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Show tin PRAISED S! EHGUSH PAPER Writer Says Pierce-Arrow Performance Justifies Its Reputation. Honest approval of the famous Dual Valve Six models produced by the Fierce-Arrow Fierce-Arrow Motor, company of Buffalo, X. Y., is given by a critic writing in the November Novem-ber 4 issue of the London Times, under the heading of "New American Motor Cars." Because of the pride taken by the British in their own Quality automo- . blips, the opinion is of unusual interest. 1 The critic says: "The Pierce-Arrow is familiar by name -to most people at home as one nf America's Amer-ica's -best known productions. It is essentially es-sentially a ear in which all considerations of price, within reasonable limits, have been submerged in favor of luxury of appointments ap-pointments and perfection of running. "The six-cylinder engine has a double valve system, two iniet and two exhaust valves being set on opposite sides. A conservative and unusual feature is the three-pair casting. Two separate systems sys-tems of battery ignition are f ;tted, t he magneto having been abandoned. The gearbox provides four forward speeds, instead of the usual three. "The car is exceptionally well sprung and well balanced. Several sharp corners cor-ners were purposely taken at high speeds, and at each the stability was very noticeable. no-ticeable. Weight distribm'on hn s been carefully studied. Acceleration, hill climbing and flexibility were alike excellent excel-lent in the Pierce-Arrow. The Pie ice -Arrow shows high quality in its class, and its performance is commensurate." The performance of the dual-valved engine, with its increased power and flexibility, recently has been refined by the introduction of a dual ignition system. sys-tem. A not her improvement is in the transmission, which permits of easier gear-shifting. |