The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-08-07
NEW BUICK FOUR
IS THE TALK OF
THE MOTOR WORLD
Four Models Announced
Touring Car Selling
Under 200

Announcement Of the presentation
before the motoring public Of BUCKS
new fOur-cylinder line has created
much Interest IN the motor world.
There are four models In the line.
including roadster n passen-
per touring IN the open cars. and
thrce-passenEcr coupe and five-pas-
Henger sedan In the closed models.
InaHmuch ~ II has been now In
m. automotive trade for some time
that Buick purposed adding q line OF
foufE, considerable interest attaches
TO tina specifications covering the
new models. In motor construction
Buick has adhered to the Valve-in-
head principle with which liz name
has been 40 prominently connected
tor twenty years. Tho cylinder bore
is an inches with stroke Of ~
inches. The motor develops between
20 md 20 horsepower and o tests
have shown that the power plant will
deliver up to 30 miles an hour with
ease. Features OF motto construc-
tion are the large three-bearing
Crankahaft and i2-inch long connect
ing rods. extra long rods being provid-
ed TO reduce vibration to a minimum.
4 circulating splash olling system
gives automatic fabrication through
out. mother important feature, which
IL standard equipment on all Buick
cars. " the automatic Carburetor
heat control through which ideal va
poriElng conditions are obtained.
The transmission IL OF the selectlve
sliding gear type. three speeds for
ward aud one reverse. The univer-
fni Joint IN Of standard Buick con
atruction, being virtually an Integral
part Of the transmission and auto
matically fabricated from he trans
mission. The clutch Is Of the multi
pile disc dry plate type. built In exact
accordance with h principles which
have guided clutch construction In
Buick skies. All moving driving
parts are enclosed.
Front axle OF the fo~ur-cylinder car
g. an I-beafn forging The reur axle
b. thrpe-quarter floating type, all the
weight Of the car being carried on
the axle tubes and only driving tor
uuc and ~steadying of the wheels be-
Ing taken by the axle driving shafts.
The third member IN Of standard
Buick y p Of construction. dc,
signed successfully to eliminate all
Nv isunR or weaving in tho rear axle.
Gear ratio OF the rear axle on high
speed h. 42-3 TO I.
wheclbasc OF all models is 109
Inches. The spring suspension Is de
signed to give ftn riding qualities
to a car Of this wheoibase. The
front springs, semi-elllpttc type, are
go inches long. n b rear springs.
also semi-elliptlc, are 6ba inches
long.
cord tries are standard equipment
on AN models. These tires which are
AIS4. are the first straight sid" cord
tires In his size ever manufactured
and we're built especially tn meet
BulCk requirements for the new
four-cyllndcr cars The tires have
been adopted as standard size
The chassis ls fabricated with the
high pressure Alemltc system. bclco
r.arting and lighting system n stand
ard equipment All models are com
pIpt. with tire carrier and extra rim
and an are equipped with non-glarc
headlight lenses
shipping weights Of the four mod
els are. Roadster. 2.alO pounds;
touring car. 23SO pounds; coupe.
a.430 pounds: sedan, 1850 pounds.
Prices. T. q. b. factories at Flint.
Mich. are. Roadster, $685.; touring
car. Sg75; coupe, NA7b; sedan
5000.
In adding the f~our-cylindcr models
10 the seven models Of siN-cylindcr
cars now produced. Buick executives
feel they have rounded their
Uu, aud constructed ears which are
Zoo every respect worthy Of the Buick
name.