NASH LINE MAKES SPLENDID START Introduced Within Six Months Factory Will Make Great Production Effort One of the features of more than Vsual interest at the show is the ex hibit of Nash perfected valve-in head passenger cars, all of which have been introduced to the buying public within the last six months. The Nash line of cars Is shown Rt the exhibit space of the Bentz- Landis Auto Co. In addition to the passenger cars which are built by the Nash organi zation are two new rear-driven trucks, a one-ton and a two-ton. which are offered as truck mates of the famous Nash Quad, which drives, brakes and steers on all four wheels. During the past year, under thei direction of General Sales Manager i <\ B. Voorhis, a strong selling or- ! Sanitation has been perfected. Thtr- j ty-one distributors, all men of long ' experience in the industry, have been selected to handle the whole-1 sale trade for the entire United j Etates. Each of these in turn has i organized a dealer body comprised I of sound businessmen with estab lished reputations for the successful j marketing of motor cars. And now, with the start of the [ rew year, comes the news that the! great Nash factory is just swinging! Into big volume production to meet! the demand, which up to date is ex ceeding the supply. With the first announcement of the perfected valve-in-liead Nash I Bring Your Batter/To Us "Exifcc" AH makes of Automobiles, Starting and Lighting Batteries recharged, repaired and re- A % newed. Automobile repairing and electrical work a jEXCELSIOR AUTO W and BATTERY CO. Isff Distributor* For Elide Bnttrrlm sjgp 11th and Mulberry Streets N mm Dont Ist anyone Judge this marvelous ■ new Apperson motor for you. See It yourself. Only one camshaft B end two gears, no trigger board. It's the one outstanding advancement in motor construction in the past year. The one big thing at the show. Just another evidence of Apperson originality. Wm More power, smoother action, greater economy and endless endurance. Drive this new Apperson 8. Ifs a new sensation in motoring. p w J±L ft LL. COWDEH, Distributor"*™}^ SATURDAY EVENING, J HAJtRISBURG dSffyl TELEGRAPH JANUARY 1918. Talks Air-Cooled and Economy of Operation % pIF" , E. W. SHANK Distributor For the Franklin Cars Six came instant approval from the buying public. It was made plain that the motor public expected the Nash organization to produce an un usually good car, and was not dis appointed. The first sample cars which were sli,ipped to distributors and <jjenl.?rs five months ago brought buyers to Overland Willys-Knight Bethlehem and Garford . ife . ' ' ''**< ■; vl ALBERT N. STRAUB Salesmanager for the Overland- Harrisburg Co. Nash showrooms all over the coun try, and much Interest was mani fested in the Xasli perfected valve in-head motor as marking a distinct advance in motor engineering. In many instances orders were placed without so much as a demonstration, so eager were motorists to secure early delivery. And now within the five months that have elapsed since the first an nouncement these cars have had op portunity to prove their worth in the hands of actual owners. Hearty in dorsements from all sides are the rule. Everywhere the power and performance of the perfected valve in-head motor have been com mended. C. W. Nash says: "The reception our new car has been accorded by the public is more than gratifying to me. This car embodies the ideals which we as an organization and i as an individual have held for a long time. The forming of the Nash Motor Company gave us an oppor tunity to express them to our jwn satisfaction for the first time." SOFT TIRES EXPENSIVE Under Inflation Moans Large Fuel Consumption. Some motorists do not keep the tires properly inflated, giving as their reason that the car rides so much easier with a soft tire and that when inflated to the pressure recom mended by the maker the car rides hard. If one can afford such lux ury, well and good, but it is expen sive comfort. Under-inflated tires mean a greater consumption of fuel, a breaking up of the fabric due to the weaving movement and other stresses that separate the plies of fabric, and short life of the casings. AVith the cost of tires rising, it is economy to observe the instructions of their makers, and if the car rides hard to try and discover the real cause. NEW BODY LINES FOR VELIE CARS Four-Passenger Sport Model of Attractive Type Is Added The Velle line, shown by H. F. Willoughby, of the Velle-Harrisburg Company, has new body designs cre ated for each type of car and a Sport Model of most attractive pattern added to the series, making a total of nine new body styles—a line fully satisfying and complete in it self. Bigger Better More Power, was the watchword of Velie produc tion just ended. The use of Conti nental Red Seal motors, Timken axles and bearings, multiple disc clutch and innumerable features of equal merit, brought the Velie Bllt wel Six chassis to a state of me chanical perfection. Now, to all this, retained and even bettered, have been added qualities totally unex pected in cars of such a price. The several new Velie models have a grace of line and curve, a grade of upholstery and finish, and a wealth of refinement in thesel ittle details which please and satisfy and which experience only can produce. It is generally admitted that Velie made more automobile history the past year than any other car, regard less of price. Now, with a range of models more extensive than befftre, satisfactory mechanically in every respect, and a development of body designs