Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1919-10-17

cushions, which are detachable like
those in pullman, are upholstered
with the luxurious Marshall Divap
springs. The windshield il slanting
rain vision. The one.man top, cur.
tains and cushions are Duratex.> The
horn button is in the center of the
steering wheel. The controls are al
mounted on . keyboard on the cowl in
instaat reach. -
All in all. Overland impresses ito
visitors as being motor car value of
very distinctive comfort, economy,
quality and convenience. It will be
marketed in four body styles: A
Sedan at 81, 275; Coupe at 81, 325; Tour
ing car nd Roadster at $845, +. o. b.
Toledo.
Interesting Detail Features.
The motor of the Overland 4 is cast
en- bloc with q removable head. 1t has
generous valve opening. "@
The lubricatipg and oiiing system re-
quire no pumps. The oil is circulated
by pressure automatically created and
the water il, circulated by the Thermo-
Syphon system or natural cooling
method. No.power is required of the
motor to operate these systems.
The steering apparatus is of the plane
tary gear type with the gears at the
bottom of the steering column. BY this
arrangement all the strain is taken at
three points instead Of ut one.
The:clutch is of the single plate type
now used by II per cent of the motor
The selective gear
transmission has three speeds forward
and reverse. 1t operates in oil.
The front axle is of chrome nickel
steel which affords both light weight
aid strength. The front wheels have
tspered:roller bearings. The rear axle,
also of chrome nickel. steel, is three.
quarter floating. The differential and
rear wheels operate on annular ball
bearings.
The car is equipped with two brakes
foot and hand. These work on 10
inch drums on each wheel and to as
sure safety are larger than necessity
demands.
>y Keyboard Control.
Upon the instrument board, or
keyboard" as it is called on the Over
land,4, is centralized the hand throttle,
spark and choke control, and the ignit-
ion and electric buttons, together with
the speedometer dial and current indi-
Gator.
In addition to the hand throttle
there is a foot accelerator handily
placed. The clutch and brake pedals
are adjustable to reach.
The wide, deep seats of The Over
land 4 supplement the Three Point
Suspension Springs and comfortably
accommodate five passengers. The
cushions are equipped with Marshall
divan springs. The upholstery through
out the car is long grain Duratex. All
cushions. including the back and sides
are removable. The one-man top also
is of Duratex.
Body is All Steel.
One of the chief aims Of the builders
has been to maintain the highest stand
ard of quality throughout the car in
both the material and manufacture.
This has been carried to the design
and finish, the body details and the
equipment.
/ The car has streamline body which
is entirely constructed of steel with
slanting windshield. The full-crowned
tenders are Of heavy sheet steel. The
running boards are covered with limo
leum, aluminium bound. The body and
chassis are finished in hard baked en-
amsl. The fittings are nickel and FOL
ished aluminium.
The car il equipped with IN Auto
Lite two.unit star ting and lighting
system, headlights with . DINNER,
dash and tail-lights, . magnetic speed
ometer, electric horn, spare tire car
rier, extra rim, complete set of tools, !.
tire repair kit, jack and pump. The
tires are mounted on demountable rims.
Because of the unprecedented de-
msnds for the Overland 4, dealers for
the time being are accepting orders for
delivery to purchasers in the order in
which requests are received.