Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-27
NEW PONTIAC
BEING SHOWN


/ Newly designed throughout ano
/ with an entirely new straight eight
77-horsepower motor perfected dur
ing two years of engineering de-
partment work. the 1898 Pontiac
went on display today as General
Motors latest offering in the low
price field. Factory list prices
start at S585, according to John
r. Robertson.
Smooth, flashing performance
and exceptionally high economy
have been combined in the big
straight eight motor which has a
cylinder displacement of 223,4 cubic
inches and an almost square
ration of bore to stroke.
Seven new windStream Fisher
body models are offered on a
wheelbase of lis inches. Tenders
are deeply valanced and center of
gravity is extremely low. The am
pie sizes and weight of the new
line is indicated by the fact that
the four-door sedan, equipped for
delivery. weighs S,265 pounds.
Among the body selections is a
new type-a cloSe-coupled, two
door five passenger touring sedan
with rear trunk. Other types in
clude the standard two-door sedan,
business coupe, roadster, sport
coupe and convertible coupe. Full
balloon tires with 5:50-inch tread
are mounted on l7-inch wire
wheels. Shock absorbers are of
the Lovejoy hydraulic type, at
tached through rubber. The dou-
ble-drop channel-steel frame is rig
idly braced by six heavy cross
members.
All bodies have fixed windshields
of super-safety glass, and the new
Fisher no-draft ventilation sys-
tenn with adjustable safety glass
ventilating sections in two-panel
windows. Cowl ventilators also are
provided.
Precise balance in every moving
part renders the motor extremely
quiet and eliminates torque re-
action throughout the entire driv-
ing range. Particular care is tax
en- in balancing the 71-pound
crankshaft which rides on five
heavy-duty bearings anchored to
supports cast into the block, and
which carries an improved type
of Harmonic Balancer. Electro
plated, four-ring pistons and the
drilled connecting rods are bal
anced 20 a plus or minus limit OF
one-half the weight of a copper
cent. The motor is cushion-mount-
ed on five thick pads OF perman-
ent rubber compound. Rubber in
sulation is used at 81 points
throughout the car.
High cylinder compression of 128
pounds to the square inch, full
pressure fabrication to every bear
ing including the piston pins, au-
tomato control of engine heat
and fuel temperature, and high
efficiency valves carrying springs
of special Swedish steel, are among
the mechanical features OF the
new motor. The cooling system
employs a copper-core Cross Flow
radiator of new design and ''pipe
line" which extends the full
length of the motor block to de-
liver water of uniformly cool tenn
perature to each exhaust valve
Water passages separating all CYL
inders are carried down below the
limit of pistol travel. Water re-
circulates through the motor while
the radiator is cut off by a ther-
mostat during the warm-up period.
Combustion fumes are removed
from the crankcase by pressure
suction system of ventilation.
A three-jet down-draft carbure-
tor meters the fuel flow through
out an economy range extending
to a road speed of IS miles per
hour, when the third and largest
Jet is opened for full power and
maximum speed. A pneumatic ac-
celerator pump enriches the fuel
mixture over a period of several
seconds to provide the punch
needed for fast pickup. Individ-
ual exhaust ports for each cylin-
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fler reduce back pressure.
An improved Syncromesh trans
mission permits quick, silent shift
ing and a steering gear with a
ratio of IA to one, operating on
taper roller bearings, gives sure
steering control. Brakes of the
mechanical, two-shoe serve type
greatly multiply pedal pressure
Dial type instruments are grouped
in left panel On the right is
a convenient glove compartment
A dash starter button replaces the
conventional foot pedal starter.
On the road, the new Pontiac
with its long wheelbase, low CEN
ter of gravity, sure traction OF
wide tire areas and ease of shift
ing, steering and braking, creates
distinct impression Of "big caT'
stability. And the big, straight
eight motor, with something left
even at high road speeds, reduces
driving fatigue and raises Pontiac
performance to new brilliance.