The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 17, 1934, Page 22

THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, SATURDAY, MARCH 17, 1984 We, Steering and Stabilizer Bre Only. Few of Feat- ure Innovations A Brand new low-price all-feature aig, with combined advantages of high sconomy and advanced engineering, Wogether with a superb new straight tht of greatly-improved all-around performance and efficiency, are an- pounced by Oldsmobile for 1934. ‘The new cars, inaugurating Olds- Mobile’s 37th year of automobile puilding, will be exhibited at Bis- f "$ automobile and style show week by Fleck Motor Sales, Inc., dealers. “Knee-action” wheels, center-con- ‘Tol » & ride stabilizer, and wientific weight distribution, all of these representing new engineering neiples, are leading features of the mew Oldsmobiles. They give the cars ally new and improved riding nd handling qualities. Added to hese is another important improve- nt—super-hydraulic self-energizing brakes, The new bodies present a further Hevelopment of the aero-dynamic pheme, the lines suggesting grace and Fleetness, as well as presenting a har- jonious blending of contours from it to rear. Bodies are longer and yer, enhancing the low-slung, wind- tream effect. The Fisher No-Draft ntilation hes been improved for the cars. ‘The “knee-action” wheel suspension Hermits each front wheel to be cu- hioned on its own strong coil spring, hich is much more resilient than he type of spring used with the con- entional stiff front axle. As the heels are connected with the frame Parallel horizontal arms, the new prings have only the work of soften- ing the ride of the front end of the par. Wheel .action is controlled by Houble-acting hydraulic shock ab- orbers, ‘Steps Over’ Bumps ‘With this construction each wheel ‘steps over” bumps or depressions in road withoyt communicating pounces or jars to the passengers. Pitching of car or passengers is elim- nated. Unsprung weight is greatly ned and a more scientific distri- bution of sprung weight is obtained. Center-control steering, made pos- ible by the new wheel mounting, ureatly lessens steering effort, gives pasier handling in parking and man- ering and provides greater stabil- ity and safety at all speeds. In the w hook-up there is a separate steer- tie-rod of equal length for each wheel, the rods being pivoted ® central point to maintain a bo nt correct relationship between pach wheel and the stecring mechan- For use with this hook-up a ‘worm-and-roller type of gear has ‘The ride stabilizer, a bar of spring steel joining the rear shock absorbers, pvercomes the tendency to roll which motorists have experienced in the pider type of cars, especially when rounding curves. With these improvements for riding and steering, Oldsmobile has designed 2 new brake, super-hydraulic, self- energizing, giving a braking action that is progressive throughout the pedal range and thus stopping the rar without jolting or jarring. These Inew brakes are an important safety feature. They are identical in their internal construction with the effi- cient and easily adjusted mechanical brakes used by Oldsmobile in 1933 ex- cept that they are actuated by a pis- ton within a hydraulic cylinder in place of a mechanically-operated cam. A mechanical hand brake for park- ing and emergency actuates the brake shoes within the enclosed rear brakes through a straight line hook-up. List Other Improvements Other improvements include thin- wall, replacable main bearings of the Same type used in the connecting ods. The syncro-mesh non-clashing transmission has silent helical gears for all shifts, including the reverse. ‘The propellor shaft is equipped with ineedle-type bearings in the universal foint giving frictionless operation. ‘New multi-beam headlamps increase iting efficiency. new with an 84-horsepower »_ Will Tl actual miles an tes from five to 60 less than 2714 sec- 17 miles to the gal- an hour, and even at lower speeds. power engine of the ht eight delivers 82 miles tual stop-watch speed. ippearance, the 1934 Oldsmobiles striking than ever. The longer, with two torpedo- on each side. The itegral with the hood have a slip stream ef- the effect of car Harmonizing with louvres are small sigmneter. long, ‘bullet-shaped headlamps. crowns of the fenders have been lengthened me 8 & Bg fe i 5 8 i G LDSMOBILE PEOPLE BOASTING OF ECONOMY AND ENGINEERING lin correct alignment through attrac- tive chrome-plated hinges. The interiors of the new reinforced steel bodies are upholstered in either mohair or whipcord. Instrument gauges are grouped Vithin two large dials of new airplane Gesigned, indirectly lighted, and so located as to be easily read by the Griver at high speeds. There is a handy compartment at tHe right with tumbler lock for gloves and small Parcels. Fisher No-Draft Véntilation, indi- vidually controlled, remains a driving comfort and safety feature. It means al’ the fresh air wanted without. drafts and prevents dangerous fog- ging on the interior of the windshield and windows. The hinges of the No- Draft ventilators are fully concealed. The new models are wired for ra- dio, the aerial being located in the top of the body with the shielded lead-in wire following down the left corner post and into the body. The body models for both the six and straight eight chassis include the following: Five passenger touring coupe (trunk integral); 5-passenger coupe (without trunk); 5-passenger touring sedan (trunk integral); 5-passenger sedan (without trunk); 2-passenger business coupe; 2-passenger sport coupe (rum- ble seat). There is also a 2-passenger convertible roadster with rumble seat on the straight eight chassis. Truck Production in 1933 Showed Increase Approximately 363,000 motor trucks ‘were produced by American