The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-11-17
FORD MIL nJT ELECTRIC
CARS OUT Of BUSINESS
Automobile King y Nsrfscsing =
Gasoline Motor That Will
Revolusioniss Gar
Service

Is eoofidess thss tAe day ol shv else-
trio car with Ass cumbersome sausp
m~ns i~ shoat over The nee dawn
~ih find IN In stssa asre~s cars ap.
Grated BY gasoline mosars. he says.
ksw Guoiws 10 . Marvel
Working toward this end. ihe AN.
iemchiic King has camssieted sn Ia
ssrnAi oomhassicn engine vita ~hseh
he exss~ets 20 rsvolatA0nlac street
railway asd interasean ssansports
tson.
The flrst completed uoaor is no~
awaiting the arrival from Cleveland
~ iss stree, car body. A. ss~n 40
assembled this gasoline street car ~il.
make . irisl trip 10 Chicago over ghr
MiskxAn Central railway al 4 sps.st
OF ~ miles an hour II viii start
away 10 minutes ahead II sAe M'us.
VERNE Flyer the fass train between
the two cities, aud race il for a time
reccrd Plans call for beating the 10.
cssiaoiive BY on. honr.
No oserhssd Eaulposas.
The new style st~et car will do
away with ali overhead equipment.
and a. 4 .Ia BE- prodnec.a AT about
one-hslf shv cost ol &Ae slecirsr car.
u Is predicted by Henry Ford thas
within few years the big cisaee ~
the world viii use the gas car entire.
". As soon as the trial run has been
made and the success OF the car as
sured, plans will be made Tor the
production OF the cars in great nun
oerA
y don't want to get into the street
car business myself" said Ford. but
do wans 70 give the pso sle of the
world better transportation facilities.
The power unit which will move
the new style street car represents
new. combination OF functions, Ii "
motor. air compressor. an clectricl
generator and a heading ard llxhtInr
plan, all In one.
Al operations nec~ ssary for the
control Of thn car are eeniersd in The
motor and all this is ACCOMPLISHED |
with 10 per cent reduction In weight
~ compared with power and control |
rQuipmens Of she ordinary ele~rlc car. |
The motor N of tue doubie opposed |
t,se u generates lie own electricity
for ignition and lightinx. Opposing |
pissons are linked 10 the same throw.
An entirely new design OF liaked rod
i used.
The power tha, moves the car aisc
soinpressex the air for the brakes and 4
generates electric current for sha
lighting and signal system. A siroceo
han boited 10 the front end " the
starter, draws air in through the
housing OF the motor, where II is
heated and then exhausted through !,
pipes TO warm the car.
Another feature Of the new car will
Dc the front and rear drive. the power
being transmitted by light. flexible
lhafts 90 both the front aud rear
rucks. The power plant of the new
type car weighs only about .iEa
pounds. The whole car will weigh
when completed about seven tons, az
with the l2 TO ~ ions Of !,
-he present type OF electrically equip
Ded cars.
There will always be excess POWER
available. The car will be 81 feet
,ver all. will develop 90 horsepower,
md will seat ~ passengers.
The fira car will be 9 private car
ype for hong distance demonstrations.
Several cities which have street rail.
way problems Of their own have In
'ited the Ford people to d~monstrpte
he cars In their streets The car in
with both air brakes and
loot brakes.