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Show Hiirloilfi- IS BIG GAS SAVER Designed to Conserve Power Juice; Ideal for Family Use. "The Comfort Car. as its makers designate des-ignate the new Hupmoblle series -R.' is now on exhibition in 500 cities, having been announced to the public for the first time November 15. It is a. light ear, although al-though by no means a small one. Its wheel' base Is 112 inches, but its tonneau is equally as larse ana its driving compartment com-partment is actually longer than in Hie preceding model," said Bus Richards, local lo-cal Hunmobile distributer. "The new car is distinctly a Hupnio-hile. Hupnio-hile. yet there Is about it such a degree of individuality that motorists may not immediately appreciate the family resemblance. resem-blance. The windshield has been slanted and a slightly sloping speed line from back of rear seat to top of radiator is incorporated in the body design. Tlie color is 'Hupmoblle' blue, " somewhat lighter than in previous models. The hood, fenders and running gear remain black, as before. By means of the perfected per-fected "rioco' process now in use in the Hupmoblle factory an absolutely uniform-finish uniform-finish of high luster and extreme durability dura-bility has been attained. "The term 'comfort car' in derived primarily pri-marily from tlie unusual degree of riding p nd driving comfort produced by improved im-proved cushions and scat construction, spring suspension and unusual ease of all com rol operations. But that comfort in t :ms cLiiie lias also a much wider appli-catirn appli-catirn is instantly Hpparenr. It is needless need-less to emphasize the fact that apnea r-upce, r-upce, performance. economy of operation, opera-tion, and duran:lity ar all 'comfort ' MUiilUies when viewed from the standpoint stand-point of mental Katis.'action. "l'.onomy in the new Hupmoblle has been worked out along the lines approved by -A. t Bedford of the petroleum hoard at Washington, who sug-sted in a la;c bulletin a l( per cent itduction in The forif"t'm;l;on of gasoline as not only a (icFirarne, but a necessary, marl; tor ali auioniobile makers to aim at d;ihur the coming yflar. I-'i e-heatii.er of air hefuc it reachf'S the carburetor, bentlu to insure in-sure perfect irasifkation betwn the rar-baretor rar-baretor and cylinders. adjus; incuts to oii tain (lie leanest possible mixture nnd ;i:c assurance ot n. fat, "not spark at ordinary or-dinary driving fpeedK, are fnr of t be ma.ior points emphasized by Mr. B.-dford. These points have ii'f n amnly and adequately ade-quately covered by llie. biiitders of i;p scries 'R.' A stove for warming th-- air before it rea-'lvs t!.e carburetor, a i.om-pb'irly i.om-pb'irly hfR t -iacket ed i tit ;ike nia nifoid, a n ad.iusia-'ie earliuretnr. and tbo latt-st generator ignition a-e sK--cia features of tbe new fiupmobile. Tiieo .Vaturee, combined with tbe rcdu-tion "f fiOn j.oiiitIh in tlie weight of rtif- (r, give slightly more, than per -nt reduction ;n fuel consumption In the new model over previous models." |