The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 17, 1934, Page 20

THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, SATURDAY, MARCH 17, 1934 «DODGE HAS TWO LENGTHS AND ~ BIG ARRAY OF IMPROVEMENTS |commoniy-employ ed steering mechan- P=*-Designers and Stylists forlisms Another neat point in Dodge steer- 1934 Have Outdone All ing geometry is that the inner ends Previous Efforts of the steering cross rods are lbcated ‘on extended center lines of the “float- ing-cushion” wheel support arms; this has the consequence that the outer or A more than ordinarily interesting | wheel ends of the steering cross rods ontribution to the competitive line-/swing about the same center line, in ‘up of the new automobile year {s that hat way doing orn et all so-called Presented by Dodge Brothers corpo-/Sf0ering Hat Or Meni ration, whose 1934 offerings are Bee The Floating Power engine mount: only fully abreast of latest style arnd/ings on the new Dodge engine place engineering trends, but in other ways | the power source low in the frame so aration on the part of the makers. line drive from the rear of the trans- ‘The new Dodge line, which consists mission to the rear axle. The mount- of two series, one with a wheelbase |ings are arranged to permit the engine of 117 inches and the other with a ‘to oscillate on a line forming the en- wheelbase of 121 inches, will be ex- | gine's combined center of weight ony hibited by the M. B. Gilman Co. at|mass. The mounting contacts are o! the Heeal titomiobile and style show rubber so that there is no actual con- next week-end. |tact between the engine and the chas- There is no denying that Dodge sis. Body designers and stylists have out-| With a bore of 3% in. and a stroke done all their Sus Ngee fae |e Hass engine normally de- developmen: of eye-filling exteriors. | velops 82 horsepower. Birenmlining—"acro-treaming” Peer a Sie Gis te described term used by Dodge—has been worked jas being virtually two frames, one cut with an extraordinary measure of | within the other, forms the telly success. Windshields are set at a more | of the new Dodge chassis, with mod- rakish angle; sweeping ee eas jifications to meet the requirements of streamed” in conformity with the en- independent s i semble, are attractively pantaloon A detail worthy of special mention for gravel deflection and mud protec-|in connection with the Dodge engine tion; roof lines are gracefully curved, |is the manner in which the cylinder while backs terminate in new beaver-|head combustion spaces have been tail slopes of dynamic symmetry. |shaped so as to give the incoming mix- In the interiors, to which a newly/ture a degree of turbulance resulting Perfected 7-point Peieadine ie cs eae ae bel id to give comforts akin to those (conversion of ie fuel vapors 0 or the oder air-conditioned home, | power. Dodge body designers have striven for| Exhaust valve seats of special heat- new heights of motoring ells ub resisting steel alloy, nomen in Ui teriors have astonishing amounts of year's Dodge engines, al are uset elbow, leg and luggage room and, in this year, the argument in their favor the line of appointments, about every- being that they maintain the valves thing one could think of. jcompression-tight and make valve ina token hag taleraide a lids er few cll FEB eae ie Dodge front suspension, e engine crankshaft, formerly which the trade name “floating-cu- ‘equipped with four counterweights, shion” wheels has been given, is Of now has seven balancing units by the pantograph type representing |which rotational forces are cancelled ‘what may be called tal biel out. In addition an impulse neutral- 3] » The method is axleless.|izer is mounted on the forward end Beis cortventicral long leaf springs !of the crankshaft. also are absent. Spring action is fur-! The pistons are of an improved each side of the car. Lubrication is by force feed, under ‘The main members by which “float | which oil is supplied under a maxi- {ng-cushion” wheels are attached tO’ mum pressure of 40 pounds. the car are V-shaped, Grop-forged | Improved Automatic Clutch support arms. The open branches of; ‘The Dodge automatic clutch is vac- the “V” are attached to the frame yum-operatéd in connection with a structure, the pointed end to the/valve mechanism acted upon by the lower end of the steering knuckle accelerator pedal. The mechanism, support. The top end of the steering ‘further improved by the addition of knuckle support-is attached to a dou- ‘an automatic wear compensator, makes ‘ble-acting hydraulic shock absorber the use of the conventional cfutch bolted to the strong forward frame junnecessary because the clutch en- ross member which also serves asigages and disengages itself, as the Tadiator support. Mounted between throttle is opened or closed by the the large control arm and the shock | driver's foot. @bsorber is the large coil spring. | Silent operation of the transmission In the conventional leaf spring the lis assured through the use of helical Tequired retarding,effect is produced | gears that engage smoothly even with by friction between the leaves; this|the most inexpert operator and make inter-leaf friction, it 1s pointed out,|driving in “first” and “second” as is not a fixed quantity, but varies’ noiseless as coasting. with different lubrication conditions| While the front ends of the rear ‘and even in accordance with weather, | springs rest in noiseless rubber-bushed 60 as to alter the car's riding quali-|supports, the rear ends are secured ties. With “floating-cushion” wheels /to silent-U non-sway shackles of novel the retarding effect is provided by the|construction including a threaded powerful sheck absorbers. steel hangar on which the springs