East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-03-08
Always Popular Auto Shows
New Features This Season;
Body Appears to be Longer,

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One OF the most attractive automo-
bile show rooms in the city is that OF
wallace Brothers. deaiefe in Stude-
baker cars d. +. Wallace and @. B,
Wallace, members Of the firm, are To-
Gated in the large corner space of the
new Elks building and the spot is an
admirable one for the display of the
studebaker Big six. light Six Stude,
baker and the Studebaker Special
which they sell. They sell also the
Winther truck.
The two brothers have been selling
&udebakers for the past two years.
Prior TO that time they were in the
service during the war, giving up au-
tomobile work In Walla Walla to en-
ter the army. Besides the two broth
ers. Ned Cornwall looks after the
selling activities OF the firm.
Car Is Popular.
The Studebaker has long been a
favorite among cars in the county and
the machines at the show justify this.
Many unexpected features, some of
them exclusive, are found in the new
Series 81 Studebaker Light-Six and
furnish the reasons for the tremend-
Gus popularity Of this car
Built in three body styles, namely,
touring car, landau-roadster and Sc
dan the new Light-Six is widely pro-
claimed by experts as meeting the long
existing demand for a comfortable
durable and economical light weigh,
six-cylinder car.
A hurried inspection gives only a
slight conception of how much class
this new car really has 1t looks a
great deal longer than 1t is because of
the rakish cut Of the body The high,
narrow radiator is particularly pleas
ing and the lines of the lustrous black
enameled body are low and graceful
viewed from any angle. Even the
windshield is tipped at clever angle
and the tenders have a neat hug
which is convincing.
The Series 21 Light-Six is the pro-
duct of the $50. 100000 Studebaker
factory at South Bend, Ind, the new
est and most modern automobile
plant in the world. and erected solely
TO manufacture this remarkable car.
Has Powerful Motor
OF 1l2-inch wheelbase. the new
Studebaker has a 40-horsepower mo-
tor. and the car weighs complete but
$500 pounds. Cord tires are standard
equipment So perfectly is the new
car balanced that the chassis can be
either halved or quartered and each
section will show practically the same
weight. Because of this even distri-
button Of weight, the new Ldght-Six
in severe tests preceding its announce
ment proved it ability TO hold the road
at speeds under conditions where
heavier, less scientifically balanced
cars showed a tendency toward side
sway.
Other outstanding and exceptional
features are numerous. The motor of
is inch bore by 4 1-2 inch stroke,
with aluminium detachable head, is
noted not only for its accessibility and
clean cut design, but also for its truly
wonderful economy. This economy is
ture which converts every drop of gas
oline into power with no possibility of
waste. and the performance and gem
eral efficiency of the NEW cars are in
consequence remarkable.
A feature for which a patent has
been granted, the internal hot spot
surrounding each spark plug, secures
better vaporization, a hotter fuel.
greater economy and better combus-
ton. All these result from the fact
that the incoming gas after being
thoroughly yaporized by passing over
the hot CONFUSION chamber, hits this
unjacketed hot spot the instant it gets
the inlet valve. This hot spot
is controlled and never becomes ex-
cessively hot. Part Of the intake man.
ifold is in contact with the water
manifold, and the flow of cold water
is faster as the speed of the motor is
increased, so that the water remains
at a constant temperature.
Valve Action Good.
Inclined valve action found only in
one imported car and in one of the
highest priced American motors. is a
feature of the Series 21 Studebaker
Light-Six. With this new type of
valve action. where the valves are in
ciined at an angle Of 20 degrees, and
with the new intake manifold design,
the gases in the combustion chamber
are not defiected in any way. There
is practically a straight line passage
into the CONFUSION chamber. provid-
ing maximum economy. perfect COM
bustion. and precluding the possjbii-
ity of any unvaporized gasoline lying
on top Of or seeping down past the
pistons.
The Series Fl LAght-Six is the only
car, with the exception Of two selling
over $4,000. that has the
and connecting rods ma
chined over. These machining oper-
ations insure perfect balance. A corps
Of expert inspectors check up on the
work OF the machinists, and every
crankshaft must be in perfect running
balance when It is passed by the final
inspector for assembling. Connecting
rods are 10 inches in length, or equal
10 that Of a well-known make Of car
selling at nearly three times the Stu
price. Little angularity. less
side wear on the pistons, and better
balance result.