Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1921-08-03

Oslnnndson'. Ammo ounce An Inter
esting New Line Of Buick
!. Il. ::.:;s .@ s. ~ Cars

Announcement is made today OF
the presentation before the motoring
public sof Bucks new fOur-cylinder
line. There are four models in the
dine, including roadster and five pas
ssenger touring in the open cars, and
three passenger coupe and hve-pas-
ssengcr sedan in the closed models.
I Inasmuch as it. has been known in
the autUmotive trade for some time
that Buick purp0sed adding a line Of
tours, considerable interest attaches
to the specifications covering the new
models In motor construction Buick
has adhered to the valye-in=head prin-
=ciple with which it's name has been
60 prominently corrected for twenty
years. The cylinder bore is 3 and 3-S
inches with stroke Of Il and 3-4 inches.
The motor develops between 50 and
40 brake horse power and road tests
have shown that the power plant will
deliver; up to 50 miles an hour with
ease Features of motor construction
sareI the large three4bearing crank
shaft and Pinch long connecting
rods, extra long rods being provided
to reduce vibration to a minimum. A
circulating splash oiling system gives
automatic fabrication throughout. An
other important feature, which is
standard equipment on all Buick cars,
is the automatic carburetor heat con-
troll through which ideal vaporizing
conditions are obtained.
i The transmission is of the select
i've sliding, gear type, three speeds
forward and one reverse. The uni
:versal Joint is of standard Buick con-
structipn, being virtually an integral
part 0f the transmission and auto
matioally: fabricated from the trans
mission. THE clutch is of the multi
pie disc dry plate type, built in ,ex-
act accordance with the principles
which have guided: clutch -construc-
ti0n in Buick skies. All moving ~driv-
ing parts: are enclosed.
|. Front axle of the fourJcylinder car
is an Itbeam forging. The rear axle
is three-duarter floating type, all the
weight OF the car being carried ON
the axle tubes and only driving tor
que and steadying of the wheels be-
ing taken by the axle driving shafts.
The THIRD member Is of standard
Buick stype of designed
successfully to eliminate all twisting
or weaving in the rear, axle. Gear
ratio Of the rear axle on high speed
is ana rs to L.
Wheelhase OF all models is 1903 in
Chez. The spfing suspension is de-
signed to givetfine riding qualities to
a car <of this s:wheelbase. The front
springs semi ell siptic type, are IS in
ches long, and the rear springs, also
semi-elhptic, are ssh inches long.
/ Cord tires are standard equipment
ON all models. These tires, which
|rare 31x4s are " first straight cord
|stires IA this si1hs ever manufactured
and were built ESPECIALLY to meet
Buick requireme ntssfor the new four
/ cylinder cars. The tires have been
adopted as standard size.
The: chassis 81 fabricated with the
high fpressure Klemite system. Delco
starting and lighting system is stan
| dard Equipment. All models are COM
plete with tire carrier and extra rim
and all are equipped with non-glare
headlight lenses.
Shipping weights Of the four mod
els are: Roadster, 2310 pounds; tour
ing car, 1880 pounds; coupe, 243O
pounds; sedan, 2650 pounds.
7 Prices, f. 8. b. factories at Flint,
Mich.,. are: Roadster, $685. touring
+ car, $975: coupe, 81 Ats; sedan, 81 $50.
In adding the sfour-cylinder models
| to the seven models Of six-cylinder
| cars now produced, Buick executives
feel they have rounded out. their line
and constructed cars which are in
| every respect worthy OF the Buick
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