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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: FEBRUARY 29, 1 1920.
BUY FIFTY BOLTS
JOIN FIVE UNITS
OF LATEST MODEL
Simplicity of Construction and
Assembling Cuts Repair
Expense to Mini-
. - mum.
Simplification, constantly In
creasing demand An these days of
neeeisary fool-proof and trouble
proof automobiles, probably has
never been realized to a greater ex
'' tent than in the new Overland
"Four" models of tha Willys-Overland
Co. to b on diiplay at this
weeVi Omaha auto ihow.
For example, there are only At
nnits in the assembling of the en-
lite cat a iivtc lie mv plain.
including clntch, transmission and
universal joint; the frame and Jhe
famous three-point suspension
spring unit; the rear, system; the
body and the dash.
The entire assembly requires less
than 50 bolts. The control raeehan'
ism on Overland "Four" ia cen
tered on the instrument or key
board. , There are no wires of rods
or pines attached to the body. As
an illustration, the entire rear axle
may be moved by the release of four
bolts.
V The design of Overland "Four"
makes its units and parts so acces
sible that repairs can be made with
a minimum expenditure of both time
and money. But in its strides to
wards simplification of design, Over
land "Four" has increased the pro'
tection to moving parts by proper
housing. For instance, clutch, trans
mission and universal joint all are
enclosed with the motor in a single
unit. This permits lubrication of all
of these units from a single oil sup
ply and gives distinct economy in oil
consumption.
This tendency towards simplifica
tion has eliminated from this model
the oil and water pumps. The oil is
circulated by automatic pressure and
water by the thetmo-syphon sys
tem, or natural cooling method.
The simplified .design means not
only fewer parts to bt manufac
tured and assembled, but it affords
opportunity for better methods,
closer inspection and generally more
satisfactory results. .
No Gas On Sunday "
As a result of a brain-storm in the
grand jury of Baltimore. Police
Marshal Parker recently ordered en
forcement to the letter of the Blue;
Law which forbids the salt of gaso
line on the Sabbath day.
Women Prefer Closed Cars
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New Kissel Six-Passenger Sedan.
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SMART GARS OF
LA FAYETTE CO.
ARE NOT COMING
Preparations for May Produc
tlon Prevent Duplication
of New York Exhibit In
x Omaha.
New Elgin All-Season Sedan. .
Haynea Four-Passenper Coupe.
New Model Holmes Coupe.
Officials of the LaFayette Motors
Co. of Indianapolis express regret
in not . being able to exhibit a La
Fayette ear at the 6maha show this
week.
The company is preparing for
production in May or June, and all
avauaDic cars, lnciuuwg 111c iiiuuci
which attracted interest at the New
York and Chicago shows, are being
subjected to tests in various parts
of the country. One of the designer's
cars, a touring car, is running up
mileage on the Indianapolis speed
way. Many Omaha motorists saw the
-TTaFayette car at Chicago and New
York shows. E. C. Howard of the
LaFayette company, reports many
people have asked to nave their
names entered on waiting liata for
cars, despite the fact prices have not
yet been announced.
Ninety Horse Power Enarina.
The Lafayette company ia headed
by C W. Nash, also president of
the Nash Motors company, and the
car was designed by D. McCall
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vvmie, famous as a designer 01 nne
cars. The sales organization is tak
ing shape under the direction of
Vice President E. C. Howard, for
merly general sales manager of the
Cadillac Motor Car Co. i
The eight-cylinder engine, which
reflects the influence of aircraft de
sign, is of the high-speed type, with
a miximum speed of 4,000 revolu
tions per minute and an actual rat
ing in excess of 90 horsepower. The
bore and stroke measures 3jx5
inches, and the cylinders, which
have detachable heads and internal
ly machined combustion chambers,
are cast in two blocks of four each,
Like Smart Foreign Cars.
Lafayette officials point to elimina
tion of many engine parta hitherto
considered necessary by eight-cylinder
manufacturers. It is generally
regarded as "something neV In
Closed cars will predominate the
LaFayette line for 192Tjincluding a
touring sedan, smart limousine and
a tour-passenger coupe.
' Open models will be limited to
two styles a touring car and a tor
pedo four-seater, the latter being
distinguished by lines suggestive of
n.tgh speed and resembling the swag
ger sport cars of Eneland and
t ranee.
