Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-11
new LOW-PRICED BUCKS WILL
BE SHOWN HERE ON SATURDAY

Buick in appearance, mechan-
ical features and construction, the
new series with which Buick en-
ters lower price field will be
placed on display tomorrow at the
showroom of Jno. r. Robertson,
Buick dealer. OF l17-inch wheel
base, the new Buick has 90 horse
power. valve-i head straight -eight
engine. knee-action front wheels,
torque tube drive, sealed chassis
and also the automatic control
features of the three larger 1884
series.
With a ratio of only 1854 pounds
per horsepower, this newest Buick
attains effortleSS speed of 85 miles
an hour and accelerates from 10
to so miles an hour in 81 seconds.
while performance is one of
the outstanding features, the new
Buick is engineered to meet rigid
requirements of economy" Robert
son explained I'm exhaustive tests
at General Motors Proving Grounds
it is shown that at 20 miles an hour
the car travels 21.2 miles per gal
Ion of gasoline; at 30 miles speed
10 miles per gallon results; at 40
miles an hour, TT gallons; at so
miles an hour, Is miles per gallon;
at 60 miles an hour. 14.4 miles
per gallon and at TO miles an hour
, l3 miles per gallon.
I'm hill performance. the new
cars accelerated up an ll.6 per
cent, 1600-foot grade from 10 miles
an hour at the bottom to 35 miles
an hour at the top in 1875 seconds.
with 450-pound passenger load"
! The new Buick is designated as
the 40 Series and includes in its
I initial production five Fisher body
styles with no-draft ventilation.
The first model being displayed
! is the four-door sedan. Other mod
els of the new series are the four
! door club sedan with built-in trunk,
two-door touring sedan, business
/ coupe and sport coupe. All these
are equipped with safety wind
shields and ventilating wings.
In the design and construction
of the new series, the engineers
have accomplished combination
of factors for advancement in rid
ing comfort. Like the larger Buick
models the new car has knee-ac-
ton wheels, balanced springing
and weight distribution, ride stab
ilizer and air-cushion tires for the
gliding ride effect.
Knee Action Wheels
Having pioneered knee-action
wheels in its other series, Buick
uses the same design in the new
models. This type permits the front
wheels to move over road obstacles
independent of each other and
without transmitting shocks to the
frame. The knee-action wheels al
so absorb all braking and driving
strains, relieving the coil front
springs of all work accept that of
springing the front end of the
car.
Buick engineers point out that
this important improvement brings
to front suspension all the charac-
teristics of Bucks rear springs
where torque tube drive relieves
them of all duties except that of
providing resiliency.
The ride stabilizer, introduced on
the larger Buick models this year
is incorporated in the new model
for the elimination of body sway.
The fourth feature of Bucks rid
ing qualities are the newly design
ed 16x624 air cushion tires, carry
ing pressure of only 26 pounds.
The fuel system, which COM
bines high performance with
economy. includes dual downdraft
carburetion, automatic heat con-
troll, automatic choke, automatic
idle control, fuel pump, gasoline
strainer, air cleaner and silencer
and air-cooled fuel line. Starting
of the new Buick is simplified by
an automatic vacuum operated
started switch and dual control
from the accelerator pedal and
throttle button on the dash. The
driver needs only to turn on the
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