The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-09-18
WELLYS-OVs RLAND BEGINS
PRODUCTION OF new CAR
Overland 4, Soon to Be Announced, is
elimination Of Ore OF creaiest
American Automobile Ur5er-
takines.
WORK OF 10000 PERSONS
New Car, Delayed by the - a.
Been ExhausfiveIy Tested rad
Perfected During Last Two
Years.

Production Of the new light four
cylinder car, held I'D for the last two
years becuse of war conditions, has
been begun by the Willys-oyerland
4 Company Of Toledo and shipments to
deslers are being made.
The car is known as Overland 4.
It's production, which marks the cul-
mination Of enc Of the most interest
ing undtakings in the this history of
automobile industry is a tribute to
the persistent purpose which has
guided President John N. WHY'S Of
the Willy9overland company since
he built the first Overland car ten
years ago.
Back Of the whole production plan
has been the equally great develop
ment of the Willys-Oyerland engineer
ing department Heading the depart
ment are men who played promi-
pent part in the development Of
Packard, Cadillac, Pierce Arrow and
ether notable cars. The development
of the new car from an engineering
standpoint represents concentra-
ton of skill as intensive as the manu-
featuring skill concentrated in its pro
duction. Chief among the many en-
/ cheering feateures Of distinction in
the new car is the new spring suspen-
sion which it is aid, after two years
tof exhaustive test marks a really not
able advance in motor CIR riding
qualities.
More than 10000 employees in the
many allied Willys-Overland indus
trial plants have taken part in the
development and production of the
new car. Although the announcement
of the new model was made more
than two years agO by President
WHY'S, the entire interval, according
10 him, has been devoted to perfect
ing details, improving and refining,
the car, with a view qualities which
are said to be exceptional.
Plans call for an output that will
greatly exceed that of a3y single
Overland model yet built Tic affect
these plans and bring The new car
into actual factory production has re-
CURED the complete re-adjustment of
the production progra of the WHY'S
'allied plants.
frhe size of this achievement is more
readily understood when it is realized
that barely eight months ago, the
i,Mlllys-Overla industry was almost
entirely devoted to war production.
Following this came the re-adjust-
ment to motor car production which
reached 425 cars day; then a com
rlete new adjustment has been made
to a new car program without hold
ing up the production of current mo
dels On order from dealers.
Since the armistice was signed,
factory routine and methods have
been simplified; specially designed
machinery built and installed for max
ing the new car parts For the in
surance of permanently attractive
finish, three batteries Of electricl
ovens, each about $50 feet long and.
10 feet wide, have been constructed
at the factory and through these thei
all-s,eel bodies OF the new car wiIl
pass through a series of enamel coat
ing and bakings under high tempera-
ture.
TO assure uniformity Of steels I'M
the new car, new system of inspec
ton was installer. Expert matallur-
gists from the Willys-Overland begin
'their inspections and tests at the.
mills and inspection is constant at
every operation until the car leaves
the factory. Steel mills, accordingly,
have been organized TO meet the
strict Overland requirements for the
special alloys and steels in the new
car. Raw material markets have been
organized to provide for steady flow
Of the required materials.
Allied plants have been at work