Tt is pointed out that Dodge engi-| oscillate with every lengthening and Neers, not content with Perfecting | shortening movement of the springs. their independent wheel suspension,}A further improvement is the pro- went a step farther by combining the | vision of Super-Oilite inserts between new springing system with an im-|the spring leaves. Inter-leaf friction Proved method of “cross-steering” dif-|against these inserts causes them to fering in a number of ways idesoal bana oil which keeps the springs cor- Hudson DeLuxe Sedan | “Asleflex” Hudsons for 1934. The | Terraplane Independent Springing | bear proof of long and careful prep-|that there is practically a straight-| independent springing illustration shows the axle in its flexed posi» tion as the wheel passes over an obstacle. The phantom lines ‘ndbcet the normal position of the wheel and axle, fe 4s available on Terraplanes le | rectly lubricated throughout the life of the car. Dodge brakes are of the hydraulic, self-equalizing type, which the com- pany's engineers regard as most de- pendable because they act with equal | braking effect on all four wheels and |do not require periodical adjustment | of rods, clevices, turnbuckles and other connections. The brake drums, still wider than | formerly, are of a composite, built-up type combining a cast-iron braking ring with a steel back. The braking \ting has cooling ribs which aid in \quick dissipation of the heat gener- jated in long and severe brake ap- | plication. nished by large coil springs, one on 'steel-strut, controlled-expansion type. | ‘The body ventilation system intro- | duced by Dodge is called a seven-point |system because it offers seven ven- jtilation features, including new wind- ishield and cowl ventilator controls, jand safety-glass adjustable front and irear vel tor wings of the butterfly |type. Any one of the seven differ- ent ventilation combinations may be jbrought into play or made inoperative in an instant. Asymetric Head Lamps Unusual, in appearance as well as in operation, are the head lamps. | They are of the doozless type, smooth: ‘bodied, without break in the lamp con- | tour—aero-streamed like the car bod- jiest The head lamps incorporate a newly ‘perfected pre-focused bulb, making refocusing’ unnecessary. The asymet- ric type of lighting is used, in which |the headlight beams are crossed and in country driving the beam of the right lamp only is lowered in meeting | oncoming vehicles. The light beams are controlled jthrough a new switch on the instru- {ment board giving the option of park- ing, city driving or country driving beams. The light switch proper is supplemented by a foot dimmer switch for controlling the beam of the right head lamp when the dash switch is in the country-driving position. Within its aero-streamed all-steel bodies Dodge obviously has achieved an exceptionally fine method of up- \holstering and trimming. The uphol- |stering materials—mohair and Bed- jford cloths—are attached with a |smooth tailored effect. An interest- jing novelty, sure to be imitated, is |the manner in which the rear seat cushions are hinged at their tops, they may be raised by means of a fabric loop provided for the purpose. In the raised position the cushions expose spacious, sound-proofed luggage com- partments for the accommodation of ,tools, grips and other traveling im- | Pediments. Dodge interiors are equipped with | adjustable visors, rear view mirrors, |glove box, silk assist cords, silken robe INDEPENDENT FRONT SPRINGING TERRAPLANE - HUDSON FEATURE REAR COMPARTMENT Optional to Purchaser; Hudson Engineers Introduce Axle- flex Method Independent front springing is svailable as optional equipment on Terraplanes and Hudsons for 1934, according to Wilde Motors, Inc., Bis- OF TERRAPLANE AND HUDSON TS VALUABLE ; j dust the Thing for Spare Tire, lea style show here next week-end. or If You Choose, Carry- ' ing Luggage years. It gives @ so-called “knee ac- tion” to the front axle, permitting the wheels to rise and fall and the On the Terraplane and Hudson cars| front springs to act independently in for 1934 the spare tire is carried in aja vertical plane. The action is sim- compartment at the rear, This com-|ilar to that of an airplane landing Partment is within the body contour/gear. It has been designed as the so that the spare tire is concealed|axleflex type of independent spring while at the same time it does not in-| suspension. terfere with the finely balanced lines} To meet the ideal requirements of of the car. Should the purchaser de-|independent springing, gaining front sire, he may have fender wells forjend stability without sacrificing safe- his spare tire on the car and when|ty, control on sharp turns end pre- this is the case, the rear compartment| venting excessive wheel wobble and becomes a capacious baggage space. | tire wear, independent action of the Outside of increasing the beauty of | front wheels and springs must be con- the car by having a clean rear ex-|fined to action in a vertical plane. terior with nothing to interrupt the|This the Hudson engineers have ac- flowing curves of the body, there are complished in the axleflex method. some real practical advantages to the| In the Hudson suspension the knee rear compartment when used elther/action is secured by an articulated for the spare tire or for baggage. front axle with a parallelogram which ‘When used for the spare time, there| permits one side of the axle to rise is no tire cover to fuss with in mak-|and fall independently of the other. ing a tire change. The tools are car-|This method avoids the necessity of tied in the rear compartment and the departing from the highly-developed Passengers do not have to be