Evening star., 1934-01-28
Austin

All three Of the passenger car models
Of the 1884 Austin will be mounted on
the bantam chassis, prices ranging from
S295 for the business coupe to S365 Tor
the de luxe coupes, less equipment ana
accessories or tax, +. o. b. factory. Many
improvements have been made IN the
engine, including the adoption OF 2 new
distributor sdrive direct from the cam
shaft and a generator driven ny the
V-type fan belt. Due to improved
design of the camshaft and other re-
fnements, the new Redhead engine de-
velops considerably more power than
did its 1888 version. All piston rings
are now mounted above the pins.
BY floating the engine on resilient
oil-resisting cushions much smoother
power performance Is obtained. A
large number Of anti-friction bearings
are used throughout the motor, the
crankshaft being mounted on double
row ball bearing in the front and q
cylindrical bearing In the rear. The
new transmission case Is OF aluminium
and Is bolted to the engine crankcase to
form a unit power plant. Ball or roller
bearings are used on all the trans
mission shafts.
Austin features an L-head four
eylinder engine with cylinders meas
uring % by inches. fabrication Is
by pressure and the pistons are alum
mum alloy, in keeping with the de-
nands of a high-speed power plant.
The transmission Is OF the three-1or-
vard.speeds type. For tax-rat1ng pur-
noses the bantam engine figures 7.6
horsepower.
Buick
Nineteen models on 1l9 inch, 1923
finch and 1856 inch wheelbases COM
prise the so, go and 90 Buick straight
eights for 1884. each featuring knee
action" front wheels, nolseless ar
cushion tires, an octane selector con-
trolled from the instrument poaro,
vacuum Servo mechanical brakes larger
generator capacity to take care OF Iaolo'
and the improved Fisher ventilation
with deflectors over the tips OF the
front yentilators to prevent entrance OF
draft. rain or snow when open. Ap-
pearance has been greatly improved,
the new sloping "V'' type radiator being
6tted with a chrome finished conceal
inr grille. Wide, deep front tenders
extend well down over the 'front.' OF
the tires so that all chassis parts IN the
front are concealed, as is the case IN
The rear, where q built-in trunk Is
optional. Drop-center bumpers, a long
er belt line and incased spare tire,
when mounted on the rear. are added
touches. Arm rests on both front doors
are welcome interior f1tments.
The conventional front axle and stitt
leaf springs are replaced by g. special
front cross-member and coll springs
bordered above and below by w.
shaped arms from which the wheels
are suspended. Shock from road OBJ
stacles are thus confined to whenever
front wheel meets them. the rest OF the
ear retaining its plane. Roll and sway
nre prevented by means OF q ride stao-
fliZer mounted Just ahead OF the rear
cross-member. Buick features con-
trolled center-point steering, q smooth
er clutch and 9 new synchro-mesn
transmission which, due to the use OF
Seiica1 gears. is silent in all speeds.
HORSEPOWER has been increased IN
the SO series to 80; in the go series
to 100 and In the 80 to 116. Cylinder
bore has been increased IN the nrsl
two series, while in series 80 the power
increase is due to raising the compress
sion ratio. Five-point rubber suspen'
sion is used for engine mounting
Among the many improvements Is dua
controlled automatic starting, which
makes 1t impossible to use the starter
TO move the car when the ignition Il
locked. All of the operations for 9
ouick start are automatically performed
Chen the driver turns on the ignition
Ind opens the throttle by hand o.
hy foot.