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Head Engine:
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with all mountings of resili- ent silencing rubbers
A Triple-Sealed Engines
A Vacuum Cleaned Crank- CASE)
Auromaric Heat Control Thermostatic Control of water circulations
Benled Chamby
Torque-Tube Drivej
Automatic Lubrication of engine, universal joint and fan hub;
Ona plece, I-beam Front Axle
Cantilever Rear Spring
Fisher Body with V. V. Windshields.
Duco Finishi
Ten-Plate Multiplo Disc Clutchy
Controfabio-Beam Head-
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Head and Combustion Chamber
12. Schróma Valver
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Upholstery
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Tourer
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SATURDAY, APRIL 14, 1928.
"THE SIX-CYLINDER FIAT.
EFFECTIVE ADVER
TISEMENT.
The award is one of several founded in 1923 by Edward Bok, editor and publisher, to be con- ferred annually for the purpose
All About New Model “520,"
ד'
It on-
Gets Edward Bok.
Award.
A prominent exhibit on the Fiat, mounted just underneath the oil fil- stand both at the Paris Salon and ling cáp. Here it is separated in It was during 1926, that motor
For a distinguished individual at Olympia was the new Fiat mod. two streams: the first forces Ita exports from Great Britain for the advertisement deemed most efec-520 stock car. It certainly pre-way directly the main bearings, first time exceeded motor imports Live in its use of pictorial lus- serves the graceful lines which have connecting rod big-onds, and cam- in number and value.. During trations in any form during 1927, come to be looked upon as typically shaft bearings; whilst the second that year nett Imports, the num- an advertisement of the Cadillac Fint;light, flexible, comfortable and flows through an oil purifier placed bar of which is arrived at by Motor Car Company has just re-commodius car at a very competi- in front of the dash and Inlis back, deducting re-exports from gross ceived the Edward Bok award tive price.
to the aump. The puriler is of imports, amounted to 21,542, this conferred by a jury chosen from The engine has six cyclinders of the type with a very large filtering figuro representing the total of the Harvard Graduate School of 08X103 mm, bore and stroke res area woll condensed in a small private cars, commercial vehicles Business Administration,
pectly which gives a total swept space. It seems to be very efficient. and baro chassis. The revised
volume of 2,244.c. The cylinders as it gives no trouble and in about figure for exports during 1925
are of cast iron, in one piece with an hour's running the entire supply showed a total of 82,388. The
the upper half of the crankcase of lubricant passes-through it." exports of complete cars exceeded
The sump is of pressed steel and can Cooling is, as usual, by contri- the imports by qbout two thou of encouraging outstanding ba dropped without interfering fugal water pump and radiator fan; aand, and the exports of chassis achievment in advertising" pro- with the clutch and gear-box. The but an unexpected festure is to be exceeded the imports by upwards gress. The honour of being select cyclinder head, also of cast iron found in the old fashioned way by of 6,000. As regards commercial ed is as great in advertising is in one plece and quickly detech- which they are both mounted on vehicles, the figures were smaller, circles as is the crowning of a able. It has combuston chambers the same extended supported sunft but, exports were very nearly great book by tho French with sido by side valves, overhead and driven by the same one-pieco double Imports in number and Academy to the world of litera-sparking plugs and general layout belt. more than five times as great in ture. Each award is for the designed to set up a high degree Starting is, also usual, by hand value. In other words, under this highest results in some branch of of turbulence.
lever and electric starter. The heading imparts must have con- advertising.
The crank train has been very latter however, instead of being sisted raninly of quite light
The Cadillac illustration which carefully carried out. The combin-placed below the engine, is now in vehicles of substantial value. received the award as the mosted base chamber and cyclinder a more accessible position along the During that year, the value of effective in its class is the work block ensures by itself a very rigid near side of the cranicense. total exports exceeded the value of of T. M. Cleland, nationally mounting; but in order to further gages a ring gear on the flywheel imports by well over four million known artist. It originally apenhance it, the crank-shaft is sup in the usual manner. pounds.
peared with a number of others ported on seven plain bearings of The clutch bell casing and gear We may now consider the cor- by the same artist in a book used | large diameter. A six cyclinder box are separate, but both are responding figures for 1927. In by the Cadillac company for die engine offers very favourable con- bolted up to form a unit with the some respects, these are more, and tribution through the mails. It ditions for the accurate balancing engine. The clutch is of the forodo In other respects less, satisfactory: was later selected by them as the of its reciprocating parts: not only lined single plate typo running Total exports increased as com-most ng illustration for the full advantage has been taken of dry; its extreme lightness and con- pared with the previous year, both announcement of the new Cadillac this, but furthermore, a special sequent low inertia make gear numerically and in value, and ex-car last September and appeared damper has been fitted at the for-shifting easier. The gear box pro- ports also increase under all the with the title, "Cadillac Creates a ward end of the crankshaft in or-vides four speeds and reverse and der to be absolutely sure to have is fitted with an interesting accom- three headings of cars, commercial New Luxury in Motoring.”
chassis. vehicles, and.
