The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-31
BOWMAN NOW SELLS
THE KISSEL KAR.
Pioneer Dealer Takes on Well
Known Line for Wide
Territory.

An announcement of unusual interest
TO Automobile Row as we'll as to the
motoring public is that Sidney B. Bow
man Automobile Co. now has the Kissel
franchise for distributing Kissel cars
and motor trucks In Greater New York
city, eastern New York, including AL
bany, Troy and Schenectady, western
Connecticut and northern New Jersey.
Mn Bowman is one of New York's
first automobile distributors. his COM
pany having been distributing cars con-
tinuously on Broadway since 1902, whom
Broadway and Fifth avenue were con-
tinuous stream of carriages and hacks
and when the appearance of a horse
less carriage" created incredulity that
such a contraption could amount to
anything Through all these years Mr..
Bowman has seen automobiles come and
20 on Automobile Row. He has seen
the efforts of manufacturers trying to
capture the New York market and fall.
In fact were the history of automobile
wholesaling and retailing written from
its inception that part of 1t devoted to
New York would contain many mentions
of such pioneers as Sidney b. Bowman.
MIR. BowmaEs decision to handle the
Kissel line is in itself not only a rec
IGNITION which the Kissel Motor Car
Company can we'll be proud of, but Is
an assurance to the people of New
York city and New York State that
Mr.. BowmaIt threw his lot in with the
Rissel line oIdy after being assured and
fully satisfied that the product Of this
well known manufacturer more than
met the differe ut tests and high stand
ards of constr uction. appearance and
economy which rdr. Bowman knows New
Workers insist upon in the automobiles
they purchase.
"In my eighteen years search for this
ideal car, one with which i could afford
to link my name at this big momentous
period of the industry. I sought car
of mechanical excellence and consistent,
not stunt" performance, which >em-
be died those elements of exclusive de-
sign and appointments usually found
only in the most costly made to order
jobs.
ct could not, of course. consider asso-
ciating my name with any car except one
designed and built by an old manufac-
turer with ample facilities and capital
TO build not assemble, the car. looked
fol this car in that class which takes
In that type of buyer who is critical
who knows car value, and who seeks
10 exhibit in his motor car. the same
fine taste which marks his home.
such motor car connoisseurs have
desire for the refinement of the strictly
tailored job--tailored in mechanical de-
velorment. chassis design and gracetui
arpearance-in fact, a composite or the
outstanding features tending toward
class, beauty and exclusiveness
This rs how the new Kissel custom
built skies came into being as II made
to order for one individual of distinctly
good taste and jud yment-an Individual
who typifies Americas automobile crit
les, who want a car OF marked distinc-
ton in appearance, positive superiority
and mechanical construction car that
is a perfect symphony of lines blend
OF the best features, especially those
comforts and conveniences which Gus
tom trade buyer selects.
THE custom built motor is designed
at the Kissel factory especially to pro-
vide the proper power and speed Tor a
car of its size. weight and capacity
Ar exclusive feature OF this motor is
the new Kissel automatic oiling control
system. Having been a distributor as
we'll as an owner. l have been con-
frcnted like the Kissel engineers with
The oiling problem that centres around
the motor This is because the motor
IS subjected to such range or condl-
tons recurring the maximum horse
power of the motor at certain times
and at other times high speed for min
irlum power. / found that the kissel
automatic oil control provides maximum
oil pressure when the motor is pulling
a maximum load or using its full horse
power with the throttle wide open. IL
aisc reduces oil pressure as well as the
oil supply when the throttle is closed.
Il prevents the piling up of oil In the
ell basin when going either up or down
grade, and distributes the correct
amount of oil in the oil pockets to reach
the cylinders regardless of the grade
road or speed.
"A second part of our investigation
was TO interview present owners OF kis-
sci cars in and around New York, and
IL ever there was manufacturer VINO
had loyal army of owners 1t Is that
OF the Kissel Motor Car Company. Due
L, a situation entirely beyond the con-
troll of any manufacturer. the kissel
Motor Car Company has been unable to
make hardly any deliveries OF passenger
cars or motor trucks for some time.
When Uncle Sam requested the auto
mobile industry to prove its patriotism
by getting on Government work the kls-
sci Motor Car Company was among
those prominent manufacturers who an
sv cred the roll call promptly. and when
a little later Uncle Sam insisted that
100 per cent. Government work De