Evening star., 1924-10-12
Ne,u Car Models Keep Shoppers
Busy Like Three-Ri,g Circus

| Chevrolet circles and the ideas that
have been built into the Maxwell
since ChrySier advanced engineering
! have been injected into the car. Gray
| and Durant cars are Offering lot OF
new attractions for the many thou
sands that are graduating from the
| Ford training school for motorists.
The mechanically inclined are not
| ing with particular interest the Rick
enbacker vertical eight specifications.
particular the dual ignition, dual carbu-
rotor and dual locking device, not to
mention the fuel and oil rectitier. the
Rickenbacker air cleaner and the adjust
able piston pin bushing. The dua fly
wheel and ignition idea is given
squirt by the Introduction Of the new
Eight-in-linc Elcar. Incidentally,
those who have worried for fear that
the long crankshaft of the straight
e ght" might get out of alignment
will be interest ed to know that the
Lycoming motor used III the Elcar
has but five crankshaft bearings. thus
revealing the manufacturers conf
dence in the ability of the shaft to
remain true. Other straight eights,'
however, used nine bearings.
New Peerless Features.
Speaking of the eights. one should
know that Peerless, like Cadillac, VIII
continue to support the V-type, which
does not need any recommendation to
thousands OF persons who have sat
behind them. New models, including
Il two-door coupe, have been added to
tue Peerless Six line. This car. by
the way. accelerates like a streak of
lightning. chiefly a result of using
square-end intake manifold and
Ball & Fall two-range carhuretor.
One cannot speak of power and ac-
celeration without mentioning the
new kick that has been added to the
Franklin. At 40 miles an hour the
engine still has a 100 per cent reserve
of power. You can hold a 6.5 per cent
grade at 80 miles an hour with
speedometer that tells the truth. y
lot of people who think their old cars
have pep and ginger are going to be
surprised when they take demonstra-
tions in the new reations.
Nash is out with models that make
one wonder what can possibly be next
in beauty from sheer lines. The Nash
roadster on the advanced six chassis
is something to stop and cape at. The
same can be said for the four-door
coupe which is done in the prevailing
gray green. At Sl.295 the five-passen
ger sedan in the special six series,
which takes the place of the Nash
Four, is an unusual value, consider
ing that it is equipped with genuine
balloon tires, special Nash fouT-wheel
mechanical brakes and finished in
! Duco.
Studcbak-r Springs Surprise.
! Studebaker models We're Il surprise
! 20 the industry. 1t had been rumored
| that the big six would become a
straight eight" but the Studebaker
surprise turned out to be new type
OF car, the duplex. This is a model
| designed to please the motorist who
| likes an open car, but who is ready
! for the advantages of closure
| when the weather is against him.
! The top is permanent and sweeps
down at the rear sides to include one
window on each side to substitute for
/ the conventional gypsy curtains in
! touring cars. When the weather is
! bad YOU reach up and pull down the
! window shades to complete the
t closure.
/ This model take. the place OF the
| StudeUaker open cars and is found on
! all three chassis. the standard six
! (Which takes the place of the light
six the special six and the big six.
| Studebaker bodies have been rede-
| signed to look heavier and bigger, a
! fact that will start a new automo-
| tive controversy, since the tendency
| with other manufacturers is toward
| compa ctness, as best illustrated by
the Wil!s-St. Claire Grey Goose.
| Studehaker. however. yields--rather h
| rcluctantly-cn the four wheel bra X &
| proposition, now equipping its models
! with 4 hydraulic system of its own
| special design If you want it" The
| hydraulic pressure is developed by
| engine power through using the
| transmission gear lubricant, and is
applied by mere operation of the foot
pedal rather than by foot pressure
Though Studebaker brakes differ
in detail and application their adop-
tion is a great victory for the Lock-
heed hydraulic four-wheel brake sys-
TEN. Davis, E.lcar and Vele have