The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-08-01
BUICK PUTS OUT
FOUR NEW MODELS
A First Class, Four-Cylinder Line
Now on the Market

Now on the Market
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, in
cluding roadster and passenger
touring in the open cars, and three
passenger coupe and five-pasesnger
sedan in the closed models.
Inasmuch as it has been known in
the automotive trade for some time
that Buick proposed adding line of
fours, considerable interest attaches
to the specifications covering the new
models. In motor construction Buick
has adhered to the alve-in-head prin-
ciple with which its name has been
so prominently connected for twenty
years The cylinder bore is 8 and IS
inches with stroke of and y inches.
The motor develops between 35 and
40 brake horsepower and road tests
have shown that the power plant will
deliver up to so miles an hour with
ease. Features of motor construc-
ton are the large three-bearing
crankshaft and 12-inch long connect
in grods, extra long rods being provid
ed to reduce vibration to a minimum.
A circulating splash oiling system
gives automatic fabrication through
out. Another important feature. which
is standard equipment on all Buick
cars, is the automatic carburetor
heat contral through which ideal va
porizing conditions are obtained.
The transmission is of the selective
sliding gear type. three speeds for
ward and one reverse. The universal
joint is of standard Buick construc-
ton, 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
| construction in Buick skies. All the
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
| weing 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 con-
struction, designed successfully to
| eliminate al Twisting or weaving in
| the rear axle. Gear ratio of the rear
axle on high speed is ind 2-3 to /.
Wheelbase of all models is 109 in
ches. The spring suspension is de-
signed to give fine riding qualities to
a car of this wheelbare. The front
springs, semi-elliptic type, are 36 in
ches long, and the rear springs, also
semi-elIiptic, are 551z inches long.
/ 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 tires have beer
adopted as standard size.
i The chassis is fabricated with the
high pressure Alemite system. Delcc
| starting and lighting system is stand.
ard equipment. All models are com.
plete with tire carrier and extra rim
and all are equipped with non-glart
headlight lenses.
Shipping weights of the four mod
els are: Roadster, 2310 pounds; tour
ing car, 1880 pounds; coupe, 24St
pounds; sedan. 2650 pounds.
II Prices, f. o. b. factories at Flint
Mich, are: Roadster. $685.; touring
car. se75; coupe. s1475; sedan, $3.50
) In adding the four-cylinder model
+, to the seven models of six-cyiinde
: cars now produced, Buick executive
feel they have rounded out their lin
and constructed cars which are II
every respect worthy of the Buicl
name.