The Indianapolis times., 1932-02-13
HUDSON-ESSEX
BRINGS FASTER
CARS To SHOW
New Models Have Greater
Horse Power, New Body
Lines.

Lines.
Two new lines Of cars, Hudson
eight. in three wheelbase lengths
and new Essex six, are being
shown at the Indianapolis motor
show by the Hudson Motor Car
Company
With modernized, streamlined
bodies, a radically new rigid frame
construction, new power plant,
transmission system, equipment and
fittings, the Hudson and Essex cars
for the coming season are lower,
more powerful, faster, better in ap-
pearance and better equipped than
ever before.
Parallel in design, but dimen-
stoned 70 suit their own character
istics, the Hudson and Essex cars
are noteworthy for having intro
duced this year a real custom touch
in the popular price field. Depar-
lures in automotive style are at
tained by attention to detail in ex-
terror appearance, as we'll as in the
up-to-date equipment with which
the new bodies are fitted.
The body lines are new from the
tips of the V-shaped radiator to
the nodded rear, the blended lines
Of which in their artful concealnent
of unsightly parts, differ from any
rear ensemble of any other standard
car.
Faster Autos
The Hudson greater eight" en-
gine, now mounted ON 119, 126 and
1G2-inch wheelbase chassis, develops
101-horse power at 5000 revolutions
per minute, gain of 14-horse
power over that of last year, and
the Essex six engine, on its 113-
inch wheelbase chassis, develops To-
horse power at 5000 revolutions per
minute, a gain of 10-horse power
over last year. AS result, both cars
are faster, with decided gain in
performance throughout the entire
speed range.
Use Of the patented Hudson COM
bustion chamber, the new manifold
and improvements in the carbure-
ton system and balancing are re-
sponsible, not only for the power
increase, but for the improved
snoothness of operation and better
economy.
No longer are any wood parts re-
lied upon to fulfill structural body
duty in Hudson and Essex cars.
Year by year these bodies have been
made more and more completely of
steel, and the 1892 body is a cul-
mination of this trend.
New Dash Panel
Insulated for quietness as we'll as
against engine fumes and drafts,
the new Hudson and Essex bodies
meet the requirements which have
been made prominent through Sc
lective free-wheeling.
An unusually CO nplete system of
upholstery spring Vspension has
been worked out on the new cars.
There are transverse, lateral springs
which are mounted as a foundation
for the vertical coil springs in the
upholstery.
In planning the colors of the new
models, black, of course, has been
made available on all models of
every car. In addition, there are
three other basic colors-brown, blue
and green. The upholstery in every
case, even to the silencing strips of
felt in the windows, harmonizes
with the body colors.
One of the important features of
the new cars is the instrument
board. This has been entirely re-
designed so that the dials have
figures that are two and a half
times the usual size.
Many improvements
New on these cars are such fea-
lures as thermostatic carburetor
heat control, improved intake mani
fold system, quick acceleration de-
vices. anti-flood choke, intake
silencer, anti -backf1re device, i'm
proved torsional vibration dampen-
er, silent Synchro-me transmits
sion with Selective free wheeling,
retractive reverse free-wheeling,
triple-sealed oil cushion clutch, new
double-drop frame with diagonal
trusSing, bigger brakes, dash-oper-
ated ride control on shock absorb
erS, quick vision instruments mount
ed on eye-level instrument board
and wide variety of minor refine
ments and improved fittings.
The Hudson and Essex chassis
structure is built up on an en-
tirely new type of frame developed
for these cars. 1t is a double drop
design with the side rails given an
increased depth just at the front
end of the body where the maxi
mum stresses occur.
Double Muffler
Here the side rails attain a depth
of eight inches on the Hudson and
rs inches on the Essex and are
reinforced by the heavy cross men,
bers which act as the rear engine
support.
The carburetion and manifold
system on these cars has been de-
signed with a larger breathing ca
pacity which has resulted in in
creased power with reduced fuel
consumption.
The tire sizes are $50 by II on
the longer wheelbase Hudsons and
600 by II on the 119-inch wheel
base. On the Essex the tire size
is 5.25 by Is inches. All of the de-
vices attached to the chassis are
silenced by rubber or other means.
The exhaust pipe is carried back to
the muffler and tail pipe on rubber
supports. There are two muff1erS
with opposing sound characteristics
so that the audible vibrations are
neutralized and silenced. This ar