The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-11-13
Overland 4, After Two Years Actual
Demonstration, Officially Announced
Unusual Public interest Mas Been
Conferred in This Latest
Model.
new TYPE OF SPRINGS
Three-point Suspension Design is In
troduced for First Time.
BIG CAR COMFORT is CLAIMED
Willys-Overland Asserts Springs Are
Greatest Improvement in Motor
Cars Since Pneumatic Tires.

Overland 4, the new car Of light
weight construction for which the pub
lie has been waiting since it's introduce
ton was first rumored at the automo-
bile shows about two years ago, was
placed on exhibition in the city recent
" at the Overland salesrooms of the
Minot Auto Co.
The men and women who inspected
the Overland were representative OF
the visitors to Overland salesrooms in
a thousand cities, towns, and hamlets
of the United States. The company's
dealers from Maine to California, and
from Washington to Florida, now have
on display one or more OF the new
models described as embodying "the
greatest improvement in riding COM
fort since the introduction Of pneumat-
ic tires"
New Type of Springs.
This Improvement is the use OF
three point suspension springs. I'm
usually graceful in body design, Over
land A makes splendid impression on
the visitor. 1t was this new spring
suspension, however, which absorbed
motorist attention at the salesrooms.
It is combination of two principles
that have been used to the greatest
advantage in automobile construction
First, that Of cantilever springs; sec
ond, the flexible three-point construc-
ton.
The luxurious riding comfort these
springs furnish the car was immedi-
ately understood and appreciated. 1t
is this feature which gives to the new
Overland car, designed for light
weight, that degree Of riding comfort
and security hitherto possible only in
high-priced, heavier cars.
But this is only one of many fea-
lures in Overland 4 which back the
Willys-Overland Company's claim to
success in giving the public "a 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 perfecting each part OF
the car. Back of its development
stand ten years of successful nlanufac-
turing and engineering experience in
giving the public good motor cars. For
: the immediate development and pro-
duction of Overland 4, John N. WHY'S
has concentrated the vast resources
of the Willvs- Overland Company. Pro-
duction will be on scale which will
assure the greatest economies in man.
ufacturing.
Ideals Guide Designs.
Guiding the development Of this re-
markable new car was Mr.. WHY'S
ideal of motor car which would com
bine with the economy Of light weight
all the comfortable riding qualities
and the stamina Of the heavy and ex-
pensive automobiles He proposed q
car of built-in quality which would
free the owner from al possible up
keep expenses. This was not possible
the connany claims, unit! the WHY'S
Overland Company devised this inter
esting ti,ree-point spring suspension
q spring seating radically different
from the conventional design of foul
spring. paralleling the chassis frame
New as this spring suspension is, it i!
interesttiiag to note that the design ha:
been approved by the Society Of Auto
mobile Engineers.
Before the final adoption of the new
spring., special breaking and humping
machines were rugged up at the fac
tory, ard the cars, after that suppos
eddy de- tr1ctiva tast, wera sent out OF
trial trips which carried them int
every section of the country in al
sorts o. weather conditions. The car
were driven over the Rocky Noun
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