The New York herald., 1921-01-09
STUDEBAKER SIX
HAS NEW FEATURES
Product of S2O,OOO,OOO Fac
tory Popular at the Auto
mobile Show.

Many unexpected features, some of
chem exclusive. are found in the new
series p Studebaker light six and ex-
plain the popularity OF this car at the
automobile show. Built In three body
styles, touring car, landau-roadster and
sedan. the new light six is widely pro-
claimed as meeting the existing demand
Tor comfortable, durable and economi-
cal light weight six cylinder car.
A hurried inspection at the show gives
only slight conception of what this
new car is. 1t looks a great deal longer
than II Is because of the raklsh cut of
the body. The high. narrow radiator
Is particularly pleasing and the lines OF
the lustrous black enameled body are
low and graceful. viewed from any an
gle. Even the windshield is tipped at
g. clever angle and the tenders have a
neat thug" which Is convincing.
The series 81 light six is the product
OF the great $50 100000 Studebaker fac
tory at South Bend, Ind, the newest
and most modern automobile plant in
the world, erected solely to manufac-
ture this car.
OF 112 inch wheelbase. the new Stude-
baker has a 40 horsepower motor, and
the car weighs complete but $500
pounds. Cord tires are standard equip
nent The chassis can be either halved
or quartered and each section will show
practically the same weight. Because
Of this even distribution of weight the
new light six in severe tests preceding
It's announcement proved its ability TO
hold the road at speeds under conditions
where heavier. less scientifically bal
anced cars showed a tendency toward
side sway.
Other exceptional features are numer-
GUS. The motor of as inch bore by ~
finch stroke. with aluminium detachable
head, Is noted not only for its accessi-
bility and clean cut design, bit also
for its economy This economy is Sc
cured by means of an unique feature
which converts every drop of gasolene
into power with no waste.
A feature for which a patent has been
granted, the internal hot spot sur
rounding each spark plug, secures bet
Ter vaporization, a hotter fuel, greater
economy and better combustion All
these result from the fact that the in
coming gas, after being thoroughly va
porized by passing over the hot COM
bustion chamber, hits this unjacketed
hot spot the instant it gets through the
inlet valve. rhis hot spot is controlled
and never becomes excessively hot.
Part of the intake manifold Is in con-
tact 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 constant tenn
pcrature.
Inclined valve action. found only In
one imported car and in one of the
highest priced American motors. is
feature of the series 21 Studebaker light
elk. With this new type of valve ac-,
tion, where the valves are inclined at
an angle of 20 degrees, and with the
new intake manifold design, the Pases
in the combustion chamber are not de-
Elected in any way. There Is practically
a straight line passage into the combus.
tion chamber, providing maximum econ
omy, perfect combustion and preclud-
ing the possibility of any unvaporized
gasolene lying on top of or seepins
down past the pistons.
The series 21 light six has the crank
shaft and connecting rods machined all
over. These machining operations in
sure perfect balance. A corps of expert
inspectors check up on the work 81 the
machinists and every crank shaft must
be In perfect running balance when 1t Is
passed by the final inspector for assem-
bling. Connecting rods are ten inches