The Republican., 1923-08-02

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introduced to the public today, the
1924 Buick cars offer renewed proof
of the unrehability of rumor. For
months gossip Of what Buick would
do on August 1st has been prevalent
and often solemnly asserted by the
Wiseac~es as ION good authority" Yet
so little of it proves true, and so many
complete surprises characterize these
cars that Buick is to be congratulated
on keeping its secret so well.
There is no question that these
Buick cars will be hailed as a sub
stantial advance in automOtive engi-
neering, but it will be noted at the
same time that the new features are
DEVELOPMENTS rather than innovations,
evolutionary rather than revolution
airy and consistent throughout with
those Buick fundamental principles
that have endured through twenty
years of Buick manufacture.
With fifty per cent more power
claimed for its famous valve-in-head
SIX cylinder engine, its successful eE-
ternal brakes extended to four wheels
in both Skies and Fours, a specially
designed carburetor that is heralded
as a wonder, and literally dozens Of
other developments, major and minor,
Buick proves that it's engineering staff
/ has been very much con the job
The thousands who are certain to
see these cars ia the leading ccnters
this WeeA-and very soon in the show
rooms Of all Buick dcalcrs-Wiii first
observe q change in body lines, un-
HouoLeIly llIUenceo 10 q Ge&tee Oy
recent feihehleHIS III loEelSh oes-S
mus a more IaollSH appearance, even
Jnah the 1873 suck, mas peen ac-
compHshea by departure IN RADIATOR
ana mood contouron Doth open and the
closed bodies' rms applies to boJh
me IouL ana SIN cS liidef hodeis' OF
winch there are fourteen body styles.
Exterior features noted at first
glance are me ne" mead lamps, NICK
eled RADIATOR ON the SKIES, water tIghJ
hood image, open mood support, newly
designed crown tenders, more Ell
-t2lEe #layhef-ProCl- windshield
strip, operating instruments conform
ing IN design to the he2diamps, Hush
yenClator, new dust apron and a
heavier ana better looking gasoline
tank.
1t VIII next be noted tnat a two to
tour men longer wheel base on the SIX
cylinder chassis has created more
room IN both the front ard rear COM
partments, thus aiIordlng greater
comfort to both driver and passen-
ger, and, coupled with an improved
spring SUSPENSION, easier riding quail
ties also. The finish IS exceptionally
tine, even for Buick, and the appoint
ments unusually complete.
But, despite the notable advances
IN Buick appearance and r0ominess,
1t IS the chassis that reflects most the
protracted and Intelligent effort that
the Buick organization has applied in
developing its car to this, the highest
attainment Of its history.
The six cylinder valve-in-head en-
glne, which has probably brought
more enduring fame to Buick than any
other units OF It's construction, has
been so re-deslgned that it actually
yields % per cent more power and a
speed OF 60 to ~ miles an hour. 1t has
forced feed fabrication, removable
heads, larger valves, heavier crank
and cam shafts, greater piston dis
placemen and a new Marvel carbura-
tor that includes a simple dash ad-
Justment tor economy, regardless of
weather or kind of gasoline employed.
The extension to all four wheels of