In commenting upon the award, eliminated all possibilitles of torsory consisting in a thief-proof de- vice mounted at the base of the exports amounted to 35,696, that William W. Lewis, assistant gen-slomal virbration.
The valve gear is of the side by change-speed loyer, whereby the Is to say, an increase of over three ertad aales manager and director of thousand. Their value showed an advertising of the Cadillac com- alde type. It is, in itself, of very gears can be locked in neutral. increase of not much less than a pany, who was present at the simple design; but, owing to the Transmission is ensured by an open million pounds, which means that Harvard dinner with Mr. Cleland general layout of the engine, its propellor shaft tubo with a univer- the 'average value of each export at the time the award was con-operation is remarkably silent and sal joint at each end and a 5.6 to 1 Torque and was larger than in the previous ferred, stresses the importance of free from noise at all speeds: much evel final drive.
Meanwhile, imports also patrations in progressive adver- more so than any other engine of thrust are therefore taken by the year.
the same make. The camshaft is rear springs: n feature which again increased; total nett imports for tising. He states:
"The rapidity of our material stiffly supported in the crankcase recalls dispositions which seemed to the year numbered 31,375 to a total
progress is largely due to our in- and is driven, off the forward end have been definitely done away with value of about £4,000,000. the margin of exports over Improved facilities for publicity of the crankshaft, by a noiseless in Fiat cars,
magazine, radio, chain which 'la niso used to operato The frame is of usual Flat de- ports as regards numbers was only newspapers, about 4,300 Instead of being up-
nows features in motion pictures, a dynamo placed along the off afdesign, but bullt exceptionally strong. Adjustment of Suspension is on semi-elliptic wards of 10,000. The margin in and many other agencies. Half of the crankcase. respect of value was about three a century ago it would have taken the chain le ensured by the usual springs and shock-absorbers fore months to disseminate news about eccontric tightening device fitted and aft: the rear springs taking up and a half million pounds as com-
commercial product that can to the dynamo support.
torque and thrust as already men pared with over four milliona
today be told to the world through The ignition system is quite a tioned: Sankey all-steel, artillery pounds. Under end heiding, the same agencies in a few days, novelty for cars of this make: wheels are provided: they are namely, complete privato.care, im- "The faster strido of our magneto has given place to cofl and equipped with the new Michein ports exceeded exports in number modern living means faster think-distributor: a feature which is to Bibendum tyre, Left-hand stocr- but not in value. Under the othering, and clearer thinking. People be found in no other Fiat stock car. ing is standard an unusual fes- headings, exports exceeded im wish to plunge at once for the The distributor la mounted high up ture in Italian cars-but right- ports In all ways. The figures kernel of a message, and they over the engine in a very accessible hand steering is provided on re- show a remarkable ascendency on make quick decisions.
position and a driven by a verticalquest. the commercial side of the British
"In announcing our car we shaft which passes up through a Brakes are fitted on all four Industry; in this group the im- desired to convey to the public the tunnel in the cyclinder block and is wheels. They are of the internal ports only amounted to about one elegance, beauty and distinction driven, through helleal gears, on expanding type and have a self- hundred vehicles, valued in all at which we believed were inherent the camshaft. For a range of 20 wrapping action in both directions leas than £19,000. Meanwhile, in it. We believed that this was degrees, the ignition advance is en-which calls for a very light operat exports Amounted to 1,737 the story told by Mr. Cleland Intirely automatic; but 15 degrees ing effort. There are two absolute- vehicles, with a total value of well his drawing and that our rapid-more can be obtained by the rotatly independent controls: one by over a million pounds, the average thinking quick-acting publicing sleeve control placed on the pedal which operates simultaneous- value of exports being much would get the impression in a steering column.
ly on all four wheels, and the other higher than in the previous year. moment's time from a study of the Fuel feeding is ensured under all by hand lever which operates only
The total value of exports is picture.
