New-York tribune. [volume], January 04, 1920, Page 6, Image 84

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New King Types Are
Of Latest Designs;
Limoudan Is Added
Combination ove Sedan and
Limousine H&s Striking
Features; High Standards
Upheld by the Makers
For 1920 the King Motor Car Com?
pany will continue to featture four
body styles, all using the same chassis.
They are touring, foursotfia, road King
and limoudan. The bodies are all new
designs and many improvements and
refinements have been made in the
King time-proven chassis.
Bevel edges and square cornered !
body designs have become so common j
that the new King open bodies with
perfectly flat top body edge, smooth,
srrateht sides aivl high hood with |
graceful contour stand o-it as indi- i
A. Ward Jr.
President King Motor Car Co.
vidual and artistic motor equipages.
The limoudan, so named because it
combines features of both sedan and
limousine, is also distinctive with high
hoot!, sloping front, straight sides,
sharply rounded corners and broad
windows.
Unusually wide, crown fenders with
rear fenders hugging the wheels blend
into the body styles in a most artistic
manner and emphasize the style and
smartness of each model.
Built with especial attention to ma?
terials, construction and workmanship
the new King bodies measure up to the
highest standards.
A close examination of the new Kino
models reveals many features whicc
will appeal to every prospective owner
Each of the four body styleB has inside
and outside door handles, sloping wind?
shield with tension adjusting nuts;
rigid spare rim or spare wheel carrier;
long gear shift and hand-brake levers
and deep, soft upholstery.
The open models are equipped with
perfect fitting hand-tailored tops and
the storm curtains lit snug and tight,
A long, narrow bevel plato glass in the
back curtains of the touring and four?
some models and two bevel plato glass
ovals in the road King add to the
beauty of the tops.
The well balanced instrument board
of the new King models calls for spe?
cial notice. Between an eight-day
clock and a Van Sicklen speedometer
there is a hinged panel carrying light
switches, ignition lock, ammeter and
dash light; this panel, which is Yale
locked at top, is the cover plate of a
\ See the famous STUTZ
at the Auto Show Space B-10
Seconde F loor. Grand Central Palace
William Parkinson Motor Sales Co., Inc.,
1 764 Broadway, at 59th St., New York
Newark Branch?372 Central Ave.
Brooklyn Branch?1168 Bedford Ave.
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VYords ? Unsupported by Definite
values, will never sell an automobile
to the wise buyer. Words cannot
prove dependability of performance
or a sufficiency of power. Maibohm's
performance is the only answer.
Miserly in the use of fuel, oil and
tires, and of a dependability which
i 7 has been making new friends and
i binding old ones closer for years,
Maibohm will speak for itself. The
wise buyer is the one who will give
the car this opportunity. US****1 * ' '1
& Allen-Waring Auto Corporation )
^k 1750 Broadway Tel. Circle 3io7-3-o8^|
?||l maibohm ,Jm
A distinctive model with rakish lines is the Hupp company's five
passenger model.
small steel cabinet containing the fuse
block and wiring terminals. This ar?
rangement protects them from moisture
and while accessible to the driver it
also prevents any one from tampering
with the electrical connections.
Chief among the mechanical im?
provements iri the King chassis are
long front and rear springs, large
tubular front croBs member, longer
torque arm, and a special designed
roar cross frame member, which adds
to the rigidity of the whole chassis,
makes a solid mounting for the tire
carrier, securely fastens the ends of
rear fenders and acts as a protection
for the gasoline tank.
Through the use of new designed
connection rods and improved pistons
approximately four pounds of recipro?
cating weight have been eliminated,
thereby increasing greatly the power
and performance of the efficient King
"8" motor.
A Mayo radiator, Whitney timing
chains, Westinghouso electric starter
and generator, Alemite lubricating
system, Detroit dry-plate clutch, and
Thermoid Hardy universal joints and
a self-contained heater in the limoudan
are all new features of the 19_0 King
cars.
From head lights to tire carrier one
notices in the 1920 King models de?
tails of construction, some of minor
and others of greater importance, all
of which total more than one hundred
points of improvements and refine?
ments in chasfi?H and body styles and
are bound to intensify the good repu?
tation King cars have always enjoyed.
Heaters for Cars Must
Be of Varied Types
Engineering Thought and-Care
Called For in Making
These Devices
C. S. Pelton, vice-presindent and
general manager of the Perfection
Heater and Manufacturing Company,
Cleveland, in company with other
factory representatives, is looking
after the company's exhibit, of ear
heaters at the New York show.
"There are twenty-eight diffeo-ent
Mr. Pelton.
makes of cars equipped with heater.;
on the show floors," said Mr. Pelton.
"Naturally, we are proud of the fact
that every one of them is made by
our company. Other manufacturer:)
have contracted for heaters, but at
too late a date to get them installed
in show cars.
"The day of the heated car is here.
In another year a car heater will be
regarded in the same lio;ht as an elen
tric starter ? a necessary part of
standard equipment. There is one bit
of iruormation I believe it highly im- i
portant for the motoring public to
know. A successful car heater is.not t
a mechanical toy. While not at all
complicated, it does require the same
engineering thought and cure in manu?
facturing as any mechanical device.
"One of the big Tacts we proved
to our complete satisfaction in our
seven years' experience is that no one
typo of heater is suitable to all makes
of cars. This is duo to varying ]
structural conditions of cars and ex- j
plains why you see a number of dif?
ferent heater designs among the cars
on exhibition."
Tubes That Won't Deflate
Bonner Device Seuls Under !
