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Author: 
 
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 Title: 
 
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 Place: 
 
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 Date: 
 
 [1917] 
 
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 straight-grain, black leather with 
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 Color, Brewster green. 
 Body, hood and mudguards are 
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 Body designed so that a light, de- 
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 straight - grain, black leather 
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 ENGINE. Horse Power— 25.3. 
 Cylinders— Six, 3 '4x4 inches, 
 
 cast individually. 
 V'alves— In head, enclosed. 
 Pistons — Aluminum. 
 Crank Shaft Bearings— Seven, 
 
 plain. • 
 
 Cooling — Air-cooled by direct ap- 
 plication of separate currents 
 of air to each cylinder. 
 Oiling — Force feed, recirculating 
 
 type. 
 Oil Capacity— 11/^ gallons. 
 Ignition System — Special Atwa- 
 ter Kent, with platinum-irn- 
 dium breaker points. 
 Control— Throttle control by 
 lever at top of steering post; 
 also foot accelerator. Spark ad- 
 vance automatically regulated. 
 CLUTCH. Type— Multiple disc, 
 
 running in oil. 
 TRANSMISSION. Type — Se- 
 lective. 
 Three forward speeds and reverse. 
 DRIVE. Rear Axle Gear Reduc- 
 tion — 3.92 to 1. ^^^ 
 AXLES. Front— Tubular; 100% 
 
 Radio-Thrust ball bearings. 
 Rear— Semi-floating. Spiral bevel 
 gear and pinion of nickel steel. 
 WHEELS. TIRES. Open Cars- 
 Front and Rear Tires, 32x4 in. 
 
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 Enclosed Cars— Front and Rear 
 Tires, 33x4}^ inches. Good- 
 rich Silvertown cord, or 
 Goodyear cord. 
 
 Rims — Quick-detachable Good- 
 year, straight side. 
 
 SPRINGS. Type— Full-elhptic 
 front and rear. 
 
 Dimensions— 36x1 fi inches. 
 
 BRAKES. Service— Double-act- 
 ing, contracting band brake on 
 transmission brake drum. 
 
 Emergency— Double-acting con- 
 tracting band brakes on rear 
 wheel brake drums. 
 
 STEERING. Type— Worm and 
 
 gear. 
 Location—Left, with center con- 
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 WHEEL BASE. Length — 115 
 
 inches. Tread — 56 inches. 
 (GASOLINE TANK. Location- 
 Rear of frame. Stewart Vac- 
 uum System feed. . 
 Capacity— 13 J gallons, total. Mam, 
 12 gallons; reserve. U gallons. 
 BODY. Material — Sheet alum- 
 inum on second growth ash 
 framework. , 
 Top — Open cars equipped with 
 one-man top and Collins Al- 
 ways Ready curtains, with door 
 curtain openers. Also ironed to 
 
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 receive light demountable win- 
 ter top. Enclosed bodies have 
 Rothchild type upper paiiels. 
 ELECTRIC STARTER. Dyneto 
 direct-connected lighting and 
 starting unit. _ ^ ^ 
 ELECTRIC LIGHTING. Open 
 Cars— Electric headlights with 
 double bulb equipment for in- 
 tense lighting and dim lighting. 
 Tail light, inspection light, 
 panel light, speedometer light. 
 Enclosed Cars — Electric head- 
 lights with double bulb equip- 
 ment for intense lighting and 
 dim lighting. Tail light, inspec- 
 tion light, panel light, speed- 
 ometer light, and step light. 
 Dome light and corner reading 
 lights in Tiffany glass. 
 EQUIPMENT. Adjustable two- 
 glass type, with one-pi«:e 
 dropped-forged standards, he- 
 dan and Brougham have \ - 
 front with double windshields. 
 Speedometer — Warner, ^'■*^*" 
 from transmission shaft by 
 worm and gear. 
 Timepiece— Waltham. 
 Kellogg power tire pump. 
 Single tire carrier on rear. 
 Full set of tools, including jack 
 and tire repair kit. 
 
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