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At Auta Show
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HERE! The 1920 Briscoe!
Every Refinement: EtJerv Cfnvtmitnr
Every Comfort; and Economy As Well
A raperb example of the famous Briscoe principle that
i?S5il ali!!??dcnite P yen surpass m appearance
its more costly companions.
??Jlte Yon will b especially interested in
anre, with the enclniv Rri j it "1
tfci!rZJ rw win i especiauv interested in
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Thm FamoaM Briteom
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You're noticed how everybody Is
talking light weight this season.
The remarkable gasoline and tire
mfleage of cars like the Briscoe
has forced every manufacturer to
strive for weight reduction.
Wseoe, tt Too know, has always
been Hgh la -weight The 1920
Biiacxm mrIv MriM k:.
fcaUlsl ACS
rs a atep further, and once again
onecoe supremacy.
Powr-Plant, Tee v.
Perhaps no single entomobOe
product has achieved greater fame
than the compact, sturdy efficient
Bnscoe motor, with its smooth,
steady flow of power under all con
ditions and exceptionally low gaso
line consumption.
The mileage records of thousands
of Bnscoe owners form an aston
ishing array of performance
proofs. " .
taiSCOB MOTOR CORPORATION. JACKSON. MICHIGAN
BIXBY MOTOR CO.
lC3 St Maiye Arenue
OMAHA
Tyler 792
Production Figures Sh6w
Growth of .Motor Industry
Passenger Car Production.
Wholesale
Year. Numbed value.
1899 3,700 $ A750.OOO
1904 2181 83,634,364
1909 ........ 127,731 159,918,506
1914 ........ 543,679 413,859,379
1917 ..- 1,740,792 1,053,505,781
1918 926,388 801,937,925
1919 1,586,787 1,399,282,995
Average wholesale prlct 1919, $882.
Motor Truck Production.
Wholesale
Year, n Number. value.
1904 H $ 946.947
1911 .......... 10,655 2292.321
1917 128,157 220.9S2J568
1918 . ..227,250 ' 434,168,992
1919 305,142 408,311,585
Average wholesale price 1919, $1,138.
Car Economy a Wide ,
Term; Many Features
Must Be Considered
"When the topic of economy is
discussed among a group of mo
torists, it ia often found that only
the type of econdmy secured by high
gasoline mileage ia referred to says
George H. Hotfliston, Omaha Hup
mobile branch manacer. "The othtr
factors of economy are frequently
forgotten, both In purchasing or us
ing a car.
Jbconomy ia aa all-inclustve
term. , Ia its broader sense, you
must consider oerfonnance. com
fort and good looks of a car, when
obtained at a medium price.
"Sturdiness of construction and
proper workmanship reduee your
repair charges in most cases an
important economy feature.
Accessibility oh adjustments and
lack of complicated mechanism
keep your upkeep charges at a mini
mumanother fact to be remem
bered. ' '
"Tire cost often takes precedencj
over fuel expense, and the ratio of
car weight to standard tire eduio-
ment should be considered carefully
by the intelligent buyer."
State and municipal road building
throughout the country during the
present year will cost a billion dol
lars, twice as much as the Panama
canal. '
Get Automobile and
Keep Boys and Girls
Back On the Farm
A certain popular song writer
struck, a keynote vital to the coun
try's life some time ago when the
query was sounded: "How you
?;oing to keep 'em down on the
arm?" The problems involved in
that phrase nave assumed moun
tainous proportions.
The dearth of farm help and the
migration of the young people of
the rural communities to the cities
are responsible in no small meas
ure for the high eost of all foods
and the scarcity of many heretofore
abundant productions of the farm.
Wartime wages in the industrial
centers have naturally attracted the
farm hand, but behind it all lies the
lure of the city, with its amuse
ments, bright lights and greater
educational opportunities. The
younger generation will not remain
secluded and alone on the farm in
the face of this call of the bigger
world.
Thejnotor car has accomplished
more than any single agent in mak
ing farm life more enjoyable and
farm folks more contented; it has
extended their range of acquain
tance and greatly broadened their
social life. More farmers are buy
ing cars than city dwellers; some
have gone the limit in the effort
to keep the family together. , .
NEW MODELS OF
KING CARS ARE
FULLOFBEAUTY
The "Limoudan" Combines
Feature of Sedan and Lim
ousineStrong Improve
ments to Chassis.
