The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-08-04
BUICKlINTRODUCES
ITS 1924 MODELS
G. J. HUGO INSPECTS NEW MOD
ELS; FINDS MANY INNOVATIONS
: AND IMPROVEMENTS

G. j. Hugo, of the Hugo Motor com
pany. local Buick representatives, i
In 0pOkane, accompanied by his sho
foreman, William Huffman, attending
tho Buick automobile show, at whicl
the new models are being exhibited
For months gossip Of what Buicl
would do on August LIST has been pre-
vaIent and often solemnly asserted
by the wiseacres as ION good author
ity" Yet so little of it proves true
and so many complete surprises char
acterize these cars, that Buick is tt
be congratulated on keeping it's sec.
ret SO well.
1t will be noted that the new fea-
lures are developments rather than
innovations, evolutionary rather than
revolutionary and consistent through
out with those Buick fundamental
principles that have endured through
twenty years of Buick manufacture
With fifty per cent more power
claimed for it's famous valve-in-head
six cylinder engine, it's successful
external brakes extended to four
wheels in both skies and tours, a
specially designed carburetor, and
literally dozens of other develop
ments, major and minor Buick proves
that it's engineering staff has been
very much ION the job"
The thousands who are inspecting
these cars in the leading centers this
week. and very soon in the show
rooms of all Buick dealers, will first
observe a change in body lines, I'M
doubtedly influenced to a degree by
recent refinements in foreign design
Thus a more modish appearance,
even than the 1923 Buick, has been
accomplished by a departure in radi-
atar and hood contour on both open
and closed bodies. This applies to
both the six and four cylinder models,
Of which there are fourteen BODY
styles.
Exterior features noted at first
glance are the new head lamps, !
nickeIed radiator on the skies, water
tight hood hinge, open hood support, |
newly designed crown tenders, more
effective weather-proof windshield
strip. operating instruments conform
Ing in design to the headlamps, flush
new dust apron and a
heavier and better looking gasoline
tank
1t will next be noted that two to
Jour inch longer wheel base on the
NIX cylinder chassis has created more
-oom in both the front and rear COM
)artmentS The finish is exception
lily fine, even for Buick, and the ap-
,ointments unusually complete.
But, despite the notable advances in
Buick appearance and roominess, it
s the chassis that reflects most the
and intelligent effort that
he Buick organization has applied in
eveioping it's car to this, the high
st attainment of its history.
The six cylinder valve-in-head en-
fne, which has probably brought
lore enduring fame to Buick than
cen so re-designed that it actually
ieids 80 per cent more power and
speed of 60 to 20 miles an hour.
The extension to all four wheels
. the highly successful Buick exter-
al brakes is feature that, it is an
nnounced has been in process of
sve1opment for period of years and
subjected to more than $780,
70 miles of hard and varied road
SITS. These brakes enable the car
be brought to a standstill much
ore quickly and smoothly thus af-
riding an added factor of safety in
unable in its advantages.
Another outstanding factor is the
proved fabrication of the engine
lere are new cup-top push rods and
2 rocker arms, valve stems and
rings, connecting rod bearings are
automatically fabricated.
rhe foregoing are merely 'the high
pts" in the 1924 Buick, the minor
provements and refinements of the
e being, in the aggregate, scarcely
s interesting and epochal. And
'ough it all basis Buick ideas of
istruction have been rigidly adj
ed to, amplified marvellously, but
no instance discarded.
II the fourteen body models of the
J, ten are mounted on the six cyl
er chassis and four on the four
Inder chassis.
# the six-cylinder body models
re are two interesting departures
n the 1928 lines, five-passenger
an to be known as the doodle
yice," and a passenger broug
he e-passenger brougham, pain
in brilliant maroon, Is very
TT model of the so-called sport
}. It has all the refinements, in
and out, that are associated with
of this character, besides many
ures distinctly its own.
10 fve-passenger touring car and
five-passenger sedan, are dis
uished by ample room. The
touring and seven
enger sedan are finished in
tifuI soft shade of blue The
t roadster and sport touring are
maroon color.