Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 23, 1916, Page 10

o "u NEW MITCHELL SIX IS ON. THE MARKET Chief Engineer Bate Designs Car that Combines All Points Desired by Exacting Automobilist, SELLS AT MODERATE PRICE nwih “The | Kight, Jot Ba out with the announcement o new Mitehel welght eylinder car t , without ar " l as to deta 1y on the engine, ‘The Mitehells Motor company 14 now putting out o ca which 18 n last minute model, both n 0 of the body apd equipment, Th wam will #lso be offered on th Fight chassis, which is still priced n §,40 Tanoring the completeness of conver jences an Incorporated in the first serfes of “The #ix of ‘18, John W, Bate has evidently noted well the Improvements that the highet priced cars have been wotting forth as sales srguments, The Leynote of the new model is the twenty. #ix features, unique in the Mitchell, and all patd for through savings due to the | efficlent production methods, employed by Johin W, Bate, the chief cngineer. While hoth “The Bix of '1f' and the Mitchell Elght have galned n remarkable reputation as cars with wonderful ridin aualities, the steps taken by Enginecr John W Pate, the des'gner of the Mitehell to further improve this featuro in the new model are n the direction that cen be looked forward to ay a trend in the deslgn of automoblle construction, Comfort for Vassenger, The rush of automobile designers (o meet the demands of the automobile by ing public for a lght welght car have been responsible for many designers fgnoring the one thing that makes for automoblle enjoyment, that is, sase and comfort jn riding, One exception s John W. Bate, who hap neser lost sight of th Importance of providing comfort for the possengers and in the new Mitchell Six, he has gone even further than in the first ser'es for L has ‘nereis d the length of the cantilever springs in the rear, two inches, making them fifty-two inchen long. This Increaged length of the springs makes poraible an Increass of two inches in the wheel base, wh'ch ‘s now 127 inches o8 against 125 in the first series, The extra length cant r springs and the addition of two inches to the wheel base, together with the front spring teature, which consists of a rebound plat: buflt s an integral part of the spring ftwelt, will, no doubt, ndd more laurels to Englacer John W. Bate ns a deslgner of | cars with wonderful riding qualities The increased wheel base has made it possible to enlarge the new type of body, #iving more room for the occupants, with consequent increased comfort. This en- larging of the body has also given to thy car a8 a whole, the appearance of a big ear, notwithstanding the fact that the welght hus been hald down a trifie under the #,000-pound mark for the #ix, double cow!, the hood lines melt grace tully Into the front cowl, giving this cow the of th appearance of being a part hood ftself. The front cowl swings & the driver's compartment In an unbroken line to the second or center ndds Just the one touch that has been lacking In all designs In pre to complets the full stream line effe At the same time this second or ce cowl forms the top of & very nest com ment st the rear of the front sent the exira ts in the seven body f t sluht ) I ow not t [l e seats are in vws Uil compar ert has the advantage of giving an ad ional four Inches of leg room for t Confa to Stream Linen rounding out of (he new without any s o that it I now fornished with the san pe of body 08 on the new model ¥ fhe price en the new elght nder the same, 81,400 for oither three, five o seven-passenger, The new model #) oither the thees or {ive passenges | sell for #1,%2; Oxtrin, Whils the materinl aituation fs {n no way effecting the Mg Mitchell plant at Racine and with the twenty-six nddi thonal features unique to the Mitchell up to-the-minute hody destin and the reputa tlon established by the first series of these cars, which were marketed under the trade name “The #ix of '10," the un procedented demand for both the new Mitchell Kight and the new model #ix In not surprising, the seven-passenger, 5 SIMPLICITY Iy CYLINDERS HAS' BECOME A FINALITY “The number of cylinders that will b Iput in an automoblie engine In still « | mooted question ” says Carl Changatrom | of the Btandard Motor Car company, "It 16 a well known rule of all mechaniam | that the simpler it 4a the cheaper It in o operate and care for—hance, it in more than likely that the tendency toward mul Hple cylinders In motor cars will even- tually resct to a policy of fower cylin ders because of the greater simplicity and economical advantages “John Lambs, historian of American in vention, says chanical development has been from erude directness at the start to extensive and burdensome complexity, then to a finished simplicity which makes the com plex deslgn soem absurd.’ Is it not 1 glea to flgure that the automobile Is now Ko ing through stages of development along | that line, and following the same rule of | mechanieal history, It will work fiself |back to a permanent condition of sim | phlesty 7 Lavgest Users of Alnminum. Pighteen million pounds of aluminum 15 annually used by the Willys-Overland company of Toledo In the manufacture of its carsy This is the largest amount used for crank purposes by any Individ. ual concern In the world. Aluminum is used for crank cases, parts of motors, hub caps, quadrants of steering wheels, bands of aluminum on running boards The new type of body has the popular ote A NEW THRILL With the Twin Six production now at normal rate, new cars each day are shattering all auto- mobile traditions. On road, boulevard, track and mountain trail the twelve-cylinder motor has shown itself to be the eventual power for every particular service, 1, which | Omaha Automobile Club News Items l(iruwing Like a Weed, The following new members joined the club within the past few days Inin ol ¥ 1 A Aimne “Amalgamated Order of 0. A, C. B.” 1« pi Half t i d last week, | Jor J ristse, W W, Ch ( tand M, ¥, § . . réeruft t ‘ n nto 1 fed fra ity I8 an spplicatio ' ) ¢ ve, and a ten dollar rist. The men v still hunt for good ern of the club a rial | mat and tha w6 membership by nure enough travel | Information Bureau Feature | Members of the club who braeks and surrounding states on busl ness and use thelr cars dully have volun teered to co-operate with the club n sending In reports of garakes who “hold {up” the tourist. This dets will be valu |able to the member who Intends touring !Panu for the Club, | Mundreds of lettern are being received | heartily commending the activity of the | club tn Oling u description of each mem ber's car for ready reference In case of theft, when W0 circular letters will be sent to the surrounding towns and chiefs of police | | | New Flooring for 24th 8t. Viaduct, | Club members and motorists generally | will be Interested In the fact that the Unlon Pacific will shortly put in & new flooring on the Twenty-fourth street via- duct. Anyone who has gone over this vinduct lately will breathe a sigh of re- | 1tef to hear the good news “The history of every me- | | Pity Poor Boston Motorists! | In Bosting town the motorist cannot buy | | gasoline or have repeirs made on his car on Bundays, Just imagine taking a jaunt | Into the country and running out of John D, directly opposite u filling station! | Marked Road to Sioux City. Through co-operation with the towns along the route the Omaha-Bloux City |route will likely recelve a new coat of paint in the near future Lincoln Highway Change. The route through Dawson county will in the future follow the (/nfon Pacific track Instead of angling off on section It is also hoped (o open a new | to lines, routa on the north side of the Platte North Plante instead of crossing at <o thenbyurg and running up on the south slde of the river, English Sunheam | munition for the allies -~ , : { It throttles down to the slowest pace or swings i away to racing speed with such amazing case the passengers are unaware of change. A new thrill b awaits you, a new experience in luxurious travel i in your first Packard Twin Six demonstratic ! 1 . ! ; Arrange for it now, i The " 1.2, with any Open Body, f.0.5, D ! The “1 A any Open Body, & b { ORR MOTO COMPAN) ! e et e R SALES fu ' 4 ' SeammatRItIIIIIL IR IR RaRLY / Cars Coming for the Chicago Derby David ¥, Reid, -wqmm of the Speed way FPark a fatior has received a letter from I« 1 director of the ¥ pany, 144, of nd tween My, Tigld and Mr, ( former having extended and overy equ be on hand, it me great conven) ence to forelgn opor blo te necure such facilit It was not expected that any forelgr ears would be sent to thix country this int of the war, especinll the This factory in pled day and night manufacturing am HeRsON On Ace #unbeam carn Board Predicts Big Local Demand for Motorcycles “Would you lke to ride out and see what your friands in the country Are dolng on thelr place this year?' aska Bam ¥, Boord of the Omaha Ricycle «)mpany, local representative of the In dlan motoreyele, “Nothing so convenlent for the trip as a motorcycle and side CAr And touring just for the fun of it by motoreycle yields an element of sport that comes with no other recog nized type of car. The little machine ean slfp through traffic faster because of Jts emaller wizo and once on the open {rond it does not have to trail anybody's dust,” Mr. Boord says that the inability of the manufacturers to furnish goods is all that can stop the dealers of motorcycles and blcycles from having the biggest business ever experionced ‘It looks as though the fi puts would be sold out by J tenwion on steel deliveries let up,’ he sald. “Factory prices are all increased but jocal dealers are stiil selling at old prices, but cannot cantinue If the cost of materfal continues to advance,’ MARKED TREND TO HIGH GRADE CILS SAYS CARLISLE torfes’ out ne 1, unless Turner M. Carlisle of Powell Supply company ls doing a big b on Pan burd ofl n northern lowa, He finds that Detrait, Migh Bouth Band. (nd Walkere YAIN STUDEBAKER JEA MODELS srangar n gradually ' n rmed fi eir ow I epor 10 ‘ P r oils 1 ke Par Y tofora much Inferio | grade fe " s gallon les \ ‘ STORAGE WI dm\‘”fy & Why is a ' Hydrometer? 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