Compression and If olds Air In '
"It was not so long ago that the j
motor-car was a troublesome piece of |
mechanism, and only experts could
drive it," says J. Huston Cochrane, I
sales manager of tho Story Rubber j
Corporation. "However, each year the
motor car has been bettered, until to?
day the average woman finds the work
of driving a machine a pleasure rather
j than an irksome task. This is due
? more or less to tho fact that mnnu
i facturera have catered to the needs of !
women by installing self-starters, elec?
tric lighting systems and other acces?
sories to add to the comfort of motor?
ing.
"Women, as well as men, frequently
look at motoring through troubled
glasses because of tho bugbear of flat
tires. How often have motorists been
miles away from home, enjoying their
trip, when a tire punctured! It is
just such a condition that has made
the Bonner tubes a welcome addition
to motoring, for they will puncture but
will not deflate.
"The construction of these tubes is
made upon a scientific principle?n !
thickened tread portion held under i
compression .seals any puncture inime- j
diately, without the loss of air. So i
now it is possible to drive anywhere at
any time without the fear of driving
home on a flut tire."
Apperson Engine Goes
20,000 Miles Without Miss
That Apporson motor cars stay put
is well attested by letters received
from owners at the general offices of
the Apperson Brothers Automobile
Company, in Kokomo, Ind.
It ia not very often, however, that a
manufacturing company gets unso?
licited such a testimonial as was re?
ceived by these pioneer manufacturers
from C. P. Alexander, of Bel/.oni, Miss.,
the other day. Here .?a what this resi?
dent of the Mississippi delta had to
; say:
"My Apperson up until now has run
120,000 miles, and 1 httva never had one
nut of the ?ingiri? oil, which I think is
rema-; able for any automobile. Thought
?you would likii to know of this per
Iformanco. I expect 5,000 wir (5,000
? miles moro bofore any engine work
fwill have to be dono/'
1920 Liberty Six
Makes Changes to
Add to Convenience
i
"Good Car Made Better," Is
Report of Officials After
Dealers and Publie Failed
to Offer Suggestions
Many of the changes made in motor
cars are the result of suggestions, from
dealers and members of tho selling
force. When the Liberty Six was ex?
hibited at the automobile shows last
year it was noted by company officials
that, although criticisms and sugges?
tions from the men of the field force
were asked for and welcomed, nothing
of more than a minor nature was forth?
coming, and very few even of such
suggestions were made. As one dealer
said: "It's too good to be improved. At
least I don't know how to better it."
Nevertheless tho 1920 Liberty Six
shows considerable improvement over
previous models, in body lines, in
details of comfort and convenience, and
in features of design and construction.
The wheelbase of the car has been
lengthened to 117 inches. It was found
possible, also, to revise the body di?
mensions in such a way that more
liberal space is provided in both com?
partments, and a readjustment of these
interiors has resulted in undoubtedly
better provisions for the comfort of
passengers.
Other improvements that will es?
pecially appeal to owners from the
viewpoint of greater convenience are:
Interior fastening sjde curtains,
plainly marked, which are carried in a
very accessible compartment 'back of
the front seat; plate glass rear curtain
light, of generous size; improved seat
cushions upholstered in genuine
leather, fitted over the unexcelled
Marshall cushion springs; slanting
windshield; newly designed top hold?
ers, ete.
The mechanics of the car have also
shared in the general smoothing and
running. The motor has been per?
ceptibly bettered. And this, we are
told, is due entirely to the talent and
untiring application of the Liberty en?
gineering staff, which, for two years
past, has steadfastly held to the task
of perfecting this already great en?
gine.
t
It is our sincere conviction that
the fullest capacities of the
Cadillac plant will continue to
be taxed all of this year and in?
definitely thereafter.
\
In the light of these facts, those
who wish to own this car?the
Cadillac?and no other, any
time this year, will almost surely
be courting disappointment if
they delay placing their orders.
Cadillac Motor car Company
Complete line?new series
Type 59 Cadillac?on exhib?'
Hon at the Automobile Show
and the Cadillac salesrooms
y
Establishing New Standards
In Motor Car Design
N analysis of the new Mitchell design reveals
a striking application of the principles of
motion to automobile design. It shows many
fundamentals of design previously ignored.
The slanting lines of radiator, hood, windshield
and doors and the harmonizing lines throughout,
reflect the gracefulness of water craft. There are
no unsightly vertical lines to give a blunt, unfin?
ished appearance.
The long, yacht-like sweep of the body is empha?
sized by an extended moulding cleverly applied,
and a bevel crown that merges into the cowl.
The exterior has received extra finish coats, assur?
ing lasting luster. The interior shows the handwork
of master craftsmen, both in comfort designing and
elegance of finish. Roominess has been made a
special issue. Riding ease is assured by the Mitchell
cantilever rear springs.
As to the chassis, the mechanical improvements
. which created the new-type Six of last season ? the
Victory Model ? are repeating the sensation they
caused then and in use later.
Made better in scores of ways, to add strength
and endurance and to save operating and upkeep
costs, this Victory Model chassis has more than
fulfilled the promises made for it. The year's motor
history has proved it superior.
Several additional refinements have been made
and mechanical accuracy has been much increased.
Experts have given final approval to the new
models.
And so 3'ou should see these Mitchell Sixes at the
show, whether you intend to buy a new car or not.
The display will prove an education in new-day
motor car art. We urge you to come.
New York Mitchell Motor Co., Inc.
Columbus Circle, facing south
Tel. Col. 8000
AUTO SHOW?SPACE A-23, MAIN FLOOR
UROOKr.VX, V. Y.
(?hint Auto Salen Co.,
! 151) Itrdfoi'fl Ave.
NEWARK, 3V. 9.
l'oli?j- Motor Cur Co.
37 William St.
5-Passenger Touring Car 4-Passenger Coupe
3-Passenger Roadster 5-Pas_enger Sedan
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