Americus times-recorder., 1919-11-04

and boulder stretches of the south
west, over the sagebrush and sand of
Texas, and through the mud and clay
of the Missouri Valley. A two years
test, covering 250,O0O miles of trav-
ell! The car satisfied the company's
engineers that it was right. The
war period which held up production
was devoted to an exhaustive perfec-
ton of car details, refining the quail
ty and economy features.
Without emphasizing such features
as an unusually attractive appear
ance, the all-steel body with an over
baked enamel finish and other in
teresting details, it may be said that
/ motoring interest centers in four new
and distinctive features of Overland
4. These features, each worth the
motorists study, are:
Springbase, Not Wheelbase.'
First, of course, the three-point
cantilever spring suspension The
springs on Overland extend fifteen
inches from point on the chassis
beyond the axles at front and rear,
giving a wide diagonal shape to the
springs. The car has thus an actual
springbase of 1870 inches, although
the car wheelbase itself is 100 inches
Each spring fiexibly responds to its
task of keeping the body and passen-
gers riding on a constantly even
| keel. Bobbing, sidesway, and lurch
ing are materially lessened. The re-
suit is a roomy, easy-riding car on a
new type of springs so designed as
to absorb road shocks from the worst
of pavements, ,or roads. The WHY'S
Overland engineers make the unusual
claim of having produced car that
rides we'll on any road.
Second-Economy The new
springs so protect the car from road
shock as to make possible much light
er weight and hence a great saving
IN fuel and tires. Furthermore, the
| car is so simple and accessible that
| costs of upkeep and repairs must be
greatly reduced. Yet the cars parts
have protected accessibility big
factor in upkeep. The car is assem-
bled from five units only. The chas-
! sis is clear of all involved mechanism.
The entire assembly requires only so
bolts The engine is a remarkably
high-grade, thoroughly up-to-the-
minute power plant, compact and
simple. The neatness and cleanhess
of design bespeaks the ready acces-
| sibility to all parts.
Third-Quality. Specifications in
dicate that the Overland 4 has been
built in each part of the finest quail
! ity steels and stee-alloys. The cars
parts have been machined within the
closest possible limits, permitting
! quality of construction equal to that
of a handmade product Inspection
starts at the steel mills where the
company has stationed expert metal
ludgists to test every heat of steel,
| and the inspection ends only with
| the owners driving the car away.
The stock reaching the factory is
thus all first grade through many in
| spections. This itself is a new fea-
! ture in automobile construction. The
body is all-steel with an over-baked
enamel finish. The construction is
simple and the balance of part to
part is unusually fine. The car has
been designed light weight
Fourth-Bountifu and complete
equipment. In every detail from de-
mountable rims to Auto-Lite starter,
| lights and horn, the equipment of
! Overland appears to have been
planned with a single view of com
fort, convenience, and long service.
All seat cushions, which are detach-
able like those in pullman, are up
holstered with the luxurious Mar
shall Divan springs. The wind
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