The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-08-11
BUICK new
,4-CYLlNDER
AUTOMOBILE
Noted Motor Car Co.
Completes Its Line OF
Machines

Announcement is made of the
presentation before the motoring
public Of Bucks new four-cylin-
der line. There are four models in
e.he line, including roadster and five
passenger touring in the open cars,
and three passenger coupe and
fiye-passenger sedan in the closed
models.
Inasmnch as it has been known
in the automobile trade for some
time that Buick purposed adding
a line of tours, considerable inter-
est attaches TO the specifications
covering the new models. In motor
construction Buick has adhered to
the valve-in-head principle with
which its name has been 30 prom
inentlv connected for twenty years.
The cylinder bore is 8 and 3-S in
ches with stroke of A and Sd inch
es. The motor develops between
35 and 40 brake horse power and
road tests have shown that the
power plant will deliver up to so
miles with ease. Features OF motto,
construction are the large three
bearing crankshaft and 12-inch
long connecting rods, extra long
rods being provided to reduce
vibration to a minimum. A eircu-
aating splash oiling system gives
automatic fabrication throughout.
Another important feature, which
is standard equipment on all
Buick ears, is the automatic car
buretor heat control through which
ideal yaporizing conditions are OBJ
tanned.
The transmission is of the select
i've sliding gear type, three speeds
forward and one reverse. The uni
yersal joint is of standard Buick
construction, 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 skies. 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 car
ried on the axle tubes and only
drying torque and s.eadying of
the wheels being taken by the axle
driving shafts. The third memoer
is of standard Buick type of con-
struction, designed successfully to
eliminate all twisting OF weaving
in. the rear axle. Gear ratio of the
rear axle on high speed is A and
2-3 to /.
Wheelbase of all models is 100
inches. The spring suspension is
designed to give fine ridIng quail
ties to car of this wheelbase. The
front sprinos, semi-elhptic type,
are 36 inches long, and the rear
springs, also sem-eliiptic, are yo1-2
inches long.
Cord tires are standard equip
ment on ALL models. These tires
which are 81 by a are the first
straight side cord tires in this size
ever manufactured and were built
especially to meet Buick require
ments for the new four-cynndar
cars. The tires have been adopted
as standard size.
The chassis is fabricated with
the high pressure Alemite system.
Delco starting and lighting system
is standard equipment. All models
are complete with tire carrier and
extra rim and all are equipped with
non glare headlights lenses.
Shipping weight of the four
models are: Roadster, 1910 pounds;
touring car, 1880 mounds; coupe,
243O pounds; sedan, 1850 pounds.
Prices, T. o. b. factories at Flint,
Mich, are: Roadster, $685.; tour
ing car, $975; coupe, SLATE; sedan
81 $50.
In adding the four ylinder mod
els 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 name.