The Bismarck tribune., 1935-03-23
Motorist Entitled 70 All That u
New and Better, Company
Head Says

Offering many new comfort, safety,
performance and economy features,
the 1885 Oldsmobiles will be exhibit
ed BY Fleck Motor Sales. Inc. ct the
Bismarck automobile and style show
March %, 20 and 80.
The new Oldsmobile Six and Eight
are built to conform to Oldsmobile's
belief that the n1otorist IS entitled to
all that Is new and better, according
to @. L. McCuen, president and gen.
eral manager Of the company.
9tressing the importance Of safety,
Oldsmobile introduces in both lines
Of cars what has been called by en-
gineers the greatest contribution to
motorists safety In . decade. the
solid steel "turret top" body by Fisher.
Built integral with the body unit Is
a roof constructed Of one single sheet
Of seamless steel. This top not only
provides added safety in itself, but
lends great new strength and rigidity
to the entire body, engineers say.
Paralleling the solid steel 'turret
top" body by Fisher In public ap-
proval is the streamline design Of the
new cars.
All Of the advantages Of wind re-
sistance reduction have been incor-
porated into the new cars and the
beauty Of symmetrical line retained.
Other new features listed In the
announcement include:
A complete system Of sound.
proofing Of body, chassis and
motor.
Longer wheelbase and roomier
interiors.
Increased economy Of operation
by means Of improved manifold.
ing and carburetion systems.
Increased power because Of high
compression ratios. achieved
through an entirely new design
cylinder head which still permits
the use Of standard fuel.
Redistribution Of weight to
given an even smoother ride by
placing seat location between the
axles.
AS important to the motoring pub.
lie as the new features, Is the reten-
ton by Oldsmobile of the advance
ments Of 1894. led by knee-action
wheels and super hydraulic brakes.
Knee.Action Indispensable
Knee-action wheels. he pointed out,
are indispensable to the car, which Is
built to provide the highest degree Of
passenger comfort. The knee-action
wheels, BY moving up and down inde-
pendently Of each other. absorb the
road shock which, in the ordinary
Car without knee.action. is trans
mitted to the passengers These
springs are OF the sturdy coil type
found on higher priced cars. Knee
action makes possible, too, CENTER
control steering and easier handling
of the car. Coupled with the front
and rear ride stabilizers, center.con-
troll steering adds much to Car COM
fort.
The self.energizing, super -hydrau.
lie brakes Of the 1884 Oldsmobile also
IRE retained. with the brakttag area
increased BY II per cent to make them
even more powerful and sure Of action
than before, and giving longer life to
the Innings. These brakes have been
proved by millions Of miles Of driv.
ing. and the large increase In braking
area will add even more to the safety
offered In the 1885 Oldsmobiles.
In introducing the new cars to the
public here the Oldsmobile president
stated:
I'VE have retained the fine fea-
lures Of our previous cars and added.
new ones to them because we believe
that the American public Is entitled
TO everything new and better in mo-
tor cars, every feature that will add to