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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MOTORING SUPPLEMENT. SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 1991.

THE NEW STUDEBAKERS.

70 Horse Power: Free Wheeling System.

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Wind-shields nro A new Studebaker Six, redesign, ed as to appearance, and equipped ventilating, with additional ventila with free wheating under positive tion provided by cowl ventilators, gear control, fa announced by

Fitting Inchide an automatic Studebaker. and displayed by windshield cleaner with concealed Hongkong Hotel Garage local mechanism: electric lock to igni Studebaker agents. The new tion, the key of which also operates model, with its 70-horsepower doors on closed models: rear traffic engine, le the most powerful car signal light. combining stop and ever offered at Ruch n low price. tail lights in one compact unit;

cowl The introduction of free wheel- commodious

pockets with Instruments, In- inx last summer in the new series

quick-snap flap. President and Commander Eights cheting an 80-mile-anhour speedo- wen auch unprecedented publie muter with 100,000-mile odometer, oll approval that two months later a hydrostatica gasoline gauge,

ammeter. and new series Dictator Eight was an-pressure

are grouped ounced embodying this remarkable engine thermometer, advancement. The immediata under glass and indirectly lighted. , success which attended this move Though unchanged in power and

convinced Studebaker

be performance, the motor of the new feasibility of offering free wheel-Studebaker Six has undergone ing throughout its entire line. certain surface refinements. These Hence the new Studebaker Six. changes are primarily changes of Free Wheeling with positive gear location in engine units and units control, manufactured under Stude- of the accessory drive shaft baker patents, is now made avail-sembly, and are made for longer able to bousands of motorists, life of ports, greater accessibility to Stude who, fully convinced of its sound and doser uniformity advantages, were unable to enjoy

from them heretofore because of econo mle reasons. These advantages have been demonstrated so con.

past

clusively during the few months, that many leading automo tive authorities now contend that it is only a question of time before all motor cars will have free wheel ing.

baker engine design.

The Studebaker free wheel uut engine le an Integral part of the trans-through an angle drive mission, and is extremely simple camshaft. and sturdy in design.

Bare and

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NEW 16 CYLINDER ENGINE.

Harry Miller and his 16-cylinder engine in a Cord front-drive chassis,

Los Angeles, Calif., Feb. 14. been designed-one for each two Five hundred horsepower 125 cylinders. A special oil feeding! miles an hour-are what the new apparatus, that Miller has used 16 cylinder motor, designed by previously on racing ears but has Harry Miller and now being never uppeared on passenger cars, installed in the chassis of a Cord is being installed. front-drive automobile, is expect- ed to do.

Miller, noted for his front-drive racers, has been working secretly on this motor for the past several months and expects to have the car on the rond in a few weeks The new motor is expected to give a passenger car the speed and a racing ear without power losing the advantages of comfort able panse ger travel,

Valves have been moved the left to the right side of the engine block. In this position they are far more accessible. The water pump and fan are now combined in a single unit on the front of the engine and driven by a V-belt in a triangular drive. The dis tributor, located on the left of the block. is now operated from the These changes greatly it repacca increase the life, of the accessory the higg and second speed sider drives. gears of the conventional transmis- In operating efficiency. the new

The idea for this motor was ion, the only additional units Studebaker Six engine remains the

Ame. Its engineering perfection conceived by Miller when Billy employed being the constant-meah

Arnakl. driving for Harry Hartz. the marginally nud remarkable power helteul gears on

offered won the Indianapolis Speed Classic which provide a degree of silent ample evidence of championship usi

He was driving a operation hitherto unknown.

performance in a number of record..

special built Miller with an eight of free breaking feats during the past eylinder engine. The new engine The salient features

Which Milte wheeling are brielly summed up in year.

Miller has built for pas a new degree of driving thrill, new Powerplant of the new Stude

cylinder racing engines easy shang of gears without the baker Six is a six-cylinder, L-bender cars in really two of thest 6 16 use of the clutch, new standardsype, cast en bloc, developing 70 combined so as to form

vylinder V-type motor. of operating economy, and a new horsepower at 3200 r.p.m.. degree of safety. The provision stroke are 3-1/4 x 4-1/8 inches. The motor has a displacement of of conventional engagement in a giving a piston displacement of 302 cable inches and a stroke of

hore of 2 gears makes the full braking power 205 cu. in. Connecting ends, 10 inches with

Inches long, are drap forged from inches. It develops 300 horse- of the engine instantly available.

