The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-19
LEX|NGTONS OFFER
COMFORT FEATURES
DEAR TOOWNERS

The Lexington line, agency for
which W. L. Hummer and the Hum
mer Motor Sales Company have just
secured, is a broad one, and the re-
inements in the various models have
earned for them a splendid following
among motorists throughput the
country.
In comparison with its predeces-
sors. the latest Lexington shows i'm
proved performance, greater comfort,
due TO Increased body room, and
added strength in certain essential
| units (such as the frame), with no in
crease in weight. The wheelbase is
| 100 Inches, and -34X4-inch tires are
used. That all this improvement has
has been obtained with no increase in
| weight and no greater piston displace-
ment in the motor, sounds paradoxical.
| In fact, the successful realization OF !
this undertaking is one OF the en-
cheering achievements OF modern
motordom.
In the touring car two auxiliary !
| seats, curiously concealed in the ton
neau floor, add extra seating for |
| emergencies at a moments notice. ]
One OF their unique features is that /,
when these seats are partially I'M |
the occupants OF the tonneau an OBJ /
portunity to transfer their weight |
and relax in a manner fully as com !
Portable as, and very similar TO, the |
position hitherto possible only in the |
front seats. -e -ta ]
Among the instruments on the cowl
board are an ammeter, speedometer. I
oil pressure gauge, and Lighting and
ignition switches. all mounted In a |
cluster within convenient reach of |
the Griver and illuminated at night by /
a shrouded dash light. The lighting |
and ignition switches may be locked
with a removable key. There is fur
nished as Segular equipment a motom-
eter. a Spotlight. complete with a
rear ision mirror: nonglare headlight
lenses, and an engine driven tire
pump mounted on the tr ,nsmission
case that is thrown IN gear by insert
Ing key in the floor boar
Unique Feature Of Chassis.
A unique feature OF the chassis is
keep IL in perfect condition. oiIless
bushings have been employed in the
Lexington wherever practicable. as
on the spring bolts. both front and
rear. the brskeS shafts inside the
brake drums. the clutch, etc. These
buskings, once installed. need no fur
Their attention. positively eliminate
squeaks and rattles. and ill rarely.
if ever. require replacement. There
are only four oil cups, of the wick
feed type, on the entire EAR. These
lubricate the front axle ED.ndles and
steering connections. and are easily
reached with an oil can. There are
nNa1N ri a
the base of the steering column and
one on the water pump, brth readily
accessible.
Foremost among the units entering
into the construction Of the Lexing.
ton chassis is the engine. Il "a XIis
siN-cylinder en- bldI design. develop
ing 39.5 horsepower at 90 revolu-
tiUns per minute Of the crank shaft
with muffiers on and cut-outs closed
This remarkable showing in horSe-
power is attributable to an invention
licensed exclusively for use on I.eNing !
ton cars-the Moore multiple exhaust
system.
II is a well known fact to engineers
that in motor Of a. few as four
cylinders the exhaust periods Of the
various cylinders overlap one another
This is true in an aggravated degree
in a six-cylinder motor. the overlap
the total exhaust periou.
when the burnt gases rash out Of
? cylinJcr into IN" exhaust manifold.
they frd tho gases Df another ~ lin
der ahead of them. ard consequently I
lo not manage 10 escape entirely.
Remnants 81 burned gas. therefore.
IenHin in tho cyiiTdc.. fouling tho
Incoming charge, and cutting down
The horsepower of the motor mate.
rally.
Overcome In Lexington.
In the Lexington motor not only has
this condition been overcome. but the
exhaust gases from the cylinders have
been subjected to forced draft.
this special device invented
by John G. Moore. chief engineer OF
the Lexington Motor Company. known
as the Moore multiple exhaust Eys-
tenn. In this system the discharge Of
alternate cylinders is led into sepa-
rate passages. 50 that there Is not
only no overlap between the succeed
ing explosions, but an actual gap be,
tween them.
Under this system when burnt gas
II forced from a cylinder. IL has
clear track. and there t. nothing tnI
interfere with its travel The cyIin.
der Is entirely scHvonEcJ every time.
anil "A fresh. clean Chari~c ~ gas al
lowed t. 'ut"r. This means mav.
mum pUwe' At al engine speeds. In
fact. the crEine deli, ers rlure power.
through the Tuff'crs with rut-nri,s
riosed than can be obtained Wit,
manifold removed and the engine ex.
directly Into tine air.