The Washington times., 1930-01-25
NEW CHEVROLET
MAKING HIT

seventy-six distinct improve
ments, giving greater power, In
creased riding comfort, greater
beauty, added safety factors and
still quicker acceleration, feature
the 1880 Cherovlet, known as
THE Greatest Cherolet In Chevro.
let History" now on view at the
Automobile Show.
The new Chevrolet stands out
as a car giving big car perform
ance with big car features Of COM
fort and appearance and offered
at a price within the reach Of
everyone. In beauty Of body, 1t
vies with cars many times its
price, for all the skill and crafts
manShip of the famous Fisher
Body Corporation have gone into
producing the eight models which
Chevrolet is offering. Everything
which could be thought of to give
added comfort and performance
has been incorporated in Chero-
let's 1880 line. j..
Brakes Enclosed !
Prominent among the new fea-
lures are Delco-Lovejoy hydraulic
shock absorbers, both front and
rear, a vastly improved four.
wheel braking system, the new
Fisher Slanting non-glare Wv wind
shield, larger tires and smaller
wheels, all making for greater
ease in handling, safety and rid
ing comfort.
The improved braking system
employs the internal expanding
articulated shoe type of brake
front and rear, those on the front
having two shoes while those on
the rear have four. These brakes
also are fully enclosed, giving per-
feet protection against water and
dirt The brakes represent an in
novatiOn not only in the CheVro-
let line but in the entire pas
senger car field.
The length of service that these
Innings give in the new design
Chevrolet brakes is second to
none. and the brakes may be
adjusted without removal of any
pleteeS from the brake drum.
They operate with equal efficiency
on all four wheels.
IyA -
inches in diameter. The emer-
genCy brake Is an independent
unit operating on the rear drums.
A new method of construction
known as the "articulated shoe.
type" assures even braking under
all conditions Of temperature
Tests at the General Motors Prov.
ing Ground show that the new
brake will stop car travelling
80 miles an hour in two and two.
tenth seconds within 48 feet.
8 Models Shown
OF the eight models presented
for 1880 three are new to Chev-
rolet. Five are closed cars and
three are open. The closed cars
include the sedan, coach, coupe,
sport coupe and club sedan. The
open models are the roadster,
sport roadster and phaeton. The
new models are the sport coupe,
sport roadster and club sedan.
All carry the famous Fisher stamp
of craftsmanship and are finished
in variety of attractive Colors.
The well-known Six-c ylin d e r
.ValVe-in-heaG engine. introduced
a year ago after four years of
research and development, has
been further improved and refined.
Since the introduction of this
popular six year ago, more than
a million miles of driving have
been recorded at General Motors
Proving Ground in working out
and justifying these improvements
with all the resources of the
General Motors Research Labora-
tories and the Chevrolet expert
mental laboratory placed at the
disposal of the Chevrolet engineer
ing staff. The result of all this
is found in a smoother, quieter,
and more powerful motor as the
new engine, fully enclosed with
high-compreSsion non-detonating
head, develops so horsepower.