The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-01
OVERLAND TOUR
z YEARS TESTED,
NOW ON DISPLAY
1920 Model With New Spring
Design Is Attracting Atten.
ton at ShoWrooms Of Mem.
phiS Overland Co.

Overland 4. the mex car OF light.
weight construction for which the pub
nc has been waiting since its introduce
Ton was first rumored at the automo.
pile shows about two years ago, Is on
exhibition at the showroom OF The Menu
dale.
The men and women who have in
speeted the Overland 4 are representa-.
tive of the visitors to Overland sales
rooms In thousand cities, towns and
hamlets OF the United States. The
eompanys dealers, from Maine to Cali,
tornta, and from Washington to Flon.
ia. now have on display one or more
OF the new models described as em-
oodyins the greatest Improvement In
riding comfort since the Introduction Of
pneumatic tires
New Type of Springs.
This Improvement is the use OF three
point suspension springs Unusually
graceful In body design. Overland 4
makes a splendid impression on the
visitor. It was this new spring sus,
pension, however, which absorbed mo-
torlst attention at the salesrooms II
Is combination Of two principles that
have been used to greatest advantage
IN automobile construction First that
oI cantlleYer springs; second, the flexi.
Bile three-point construction
The luxurious riding comfort these
springs furnish the car was immedi-
ately understood and appreciated Il
y this feature which gives TO the new
Overland car, designed for light weight,
that degree of riding comfort and Sc
curtty hitherto possible only In high
priced, heavier cara
t,, But this y is only one q many fss,
Willya-Qverla eemraays claim 10
success In giving the public ~ 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 pertectlng each. part Of the
car. Back OF its development stand 10
years Of successful manufacturing and
engineering experience In giving the
public good motor cars, For the inns
mediate development and production of
Overland 4, John N WHY'S has con-
ee,s,nIbtrated the vast resources Of the
WHY'S Overland company, Production
will be on scale which viii assure
the greatest economics in manufacture
ing.
Ideals Guide Design,
Guiding the development Of this re.
markable new car was Mr., WHY'S ideal
OF motor car which would combine
with the economy of light weight all
the comfortable riding qualities and tho
stamina of the heavy and expensive
automobiles, He proposed q car OF
built-in quality which would free the
owner from all possible upkeep ex-
penses, This was not possible, the
company claims, until The WHY'S Over
land company devised this interesting
three-point spring suspension, spring
seating radically different from the con.
yentional design of four springs paral-
telling the chassis frame. New as this
spring suspension Is, It is interesting
to note that the design has beeil APP
proved by the society of automotive
engineers.
Before the final adoption Of the new
springs special breaking and humping
machines were rugged up at the factory,
and the cars, after that supposedly de-
structfye test were sent out on trial
trips which carried them INTO every Soc
ton q the country n all sorts Of
driven over the Rocky mountains,
through the desert roads and boulder
stretches Of the Southwest over the
| sagehrush and sand OF Texas, and
through the mud and clay Of the Mis-
souri, valley. A two years test, COW
ering 100000 miles OF travel The car
satisfied the conipany's engineers that
1t was right. The war period which
held up production was devoted to an
exhaustive perfection Of car details, re-
timing the quality and economy fea-
lures.
Without emphasizing such features
as an unusually attractive appearance,
the all-steel body with an oven baked
enamel finish and other interesting de-
tails, 1t may be said that motoring tn.
terest centers In four new and dis
tlnctiue features of Overland T. These
features, each worth the motorists
study, are.