distinct and apart from the commonplace, Velie friends, own ers and dealers alike will be proud of this hew achievement. Two chassis make*up the new line, i The 38 chassis has a wheel base of 115 inches, with tires 32 x 4. Over size tires are given as a part of closed car equipment. The motor is a six-cylinder Red Seal Continental with 3Vi-inch bore and 4%-inch stroke; carefully built; accurately balanced and sturdily constructed throughout. Developing in excess of 40-hp. this motor gives a surprising range of speed and fiiycibility, and with it all is extremely economical. Remy starting, lighting and igni tion systems are made a part of the motor assembly. A completely en closed disc clutch and three-speed selective transmission are in unit and hung on three points with the mo tor. The most abusive road has no effect on the alignment or efficiency of the new Velie power plant. Hitchkiss drive through two Uni versal joints to a Timken rear axle; spiral bevel gears and Timken bea.r ings throughout complete the drive system. The front axle is also Tim ken with Timken bearings. Theoretical spring suspensions may come and go, but the Velie three-quarter elliptic rear springs have won their way since 1908 and are continued in the new models. Without doubt they serve as the ba sis of Velie's reputation as an easy riding car. Refinements in mechanical design are in evidence throughout the new models. All electric wiring is enclosed in metal conduit with protecting fuses on each service. The radiator is larger and deeper,—consequently, more efficient. The headlights are rigidly mounted on tubular stand ards, —In fact, every detail of chassis construction shows the evidence of thoughtful development. But in the body itself is the new Model 38 strikingly different, since the exterior features first attract the eye. The higher radiator produces a hood line almost horizontal back to the sloping shield, while the roll of the body side continues unbrok en from the nose of the radiator to the rise of the rear seat. Both front and rear seat backs are higher and deeply cushioned over soft springs. The seats them selves tilt back comfortably and are upholstered in P'rench plaits of real leather. All instruments are neatly arrang ed on the cowl board. The control and brake levers are in the com partment center. Hand and foot throttles are provided and control pedals made adjustable to suit the driver. It goes without saying that Velie quality has been more than main, tained in all features of equipment and finish. The top of weatherproof Drednaut material. Is provided with Winter curtains opening with the doors. Sixty-mile speedometer, Stew art vacuum system and Rayfield car buretor are but indications of the features found throughout the car. Six other body styles are available on the new 3 8 chassis aDove describ ed—all new and improved as be comes their type. The new four passenger Roadster has a double cowl body with greatly increased room. The two-passenger Roadster has new lines of marked beauty. The Coupe has seating room for four. The Cabriolet, with large side windows, has seats for three. A five-passenger Touring Sedan with staggered doors and a reversible front seat, and a Brougham, or Town Car of exquisite refinement, com pletes the Model 38 series. All closed car models are regularly equipped with Perfection exhaust heaters. Then there is a larger, more pow erful chassis. Those requiring a larger car than the Model 38, with more power, speed and scope of His Specialty Is Nash, Natural and Mercer - J. A. BBNTZ Manager of th Bentz Motor Co action will be Interested in the new Velle Model 39 with two decidedly different body styles. The 38 chassis has a wheel-base of 124-lnches, with wheels and tires 33 x 4%. A Red Seal six-cylinder Continental motor, 3V6 x 5>4 in size gives enormous power when coupled with the superior transmission sys tem with which the chassis is equip ped. Disc clutch, Hotchkiss drive, Tim ken axles and bearings all form a part of the major specifications. The electrical equipment, control and mechanical detail practically duplicate in design and function the corresponding elements of the Mo del 38, but are naturally of greater strength and size to care for the more severe duties expected of them. The entire trade and its followers will be interested in the two new body types on the 39 chassis —a large roomy seven-passenger body with straight lines and double cowl, and a strictly original four-passen ger Sport Model. # The seven-passenger has many desirable features for a car of its price. The extra seats disappear completely into the front seat backs without the use of curtains or covers of any kind. Natural wood panels in both front and rear compartments give an added touch of elegance to the straight line double cowl design. The seats are deep and luxuriously cushioned. French-plaited uphol stery of high grade leather insures the utmost comfort. The top, of Drednaut material, is provided with winter curtains opening with the doors, while the finish throughout greatly surpasses the quality one has learned to expect in a car of its price. Everyone turns for a second look at the Velie four-passenger Sport Model. It is hung very low. with low body and deep seats. Individual steps displace the customary run-boards. The exhaust manifold extends through the engine hood and to the rear with a long graceful sweep. A two-way valve permits the use of a silencing muffler or gives free vent to the exhaust gases as preferred. Equipment also includes