Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-19
DODGE SPEEDS
MANUFACTURE
Demand For Victory 6
Makes Increased
Production

Due to the volume of Victory six
orders, which have been received
since January 5, when this latest
lodge Brother product was an
nouneed, it is estimated by factory
officials that large percentage of
n passenger car production during
the year will be in Victory models
fians for 1928 also include an IN
crease In the production Of standard
Tour equipped with Jour wheel brakes
n a larger production Of senior
skies.
In the truck division, due TO the
TACT that Graham Brothers has just
completed the most prosperous year
In Its history, building trucks and
commercial ears in five capacities
will continue. The line consists o.
four and six cylinder motor coaches,
commercial cars and trucks of 2-ton;
1 1-2 ton; 1-ton; Sd ton and IL
ton capacities.
More than a year and a half was
required 10 perfect the Victory SIX
which is priced between the standard
Tour and the senior line ranging
from $1,045 to $l,l70, +. 0. b. Detroit.
Grilling tests during which approx
imately 1000, 600 miles were rolled
up by the engineers IN both expert
mental and actual-production models
preceded the formal announcement OF
the Victory. One of the test cars
IN durability runs was kept going
on the highways until its speedO-
motor showed over 100000 miles,
speed performances on the Indiana
polls track demonstrated that the car
was capable of maintaining nearly ~
miles an hour as an average IN tnou-
sand-mile grinds. For months pre-
liminary to the formal announcement
Victory six models have been sub-
jected to all sorts and conditions OF
roadwcrk in all parts OF the Onlted
States; their drivers taking them
Ii 1000 feet up mountains and Tar pc
low sea level on western deserts.
Officials Of the Dodge company
state that the new car mDodl
several basic innovations in automo-
tive construction and design. To pro-
vide road building qualities neces-
sary for high speeds and at the same
time permit the low sweeping BODY
lines dictated by fashion without
sacrificing roomliness or road clear
ance, Dodge Brothers IS employing a
design entirely new 10 the industry.
The body and the chassis frame, IN
the Victory six, are a single unit
Because conventional stills n
cross-members are done away with,
the center Of gravity is closer TO the
road and the overall height Of the
cm is about at the ordinary mans
hat brim. The low center of gravity
and union of chassis and \ boo
are said to have a marked stablliLlng
effect, reducing side sway and adding
greatly TO riding comfort. The frame
OF the Victory six chassis is so deep
that no splash shields are necessary,
thus eliminating a source Of noise,
Further structural distinctiveness
has been obtained by & novel type OF
body design. which might be des-
cribed as a steel shell welded inside
an outer stell shell to form a double
wall with an air space between. what
automotiye engineers graphically ana
untechnically describe as "tin-pann-
ing in steel body construction Ell
fectually has been suppressed by per-
/. forations and other sound-deadenlhg
devices; leaving, they assert, streng-
( tn. lightness, appearance, and ao-
sence of rattles as a net gain.
The engine developed excluslNelS
for the Victory six IS an L-head,
medium duty type, with bore Of 3
SIS inches and stroke Of 3 rs inches.
Pistons are aluminium alloy. Seven
bearings support the crankshait'
which turns approximately l,2s5 r. p.
m. at 25 miles an hour and about
1850 r. D. m. at 65 miles ar hour Be
cause Of rigid support and careful
balancing of the 50 pound crank
shaft. no CONFERENCE.-The or other
vibration dampeners are needed.
Gearshift positions are ;. a. Z. stan
dard; namely. lever to left and back
for low and right and back for high.
Four-wheel lockheed hydraulic
footbrakes expand internally against
drums II inches in diameter. The
marking brake contracts on the pro-
peller shaft.
The entire passenger car produc-
ton of Dodge Brothers. in all three
madels. will be supplied in wide var
models. wiz be supplied in wide vari-
cites Of color combinations.