The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-21
LIGHTWEIGHT WITH
POWER AND COMFORT

Lightweight with power, durability
and road comfort Is the demand OIL
the day in automobile construction,
says Mr.. John N. WHY'S, president OF
the WHY'S Overland company.
The demand for efficient automo-
biles Is greater than ever IN Mr.
WHY'S opinion. There is" he says.
increasing need for more transporta-
ton. Railroads all over the country
have been hard pressed to provide the
necessary facilities. The automobile
must supplement the rail- service. The
street car system In most cities are
experiencing the greatest difficulty In
maintaining proper service and al
most without exception. they have
been compelled to demand much
higher revenues for their service,
Business In expanding enormously
AS a result. the automobile has come
into greater use than ever before. 1t
in today as necessary as the telephone.
The increased congestion of trail
fic on rail lines and in city streets lis
bringing with 1t many problems. and
these problems are emphasizing the
need for those qualities which only a
good light car can have
Every community, for instance,
has its parking problem. Every com
n1unity has its traffic congestion
problem Fer parking theSe days
the demand is for tight cars of short
and quick turning radius SO that the
driver can slip handily into small
spaces along the curb. For traffic,
the demand Is for cars of wide Elk
tremes In operation--slow speeds IN
high gear. quick acccleration. album
dance Of power for quick getaway,
short turing radius The trend OF
times Is toward cars. therefore. OF
greater usefulness and economy. All
of these demands, as / see it, point
Enthusiastically TO the day OF the ef-
ncient light car.
The efYicient. light car answers
still another demand. The public
wants a car, today of low operating
and maintenance costs without sac
rifice of any OF the comforts possible
in a good automobile. The era OF
high prices has made economy OF
ance essential.
That the automobile uaanufac-
turers have met these past war prob
lens will be apparent In the 1890
models exhibited at the automobile
shows. The paramount notes at the
show will be found 10 be lighter
weight, smaller tires, claims on In
creased gas mileage and slmpilhca-
ton OF motor, chassis and body con-
struction.
ut WAS because OF the nations
trangpor tatfon needs and the partic-
ular automobile requirements each
community presents that Overland
was conceived. The basic feature OF
its construction was realization of the
fact that to secure big car riding
qualities on a small car wheeibase.
n new suspension was needed. That
new suspension has been provided.
The result is the creation OF three
point suspension. Tripiex Springs for
Overland 1. These springs. we be-
-licve, introduce the greatest I'm
rrovement In motor car comfort
since the introduction of pneumatic
tires
''But our work did not stop there,
We aimed for simpliticatfon OF de-
sign providing in itself high quality
of steeds and metals. a protracted &C
cessa bility OF parts and an assured
endurance OF construction,
Tests convinced US that we had
met the utmost needs OF the auto
mobile buying public in Overland
and the sensation that the car has
created throughout the country. has
proved II to us"