disturbed| Hudson spring suspension which has when a tire change is made. Further-|been reached after many years of re- more, the tire is protected against|search. In fact, the inherent ad- theft by a secure lock and the rubber vantages of. the Hudson type of is protected against the deteriorating splayed spring suspension joined with effects of sunlight. the modern type of road-levelling hy- As a baggage compartment, in con-|draulic shock-absorber are even furth- nection wtih fender wells for theler realized. No side uncushioned spare tire, there is room enough for] shock is transmitted to the frame as sufficient luggage for a transcon-jin other systems, because the spring tinental trip. An automobile trunk,| absorbs this type of shock with the three suitcases or golf bags and equip- | axleflex system. ment slide into the compartment very] The parallelogram which permits Teadily. No rattles will result as the|the axleflex knee action consists of floor of the compartment is part of|two rigid drop-forged links, pinned at. the chassis frame plate cross member.| both ends and mounted one above the This sturdy floor plus the ability tolother. These links have integrally close and lock the compartment make forged forks at their extremities it a highly practical feature of these new cars, lropes, carpeted foot rests, arm rests |and other comfort-promoting details. |Sthart smoking sets are built into rear quarter window garnish moldings. An jash receiver is also provided in the |center of the instrument panel; this ;may be removed to have radio con- jtrols put into its place. All closed bodies are wired for radio reception. Available body types are—On the 17-inch wheelbase: 4-door sedan, 2- door sedan, coupe, coupe with rumble seat, convertible coupe; on the 121- inch wheelbase: brougham and con- vertible sedan, Looseness in the timing sprockets causes a knock in the engine, which often is overlooked by motorists when hunting for knocks. Non-resident motorists in Massa- chusetts must obtain permits, if they wish to remain in the state more than 30 days, The Gun-Barrel road of Colorado is level and without a curve for 57 miles. The quickest way to silence a horn which won't stop blowing is to discon- nect one of the’ wires. PERFORMANCE to Spare! THE NEW BIG 113 H.P. any other 8, reg: Performance formance is based on cars 304-306 Fourth St. is easy to claim, But Hudson Visit your Hudson dealer today—try the Big Hodson Straight 8 on the road, and what it means to drive a champion. 18 Models . .. Two Wheelbases . . . 108 and 113 Horsepower Engines 0 SEE THE NEW STREAMLINED TERRAPLANES AND HUDSONS AT THE AUTOMOBILE SHOW WILDE MOTORS, Inc. Phone 1500 — ‘Terrapalne and Hudson Program every Seturday, 9 p. m., CST; Red Network; Station KGA or KSTP The Big Straight 8 of the low price field! The Hudson ig Savieie Risks wit extpoctoce f. In one car Hodeag: vidi 72 you'll know Bismarck, HUDSON 8 N.D. Many of the troubles in automo- biles, although blamed on the car- buretor, are caused by dirty breaker Points, which frequently cause the en- gine to miss, A general tightening of body bolts, spring shackles and engine bolts will ¢o away with many bothersome noises and raise your opinion of your car, The entire change is contained in the front axle itself by this method. There is no alteration in the highly- developed Hudson system of steering or spring suspension and the new axleflex assembly can be substituted ficer, instead of taking the violator into court, simply make him pull over to the side of the road and “cool his heels” for an hour or two. The vocates of the move say that a couple It has been suggested that pedes-|of hours of silent meditation would trians in rural communities be com-|Prove more effective than the usual pelled by law to face vehicular trat- |CoUrt hearing with » lght fine, fic, keeping on the left instead of the right side of the road. The sugges- tion has been based upon nation-wide surveys. Another interesting depart- ure was suggested by someone some- time ago as a means of curbing speed- ers. In some cases where the speed is not greatly above the legal limit it was suggested that the arresting of- Pedestrians Urged To Remain at Left The number of automobile acci- dents, in relation to the amount of driving done, is greatest in November, December and uary. Automobiles provide jobs for more people than any other single commod- ity. CONGRATULATIONS Merchants, Automobile Dealers and Distributors of Bismarck Upon Their Annual Automobile = and --- Style Show To Be Held at the World War Memorial Building March 22 - 23 - 24 First National Bank for the old axle without alteration. The two are interchangeable, In the French automobile exhibi- tion, blue was the leading color, with gray following a close second, Ohio has 13,000 service stations, of which 8,500 are owned by individuals. ‘There were 23,723,399 motor vehicles in use in the United States at the close of 1933, Sixty-five per cent of all the auto- mobiles in Hungary are registered in the capital. * The Pioneer Bank” BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA Affiliated With the First Bank Stock Corporation ‘YOU HAVE TO COMPARE this others to appreciate its amazing value. many lowest-priced cars which haven't all-steel body. Only $695 F. O. B. Factory, Detroit. : only « few dollars mose than brakes, Floating Power, and EE ALL THESE SURPRISING EW IDEAS IN THIS ser, two-door Sedan with DODGE HYDRAULIC BRAKES — smooth, quick and sure! Work instantly, stop ia a flash, when you need them m Because th: always stay equalized, brake pressure is always the same on all four wheels. They nevercause the car to swerve. 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