working conditions by a combined on the rear wheels, Bpeedy ad- substantially 'greater than it has "The advertisement was enter-vacuum and gravity system: petrol justment is provided both for brake ever been in any past year, but ed for the Edward Bok award is sucked from the main supply at drums and for operating cables,
The car in general is exception- exports during the last half of the without our knowledge and it was the rear, stored in an autovac tank. year did not compare favourably gratifying to learn that this mounted on the dash, and thence ally smooth and silent: Indeed, it with exports during the first half, highest tribunal of advertising fed to a single carburetter fitted is one of the most silent cars now Over 21.000 vehicles went out effectiveness passed such a judg to the near side of the crankcase on the market. Having an engine during the first six months, the ment upon it?
below, The vacuum tank is of of high output running at a low figure for the" last six months of
exceptional size as a precaution range of speed it can be driven against running dry when travel-practically all the time on top gear, the year being somewhat under 15,000. One cannot, however, de-
ling over very hilly country calling the other speeds being used only duce very much from this fact
for considerable throttle opening, occasionally for starting, for stiff It is fitted with a special water and climbs, etc. The possibility of since it may quite possibly be found that exports for the first
grit filter enclosed in a glass con-driving about in mazes of modern months of 1928 will be particular-
tainer which is easily detachable town traffe without having to mako, for periodical clearing and in which continual use of the gear box is a ly large, bringing the recent aver
inspection of the petrol is possible advantage which will certainly be age, up to a quite satisfactory
without dismounting any piping. much appreciated by the average figure.
The carburettor is a vertical Solex motor-car owner. A maximum with the usual choke control on the speed of about 65 m.p.h. Is available air inlet to facilitate starting and and fuel consumption is about 25 slow running. It is fitted with an m.p.g. No announcement has yet air cleaner and with an interesting been made regarding the selling patented device which prevents his price of the new Flat but it cer- sing of the air intake at high tainly will be very low and such speeds. The particularly difficult as to compete successfully with problem of efficiently. feeding six American makes 00 foreign cyclinders from a single carburet marketa.
Thus
It is always advisable at this time of the year to carefully look over the spark plugs, clean the carbon from them, clean and adjust the points to the proper gop, as well as to make sure that the connexions holding the magneto or 'distributor wires aro tight. Should it be found that any of the plugs are cracked or broken, they should be replaced.
NASH
LEADS THE WORLD IN MOTOR CAR VALUE.
Engine; 6 cylinder,
7 Boring Crankshaft.
4 Wheel Mechanical Brakes. 5 Dine Steel Wheels,
5 Full size balloon, cord tyres. Automatic windshield wiper, air- cleaner, oll purifler, petrol filter, cowl ventilator; force feed lubrica. tion, front & rear bumpers, leather upholstery, hydrastatin gasoline gauge.
Nash Standard Bix 5 Featur Tourer...... G$1150.
Nash Advanced-Six 7 scater Tourers a
0$1650. Prices for other models 00 application,
Free rides to prospective buyers.
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70 Des Voeux Road C.
THAT COMPREHENSIVE
SIGNAL
When asked what, in his opinion, the average motorist in- tends to convey when he puts his right hand. out as a signal, an experienced driver states that in the course of his roud travels he has personally discovered that it
can mean :---
(1) Turning to the right, (2) Turning to the left. (3) Stopping,
(4) Reversing,
(5) Pointing to the scenery. (G) Flicking off cigarette ash. (7) Feeling if it is raining. (8) Testing wind resistance. (9) Waving to a passing friend.
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ter place far below, has been solved As we have pointed out at the by combining the exhaust manifold comriencement of this article, an and the intake pipe in such a way attentive examination of the Fiat that no cold spots are possible. model *520" will reveal any de- Full power is in fact available even tails which follow American prac immediately after starting from tice, and which would naturally lead cold.
one to suppose that the famous Lubrication is very thoroughly Italian firm had deviated in the de- carried out and oil filtering has sign of this chassis, from classical been given very careful attention.Italian constructive methods, The ofl Bump acts as a reservoir and The truth of the malter is, how- is fitted with the usual horizontal ever, as may be gathered from the internal baffle and filtering plate brief description", which we have which prevents splashing and flood-just given, the system of con- ing the cyclinders when the car is struction which is characteristic of pulled suddenly and keeps the ofl] Italian design in general, Band - of- pump immersed when the car goes that of the great Turin &buse in down steep descents. The oil pump particular, has merely been modi- is of the gear type, submerged infiled and adapted to meet the newer the sump and driven off the lower requirements which have been end of the distributor shaft. Oil gradually making their way ‹ into is sucked through a filter, also modern motor car design during drowned in the sump, and sent un-the last few years, particularly In der pressure to a second filter markets other than Italian.
When the girl asked, "How fast can we go?”!
The young man said, "Oh, "sixty, or sol"
Then he stepped on it strong,
Till a cop came along,
And mulcted him of some of his dough—
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