The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-08-05
new 4-CYLINDER
BUICK DISPLAYED
BY PARIS MOTORS
Both Open and Closed
Models Included in
the New Cars.
Specifications Adhere To
Those Employed In
Building Skies.
Buick Family Now Consists
of Eleven Distinct
Models Of Cars.

Announcement is made today of
the presentation before the motor
ing public of Bucks new four-cylin-
der 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 a.
line of fours, considerable interest
attaches to the specifications cover
ing the new models. In motor CON
struction Buick has adhered to the
valve-in-head principle with which
ITS name has been SO prominently
connected for twenty years. The
cylinder bore is 3 and 3-8 inches
with stroke of and "a inches The
motor develops between 35 and 40
brake horse power and road tests
nave shown that the power plant
will deliver up to SO miles an hour
with ease. Features of motor con-
struction are the large three-bearing
crankshaft and 12-inch long connect
ing rods, extra long rods being pro-
vided to reduce vibration to mini
mum. A circulating splash oiling
system gives automatic fabrication
throughout. Another important feat.
ure, which is standard equipment
on all Buick cars, is the automatic
carburator heat control through
which ideal vaporizing conditions
are obtained
The transmission is of the selec-
tive sliding gear type, three speeds
forward and one reverse. The uni
versal joint is of standard Buick
construction, being virtually an in
tegral 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 prin-
ciples which have guided clutch con
strucion in Buick skies. All moving |
driving parts are enclosed
Front axle OF the tour-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 driv- |
ing torque and steadying of the |
wheels being taken by the axle driv-
ing shafts. The third member is |
of standard Buick type of construc-
ton, designed successfully to elimi- |
nate all twisting of weaving in the |
rear axle. Gear ratio of the rear
axle on high speed is and 2-3 |
to /.
Wheelbase of all models is 1O9
inches. The spring suspension $
designed to give fine riding quail
ties to car OF this wheelbase The
front springs, semi-elliptic type, are
SO inches long, and the rear springs,
also semi-elliptic, are 55 1-2 inches
lcng.
Cord tires are standard equipment
on all models These tires which are
31x4, are the first straight sid
cord tires in this size ever manufac-
tured and We're built especially to
meet Buick requirements for the
new four-cylinder 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 Stdnudfu equipment. All m0dolS
are complete with tire carrier and
extra rim and all are equipped with
non-glare headlight lenses.
Shipping weights of the four
models are: Roadster, 1910 pounds;
touring car, 1880 pounds; coupe,
2430 pounds; sedan, 1850 pounds.
Prices, f. o. b. factories at Flint,
Mich, are: Roadster $685.; touring
car, 1915; coupe, SLAB; sedan,
$1,650.
In adding the four-cylinder models
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.