The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-12-04
THE MYSTERY CAR
Overland 4 After Two Years of
Actual Demonstration is Off
cially Announced.

Overland 4, the new car of light
weight construction for which the
public has been waiting since it's in
automobile shows about two years
ago, was placed on exhibition in But
Ter this week, at the Overland sales
ROOMS of Mullin Motor Sales Co..
The men and women who inspect
ed the Overland 4 were representa- =
tive of the visitors to Overland sales
rooms in q thousand cities, towns,
and hamlets OF the United States.
The .companys dealers. from Maine
to California. and from Washington
to Florida, now have on display one
or more of the new models described
as embodying the greatest improve
ment in riding comfort since the in
PRODUCTION OF pneumatic tires
New Type Of Springs.
This Improvement is the use Of
three point suspension springs. ur-
usually graceful in body design,
Overland 1 makes splendid impress
sion on the visitor. 1t was this new
spring suspension. however, which
absorbed motorist attention at the
salesrooms, 1t is a combination OF
two principles that have been used
to greatest advantage in automobile
construction: First, that OF can't
F. lever springs; second, the flexible
f. hree-point construction.
The luxurious riding comfort these
springs furnish the car was immedi-
ately understood and appreciated. 1t
is this feature which gives to the new
Overland car, designed Tor light
weight, that degree of riding comfort
and security hitherto possible only
in high-priced. heavier cars.
/ But this is only one of many ica-
lures in Overland i which back the
WHY'S Company's claim TO
success in giving the public "a new
standard of riding comfort
The actual creation OF Overland /
began more than two years ago. The
last two years have been devoted to
testing and perfecting each part of
the car. Back OF its development
stand ten years OF successful manu-
featuring and engineering expert
cnce in giving the public good motor
cars. For the immediate develop
ment and production of Overland !,
John y. WHY'S has concentrated the
. -+atst reseu+e.es- al-tAe- NillAs-Q Ner=
land Company. Production will b"
on. 4 scale which will assure the
greatest economies in manufacturing.
Ideals Guide Design.
Guiding the DEVELOPMENT OF this
remarkable new car was MIR. WHY'S
ideal OF motor car which would
combine with the economy of light
weight all the comfortable riding.
qualities and the stamina OF the
heavy and expensive automobiles.
He proposed a car OF built-in quality
which would free the owner from all
possible up-keep expenses. This Was
not possible. the company claims, I'M
til the WHY'S Overland Company de-
vised this interesting three-poiA'
spring suspension, spring seating
radically different from the convcn-
tional design OF four springs pa al
icling the chassis frame. New S
this spring suspension is, it is inter
esting to note that the design ha,
been approved by the Society OF
Autonlotive Engineers.
Before the final adoption of the
new springs. special breaking and
humping machines were rugged mp at
the factory and the cars, after tlat
supposedly destructive s.. test, were
sent out on trial trips which red
them into every section OF the coun-
try in all sorts of weather condi-
tons. The cars were driven over the
Rocky Mountains, through the desert
oads and boulder stretches of the
southwest. over the sagebrnsh and
sand OF Texas, and through the mud
and clay of the Missouri Valley. A
two years test. covering 100000
miles of travel! The car satisfied the
engineers that it was
right. The war period which held up
production was devoted to an eN-
haustive perfection of car details, re-
lining the quality and economy fea-
ilreS