Bisbee daily review., 1921-08-02
4-CYL|NDER LINE IF BUCKS IS !
 ANNOUNCED
Valve : in Head Principle is Adhered to in Newest of
 Buick Productions

Announcement is made today of the presentation before the motoring pub lie of Bucks new four-cylinder line. There are four models in the line, including roadster and five passenger touring in the open cars, and three passenger coupe and five passenger sedan in the closed models.
 Inasmuch as it has been known in the automotive trade for some time that Buick purposed adding line of fours, considerable interest attaches to the specifications covering the new models. In motor construction Buick has adhered to the valve-in-head prin- ciple with which it's name has been so prominently connected for 20 years. The cylinder bore is 3 and 3-S inches with a stroke of and 3-4 inches. The motor develops between 35 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 are the large three-bear- ing crankshaft and 12-inch long con- meeting reds, extra long rods being provided to reduce vibration to min imum. A circulating splash oiling system gives automatic fabrication throughout. Another important fea- ture, which is standard equipment on all Buick cars, is tn eautomatic car buretor heat control through which ideal vaporizing conditions are ob- tained.
 fra- ccin ie Oe tIo caIa sliding gear type, three speeds for ward and one reverse. The universal joint is of standard Buick construc- tion, being virtually an integral part of the transmission and automatically fabricated from the transmission The clutch is of the multiple disc dry plate type, built in exact accordance with the principles which have guided clutch construction in Buick sizes All moving driving parts are enclosed
 Front axle of the four-cylinder car is an I-beam forging. The rear axle is three-quarter floating type, all the weight of the car being carried on the axle tubes and only driving torque and steadying of the wheels being taken by the axle driving shafts. The third member is of standard Buick type G construction, designed sue cessfully to eliminate all twisting or weaving in the rear axle. Gear ratio of the rear axle on high speed is 4 and 2-3 to l.
 Wheelbase of all models is 109 inches. The spring suspension is de- signed to give fine riding qualities to car of this wheelbase The front springs, semi-elliptic type, are 36 inches long, and the rear springs, also semi-elliptic, are 551a inches loI&.
 Cord tires are standard equipment on all models. These tires, which are 31x4, are the first straight side cord tires in this size ever manufactured and were built especially to meet Buick requirements for the new four cylinder cars. The tirse have been adopted as standard size.
 The chassis is fabricated with the high pressure Alemite 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. 23S0 pounds; coupe, 2430 pounds; sedan, 2650 pounds.
 Prices, fob. factories at Flint, Mich. are: Roadster, $935; touring car, S975; coupe, $1,475; sedan. 1850.