hickory wheels, spot light, motometer, power tire pump and Victoria top with roof extension and side cur tains. At sixty the Velle Sport Model clings to the road like a veteran. At six it throttles evenly and steadi ly without a miss or tnrob. Motor car enthusiasts will readily judge the possibilities of this speedster by considering these factors; large six cylinder motor, perfect ignition, ef ficient transmission system, 33 x 4 -inch tires, and the light weight and low suspension of the car it self. Velie body work and painting have always been noticeably super ior. The Velie mirror finish is ob tained by many coats of paint and varnish vigorously rubbed out by hand and given in addition to the well-known Velie blue which is con sidered standard. Wire wheels will be supplied on .any model at the usual extra cost. Prices of the new Velie models as above described are as follows— Five-passenger Touring. Four-pass enger Roadster* and Two-passenger Roadster, $1,265. Seven-passenger touring, $1,595. Cabriolet. $1,750. Sedan, $1,835. Coupe, $1,850. Sport model, $1,850. Town car, $2,400. This, briefly, is a summary of Ve lie's offering of nine new models— without doubt the most pretentious, and at the same time the most at tractive in both price and value ever presented by this old and substantial company. The mile of Velie fac tory will unquestionably have all it can do to care for the demand. | AskTfbur Storekeeper | | if He Knowsllow Mu cli | | He Can Save on His | I Delivery- with aVIM | | Delivery Car. | TVT ERCHA NTS all over America are Trust the merchant who delivers with a j~ Z5 IVX saving from a thousand dollars a VIM. He is the sort of man who wants ZS year up on their delivery service —with the to give you thrifty, economical, dependable 13 VIM Delivery Car. . service. £| A +l,™, a . . Whan a storekeeper buys a VIM he buys the —* And they are serving _ their customers service that ought to go with i .otor delivery. more promptly, more efficiently. . The VIM Sales and Service Station in this city Because the VIM puts delivery on a his getting that service. practical, business basis. It is built for E delivery only. he needs it or not . When you see a VIM coming down the Every VIM owner has the full benefit of our ZT street you may know that the man who owns research department and the help of our delivery it has found out just exactly how much ex^ A he uses them he nmst save money. £ it costs to send your merchandise home. 25,000 merchants now use VIM Delivery Cars. V cru j mHwwuuwuumc. They are paying for themselves out of earnings. m You may know that there are not a lot Deferred Payment Plan makes it easy to buy a VIM. of excessive gasoline, tire and repair costs Full information about the VIM Deferred Pay- Cz tacked on to the prices you pay for goods. rnent Plan which enables the storekeeper to pay for the VIM gradually, out ofwhat it saves, on request. SZZ< Can you feel this way when a mer- Thoroughly equipped VIM TruckSalee and Service chant uses a converted pleasure car to Station in this city for the benefit of VIM owners. i "deliver" with—a car that was built for * n^i\nrkmTi\ pleasure riding—and not built to jounce AINDREW REDMOND | 1 " Wei9kt BOthP fe\ndßoydst:eU ß,Pa - I I DELIVERY I 3 CAR E S. A. EXPORTS TREBLED South America furnished a rich market to the automobile manufac turers of this country during the. year just closed, the National Mo- AMERICAN SIX $1485 An "American" Chevrolet For Americans Designed, Built and 0. K. 'd by Louis Chevrolet Never Before Have 120 Points of Perfection Been Combined in One Car at a Moderate Price - A Personal Word From the Creator HOLDS THE HOAI) COMFORT "In the AMERICAN SIX we have so bal- "In the AMERICAN SIX we absolutely give anced the chassis that each wheel has with- it to you. The contributing factors are the in " few Pounds, the same burden. perfect distribution of weight, the low center • The result is remarkable traction and of gravity, the self-snubbing quality of the practically the elimination of side sway. long semt-elipttc springs and the long wheel She holds the road. base. The cushions have the right pitch; ample leg room both front and rear, means ECOAOHICAI< that no matter how long the trip, passengers "The upkeep on the AMERICAN SIX is will never complain of 'cramped position.' moderate because of live fundamental things: 1. 14 to 17 miles to the gallon of gas; 2. Light weight (about a tflbiisand pounds 3. Weight hung close to the ground, "The AMERICAN SIX has my O. K." eliminating wear and tear from 1 Sad shocks; 4. A scientific distribution of weight which eliminates all "drag;" 5. Standard units, made of the best ma- # _ te "The A ! MERICAN ht SIX is not a one.season f flll 1 Q /? PDfd 1 P~t car. It is built to give long-time service. JL-jKs t-VtO V-/ IH/1/ / vy H/ (/ Vibration, the greatest single enemy to long life, is cut down to the minimum by the small bore, long stroke motor. The car is not over-powered she will not rack herself to pieces. But vou have ample power more than enough—for all ordinary needs. Harrisburg American Sales Company 203 South 17th Street tor Car and Vehicle Corporation of Indianapolis, for example, trebling its exports to the Latin republics during 191". All cars shipped to . Central and South America are given only a priming coat, the automobile buyers of these countries having their cars painted a brighter hue than the standard colors offered by the National company—highway blue and highway gray.
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