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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 30, 1919)
4 . Announcing the v I- FT. 1 new Cleveland Six is here, the car that automobile dealers have been waiting for and talking about Tor two years past. ' It" is the 1919 achievement of motordom', bring ing new qualities, new ideals, new excellence into the light-car field, and at a price which will please countless thousands who care for the better things of life. You will admire and wonder at this new car, for the industry has offered no other like it. You will He delighted with its grace and style. You will marvel at its power and speed and quietness and comfort. Truly here is a car that" will dominate the whole light-car held. and Sincerity are Built into This Car. w The Cleveland Is the product of men splendidly exporience.d in the design and making of flue cars, men who have contributed their genius and skill and sincerity to the building up of one of America's finest quality cars. So the Cleveland is an expression of the best ideals for service to the world, dependable service of transportation and recreation. It is a really unusual car. it brings genuine motoring satisfaction within reach of thousands who have wanted such a car. It brings new motor-car ciualitv at a low price. Test Cars on the Road Three Years The Cleveland is a finished product. There is no suggestion of the experimental about it. It is new to the public, but to the mon who conceived it and developed It the Cleveland is a per fected car. Cleveland Sixes have been on the road for three years, un dergoing overy conceivable test for performance and endurance. Two years ago the car was ready for production. But the war was coming and the Cleveland waited. Today, in a splendid new plant, the very last word in modern equipment and method, this car 1r built- fnr great plant, directing all its various departments and guarding wvury uijurauou is a group or men whose sincerity of purpose is a suuiiuucu ui excellence in tneir car. Powerful, Sturdy'-' and Simple Mechanically, the Cleveland Six is of extraordinary sturdi ncss and slimpicity throughout. It is distinctive. It has refine ment of construction not commonly found in low-priced cars. Tlfe wheel-base is more than ample to permit of the most pleasing body designs and to provide seating capacity for five adult persons in the very extreme of comfort, with proper, pitch of cushions and lots of leg room. Power? There is power to spare in the Cleveland Six. Power that takes the loaded car flying over the hills, and at any speed that anyone would wish over the country road and open highway. Power so flexible, so responsive to the slightest touch of the throttle, that those of us who have driven many cars know there are few motors indeed that compare with it at all. And this motor is in no other car. It is the exclusive Cleve land Six motor, designed by engineers of the Cleveland Company and built under their supervision in the Cleveland factory. Your Own Choice of Four Beautiful Bodies The Cleveland Six will please you. The body designs and furnishings of the" handsome touring car. the snappy single-seat roadster, and the two splendid closed car models, are worthy of the mechanical excellence of the car. In some of these four models you will find YOUR car. Condensed Specifications'?. MOTOR Six Cylinder valve In head .jfpd; 'bore 3 inches, stroke 42 inches; six cylinders cast en bloc separate front' crank case; detachable cylinder head; valvo mechanism completely enclo3cd; three-bearing crankshaft of largo -diameter. Cam shaft and accessories driven by adjustable'sllent chain. Lub rication by gear pump positively driven by spiral gear from cam shaft. CARBURETOR Stromborg vacuum system 1G gal. tank at rear. IGNITION Distributor and high tension coil, or Bosch magneto, ?45 extra. - STARTING and LIGHTING Gray and Davis two .unit system. COOLING By centrifugal pump, cellular radiator and adjustable self oiling fan. TRANSMISSION Unit Power Plant construction with center control. Three speeds and reverse. Nickel steel gears and shafts. Main shaft mounted on annular ball bearings. CLUTCH Disc type. Propeller Shaft Fitted with double universal joints. REAR AXLE Floating type. Pressed steel housing; spiral bevel gears; Tlm kon bearings throughout. Chrome nickel sterol drive shafts. FRONT AXLE Drop forged I Beam. Chrome nickel steel spindles and steer ing arms. Timkeu Bearings in wheels. BRAKES Ample in size and efficiency. SPRINGS Somi-eliptlc front and rear, bronze bushed eJ'es. Rear underslung STEERING GEAR Worm and sector type, irreversible, fitted with 18 inch Walnut wheel. WHEELS Wood. Artillery Typo. Wire wheels (set of 5) $105 extra. RIMS Flrostone, straight side demountable. TIRES 32x4. Non-skid Rear. WHEEL BASE 112 inches. TOP One man type, fitted with door opening curtains and beveled glass rear window. FINISH Body Cleveland Blue, upholstered In hand buffed, bright finished. long grain leather. Hood, fenders and running board shields, black enamel. Wheels and chassis black. MODELS and PRICES Touring Car (Five Passengers) $1385, Roadster (Three Pasaongera) $13S5, Sedan (Five Passengers), Coupe (Four Passengers). J. V. ROMIGH, Dealer, North Platte, Neforask . Cleveland Automobile Company Cleveland. Ohio