The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-21
WIllYS-OVtRlANO'S
y PRODUCTION OF CAR
Displayed by the War. Has fccn Ex'
hAusuveay Tested and Perfected

Production Of the new light four
cylinder car, held up for the last two
year because OF war conditions, mas
bce., begun by the Willys-Overlann
company. Of Toledo and shipments 10
dealers are being made. -
The car is known as Overland =.
Its production, which marks the cul-
mination OF one OF the most inter-
esting undertakings in the history OF
the automobile industry, Is uiou.e
to the persistent purpose which mas
guided President John n. WHY'S, OF
the Willys-overland company since
he built the drst Overland car ten
years ago
Back OF the whole production plan
has been the equally great develop
rncut OF the WHY'S Overland engineer
ing department Heading the depart
r,ert are men who played prona'
nAnt part In the development Q.
packard, Cadillac, Pierce Arrow ard
othar notable cars The development
OF tic new car from an engineering
standpoint represents a concentration
of skill as intensive as the rnanuiac-
turing skin concentrated in It's pro-
auction. Chief among the many en-
-inceriug features OF distinction is the
new spring suspension Whicn II Is
said. after two years OF exhaustive
sss., marks a really notable advance
in motor ear riding qualities
More than 10000 employees In tho
many allied WHY'S Overland industrial
plants have taken part IN the develop
nNnt and production of the new car
Al,hourh the announcement of. the
new model was made more than two
years ayo by Presiden, WHY'S. the en-
,Ire interval according TO him. has
,een devoted to perfecting details. I'M
growing and refining the car, with
y4ew to bringing every part up TO the
standard OF It's riding qualities winch
,re said to be exceptional
Plans call for an output that VIII
sra,,Iv excead that OF any single
overland model yet built To aHect
these plans and bring the new car into
actual factory production has required
ne complete re-adjnarnent OF the pro-
3uction program OF the Wfiiys-aiaeo
plants
s1Fhe size Of this achievement is more
readily understood, when 1t is real%eo
that barely eight months ago the
WHY'S Overland industry was alnaoss
entirely devoted to war production.
Following this came the re-adJus'n ent
10 =, otor car production which reacheu
4ss car. a day: then a complete new
car. nrorrara without holding up the
production Of current models on order
from dealers.
since the arnNstice was signed fac
tory routine and methods have oeen
s.r7n,sfed. specially designed n1acnin-
cry bull, and Installed for making Me
rev car parts For the insurance Or
permanently attractive fnlsh, tnroe
batteries Of electric ovens, each about
$50 feet long ard forty feet wide, have
'hasa constructed at the factory and
rhrougn these the ail-steel bodies OF
the rev car will pass through a series
OF enamel coating and nakings unaef
high temperature.
TO assure uniformity OF steels IN the
re~ car, a new system Of inspection
VA. installed Expert metallurgists
FROM the wi..ys-overland begin their
,nsnecsions and tests at the mills and
.n.s inspection Is constant a. every
oneration until! the car leaves the rae
tory. steel mills. accordingly nave
hAea, xorkani.ed 10 meet the strtct
Overland requirements for the speciai