The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-03-17
PONTIAC PRESENTS (
| GREATLY IMPROVED
AUTO This SEASON
Although Larger, Faster and
More Powerful, It Remains
low.Priced Eight

The 1894 Pontiac. successor to the
straight eight which last year invad-
ed the low-price field with such spec
tacular success, now presents even
more highly competitive values.
It will be exhibited In the Bismarck
automobile and style show in the
memorial building next Thursday,
Friday and Saturday by Flick Motor
Sales, Inc.
The new Pontiac. although larger,
faster and more powerful than before,
remains low-priced straight eight.
Seven smart new wind-stream bodies
have been created by Fisher.
With the motor developing "a brake
horsepower, seven more than In last
years car the 1884 Pontiac acceler-
ates with silent. split-second pickup
and attains an effortless road speed
CT we'll over 80 miles per hour.
Independent knee action" suspen-
sion of the front wheels is largely re-
sponsible for Pontiac's amazing i'm
provement in riding comfort. especial
" for rear seat passengers. Other
contributing factors are increase in
Wheelbase to lit Ia inches. increase
in car weight to 3,455 pounds (for the
four-dOor sedan, low pressure tires
Of larger diameter and longer, ROOM
Ter bodies, rubber mounted on a new
type KY frame Of great strength.
In Pontlac'S new front-end spring
design the conventional front axle and
front leaf springs are eliminated A
rigid king pin mounting on short
dead axle extension of the frame
holds the front wheels in unvarying
relation to the chassis. Each front
wheel employs a resilient dual coil
spring and two-way hydraulic shock
absorbers, all enclosed and sealed
ir a massive oil-filled housing. In
steering, the wheel knee" and spring
!. housing all swivel as unit on the
king pin.
Springs Equally Soft
This suspension now permits use
OF equally soft" springs. front and
rear. AS result the car rises and
falls gently over road obstacles with
out shock or pitching. An automatic
stabilizer reduces body sway.
] The advantage of rigid front wheel
mounting is reflected also in Pontiac's
new steering ease.
Big, powerful Bendix brakes, simple
IN design and certain in operation,
which multiply pedal pressure many
fold, afford additional driving safety.
Even with the brake shaft sawed COM
pletely in two-the rigorous French
government test-the car still can be
braked on all four wheels by using
the emergency hand lever and the
foot pedal. The emergency, incident
ally, is not merely rear wheel park
ing brake; it operates on all four
wheels and provides braking power
beyond that of the foot pedal.
Pontiac engineers assert that the
improved 1894 straight eight motor is
even more smooth than its famous
predecessor in the 1888 Pontiac.
Due to the excess strength built
into the motor and the precise balanc-
ing OF all moving parts, the road
speed OF the car can be advanced in
one-mile stages throughout it's entire
speed range without the slightest
trace OF vibration. A larger Har-
monte balancer guards the 71-pound
crankshaft against torsional vibra-
ton. The heavy cylinder block, with
deep. rigid crankcase. short stroke and
main bearings supported by five solid
webs cast into the block, provide other
salient factors which contribute to-
ward the srnoothnesS of the motor.
Pontiac does its job easily, as eu-
denced by the fact that only SIS per
cent OF the available motor power is
required at a road speed of IS miles
per hour.
Pontlac's compression has been
raised to new ratio Of 81 tosl. A
new type Of cylinder head carrying
cooling bosses above all valves per-
rnits the use Of regular grades OF fuel
under this high compression.
Ample Cooling System
An ample cooling system which pro-
vides forced flow Of 1000 gallons of
water per hour at road speed Of Is
miles an hour assures a cool drumming
motor. Fountain cooling" of the
valves Is achieved by directing pres
sure streams OF water against the
water jackets adjacent to the valve
seats from holes in a pipe line EXTEND
ine the full length of the engine.
Pontiac's motor block has purposely
been made larger than actually neces-
sary to provide space for ample water
jacketing. Pontiac employs the ex-
elusive Cross-Flow type radiator.
which prevents evaporation in warm
weather and conserves alcohol or
anti-freeze solutions in cold weather.
Metered flow full pressure lubrica-
ton to all motor bearings, a feature
pioneered by Pontiac in the low price
field, Is continued. This system pro-
v;des q regulated flow through the
connecting rod crankshaft bearings
which remains unchanged regardless
Of bearing wear. Oil spray from the
n,etered bearings bathes the cylinder
walls. Connecting rods are rifle
drilled to convey oil pressure to the
piston pins. The danger of oil tube
breakage is avoided by drilling all
oil channels through the metal of the
block itself.
Although the engine develops great
er power, the 10 per cent saving in
fuel consumption has been effected
by the efficient new cylinder head and
by the new method Of vacuumatic
spark control, operated by the vacuum
ir. the intake manifold. Regardless
Of load or speed. this vacuum spark
control times the cylinder explosions
at the exact instant when each piston
reaches the top Of Is compression
stroke. The Gaselector, another econ
omy feature, enables the owner to
make manual adjustment Of the
spark, which obtains the last ounce
Of power and economy from any grade
CT gasoline used.
Winter starting has been made ex-
tremely easy by adoption of larger
II plate. l07-hour storage battery and
by generator Of SO per cent greater
charging capacity.
Electrical controls have been sim
pltfied. The starter control now is
operated by the accelerator pedal. As
Icing as the engine Is operating, It y
impossible for the starter to engage.