New-York tribune. [volume], January 04, 1920, Page 16, Image 94

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Some Studebaker Precedents in
Six-Cylinder Car Production:
Studebaker was the first quantity producer to cast six-cylinder
motors en bloc.
Studebaker was first to produce a six-cylinder car priced be?
low $2,000.
Studebaker was first t? produce a 50-H.P. car priced below
$2,000.
Studebaker was first to produce cars with crown fenders.
* Studebaker was the first quantity producer to adopt plate-glass
windows as standard equipment in rear of top.
Studebaker was first to adopt cord tires as standard equipment
on a car priced below $2,000.
? And Now in This Car
Studebaker is first to adopt cord tires as standard equipment
on a car priced below $1,450.
Studebaker is the first manufacturer of six-cylinder cars
equipped with crank-shaft and connecting rods machined all
over. At present this advanced practice is followed only by
several manufacturers of high priced multi-cylindered cars.
Specifications:
Seating Capacity?Touring Car, five passenger*; Landau-Road
ater, three passengers. ?
Wheelbase ?112 inches.
Weight?2400 pounds.
Motor?-Six Cylinders, 3l? inch x AV? inch, cast en bloc with upper
half of crank case cast integral; aluminum detachable-head; 40
horsepower; three point suspension; valves set at an angle of 20
degrees, silently operated by bell crank construction; 3 tirmng
gears driven by silent chain, with convenient outside adjust;
ment; 10 inch connecting rods; 4 bearing crankshaft; connecting
rods and crankshaft machined all over.
Lubrication?Splash and positive distribution.
Cooling System ? Centrifugal force pump circulating system,
with thermostat control; tubular radiator; four-blade fan.
Gasoline System?15 gallon tank in rear; vacuum feed.
Carburetion?Improved horizontal tesa carburetor, mounted at
top of motor, with warm air connection from exhaust mani?
fold; horizontal and short intake manifold cast in detachable
head with internal hot-spots.
Electric System?Double unit generator and starter; Bendix
drive.
Ignition?Battery; semi-automatic spark control.
Electric Lights?Large headlights with improved deflecting
lenses, two degrees of dimming; speedometer light; tail light.
Clutch?Single dry plate disc.
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Transmission?Intermediate, separate unit, mounted on sub
frame; three speeds forward and reverse.
Gear Ratio*?4.55 to 1.
Propulsion?Tubular propeller shaft with two flexible disc uni?
versal joints.
Rear Axlos?Improve semi-floating; spiral bevel gear drive; full
taper roller bearing equipment. ?
Drive?Hotchkiss.
Springs?Front and rear semi-elliptic; front 38 x 2 inches, 7
leaves; rear 52 x 2 inches, 7 leaves, underslung.
Tirea?Cord, 32 x 4 inches, ?non-skid on rear.
Brakes?Foot brake, external contracting, 14-^ x 2 inches; emer?
gency brake; internal expanding, 13-}, x 1% inches.
Fenders?Heavy pressed steel, oval-crown design.
Upholstery?Genuine leather, French plaited.
Top?One man Gypsy type, bevel plate glass windows in rear,
curtains open with doors.
Equipment -Rain vision slanting windshield; electric horn; elec?
trically lighted instrument board, on which are mounted car?
bureter choke, light and ignition switch with lock, oil indicator,
speedometer?driven from propeller shaft?ammeter, fuse box;
combination robe and hand rail across back of front seat; carpet
covered foot rest in tonneau;' gasolina gauge on tank in rear;
complete set of tools, tire carrier in rear with extra rim.
Color? Black with striped red wheels.
Models -Touring Car; Landau-Roadster.
