Putnam patriot., 1929-04-11
COMPLETE LINE
Studebaker Announces Attract i've Models Including Com nnander, President, Dictator, and Erskine.

htftHf hHNt bfHA ANtAa"A "HftAt MN@H | this week. Rounding out the complete studehaker line are the Dictator. and the Erskiue Six.
 The President is offered in two se- ries with longer wheelbasea of 125 and i82 inches Both chassis are powered with new li5 horsepower motor which has already demonstrated its ability by winning for studebaker ey- cry official speed and endurance record for fully equipped stock cars regard. less of power or price.
 The new Commanders are mounted on chassis of l2a inches wheribase. The Commander Eight develops eighty horsepower and the Six segenty-five horsepower Both motors reflect the same brilliant qualities that have made Commander performance" standard of comparison for the past two years.
 4 complete range of beautiful new body styles is offered on the new Presi- dents and Commanders Bodies are longer. lower and roOmier, and are fitted with non-shatterable safety glass windshields with double blade windshield cleaners, and adjustable front seats for the driver. The adop- ton of d0uble drop frame construction has had a marked effect in lowering the height of the bodies and has given the cars an even lower center of gravl- ty for increased safety and roadability
 Many features which make for in- creased comfort are evident in the
 body design There is more leg room
 m bosh front and rear compartments
 Rear seats are wider, aifording ample
 room for three persons as a result of
 an increase in the width of the rear
 tread to iifty-nine inches on the Presi-
 dent and fifty-eight inches on the
 Commanders.
 Every provision has been made for
 driving comfort. In addition to the
 adjustable seats there are adjustable brake and clutch pedals, adjustable
 steering column, and new treadle type aecelerator. Foot pedals are fit
 ted with rubber pads. The safety
 glass windshield can be opened to full
 ventiiatng position by means of a con-
 veniently placed crank.
 Adoption of non-shatterahle glass for the windshield eliminates the haz- ards of broken windahields and flying glass. The new safety glass is made of two sheets Of ground and polished . plate glass laminated C clear. trans parent Pyralin binder, Even the se- were impact of hammer blow will not cause the glass tn shatter.
 The new bodies are as notable for their graceful lines and smart eolors r as for their roominess and comfort 4 new treatment of moulding and body , panels emphasizes their low hung ap- ! pearance. The windshield pillars are 2 gracefully curved from cowl to the trim polo cap visor \ broad body } hell set off by raised m0uldIngs extends ] rom cowl to rear quarter, where it
 nafrows to continue around the back , anel Deep window reveals are bor- , dered by a moulding which adds new
 beauty to smart color contrasts.
 Wda crown lenders hang low over shg wheels, hankng the bright chromi-
 m plated radiator and headlamps.
 The radiator K topped by a winged cap symbolic of Studebaker's champion
 ship speed. and the same winged motif , is carried out in the design Of head and cowl lights. Scratch-proof and
 uon-tarnishimg chromium plate is used
 to full advantage on lamps, cowi bead
 ing. bumpers and the big hub caps.
 Many of the models have six wire
 wheels with two spares carried in
 front fender wells.
 Details of the interior treatment of
 the President and Commander bodies reveal g new degree of luxurious com- fort and beauty The wide form iit- ting seats are deeply cushioned on pill low type springs. Rear seats are aanked by heavily upholstered arm rests. The broughams are also fitted with a folding arm rest in the center of the rear seat Upholstery fabrics are rich mohair. broadcloth, or Bed ford Cord. with genuine leather in the open cars.
 The complete appointments include eight.day clock. smoking set and vani- ty ease in the President l35-inch se- dans and limousine. Folding ash re- eeivers are recessed into the doors of hve-passcugcr sedans, victorias and ! hroughams Cigarette lighters are regular equipment on many models. Onyx knobs are provided for horn button and gear shift lever Spark and throttle levers and thumb switch for the twln-b beam headlights are mounted in the center of the thin grip. fat type steering wheel. The wheel is the steel core safety type which will not break or shatter under the most . severe stresses. and conforms Co the type prescribed by the safety code of the American Automobile Association. Few cars in the history of the in dustrS have caught and held the ad \ mlration of motorists more completely { chan che President Eight Introduced just year ago. it outsold every other eight cylinder ear 10 the world six months after its first appearance. It. sensational run of 30,o0o miles iu 2e.- 426 minutes last summer, followed by its twenty-four hour run iu November, when two stock roadstcrs averaged more than cighty-iive miles per hour from dusk to dusk, gave Studehaker D clean sweep of official American stock car performance records as well as
 fvc world records and egiht interua-
 tional records
 The new President reveals that Stu
 dghuker engineers are not content Co
 r5a, on their laurcls. Notable ina movements have been made through
 out motor and chassis. Horsepower
 has been increased and performance further improved by means Of now du-
 rieK carburgtion and downdraft mani-
 folding The new system tn effect pro
 Fides two carhuretors and manifolds,