manufac- turers in 1933 as compared with a total output of 237,500 in 1932, accord- ing to an annual report made public by A. J. Brosseau, vice president of the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce. “The 48 per cent in- crease reflects not only improvement in general business conditions, but also the pressing need for motor truck service to fill shipper requirements in moving commodities cheaply and speedily,” the report said. “Motor truck production should continue on an upward swing with business be- cause of the expansion in truck use, and because the replacement field has been sadly neglected in previous years.” U.S. Motorists Pay $34 a Second in Tax ‘Taxes amounting to more than $34 @ second, $2,047 a minute, $122,900 an hour, or $2,947,992 a day, are paid by the motorists of the United States. The figures are based upon findings by the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce. The burden imposed upon the users of motor vehicles con- stitutes 10.7 per cent of all the taxes collected by federal, state and local governments. Thirty mukes of motor vehicles will be displayed at the forthcoming na- tional automobile shows in New York and Chicago. Automobiles competing in the next! Memorial Day Indianapolis speedway | races will be limited to 45 gallons of gasoline for the 500-mile grind. Engineers are working on a rubber obstacle or a depression, a knee ac- surfacing material for roads, and in England an iron surfaced street is be- | ing tried. Here Is the New Oldsmobile | Buick Offers With Three Wheelbases ing Ride’ ts Result of Many Changes Introduced By Manufacturer Buick, now in its 30th year as a builder of fine cars, has 19 distinctive models on three wheelbases in the series 50, 60 and 90 this year, each with smooth streamlines in bodies and fenders and furnished with revo- lutionary chassis and other mechani- cal changes that record another year of engineering progress. Fleck Motor Sales, Inc., is the Buick Cealer in Bismarck, and will exhibit new models in the Bismarck auto and style show next week. Buick has concentrated on produc- ing a “gliding ride”, This is accom- plished by four main factors—“knee action” wheels, which allow the use of soft front springs; balanced spring- ing and weight distribution, which consists of matching the softness of the front springs to those of the rear, and a distribution of weight in com- bination with this type of spring to Prevent pitching; a ride stabilizer that }lector handle on the dash makes prevents roll; and air cushion tires that absorb small road shocks. Be- cause of a combination of these fea- tures, the back seat ride is quite as ccmfortable as that in the front seat, which has riding qualities that are aimost incredibly smooth. Front wheels are carried on fric- tionless coll springs that form a part of Buick-built individual suspension, | fuel in use and there also is an au- with all that means as to sturdy, dependable construction. There is no front axle and there are no stiff leaf best’ engine performance with the springs. Instead, there is a special front cross-member, replacing the axle, with the coil springs, and “V”|rubber, at five points, and the driver skaped arms above and below them. jis never conscious of the engine, even The springs and the arms together make each front wheel a unit in meet- ing and absorbing any possible road shock. When a front wheel meets an/ tion develops, which is confined to the Oldsmobile’s new “Knee-Action” front wheel suspension, secret of the new gliding ride. 19 Models or the body of the car. Roll or sway is prevented by the ride stabilizer, which is mounted just ahead of the rear cross-member. This prevents side sway or body roll when rounding curves or on highly crowned roads, Has Air Cushion Tires Air cushion tires, completely new jin design and carrying low air pres- |sures, contribute their full share to the gliding qualities of the 1934 Buick {ride and the ease and safety with which the car is handled. Moreover, they are absolutely noiseless in travel. “Knee action” wheels at the front| make possible the use of an entirely new and improved type of steering mechanism. Buick’s controlled cen- \ter point steering assures perfect ease |of handling and control. Second only in importance to these features are the Buick power brakes. These include a Vacuum Servo me- chanism which not only insures abun- dant braking pressure, with low pedal Pressure, but new smoothness and safety of control. Clutches on the new models are re- markably smooth and function with light pressure on the clutch pedal. A conveniently located Octane Se- readily available the advantages of this important development. With the selector it is possible to make use of either standard or premium gasolines 8s fuel in the powerful high-compres- sion valve-in-head engines, without spark knock. Adjustment of the se- lector sets the spark timing at the proper position to suit the type of j tomatic spark advance mechanism of ithe vacuum type which produces the greatest economy. All Buick engines are mounted in {at 80 miles an hour. Dual Starting Mechanism Starting at once, in all weathers, is assured by a dual controlled, auto- matic starting mechanism. All that is necessary to do is to turn on the wheel affected and is not communi- ‘cated to the other or to the frame nedal, The engine starts at once. ignition and step on the accelerator by Dual control allows starting the en- gine by hand if both feet are on the Pedals. Automatic choke control, cold idle control and heat control afl au- tematically perform their functions in starting. It is impossible to use the starter to move the car when the ignition is locked, and thus run down the bat- tery. And it is equally impossible for the starting gear to re-engage