The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-03-31
v-6-cylinder Motor Develops IS
Horsepower, Reaches
75-Mile Speed


Complete details OF the new V-8-
cylinder Ford automobiles, which were
introduced Thursday. have been an
nounced by F. A. Copelin, Of the
Copelin Motor company, Ford dealer
in Bismarck.
The new Ford is large, long, roomy
fast, powerful and alert Its Va
cylinder engine develops IS horsepow-
er and is capable of IS miles an hour
Fourteen body types Of modern
streamline design are offered.
four cylinder engine developing 5O
horsepower also can be supplied WITH
any of these body types.
Numerous mechanical advances are
incorporated in the new car. These
embrace a synchronized silent gear
shift and silent second gear. ruDoef
engine mountings, doWn-draft car
buretor and carburetor siiencer, auto
matte spark control, fuel pump and
rear fuel tank. Other improvements
include a newly designed rear spring
Enthusiastically controlled Houdallle
double acting hydraulic shock aD-
sorbers. large four-Wheel brakes, new
" designed electrically welded steel
spoke wheels with large hubs and hub
cans and large tires The chassis and
running gear are cushioned by rubber
insulators in the spring shackles ana
shock absorber links. The BODY m
sulated from the frame by RUBBER
pads.
Has Air-Fl0w Lines
The air-flow lines are carried OUT
by the long hood with its rustless steeI
center strip, the slanting safety glass
windshield. and rounded roof line
THE convex lamps. full crowned tend-
ers and long, low running board mar
monte with the balance Of the oe-
sign.
Driver seats in all closed cars are ad-
Unstable. A large ventilator is pro-
vided in the coWl. The oval lnstrl-
ment panel is in engine-turned finish
The rev Ford Va engine is re-
markably free from vibration. Inc
engine is of the 9O-degree V-type, Gle.
ye!oping IS brake horsepower at 3,4Oo
r. D. m. The 65pound crankshaft is
OF the 90-degree type, with Its tour
Cranks at right angles TO each other.
The crankshaft, connecting RODS
and pistons also are in balance SO
that the engine operates with remark
able smoothness. Pistons are OF alum
mum alloy and have three rings, the
lower acting as an oil-control ring.
Cast In One Unit
Cylinder blocks and crankcase are
cast in one unit. New type, one
piece valves, which eliminate tappets
operate directly from the camshatt
without pushrods. Connecting rods
from opposite pistons are placed side
by side on each 90-degree crankShatt
throw. These are mounted on new
floating steel bushings, babbitted in
side and out which serve to give the
benefit of the full crankpin bearing
area to each connecting rod.
A cast aluminium cover embracing
the intake manifold forms the top OF
the engine, giving it an unusually fin
ished appearance. The doWn-drat'
carburetor and the fuel pump are
mounted on this cover.
The gas is preheated in the intake
manifold by hot spot created by ho1
exhaust gases surging back and forth
through a small passage in the mani
fold cover plate.
The distributor operates directly
from the front of the camshaft. Spark
control is automatic. Crankshaft and
crank pin bearings are fabricated by
pressure, as are the main bearings o.
the crakshaft.
A fan of airpIane propeller type and
two centrifugal water pumps together
with the large surface Of the radiator
insure ample cooling.
The rugged new double drop frame
Is formed to the shape OF the bod,
and, with the new low rear spring
provides a low center Of gravity. with
consequent increase in reliability.
Riding Comfort Greater
The riding comfort Of the car is due
to many factors, but particularly to
the new flexible transverse cantilever
spring. larger tires, rubber insulation
and the newly designed shock absorb
ers.
The new features have been tncor-
pcrated in the Houdaille hydraulic
double acting shock absorbers. One
is a thermostat control which COM
pensates for varying temperature con-
ditions, and the other a special valve
which automatically lessons the effect
of sudden road shocks.
The Ford rear spring is OF new de-
sign. being flatter and lower. It is
mounted on perches at the rear OF the
axle housing and bowed out so as To
clear the differential housing.
The new brakes have braking SUR
face Of 1876 square inches. Wheels
are Is inches in diameter. The large
hubs enclose the bolts, which attach
the wheel to the drum. There are 81
steel spokes. sharply pitched and cleo
trically welded to the drop-center RIM
and hub shell.
The drive is Of the familiar Ford
torque tube type. the drive shaft be-
ing of tubular construction.