Seven body types are offered on elected steel, with shimless bear-power and, with the Installation steel. of super-charger that Miller the 114-inch wheelbase of the new ings babbitted direct to

'ntends to make, will produen 509 Studebaker Six. These include Rode and pistons are matched In

Sedan; ets for perfect balance.

horsepower. Ave-passenger, four-door Regal Sedan for five; two-passenger Business Coupe; Coupe for four with rumble seat; Tourer and Regal Tourer, both with folding top; and

to soften Rondster. Save for the Business etting. It subdues motor vibra- fabric facings combine

andi Roadster

Tourers,tion and contributes to marked the shock of contact between driv- Coupe,

furix and driven members. Smooth, which are finished in leather, upmoothness. Smoothness is

enhanced by the heavy, aoiseless clutch engagement results. holstery is of tine fabric. Regal her

Transmission in the new excl modela are equipped with six wire counter-weighted crankshaft, stati-

free wheel xelective wheels, two in front fender wells, ally and dynamically balanced, and

through quiet helieu rubber engine mountings which ype and a faiding luggage grid.

the transfer of engine gears.

speeds forward

The Body lines have been completely minimize

ind redesigned. The new radiator and vibration to body and frame, body treatment conforms elusely to Camshaft is operated by allent free wheeling feature provides a that used on Studebaker's larger hain drive. Valves are of special new degree of silence, case of shift- The new alloy steels-chrome nickel steel ing, and safety of control. The eight-cylinder models. sloping radiator in of the same for intake and ailchrome steel for mainshaft is mounted on ball bear- are operated by ings. Countershaft gears are for- design which evoked such favour exhaust-and able comment in the new series mushroom type pushrods and cool-ged integrally, both shaft and gears in being made of special alloy steel. President and Commander Eightsed by ample water passages heat-treated for extreme toughness last year. It is equipped with the the cylinder.

An outstanding fenture of the new car is the engine vibration damper, rubber-driven for pro- onged maintenance of accurate

Has Eight Carburetors! Elght special carburetors have

sive

Three

reverse. 0121

and hardness.

new

same high turbulence air deflce- Lubrication is full-pressure feed Rear axle is, semi-loating with

tors in the grid which provide for tu main, connecting rod and cam-throme molybdenum steel shafts. bolter air circulation,

chaft bearings from gear type Timken roller bearings are used in The headlamp tie-rod is out of pump with screen filter. Oil filter front and rear wheels and steering sight in the radiatur shell. Large insures clean oil at all times, and knuckles. Minimum road clearance headlights of harmonious design, constitutes a safeguard to the of the rear axle large, flat radiator cap and oudernemelency of the force fead lubrica-Drive in Hotchkiss type with tubu-

bumpers with the tion. As in other Studebaker en-

lar propeller shaft. characteristic dip in the middle to gines, the oil need only be drained Springs are semi-elliptic, conion-

same

8-3/4 inches.

double-bar leave the new radiator treatment nt 2500-mile intervals.

ed with rattle-proof, self-adjusting unobscured, reflect the vast im.

A 1-1/4 inch single tube carbure spring shackles. Lovejoy hydraulic provement which has been made in tor is used. High turbulence mani shock absorbers are standard frunt body design.

fold controlled for seasonal varia- and rear. Improved mounting Bodles are of welded steel over tions in temperature, insures per eliminates brackets and clamps. selected hardwood foundation and feet distribution of the Incoming Rubber bushings used at connecting

prevent noise permit all-round visibility. Double-asoline. vapor and contributes to link ends

and drop frame construction achieves marked fuel economy, Semi-nu-eliminate need for lubrication. lowswung amartress, and at the tomatle choke control prevents The steering gear is the loss time increases safety by overuse of the choke and consequent cam and lever type. A 16-1 re- + lowering the centre of gravity.dilution of oil in the crankense.