under any conditions while the engine is running, since there are three separ- ate and distinctive means of prevent- this. A rigid, girder-type, X-frame, with an exceptionally rigid front end, es- Pecially designed to carry the inde- pendent suspension of the front wheels, carries reinforced cross-mem- bers and forms a sound foundation for the body. Independent mounting for front fenders, radiator and head- lamps has been still further developed in the new Buicks. Additionai safety in night driving is provided by an increase of 20 per cent in illumination from the head- lamps, and foot-control of the high- speed driving beams. Generator capacity is ample for all) demands that may be made on it, in- cluding the operation of radio,. for the installation of which all 1934 Buicks are prepared. Maximum charg- ing rate is such that the battery is! always kept fully charged, providing correct headlamp voltage even at high ‘speeds. Fisher No-Draft ventilation, of a new and improved type, is standard throughout the lines. Deflectors over the front ventilators prevent the en- trance of draft, snow or rain when} the ventilators are open. Viewed from any angle, the cars give an immediate and lasting im- pression of new beauty and fleetness. | From the side, the entirely new Fisher | bodies show the developed streamlines of this year’s models to their fullest advantage. Sloping ‘V Radiator There is a sloping “V” type radia- tor, with new ornament, and the hood is longer, extending practically to the base of the windshield. It carries Bui ick Five-Passenger Sedan | of a new design. Larger and deeper fenders, with still end into the running boards, accen- tuating the appearance There is more slope at the body than before fenders and form. the metal work is bonderized to rust, and ‘finished in a wide choice of rich duco colors. Headlamps, tail lamps and the new air-toned horns are of a design that harmonizes with the proportions and the contours of the body and fenders. z 2 line this year, contributing to im- Proved appearance and furnishing ad- ditional riding room. Club sedans in all series and 5-passenger coupes in the 50 and 60 series have built-in Inside, the cars have a distinctive beauty of upholstery and appoint-, ment that are like those in the finest modern homies. Interior hardware and fitments are of chaste design, chrome-plated. Instrument panels are walnut finished, with large aviation. type instruments, easily read. permanently fixed, horizontal louvers | An improved system of seat cushion body curves gracefully down to join the rear | doors. All All models are longer at the belt tional makes both front and rear lorm-fitting seats still more luxuri- ously comfortable. Position of the steering wheel is adjustable to the desire of the driver and all models carry an arm-rest on both front ul Roosevelt Praises Automobile Industry “I welcome this opportunity,” the President wrote, “to express to you of the automotive industry my ap- Preciation of the contribution you have made to national recovery. I ret that this contribution was made in spite of handicaps which might have proved literally crushing to men of less dauntless spirit. “The department of commerce ad- vises me that the production figures jan increase of approximately 46 per cent over 1932, Such improvement in this industry is particularly signific- |ant because it has an immediate and beneficial effect upon many other manufacturing industries.” U.S. Has Mile of Good Road for Seven Autos At the beginning of 1933 there were 32,602,000 motor vehicles in the world; 8,968,000 miles of highways. It is estimated that America offers nearly 4,000,000 miles of this total and that, strange as it may seem to ob- servers of city traffic, the United States has a mile of good road for every seven cars in operation, The New York automobile show will be held in Grand Central Palace, Jan. 6 to 13, and the Chicago show will be held at the Coliseum, Jan. 27 to Feb, 3. About 20 per cent of tax revenues collected by the federal government for your industry in the United States during the year just closed will show | operators, come from motor vehicle owners and below, the detailed ne reach’ of 9-out-of-10 new car families! Measure them all... this ne with Knee-Action Wheels WHEN DETTERAUTOMOBDILES-ABE-BUILT-BUICKO WILL BUILD THEM Fleck M 100 West Bdwy. otor Sales, Inc. GENERAL MOTORS SILVER ANNIVERSARY VALUE about some of these ad- vancements. And before ‘you decide on any car remember this—Oldsmo- bile, the Style Leader, is now priced within the WITH A BIG, NEW, ALL-FEATURE SIX, $640 --» HOLDS THE FINER, MORE BEAUTIFUL EIGHT TO LAST YEAR’S LOW, $845 INK of it! For only a few dollars more than the familiar low- price cars, you can now own a car that has EVERYTHING but is not like EVERYBODY’S. You can own a 1934 Olds- mobile Style Leader Six for only $640. And, in the face of rising price trends, the Oldsmo- bile Eight has added room, added beauty, added re- finements. Yet the price stays at last year’s low, $845! Not merely improved models, these new Oldsmobiles, but entirely new cars, with air- stream beauty, greater economy than ever. Redesigned with ai// the new features your 1934 car must have to be com- pletely modern. Read ‘ws Notjustasocher connecting rods—Vibrationless bydraulicbrake butetremeadoes ber cradling of engine and —ladepeadiene vee momentumof. \brak- Horsepower: The the Eighe, po sey Gripe smoothly wish and 82 mpb. bee tess tocbes fia foot pressure. on 197% inches. Sixes priced aad up, Eights $845 equalized on all four : and up, list st Leasing. Ses wi metal tire beake operstes on rear wheels. Bulle fa oll fare os extre lie peice, lida hadioad ONE LOOK MAKES YOU WANT IT ... ONE RIDE PROVES YOU'RE RIGHT! Fleck Motor Sales 100 West Bdwy. Phone