Studebaker presents
the world's greatest
Light-Six autonr
FOR years the evolution of the motor car has
been towards a light SIX as the logical car
to meet public demand, and Studebaker,has
therefore designed and produced the car to fill this
requirement. The new Studebaker LIGHT-SIX
is a five-passenger, six-cylinder, 40-horsepower
automobile of 112-inch wheelbase. It sets a new
standard of achievement in automobile engineer?
ing for
?refined and improved design
.?scientific distribution end exact balance of car
weight
?quick acceleration and power
?smoothness and quietness of performance
?ease of operation and control
?economy of fuel and maintenance
Before Studebaker engineers and executives
approved the LIGHT-SIX and released it for pro?
duction, five sample models were built for exten?
sive tests and experjments ? m the laboratories
and Methods and Standards Department, as to
steels and materials, the Experimental Depart?
ment as to dynamometej tests of motors, trans?
missions, axles and chassis, and then over 50,000
miles of roads of every description throughout
the country.
While the cars demonstrated satisfactorily un?
der the strenuous tests in the East, ono was given
severer punishment in the Golden West. A car
was driven across the country over the Rockies
to the Pacific Coast, where on California's won?
derful roads, in the Yosemite and Sierra?, it was
subjected to every trial and test which automo?
biles can encounter in the severest use. -
In the mountains, its power, brakes and car
buretion at high altitudes were proven satisfactory
?in the sands and heat of the deserts of New
Mexico ahd Arizona, power and carburetioirat low
altitudes and torrid heat were found correct.
Upon return to the factory, the car was dis?
assembled and every part inspected for wear and
defects, with the gratifying revelation that there
were no defects and that wear was negligible.
The car is manufactured complete in the new,
modern automobile plant, built by Studebaker at
South Bend, at a cost which will ultimately reach
$15,000,000. This plant is equipped with new
machinery and every known mechanical appliance
for accurate and economical quantity production,
and is unexcelled in America* in this respect.
Studebaker use3 materials of the best grade
obtainable to make the LIGHT-SIX the highest
quality, most durable and economical light car
yet produced.
Liberal factors of safety have been used
throughout and motor vibration has been prac?
tically eliminated by an unusually large crank?
shaft, crankshaft bearings and light connecting
rods, and by machining all over the crankshaft
and connecting rods. This practice is a distinct
departure in six cylinder motor construction and"
adds another precedent to Studebaker's^credit.
The car weighs 2400 pounds complete. It is
balanced so perfectly that the weight resting on
the front wheels and the rear wheels is equal
within a few pounds. This is also true regarding
the weight resting on the two right wheels and
the two left wheels. This perfect balance is partly
responsible for the remarkable riding qualities,
comfort and road-holding ability of this car.
The improved Studebaker intermediate trans?
mission with long shifting lever, coupled with the
disc clutch and easily operated foot pedal, make
the shifting of gears easy and noiseless -at all
engine speeds.
The body of the LIGHT-SIX was designed
and is manufactured complete in the Studebaker
factory. It is sturdy, strong, free from rattles
and will last indefinitely. It is upholstered in
French plaited genuine leather. Workmanship
is of superior quality throughout.. .
?And Studebaker Has Created Another Pre?
cedent in Motor Car Values ? the Studebaker
LIGHT-SIX is the first car at its price with
Cord Tires as Standard Equipment.
? There is a genuine surprise awaiting the lover
of motoring who sits at the wheel and drives this
car, for it will perform as no other light weight
automobile has yet performed in running the
gamut of speeds and hill climbing.
We offer this car in full confidence that it will
prove satisfactory in every respect and thereby
add to the prestige of the trade name "Studebaker"
which has been a household word for 68 years and
stands 'for the best there is in automobile values.
THE STUDEBAKER CORPORATION OF AMERICA
Detroit, Mich. South Bend, Ind. Walkerville, Canada
Greater New York Branches:
Broadway at 56th Street, Manhattan, and 1291 Bedford Ave., Brooklyn
TOURING CAR?five passengers, $1435
LANDAU-ROADSTER?three passengers, $1685
All prices f. o. b. South Bend ,
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