Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-30
Complete details of the me1v car 1Vbiob wiN be
FEATURES OF THE NEW FORD CAR
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s. TO IS MILES AN HOUR
The Ford has unusual speed will do S. to 60 miles
hour with This is a conservative In
many road has exceeded miles hour. SO well
does the hold the road that travel high
speed for long stretches with feeling of comfort and
safety Even bad roads may be taken fast pace You
will be delighted with the way the Ford climbs
the hills You will face the steepest grades with conf
dence, knowing you have power and power to to
climb them all without greatly reduced speed, without
strain, or unnecessary shifting of gears
4o-HORsE-POWER ENGINE
AT revolutions per minute the Ford four-cylin
der engine develops 40 horsepower This r. P M,
revolution speed is low for such power and shows that
the engine is unusually efficient. 1t also long e
for the lower the speed of the engine the less the
its parts The bore is 3s inches and the stroke IA
inches Is. A. E. and N. A. c. c. rating for license
purposes, 24.03 horse-power9
REMARKABLE ACCELERATION
The Ford is remarkably quick the getaway. In
in high gear, with a Tudor sedan body and
Passengers has accelerated from miles per hour
in 81 seconds. This aCCeleraton is outstanding
feature of the new Ford car.
PREVENTING VIBRATION
The engine in the Ford is practically vbratonless
This is due in part its lower p the satcay and
dynamCay balanced Crankshaft and the aluminium pis
tons To insure quiet the timing made of bake
zed fabric instead of meta and the the camsha
designed that the valve push rods follow them
closely, preventing valve clicking.
GASOLINE ECONOMY
You will get from to 80 miles per gallon of gasoline
depending the speed which you drive. Feed to the
carburetor is by gravity from unique welded onepiece
steel tank integral with the cowl.
UNIQUE NEW OILING SYSTEM
The oiling system distinctly Ford in design, being
combination of splash and gravity feed The pump
delivers the Oil the valve chamber from which il flows
by gravity feed the main bearings of the crankshaf
An oil dipper is provided each connecting rod bear
ing cap, that the force of rotation of he Cranksha
drives oil into the connecting rod bearings we'll
splashing oil all working parts within the engine
This is simple but entirely dependable SYSTEM assuring
proper fabrication Of bearing and each cylinder
without pressure.
PERFECTED COOLING
The Ford has centrifugal water pump and large
radiator The fan the pump shaft and is made
according TO airplane propeller design II is exceedingly
difficult make the Ford engine overhead; only
abuse will do it, such running without enough oil.
IGNITION SYSTEM OF NEW DESIGN
The ignition system OF the Ford is unique in nechan
ica design, extremely simple, and will give the
exceptional performance with minimum of trouble
There is only coil, in proof case The drib
uor is located of the engine where clean and
easily accessible. Connections made to the spark
plugs by short bronze springs The Concdenta lock
the Ford is placed in the Gnon circuit II not only
replaces the regular ignition switch, but in the off
position grounds the entire circuit. From the switch
the distributor steel cable protects the primary current
thereby making impossible wire around the device
The generator is of the power-hOuse type.
STANDARD, SELECTIVE GEAR SHIFT
The Ford transmission of the seectve sliding gear
type with standard shift 1t has three speeds forward and
The main shaft ball bearings, the
Countershat roller bearings and the der
bronze bearing This is the highest type of bearing
mounting and is unusual ght All gears made
of heat-treated chrome alloy steel You will be delighted
with the easy noiseess shifting Of gears in this
mission. You go from another easily silently
with the pressure of finger.
EXCEPTIONALLY EASY TO STEER
The steering gear the Ford car is rreversble
Shocks transmitted back the hands the driver
You need grip the wheel tightly light touch is
enough guide the safely. Large steering wheel is
made of STEEL covered with hard rubber. Light switch
and horn button conveniently located of Wheel
NEW FOUR-WHEEL BRAKES
The brakes the Ford exclusive Ford
development. They of the mechanical internal
Iandng-shoe type and selfcenterng. This is the
reliable and the simplest type of fourwheel brake
and the easiest adjust. All adjustments made from
the outside without removing any parts. No special