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THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1931. - Take a leaf from the Industry’s Book: “WATCH HUDSON!” insulated bodies and a host of other features that are now standard high quality practice. In one great factory so efficient that it has greater "m"mmmm , production capacity per : &7V foot of floor space than | ¢/ any other in the industry, The famous Hudson compensated inherently balanced crankshaft is the most accurately balanced erankshaft in use today—so satin- smooth and vibrationless in action that it eliminates the need for cushioning vibration s needed in the case of many other cars Hudson has kept and is I { { E { EE E S {{{{ { { {_{wwww=={—— <4 keeping steadily ahead of the procession. Do not think that this pioneering ability on the part of Hudson, this faculty of “pacing the industry,” has gone unnoted and unheeded. On the contrary it has given rise throughout the industry year after year to the meaningful saying “Watch Hudson!” The Hudson and Essex cars now being exhibited in our showrooms typify the wisdom of this in the engi- Qi N N N |||l i ™) 2= | ““=it has given rise throughout the industry year after year to the meaningful saying: Watch Hudson!” I ! « Hudson controls the pat- ents on splayed springs, under which the rear springs of both Hudson and Essex cars are set at an angle with the frame, M v v v v v v v v v V| v v v v v v v v v v v v v Yy v v v| v v v v v v v v v v v y v v v v vl v Y v v v v v v q44H{« N | | IT is a truism that almost all progress proceeds from the independent mind. machine-method enabling low-cost closed bodies in universal use today. This is as true in the automobile business as in the Startix, the Automatic Seli-Starter — a new safety feature available at slight extra cost—makes Hudson and Essex motors stall-proof. Should you stall your motor on hills orintraffic, Startixrestarts it—instantly and automati- cally. Operated by the ig- nition lock, Startix starts your motor the moment you turn the switch, and keeps it going as long as the igaition is ‘‘on’’ Hupson rrices LisT prom $875 10 $1450 r. 0. 5. DETROIT fields of literature or art. Thus Hudson—one of the few great independents flourishing in the motor car industry—justifies its success by a fertility of idea and invention unique even in this fast-moving business. On the long roll of contributions to the present-day art of automobile building, Hudson has more than sixty important “first’s” to its credit. Hudson was first to build Sedan and Coach bodies, and perfected the STATE DEALERS Alexandria, Va.— Cawood Motor Co. Charlottesville, Va.— Dixie Motor Corp. Clarendon, Va.— Clarendon Hudson - Essex Co. Rockville, Md.— Brosius Bros. & Gormley, Inc. Fredericksburg, Va.— James Monroe Service Salesroom Station Decatur 3900 Harrisonburg, Va.— Tutwiler Motor Co. Laurel, Md.— Midway Garage 1419 Irving St. N.W. Selective Free Wheeling— Hudson and Essex drivers can ‘‘select’’ to free wheel or not, according to the road. On the straightaway and rolling highways you can enjoy the floating speed and gas-economy of free wheeling. Descend- ing steep grades where you need the engine's ex- tra braking power, & con- venient control near the cluteh lever throws the motor into conventional gear—instantly— without clashing. An optional 14th and P Sts. N.W. McDevitt Motor Co. Hudson was first to build the com- pensated inherently balanced crankshaft and the non-deto- nating cylinder head essential to the mod- ernhigh-speed, high- compression engine. Hudson was first to use the splayed radiator shutters, aluminum pistons, METROPOLITAN DEALERS Saunders Motor Co. 3218 M St. N.W. .. BUY FROM YOUR NEAREST DEALER The Lubrioated Cork Cushion Clutch is an ex- clusive patented feature of Hudson and Essex cars. A clutch is strictly africtiondevice. Cork is the finest friction mate- rial known. Lubricstion isabsolutely necessary to preserve the durability of any friction surface. Lubricated cork inserts inthe Hudson and Essex clutch ‘‘cushion’ clutch engages, giving a soft, velvety shift, with- out jar or chatter, es- pecially when going from free wheeling into gear the rear springs, the tapered frame, preventing sidesway and greatly increasing comfort. The springs themselves, like the frame and the whole un- derstructyre of the car, are heavy-duty built, greatly oversize in com- parison withother carsin comparable price range Service 24th and M Sts. N.W. Decatur 3900 Schultze Motor Co. 1496 H St. N.E. i s I e industry; examine Hud- i son and Essex before you mw‘ otherwise is literally to spend your good money with your eyes shut. Hudson Motor Car Company, Detroit, Michigan, HUDSON «+»ESSEX Logmbar? "The House of Confidence." neering and structural advantages they reveal which will not be generally available on other cars for a year or more from now. Take a leaf from the book of l‘ u ’IMMM l|m||I|H|fl||||{|.|”wx’ T pse =) L Hudson and Essex high-speed englnes are the highest compression power units in use today, operating on standerd fuels. The eight-cylinder Hudson “*Greater Eight”” develops 87 horse- i decide what car to buy; to make a motor car purchase powerat3600r.p.m.; the Essex ‘‘Super Six,’’ 60 horsepower at 3300 r.p.m. So efficientis Hudson and Essex engine de- sign, owners may use ordinary gasoline without annoyance fros angine knock Essex PriCES LIST PROM $595 10 $895 . 0. 5. DETROIT STATE DEALERS Mitchellville, Md.— Ingalls Motor Co. Mount Jackson, Va.— Tutwiler Motor Co. Quantico, Va.— Moncure Motor Co. Vienna, Va.— Tyson’s Cross Roads Garage Staunton, Va.—. Tutwiler Motor Co. Waldorf, Md.— Moreland Motor Co. Winchester, Va.— Cook’s Service Garage