Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-03
:PETIINCALL HAS
HIGHEST PRAISE
FOR ''WHIPPET''

with the advent of the Whippet
and the remarkable public acceptance
of this car, storm of discussion is
being raised regarding the pract.c-
ability of the European light car for
American driving conditions says G..
Z. Pettingall, local representative for
WHY'S Overland.
"Motorists should not let this dis
cussion cloud the real facts in the
case. The Whippet is not European
light car. 1t is a European type
light car, built to bring certain very
specific advantages of European pow
er plant design to American motor
lists. The chassis is typically amer
lean and is the sturdiest chassis yet
built in it's size class.
"In the motor, the European prac-
tces which have been followed are
these: A higher compression ratio
than has ever before been presented
in this country in a Hight car power
plant. This means greater efficiency
from the fuel and greater operating
economy. 1t has a longer stroke
than has ever before been presented
in light car construction in this coun-
try. This means greater piston travel
and a snappier, more flexible power
plant tyrfcally European type OF
motor head which increases the rela-
tive combustion efficiency in the
motor.
'These advantages are Gll being
rapidly included in the higher priced
American built motors, but In the
Aight car class they are exclusive in
the Whippet.
I'm the body, compactness mas been
aimed at rather than bulk This
means economy in space and WA ght
without restriction in room. The
actual inside dimensions Of the Whip
pet are larger in the seven important
measurements which mean room than
they are in any other light car body.
"The development power of the
whippet is 100 per cent over it's
rated power. The average light car
motor shows around a so per cent
increase.
.,rhe shortcomings of the European
light car motor which have been over
come in the Whippet are, lack OF
flexibility on high gear and lack
of hill climbing power and the use
of narrow tread. The tread OF the
Whippet is standard Sc IL inches.
eThe Whippet has demonstrated
speed ability of from three miles
an hour to better than 60 miles an
hour on "high gear range never
before approached by any American
built light car offered as stock pro-
duction.
"In hill climbing tcsts conducted
under engineering observation on I"
well known testing grade in Pennsyi-
yania it has shown a climbing aoliitS
20 per cent in excess of other light
cars.
"The second gear ratio in the
whippet lis such as to give consider
ably greater speed IN this gear than
can be obtained from other light cars
travelling in second.
"Fuel economy has been demon
strated in such test as l,0OV niile
drive in four days, averaging 4Vo
miles a day with a fuel consumption
az better than 80 miles to the gallon
official tests under the observation
of petroleum engineers in which bet
fer than 80 miles to the gallon aver
ages have been set and others almost
too numerous to mention.
/ "America does not want the Europ-
can light car, but Europe and Amer
;ca both want and need the European
type. American built light car
/ "It will be interesting to watch
the specifications of the new produc-
tions of American manufacturers thS
next few months. Two European
types of design are certain to DC
pronounced, first higher eolapres~
sion ratio, second, greater piston
travel. These are definite factors IN
which Whippet has set the pace Tor
all American built cars, light or
heavy"