For 1920 the King, represented in
this territory by the Noyes-Xttly
company, will continue to feature
four body styles, all using the same
chassis. They are the touring, four
some, "Road King," and "Limou
dan." '
The bodies are all new designs
and improvements and refinements
have been made in the King chassis.
The new King open bodies, with
perfectly flat top body edge, smooth
straight sides and high hood, stand
out as individual and artistic motor
equipages.
Features of Body.
The Limoudan, so named because
it combines features of both sedan
and limousine, ,is distinctive, with
high hood, sloping front straight
sides, sharply rounded corners and
broad windows.
Usually wide crown fenders, with
rear fenders hugging the wheels,
blend into the body styles in an
artistic manner and emphasize the
style and smartness of each indi
vidual model.
Built with attention to materials,
construction and workmanship, the
new King -bodies measure up to the
high standards.
A close examination of the new
King models reveals many features
which will appeal to prospective
owners. Each of the four body
styles has inside and outside door
handles, sloping , windshield with
tension adjusting nuts, rigid spare
rim or spare wheel carrier, long gear
shift and hand brake levers and
deep, son upnoistery.
Open-Body Models.
The pea models are equipped
with perfect fitting hand-tailored
topa and the storm curtains fit anur
and tight A long narrow bevel
plate glass in the back curtains of
the touring and foursome models
and two bevel plate glass ovals it.
the Road-King add to the beauty
of the tops. .
The well balanced instrument
board of the new King models calls
for special notice. Between an eight
day clock and a Van Sicklen speed
ometer there is a hanged panel car
rying light switches, ignition Iock.
ammeter and dash Jight. This panel,
Yale locked at top, is the cov
er plate of a small cabinet contain
ing the fuse block and wiring ter
minals. This arrangement protects
them from moisture and while ac
cessible to driver it also prevents
anyone from tampering with the
electrical connections.
Chief among the" mechanical im
provementa in the King chassis arc
long front and rear springs, large
tubular front cross member, longer
torque arm and a specially designed
rear cross frame member which adda
to the rigidity of the whole chassis,
makes a solid mounting for the car
rier, securely fastens the. "ends of
rear fenders and acts as a protection
for the gasoline tank.
Soma Combination
The New York Sam says that ia
Guatemala there it no private garage
problem. Motorists have eliminated
the private garage by snaking the
front hallway of the house, aboat
where you yould expect the um
brella stand and the hatrack to be,
a combination of front door, front
yard and garage. The fact was re
vealed through a letter from a car
importer in Central America to an
automobile manufacturer, in which
he emphasizes that "It is necessary
to know the size of the cars to find
out whether they could easily enter
the hall."
Here s honing they sleeo with the
windows open in Guatemala. Mo
tor Life.
NATIONAL SEXTET 3 E V B N.f A 8 S E N O E R TOURING CAR
The National Sextet
At the Show
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A new and finer National will be on exhibition at the Auto Show the
v Sextet, a car which we believe to be the best we have ever produced.
We urge that you set aside definitely a few minutes of your time, suffi
cient to leam thcvTnerits and see the beauty of this new car.
Note the refreshingly, new design, the lithe low-hung lines, the daring
distinctiveness and individuality of the front fenders, and the high,
rounding hood. .
Likewise examine the engine, note the extreme simplicity of a power
plant so well constructed and durable that we deem it die finest mat
has ever borne the National name.
Then note those refinements that go to make a high-powered, sturdy
car altogether satisfactory. '
There are lock-fitted cubby holesln the walnut paneling of the tonnetu
compartment, a hooded ventilator on the cowl, a motor light for night
inspection, dual headlamps of unique design, a built-in tool kit in the left;
front door, a transmission theft-lock, and a host of other niceties that
7 please in the National Sextet. .
Then because seeing isn't enough make 'arrangements to ride in it,
and sit deep in great soft cushions while enjoying the satisfaction that"
t only the best in motor cars can yield.
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THE NATIONAL SEXTET 18 BUILT IN FIVE CUSTOM BODY STYLES
national Motor car &. vehicle corp., Indianapolis
TwntiHh Succtufkl Yr i
NATIONAL CAR SALES corp.
1727 McGee St,
KANSAS CITY.
DISTRIBUTORS
2429 Farnam St,
OMAHA, NEB.,
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