The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-02-12
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Light Six is One of the Features of
the Big Show

SHOWS has become a Studebaker habit
but perhaps the greatest one yet in
troduced is the appearance of the new
otudeDaker Light Six. Coincident
with It's advent at the motor car show
1t is announced that the entire facil-
itles Of the great SIS, 100000 fac6
ores now nearing completion in
South Bend, Ind, will be devoted to
the manufacture of this model.
Visitors attending the show this
year will recall the famous Stude-
baker Gold Chassis and Gold Car,
features of previous shows, both of
which were sent the length and
breadth of the land and then to for
eign countries. In the course of their
travels they were viewed by millions
of people.
And now the new car is hailed by
its makers as the Worlds Greatest
Light Six" and judging from the
crowds that have gathered about it
and the interest displayed in it, this
car is considered not only unusual but
revolutionary in its design.
The new Light Six ranks as the first
car at it's price equipped with cord
tires, which today are on all of the
most expensive motor cars. AS mat
ter of fact numerous features of high
priced motor cars are to be fuond in
the Studebaker Light Six.
A hurried inspection at the show
gives only slight conception of how
much class this new car really has.
It looks a great deal longer than it is
because of the rakish cut of the body.
The high, narrow radiator is particu-
larly pleasing and the lines of the lus-
trous black enamelled body are low
and graceful viewed from any angle.
Even the wind shield is tipped at a
clever angle and the tenders have a
neat "hug" which is convincing.
Outstanding features are such lit
tie things not usually found in cars
of this price, like plate glass oval win
dows in rear of a distinctive Gypsy
top, outside door handles, double
dimmnig headlights, limousine foot
board and other luxurious trimmings.
The upholstery is of genuine leather
and both drivers compartment and
tonneau have plenty of leg room. The
seats are big, deep and comfortable,
and the instrument board is well ar
ranged for the convenience of driver.
In fact, when you slide in under the
wheel you are Immediately delighted
with the accessibility of clutch, pedal,
brake, accelerator and starter, while
a big easily handled steering wheel
makes you feel that you could drive
the car all day without any dlscom-
fort.
Of 112-inch wheel base, the new
Studebaker has a 40-horse power SIX
cylinder motor, and the car weighs
complete but 2, 400 pounds. Cord tires
are 32x4 inches and wheels are steel
felloed.
So perfectly is the new car bal
anced that the chassis can be either
haIVed or quartered, and each section
will show the same weight. Because
of this even distribution of weight
the new Studebaker Light Six in Sc
we're tests preceding its announcement
proved its ability to hold the road at
speeds under conditions where heav-
Ter, less scientifically balanced cars
showed a tendency toward sidesway.
Other outstanding and exceptional
features in the new car are numerous
The motor of 8 Il inch bore by y
inch stroke, with aluminium detach-
able head, is notable not only for Its
accessibility and clean cut design, but
also for its truly wonderful economy.
This economy is secured by means OF
a UNIQUE feature which converts
every drop of gasoline into power
with no possibility of waste, and the
performance and general efficiency
of the new car are in consequence re
markable.
A feature for which patent appli-
cation has been made, the internal hot
spot which surrounds each spark plug,
secures better vaporization, hotter
fuel, greater economy and better
combustion. All these result from the
fact that the incoming gas, after be-
ing thoroughly vaporized by passing
hits this unjacketed hot spot the IN
slant it gets through the inlet valve
This hot spot is controlled and never
becomes excessively hot. Part Of the
intake manifold is in contact with the
water manifold The flow of cold
water is faster as the speed of the
motor is increased, so that the water
remains at a constant temperature.
This exclusive construction takes the
best from the air cooled motor and
combines with it the obvious advant-
ages of the water cooled type.
Inclined valve action, found only
in one imported car and in one of the
highest priced American motors, is a
feature of the new Studebaker Light
Six. With this new type of valve &C
ton, where the valves are inclined at
an angle of 20 deg, and with the new
intake manifold design, the gases II
the combustion chamber are not de-
fiected in any way. There is pract-
ically a straight line passage into the
combustion chamber, providing max
inum economy, perfect combustion
and precluding the possibility of any
unvaporized gasoline lying on top OF
or seeping down past the plstons.
The Light Six is the only car, witt
the exception of two selling consider
ably over 5000, that has the crank
shaft and connecting rods machlneC
all over. These machining operation:
insure perfect balance. A corps OF
expert inspectors check up on the
work of the machinists, and every
crankshaft is in perfect running bal
ance when it is passed by the final IN
spector for assembling. Connecting
rods are ten inches in length or equa
TO that of a well known make of ca
selling at nearly three times the
Studebaker price. Little angularity
less side wear on the pistons and bet
ter balance result.
Among other noteworthy feature
are a convenient and accessible ad
i,,c+Doonf for taking I'D wear on tn