaepaker a small area of the mani
!oid' near the point of branching off.
Is Kept very hot by contact with the
exhaust manifold. This serves to va
porlze the liquid particles of gasolene
"nlch are not properly atomized in the
!ssloureter. This hot spot is effected
~ Inc two six-cylinder designs by lead
.ng a certain quantity of the hot ex-
.s usust gases into a jacket surrounding
.ae intake manifold; in the four-cylin
W., ter Design by the position of the in
s sase manifold itself, at the proper
pV'ne directly under the exhaust pipe.
Thoroughly Tested
6efore approving the new Studebaker
ssrs Tor production experimental cars
we're driven 10000 miles under the Sc
t.siest conditions, through the noun
sS'ns S.l1 and on country roads of the United
cS:0 Cia.es and Canada, and finally over the
SSnlcSago Speedway. To make assurance
.Ouoly sure, the experimental cars now
W. tne Chicago Speedway will be kept
t.;.anlng continuously until they nego-
,'s'e oO,00O miles or more.
New Little Overland
Is lsFeatured Exhibit
me new little car is the prominent
nr;s ;sure OF the Overland exhibit. The
s r,..e mas not yet been set. because the
h.. VI production on an immense scale
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