The Winslow mail., 1926-07-23

with four wheel brakes, having a
drum diameter of II inches which
is larger than those on many of our
large cars.
The motor develops 1870 more
power, per cubic inch of piston dis
placement, than any other light
I four-cylinder motor built in Amer
isa; this is one of the results of
utilizing the European type of high
speed motor design. 1t develops
| greater brake horsepower than any
other light four-cylinder car in
this country and yet it weighs just
little over 1000 pounds, ready for
the road. The power plant turns
over $500 revolutions a minute and
gives a developed power of 305 H.
P. from an S. A.'E. rating of 1876
H. P. The total piston displace-
ment is 1912 cubic inches, some
| what larger than that of the aver
age European light car, but less
than any other American built
four-cylinder car.
Low Body
The roof of this new type car is
| only 5 feet inches from the
ground yet the room inside the body
is greater than in any other light
car now on the market. It's first
appearance is striking in the ex-
treme. A man of average height
can stand alongside it at the curb
| and rest his arms on the top and
look over it. But a six footer can
sit in it with all the room he wants.
In this respect it is thoroughly Am
erican and bears no relationship to
it's diminutively dimensioned Euro
pean cousins.
Inside, the body is As inches from
1 floor to roof and there are Sc inch
es between the top of the seats and
the roof. The seats are approx
mately II inches from the floor to
the top of the cushions. There are
35 inches of space from the front
of the front seat cushion to the
clutch and brake pedals. In the
rear seating compartment there are
36 5-8 inches, affording greater
room for the occupants of the rear
seat than is found in any other
light car built.
| To give room for stretching out
| in the front seat, the metal dash
is curved forward several inches
and there is as much leg room in
this compartment as there is in the
rear.
The front seat is 40 1-2 inches
wide and the rear seat is 45 IL
inches wide, the conventional
widths for these two seats.
The doors are wide and hung on
! four hinges SO that it is extremely
easy to get in or out.
Perhaps one of the greatest sur
| prises this car has to offer, outside
of its performance ability, is the
roominess in the body.
And the body lines are aristo
cratic in every way. A conspicu-
Gus feature is the construction Of
the sunvisor which is formed by
continuing the roof forward in 9
graceful down swinging curve. This
is nobby tailoring for even the best
of cars and is a hallmark of quail
ity in this Overland Whippet.
The radiator is conspicuously
high and narrow and is housed in a
deep, nickeled she'll The body
lines sweep gracefully back with
out any break at the cowI giving
an appearance which is intriguing
/ in the extreme.
The bullet headlamps have nick
eled shells and are strongly sup
ported with a tie-rod at the front
New Size Tires
Tire sizes present something en-
tirely new, being 27 inches in dia-
meter with a 4.40 inch cross sec
ton, and are of the balloon type.
These are the smallest tires ever
used as stock equipment but the
tire makers have already anticipat-
ed a huge demand for this Over
land Whippet and dealers are
stocking these sizes at the present
time.
1t is the claim Of the engineers
that this size of tire on the Whip
pet will result in exceptionally long
tire service and forecasts of as high
as 10000 miles to the set have been
made.
Fine Appointments
The interior appointments of
this car are tasty in every way. The
instrument board is of metal with
a Circassian walnut finish on a
gracefully designed panel. The
board carries the starting and
lighting switch, oil gauge, ammeter,
speedometer and dash lamp.
A frosted glass dome light adorns
the rear compartment. Upholstery
is of fine ribbed velour of rich
coloring and fine fabric. The levers
for lifting or dropping the win
| dows are nickeled
The windows are unusually wide
and the windshield is of the one
piece type which has come into
fashion among the finer types of
automobiles.
| In appointments as in design and
performance this Overland Whippet
is distinct revelation in the light
car field.
Mechanical Features
AS has been prophesied during
the past few months, this, the first
! of the European type light cars to