Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-11
FIGHT FOR POWER AND BEAUTY.
MEETS SUCCESS IN LATEST CARS
Character Of Many Popular Makes
Changed; Pioneer Eight" Now Has
Real Beau Geste.

genius that has found its way to the
market in the last few weeks.
With all the Improvement and gen.
eral changes in character that have
been going on in virtually every motor
car field. it has remaiC.ad for one ot
the oldest "eignts'' ~ step fartha.
"out OF character" than any ar That
has appeared within the last few
years.
Attains Real Beau Geste.
Established as a fine performer, al
ways up to- date. but somehow always
rejecting restraint and dignity that
set it apart this particular car has
attained a beau beste that puts IL on
parity with the most swagger cars
of them all. and it apparently has
been done without sacrificing any OF
it's recognized virtues As a definite
part of the redesign and enlargement
| Of the bodies and the chassis of this
car, it's unique and long popular en-.
| CINE has been made more powerful
than ever before.
No engine unit seems to have been
| 80 small that it has not come in for
| its share of consideration in the desire
| to improve performance. Valves have
been especially prominent, and some
car makers take especial pride In new
arrangements of these components,
some in the use of larger inlet valves
| to provide for heavier charge OF
vapOr within the cylinder. and one at
| least in doye-tailing the two sets. that
! one may make the other more efficient
! in its particular function.
Valve springs. much more 1mpor
/ tant units than they are credited with
! being. have been the subject OF OK.
haustive experimentation during the
last year. One company. manufactur-
| ing popular six and eight cylinder
models, now announces great i'm
provement in valve action, due to A
superior spring. BY the use Of two
smaller springs. coiled together, the
| tremendous distortion which so vitality
| affected valve action is said to have
| disappeared. Better seating, less neoes.
| sity for valve grinding. elimination OF
valve chattering at high speeds and
practical elimination of breakage is
| claimed for the new springs. Incl
| dentally, this same company offers a
new type of crankshaft, similar in its
construction to those used in aircraft
motors.
Low. Fleet Effect Found.
While bodies and chassis in some
! cases have been increased i'm size and
! length and the latter in ruggedneSs
/ ana DRAGGING as well, the low, Meet
effect for which all manufacturers are
striving has been enhanced. Actual
lowering of the body has been gained
by understanding the rear springs in
some cases and by alterations in the
frame in others, and apparent low.
ness by the clever use of molding, the
redesign of radiators making them
high and narrow, and in other ways.
Spaciousness of the passenger com.
partments is another objective of the
body designer that has been achieved.
Inches have been added to rear seats
that in some cases already seemed
the height of comfort. and in others
that were sorely needed. One of the
most popular "sixes" that has become
still more popular since 1t appeared
in its lates. version boasts of q con.
| siderably more spacious interior in
both its open and closed models.
The fastest selling of the big eight.
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