The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-06-30

Light car. The initial production
OF what may be the forerunner OF
complete change in our great mass
production Of light automobiles made
it's appearance i'm this city this wdek
1t is the Overland Whippet on which
the engineers Of WHY'S Overland
Inc, have been working, both here
and in Europe, for the past two years
This new car is totally different
from anything we have ever seen be-
fore in this country. 1t looks diff
fcrcnt, it acts different and it serve
different but constantly increasing
demand. Mechanically, it is an
adaptation of the best that Europe
has to offer in the way of power
full economical engines, with wide
speed range. more power for climb
ing than has characterized even the
best of the European productions,
and with II flexibility, silence and
smoothncss of running which is new
to our light car production.
II is a quality product in every de-
tail from the trim, smart, extremely
low hung body with its brilliant
finish and superb upholstery to the
last tail of its mechanical construc-
ton.
Tie sedan viii travel So miles an
hour, as easily and comfortably as
the great ma jority of our present
day skies and yet II Is equipped
with a four-cylinder motor.
II will accelerate from ; to %
miles an hour in 10 seconds, or in
Just half Il second more time than
some OF our largest and most flex-
ihlr skies" and II will cover 20 to
30 miles on u gallon Of fuel.
II VIII stop III a little over twice
its own length from an average
drising speed for It Is equipped with
four wheel brakes. having drum
diameter of IL inches which is
larger than those on many of our
The motor develops % per cent
more power, per cubic inch Of piston
displacement. than any other light
four cylinder motor luiit In Aiueri-
ca. this IS one ~ the results OF
utilizing the European type of high
-, motor Design. IT develops
greater brake horsepower tnan any
other light four cy Under car in this
corutry and yet it weighs just a
little over 2.oo8 pounds. ready for
over $500 revolutions minute and
gives a developed power of sos II.
+. from an S. y. f.. rating at 1876
II, j. The total piston displacement
is 1912 cubic inches somewhat
larger than that Of the average
any other American built four
cylinder car.
The roof of this new type car is
only 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 APP
r1 ri I'M In
a man of average height can stand
alongside 1t at the curb and rest his
arms on the top and look over it,
But six footer can sit in 1t with
all the room he wants. In this re-
spect ii is thoroughly American and
bears no relationship to its diminu
lively dimcnsioned European cou-
sins.
Inside, the body il As inches from
floor TO rcof and there are IS inches
between the top of the seats and the
roof The seats are approximately
IL inches from the floor to the top
of the cushions There are 80
inches of space from the front CT
the front seat cushion to the clutc
and brake pedals. In the rear seat
" rhes, affording greater room for
the occupants OF the rear seat than
Is found in any other light car built.
10 give room for stretching ont
IN the front seat, the metal dash is
curved forward several inches and
there is as much leg room i'm this
compartment as there Is in the
rear
The front seat is 30 IL inches
wide and the rear seat is Is L.
inches wide. the conventional widths
for these two seats.
The doors are wide and hung on
-four hinges 50 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
roomin"s.s Of the body.
And the body lines are aristoeratic
IN every way. \ conspicuous feature.
is the construction of the sunvisor
which is formed by continuing the
r re" = i"rNard I'd. IN graceful down
tailoring for even tho best Of cars
and is Il hallmark OF quality in this
Overland Whippet.
The radiator is conspicuously high
ana narrow and is housed in deep.
sweep gracefully back without any
break at the cowl giving an APP
ptarance which is Intriguing in the
extreme
The bullet headlanups have nickel
ca smells and are strongly support
ed with a tie-rod at the front.
Tire sizes present something en-
tirely. new, being - inches in di-
amctcr with a 40 inch cross sec
ton. and are OF the balloon type
These are the smallest tires ever
used as sstock equipment but the
pated huge demand for this over
land Whippct and dealers are stock
ing these sizes at the present time
Is the claim Of the engineers
tna, TINS size of tire on the Whippet
Will result in exceptionally long
tire service and forecasts of as high
as 2o.e0O miles TO the set have been
made.
Zinc Appoint mcmt.
Interior Appointments Of this
car are tasty In every way. The
Instrument board is OF metal with
grace f1Illy designed panel The
BOARD carries the starting and light
ing switch, oil gauge, ammctcr
spcedomcter and dash lamp.
u frosted glass dome light adorns
the rear compartment upholstery
is of "a fine ribbed velour of rich
co'o:ing and fine fabric. The levers
1oF lifting or dropping the windows
are nickelcd
me windows are unusually wide
an the windshield is Of the one
piece type which has come into
fashion among the finer types Of
autoqDbiles
In appointments as in design and
performances this Overland Whipnef
Is a distinct revelation i'm the light
car fteh1.
Mechanical Features
rs has been Lrophesied during the
past few months. this, the first OF
the European type light cars to be-
Quilt 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 Is inches and tbe
sfroke%is 3-S inches giving a pis-
to-, displacement or 1912 inches.
This is somewhat larger, than the
average for the European TYNE
motors but is smaller than any other
american built motor of stock pro-