The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-11-09
DEVELOPMENTS IN
OVERLAND CAR

VySuy A1yW0 Ssvss
Guiding the development OF the
remarkable new Overland car was
MIR. WHY'S ideal of motor car
which would combine with the eeons
ony OF light weight all the comfor-
table riding qualities and the STAN
ina Of the heavy and expensive 'au
tcmobiIes. He proposed car ~
built-in quality which would Tree lne
owner from all possible up@keep eX-
pensea This was not possible. ,h
company claims. until the Whiss
Overland company devised TINS -
teresting three-potnt sprinE sasp ,.s
sion. a spring seating radicaHy ~
fsrant from. The conventional design
~ fnnr springs paralleling the chass-
q frame. New as this spring suspeh-
sian Is il is interesting to note ina
rho design has been approved ns the
soeietv OF Automobile Engineers.
pafore the fina, adoption or sns
,er; springs. special breaking az.
t,,n,n;ny machines were r1Sseo w
=, Ne factory. and tho cars. az,
,h,+ .,,nosedtv destructive test, wei
-, nuf on trial trips which caIrie"
ts-,, ,r.o every section or the eous.
v n 4.
80 Ia al, sorts Of weather conut
,fa,,s The cars were driven over NV
poctv mountains. through the n :
rnads and boulder stretches "a
sc,,t,,,vest over the sageorusn az"
go ~ Texas. and through the mu.
e., e,a,, 81 the Missouri Na,les
49,. ,s.ars' test, covering 2aot"V.
- travel Tho car snttsheo
49,, rr,,,nanxss engineers tact W
-. r,,n ssar rssried whfch hers
= - s...,t, Wi, = Devoted 10 an
~. nerfertian of car deta,'
-esnior the quality ard eeopo''s
'@s sv,s,,es,t al, ehasizinr s,seh fer'' 4
II, ,,ru~uel,y attractive
NJ Ali sterf kod~i VII T" "
r,Lea s.nwsnei sanlsi, anS atnss !,
,.,a~csfsnsv aetaifss&t' may a' ee ~.
.Y,at motoring interesf GEMS
80. ,s.,yansa distinctive features ol
,,,erl,nd i. These features. sat"
,rawst, ,he motorists study arf
,,,rsrehase. Not Wheeipas'
sstrst. Of course, the mt r,,e
~,r.slevrr -nring suspensio.,-
.nr,nrx on overland eStet" ~
4nrhrs from a point on "a"
f.e%eoa the axies al front apa ~.
.eyg{ar n wide diagonal shab" "
s,ysns-r The car has 'hus "" =
rv,.in chase OF tsn inches ,.
sha car wheethasa itself ISL. t's' Il
y,.cs Ynrinr eeSi''tv resnonss ~
.,ss ~ ksenSnE the hods A,.a -,
~e,ssrs riding % f"sfs'' 80 ...re,,.
80, tsahhtns ~ieeswaS, and lurohT
.a,ar;a,iy feseencd The re-
:. roon.v. easy-riding car. on
,,,,,c Of srrings 70 dcssgnee u
,t,sorh road shocks frern W
...a-st ~ n-vericnts or rnaas. nv
,rs,,s,ss. overland engineers rsaks siI
,..,,..,.,t c,asre 81 having produces
- tt,,s r,fee we'll an an rosas@
sp--r.y,,a- F.rfnonass TrN = S IN
....,..v u, ,srofstt The err trnn 'sl*s y
.,,,.l ax 10 make possanse -
,,s-h,e~ vrs,rrhs and hence q treat s e :
,.- IN s,sci ana fitss fsfrtnetn.,',.
~, cs~ Il SO siractc ARC eccrs-.S -
-, casyx If apkee-r, ana reps.tN
-. ~ rraas,v resiu~ed Yea Af'r
,,arts har. n protected
Y ss =; sss's RI =
~. i. sa,,,s.led rrcff, 6Ss units nntN
~. srpesta I'm rl~nr cf all 'nNe''4,'
~ The entire aeserno'v
.t>s o,,.- : nN.alts The engine IS
ra,,,syh . hlv 4s~h grade, thoro"~hs
:, ,.r-4o-tn- - reinute aewTf nthF
-, ,rs atras,ie TIE neatnrss
III, c,..,n-ess ~ design bes-,eflS the
81, s.ss.is,iiit~ 10 all ns~ts
~.,. f,~atity STANDARD
8 : -. :,.4..,a = ys,r4
... ,,,.t no Overland 4 has hern
,.,.t. ~ eoel7 noei ~ ~" er@*f asH.--
a.. -, - anf steel aiiov>s ne 50
-. ,,erN hc~n ssschined wifn'n
-r4---+-s4i,4is limits pc r,ytttfinr
ce..asi,v re- r~retrrc'tnu ndffat ~
-, -. n nnra-~saan product !" :
.-M~.sy,., ~.orts ~ the steel mi''s
xss.,e SO f.y,.s,.nnc has sfaH01eN 80
,,s.ssAtla~~ists ~ tr~s efe-s' hnnf
- ~,es4i ana ihe insncctinr rnns on d.
WITH m oypne~'v driving .hs car
-wav Th~ stock reachin. enc ~
te.~. IT, t,s,se ~ nrst ~yNA"sSfnrn y I, 8
;,,r,, r1t;ons Thts its~sf II 4
fe,tnrc i, ,,te~,~ssiie ~~r~trnc-
49,, Tna hassx /. sll-sf~AT -sv3th m
4, .ss enamel fsnish. The con-
..,,;ar l. pin,nie and tho halr nee
a-t "a mart Ia unusually me
.r,,. c.r has been designed light
weirht
y-rus..,,y Ccmrlete Eausrusrnf.
Bountiful and complete
>er,a,nent. In every detail from de-
nre.nt.tlc rim~ tn auto-re starter.
urhts and horn. the eduinment 81
nvcrsard 4 appears to have been
~ nnea with,a single view of COM
sorf. convenience. and long service
All eest cushions. which are datach-
ah,n like those IN 4 pullman. are
upholstered with the luxurious Mar
shau Divan springs. The windshield
,is a,antinr rain vision. The one-rnhn
ton. curtains ana cushions are Dur
atex. Tho horn button IL In the CEN
Ter Of the steering wheel. The con-
tro,s arc All mounted on key
hoard on the cowi IN instant and
ready reach. sss ss " Hill So - q
All, in Air Overland II Impressed IN
visitnrs ~. befnx y motor car value
a. very distanativ scorh fnst. econo-
NY. auality ana Npnye5a H:
M 1gs1 ~ 800 E ss ~ tS.,
BRISK BUSINESS DoaE IN ss ss
NEW KIND or M1l1Ak1
Kcnosha. wis, Noy. s.Fcur Ass
= 80