duction ratio, in conjunction with Extra wide doors permit easy Ignition Is Delco-Remy. Cur- Timken roller bearings in king pins, entry and exit Ample headroom, rent is supplied by generator and gives remarkable ease of control. elbowroom and legroom are pro- 90-ampere hour Willard battery. New two-shoo Duo-Servo four-,

The distributor in driven by an au-wheel brakee, Internal-expanding. Sweeping body lines are amartes-xillary shaft. Distributor head are equipped with long-life molded ed by wide-crown fenders, graceful and spark plug wires are waterlining. Tests show these brakes to windshield pillars topped with a proofed with rubber caps. Start- be unusually responsive, providing Jaunty polo сар visor, anding is likewise Delco-Remy, with maximum cffeleney with minimum unique safety Roof Bendix drive. The starter button pedal pressure. A chromium brightwork.

hook-up allows the system to func quarter panels give a more tallared is on the dash. appearance and make the

Gasoline is supplied to the car-tion even though control is severed on one, two or even though there buretor by fuel pump equipped or disconnected appear lower has been no actual reduction in with a filter. The fuel pump in-three wheels.

Double-drop frume design, four- headroom height. The now selecsures constant, adequate flow of tion of colours is authoritative ugasoline. regardless of speed or point motor suspension, and strong- fashion's trend towards the more grade. The alter prevents foreign ly braced cross members give an matter from entering the carburo-exceptionally rigid foundation for

vided.

Nombre shades.

roof

Spaciousness. In matched by in-tor or combustion chamber, terior comfort and luxury. Armhydrostatics gasoline gange rests are standard in the rear seats located on the dash.

of all closed models. Silken shades

Cooling is by centrifugal pump, at back ad rear quartar windows, belt-driven conjunction with the as well as dome light, heavy fan assembly. Tubular radiator,

tonneau carpet, and polished robe as used by Studebaker for yeare,

the big bodies on the new Stude- baker Six chassis. Mountings for bumpers are incorporated in the frame.

Heavy duty artillery type wood wheels are used on all but Regal six wire wheels. models, which are equipped with Tyres are full

and foot rails are provided in the provides oven operating tempers ballon, 6.26 x 19 inches, with an the fures. It la cooled by a four-blade actual outside diameter of 30-1/2 sedans. Storm curtains on"

an adjustable mounting inches. Large tyres are another Tourer may be left in an upright fan on position, with the top down, to The water pump keeps 8-1/2 gallons factor responsible for the remark serve, as a windbreak. A curtain of water in constant motion, able riding ease of the now Stude compartment is located directly circulating

38-1/2

gallona por

bakor Six. back of the back seat back in this minute at 40 miles per hour. A In addition to the new Stude- thermostatic control unit in the

Baker Six with free wheeling, Studebaker's full 1931 line consists

model.

of three serice of free wheeling

Front seats and steering column cylinder head retards the water aro adjustable. Clutch and brake flow until the motor has reached pedals are equipped with heavy efficient operating temperature. Eights: The Champion. President rubber pads. The steering wheel The clutch is the improved single

Eight of 122 h.p.; the famous Com

is the new thres-spoke, steel core plata dry disc type with torsional. mander Eight of 101 h.p., and the safety type with comfortable thin damper. Ten coll springs and now Dictator Eight of 81 h.p.

A five gallon tank of oil is kept under the dash and this feoda tho motor. Passing direct to through the motor the oil is pump- ed through a plno line running vertically through the radiator of the car and thus cooled before.

returned to the tank. being ret

This feature alone is expected to withstand the increased speed of the car, since the oil does not break down under the terrific heat! generated by a high speed motor) and prevents, parts wearing out through friction.

Will Cost $10,000.

A Cord chassis and body is being used to install the first; motor. The new car retains the front wheel drive.

Miller has no plans út present as to what he will do with his new car in a commercial way, He estimates he can turn out a cus- tom built job in a Cord chassin for around $10,000.

To take care of the high speed Miller has installed special brakes on the car. They're like ordinary brakes except that the bands are of metal instead of an asbestos compaund. They have a larger braking surface.

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