Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1919-11-06
public interest has
BEEN conferred in this
latest model
wv Type of Springs
lsws.pOint SUSPENSION de-
dgn is introduced for
First Time.
Comfort Claimed
;IIvs.Oyerland asserts the
,Drings are greatest inn
movement in motor
cars since pneu-
matte tires.

a. shi
since Il o,.,land 4. the new car of light
q oEs st construction for which the
~. Z 81. has been waiting since its in
dir.s. ..,u,tion was first rumored at the
d ii l.nobile shows about two years
be peSs Vas placed on exhibition in Bo-
4 Of ~ today at the Overland sales
~, Il the City Garage.
u'sas's as rem and women who inspected
,yI, -. Overland 4 in Bogalusa were
ths :. tentative Of the visitors to
nel Rand salesrooms in a thousand
y the towns and hamlets of the
ysars sd States. The company's deal
ne = from Maine to California, and
s.. .s =. ~ Washington to Florida, now
W ~ d display one or more of the
! fIoo models described as embodying
Alabam s neatest improvements in riding
1ad ysa siot since the introduction Of
oasln nstic tires"
sAlsa NEW TYPE OF SPRINGS
4 - s Improvement is the use of
yicIoa point suspension springs. In
LON ly graceful in body design, the
lhe Cd Innd makes a splendid inn
z ane "a on the visitor. 1t was this
Aally II spring suspension, however,
W. n b absorbed motorist attention at
sotal aemooms. It is a combination
disasss To principles that have been used
Christ psatest advantage in automobile
aueh fuetion: First, that of canti-
asl' a springs; seconds, the flexible
!. s.. spOint construction.
4 ca he luxurious riding comfort these
mons ags furnish the car was imme-
iosos sy understood and appreciated.
j this feature which gives to the
Overland car, designed for light
ht that degree of riding COM
fy and security hitherto possible
" in high-priced, heavier cars.
nas sVt this is only one of many fea-
nln s n the Overland which back
e M WiIys-0verland Company's claim
Apsl sH'cess in giving the public "a new
nes aaaard Of riding comfort"
seA TIE actual creation Of Overland 4
sps ah more than two years ago. The
a lWo years have been devoted to
stsn ag and perfecting each part Of
D ear Back Of its development
81 'ld ten years Of successful manu-
arng and engineering experience
!. ns pung the public good motor cars.
u s.. he immediate development and
4 suction Of Overland A, John N.
y ays mas concentrated the vast re-
ID y 1sa Of the Willys-O Overland Com
~ & Production will be on a scale
y & 2 vii assure the greatest econo-
W = IN manufacturing.
<. deal GUIDE DESIGN
M aalaing the development of this
'Aaole new car was Mr.. WHY'S
If Of . motor car which would
NEE q with the economy Of light
.' az the comfortable riding
-ues and the stamina of the
~. Y and expensive automobiles. He
Used car Of built-in quality
Ns =. would free the owner from all
y 2 .aAOe up-keep expenses. This was
possible, the company claims, un-
n Mlliys-Q Overland Company de-
& ens interesting three-point
is suspension, spring seating
-4saiiy different from the conven-
~ aesign of four springs paral-
1 s re chassis frame. New as this
.. @-s suspension is, it is interesting
-ao9 that the design has been APP
sinsers. y OiD
"a '.01e the final adoption of the
q .p1ngs, special breaking and
E machines werel rugged up at
sorH and the caks, after that
". uly destructive test, were
81 ~ On trial trips which carried
ne every section of the coun-
= ~ sorts Of weather conditions.
... - were driven over the Rocky
MS through the desert roads
.o0lder stretches of,the South
gser the sage brush and sand
Us. and through the mud and
me Missouri Valley. A two
&st' covering ESQ, 900 miles Of