, 1926-07-07
NEW 1 Y TIRES

Tires present something entire
new, being 81" in diameter with
a 4.40" cross section. and are of
the ballon type. These are the
smallest tires eve used as stock
equipment but the tire makers
have already anticipated a huge
demand for this Overland 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
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 light
ing switch, oil gauge. ammeter.
ispeedometer and dash lamp.
A frosted glass dome light adorns
the real compartment. Upholstery
is of a fine ribbed velour of rich
coloring and fine fabric. The levers
for lifting or dropping the windows
are nickeled.
The windows are unusually wide
and the windshield is of the me-
piece type which has come into
fashion among the finer types of
automobiles.
In appointments as in design and
performance this Overland whippet
is a distinct revelation in the light
car field.
Mechanical Features
AS has been prophesied during
the past few months, this, the
first of the European light cars to
be built in this country is designed
along the most advanced of modern
engineering lines to get a wide
range of power and performance
from small and therefore economical
motor dimensions.
The bore is 3 Is inches and the
stroke is 4 3-S inches giving a pis-
ton displacement of 1912 inches.
This is somewhat larger than the
average for the European type
motors but is smaller than any
other American built motor of stock
production. The increase over the
English and French dimensions was
made to give the car certain per-
Torrance features in high gear
which are not required by Euro
pean users. 1t is said that this
Whippet will climb any hill that
n of our best light skies will
climb in high and its comparative
acceleration has already been DEM
onstrated.
The pistons are of cast iron but
are extremely light in weight as
are the connecting rods. The crank
shaft is short and heavier tina that
used in any other four-cylinder car
of equivalent dimension, and weighs
27 pounds. 1t is balanced s~tatically
and dramatically and eliminates
whipping and vibration to a degree
never before achieved in a four
cylinder motor.
The connecting rods are long and
designed to eliminate whipping or
piston slaps at high car speeds.
The oiling system comes in for
especial attention. 1t is the modern
full pressure system. A drilled
crankshaft is offered for the first
time in light car construction il
the lubricating system follows the
practice set for our larger cars,
oil being forced through the crank
shaft to the bearings and thrown
off the main bearings to lubricate
the cylinder walls and valve mech
anism.
The oil reservoir is in the press
plates keep the oil from surging
away from the pump.
Cooling is by pump circulatory
system with over 5000 square in
ches of cooling area.
Four Wheel Brakes
An innovation in light car con-
struction is found in the four wheel
brakes which are of the type of
design used on better than 90 per
cent of the finest European ears
where all types of four wheel brak-
es have been thoroughly tested and
tried out. The brake drums are
IL inches in diameter giving a brak-
ing surface greater than on many
larger cars.
Overland engineers say hat the
type of brakes used on the whippet
grow better and more efficient with
use. The elaborate attention which
has been paid to braking equipment
in this a has come as a result of
the performance capacity which,
with its rapid acceleration and its