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Show The New Ford The full story of the new Ford automobile, auto-mobile, described by Henry Ford as being "superior in design and performance perform-ance to any now available in the low price, light car field," will be told first next Friday, Dec. 2 by dealers throughout through-out the United States. Four-wheel brakes, standard selective selec-tive gear transmission, extraordinary acceleration, a speed of sixty miles an hour and more, a practically vibration-less vibration-less engine, and unusual beauty in line and color are among the outstanding features of the new Ford cars, the first of which will be shown in many parts of the country next Friday. The generator, gen-erator, oiling system, steering gear and rear axle are of new Ford design, it is announced. And its 40-horsepower engine has been so designed that it runs 20 and 30 miles on a gallon of gasoline. This car will be shown on Friday by Ford dealers in many of the larger cities cit-ies of the country. In Cedar City photographs and descriptive charts of the new cars will be on display at the Arrowhead Garage showrooms, where the public will" be given the complete story of the new Ford car. Later various var-ious models of the new Ford line will be on display here. Unusual speed and acceleration are among the outstanding features of the new car. It is announced as being able to make 55 to 60 miles an hour, with ease. In recent tests it has made even more without difficulty. What is more important, it is stated that when traveling at such speeds, it holds the road easily, and with comfort to driver and passengers. It is also stated with equal positiveness, however, that it performs per-forms in an equally spectacular manner man-ner on bad roads. In its design, Mr. Ford has held to his original idea of a car which can meet all conditions and types of roads. In high gear tests with two passengers passen-gers in a Tudor sedan it has shown an acceleration of from 5 to 25 miles an hour in 8 seconds. The new Ford car also introduces a new type of four-wheel brakes. They are of the mechanical, shoe-expanding type, and are self-centering. The brake pedal and the hand brake each operates all four brakes. It is stated that this is the most reliable and simplest sim-plest type of four-wheel brake, and also al-so the easiest to adjust, all adjustments being made from the outside without removing any parts. An engine that is practically vib-rationless vib-rationless develops 40 horse-power. The-bore is 3 inches, stroke 4Va inches. in-ches. The unusually large crankshaft, which is both statically and dynamically dynamic-ally balanced, weighs 28 pounds. This balancing, combined with the lightness of aluminum alloy pistions, further combine to reduce vibration and increase in-crease riding and driving comfort and safety. The coachwork of the car is as distinctive dis-tinctive as its performance. It is not only designed for exterior beauty, but has as well the interior roominess, convenience con-venience and luxurious appointments to be found in much higher priced automobiles. On an instrument board of satin-finished nickle are mounted the speedometer, gasoline gauge, ammeter am-meter and ignition lock, with a dash-light dash-light in the center. Nickeled radiator shell and headlamps further accentuate accentu-ate the exterior attractiveness, while choices of four colors in pyroxylin finish fin-ish are offered. Centrifugal water pump, large radiator radia-tor and airplane propeller-type fan provide a cooling system which makes the car very difficult to overheat, except ex-cept from abuse such as running without with-out oil, or dry radiator. The oiling system, also a distinctive Ford design. is a combination of pump, splash and ' gravity feed. The new transmission is of the selective sliding gear type, with standard shift, three speeds forward and one reserve. The main shaft runs on ball bearings, the counter-shaft on roller bearings and the reserve idler on bronze bearings, a power-saving design unusual on light cars. Shifting of gears is noiselessly and easily accomplished, at the pressure pres-sure of a finger. Multiple dry-disc clutch, rear axle of three-quarter floating type housed in electrically welded steel, and spiral bevel gear drive are interesting features. fea-tures. Many developed springs of the transverse semi-elliptic type and hydraulic shock-absorbers prevent excessive ex-cessive up-and-down movement and remove side sway. Irreversible steering gear, which prevents pre-vents shocks from being transmitted "back to the hands of the driver, makes handling exceptionally easy. Maximum Maxi-mum steering safety is further provided provid-ed by a gear housing of welded steel forgings, and a steel tube steering column col-umn welded into the housing, making a sturdy and exceptionally safe one-piece one-piece unit. Ford-designed steel spoke wheels, completely welded into a one-piece assembly as-sembly are provided. There are six models of the new car. They are the phaeton, roadster, sport coupe, coupe, Tudor sedan and Ford-or Ford-or sedan. A public reception to be held by local dealers is part of the national introduction intro-duction of the new Ford models. In thousands of communities all over the United States tomorrow this new line of moderate prices light automobiles will be introduced to millions of people. The doors of the showrooms are to be opened promptly at 9 a. m. and attendants, at-tendants, will be on hand throughout the remainder of the day to explain the new and interesting features of the car which is expected to make a new chapter in automobile history. Charles B. Petty, proprietor of the Arrowhead Garage just returned from Salt Lake City where he attended the dealers convention, and saw several of the new Fords. "It is simply a knockout," knock-out," said Mr. Petty, "and my only worry is to get enough of these cars to fil the orders." |