Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1930-05-08

length of ~ inches on eacn slue AiHu
the use of Monroe double acting
shock eliminators at front and ear
Underxoes Rigid Tests
No car previously built by WHY'S
Overland has undergone such a ser
les of strenuous tests as the new Will
lys Eight. In tests covering many
months over the rugged mountains
and hills of Pennsylvania, Kentucky,
Georgia and Tennessee, the WHY'S
Eight demonstrated its smooth and
constant power development, carrying
it over the steepest peaks of these
natural proving grounds in high gear.
The unusual flexibility Of the car
has been proved in this record Of tests.
It ac~celerates from five to 25 miles
an hour in 10 seconds and from 5
to so miles an hour in 10 seconds. The
natural proving ground" used to
test the hill and mountain climbing
ability of the car included Mt. Look
out, Signal Mountain and COmeron
Hill at Chattanooga. Tenn, the Fed
eral Street hill in Pittsburgh and the
mountainous route between Chattao-
ooga and Pittsburgh. Each test was
carefully checked by WHY'S Overland
engineers until car performance
reached the point desired power speed
and hill climbing ability to meet every
modern motoring demand.
Internal Expanding Brakes
Utmost safety and positive control,
yer at the highest speeds is assured
by the highly efficient Bendix Duo
Servo internal expanding, two shoe
type brakes IL inches in diameter,
giving a total breaking area of 1877
square inches. The hand brake, which
is located at the extreme left Of the
drivers section, operates on all four
wheels.
"Finger-Tip Control" a widely
known feature pioneered by WHY'S
Overland, also is employed on the Will
lys Eight. This comprises a button
control located in the center of the
steering wheel for starting the en-
CINE, sounding the horn and operating
the lights without changing the driv-
ing position.
Mono Control permits the opening
or closing Of the windshield with ut
most ease and safety while driving.
The WHY'S Eight power plant is a
straight eight with a bore of 3 l-8
inches and a stroke Of 4 inches. It
develops 80 horsepower at 1900 r. p.
m. and a torque of ITO pounds feet
at 1900 r. p. m
Four point suspension is employed
and at each point Of contact with the
frame, rubber insulation is used, this
resulting in smoothness, absence of
rumble or minor vibrations and mat
erially enhances the pleasure of driv-
ing. Since a al with the great speed
and power development Of the WHY'S
Eight necessarily requires the most
efficient lubricating system, the full
pressure system is used.
The efficiency of the cooling system
in the WHY'S Eight also was disclosed
in the mountain tests. At no time did
the engine during the gruelling drives
over the mountain peaks show any
signs Of rel heating.
The steering gear is the cam and
lever, semi-irreversible type. Fol-
lowing a practice first inaugerated by
Willys-O Overland, and now widely used
by other motor car manufacturers,
the WHY'S Eight is equipped with the
popular three-spoke, steel, rubber
covered steering wheel, which is rec
ognized as the safest kind OF wheel.
An analysis Of the frame shows it
to be unusually rugged and sturdy
construction. 1t is rigidly supported
by seven strong cross-members, two
Of them being the tubular design.
Manual Heat Control
The heat control, which is manually
operated from the instrument panel,
provides minimum gas temperatures
for maximum work and high tempera-
lures for the warming-up period. This
feature is especially desirable in the
cold Winter months.
The decorative instrument panel
which contains the speedometer, oil
gauge, ammeter, heat indicator and
electric gasoline gauge, is indirectly
lighted. Other equipment includes in
addition to the hydraulic shock elm
lnators and the Mono-control wind
shield, the automatic windshield
cleaner, rear view mirror, dome light
in sedan and stnn and tail LIGHT on