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Show oo NEW AUTO CAR HASJPPEARED Ono of the most Interesting new models Is the modol M2" Oakland j fivo passenger touring car. In general appearance tho car Is most striking, showing all the latest advanced Ideas, the refinements and a uniqueness in design that will mark It with an Indivdualtv all Its own. Henry L. Hornberger, manager of tho western branch of tho Oakland Motor company, In speaking of tho car, says: "During my recent visit east, while I at tho factory, I had a splendid I chanco to thoroughly Investigate tills model "-12" and while it has an Individuality In-dividuality of Its own, yet It contains no radical changes, because we seo no necessltj- for them. To us, It always al-ways seems thnt ovcry change announced an-nounced In chassis construction Is Blmply an admission that tho preceding preced-ing model was wrong. The Oakland car has passed Its experimental stago and the value of Its original design, that has been refined the last few years, sdowb tho correctness of tho fundnmenta.1 principles incorporated in tho general construction. "I rodo in this car while at tho factory and was more than delighted with Hb performance, its appearance, and was astonished at the attention it attracted whllo on tho road. This is undoubtedly due to the gonoral effect of the uniquely designed radiator rad-iator and tho loug. low linos of the body, following out the forolgn Idea, whoro the high wheeled, high bodied car already has disappeared. "Wo arc building a bigger car, making Improvements In rot'Incmcnts, In luxuries, and In riding qualities' for the comfort of the passengers, but u the atter of construction, broadly speaking, we 'stand pat' "Tho most striking feature of the model '42' Just received Is the Ger man silver V shaped radiator. A top view of tho radiator gives a low triangle, tho bock being th0 straight line buBc of tho triangle. The oblique sldos of the radiator Increase the I cooling surface, and also, from the 1 cngle at which this surface Is set, the ' wind Is forced through the radiator, j creating a higher efficiency In 'he roollnj; properties of tho 'radiator This radiator Is set well back on the frame well built and well supported, and at such a distance that suards it ( safely aginst accidents i ' The V shaped radiator accentuates j the long, low, artistic appearance of j the car II matters not If you drhe fifteen or fifty miles per hour, the j motor car Is a speed machlno, and its J design must be harmonious with this idea, so In the artistic design of the J radiator we find this idea carried out as the obliquely sided radiator tendE to the appearanco of a wind splitter "The low, overslung, double drop frame hPs been adopted In tho 191.T mode! This construction gives the car a low center of gravity keoplnc the machine close to the" road It makes the car safer to handlo at a hlsh rate of speed and Improves the , riding Qualities generally. The side swaying of the body is reduced to a , minimum because tho car 'hugs the ground.' Longitudinal rocking, which practically spoils easy riding In even the highest priced car, does not occur in tills construction, and the danger of skidding Is almost done ' away with. 'Another refinement that Is distinctly- Oakland in Itself is that the running board has been discarded and in Its place are commodious ' steps. This refinement has been in- corpora ted In the new cars for the I one rOJEon of eliminating the squcak-1 squcak-1 ing found that Is always prevalent i whore continuous running boards are I used. "The new car Is equipped with a I full floating axle, the accepted design j of the present day tor high offlcIenc j i and silence in high powered cars Tho j motor is slightly more powerful. It j Is quiet, with a total absence of vi- bratlon. The generating and electric . lighting system and starting device 1 1 leave nothing lo be doalred and cllm- lnato the small annoyances generallv ' j met with In motoring. In kceolug with'! the simplicity of design, the dash-JB lights aro set flush with the wood-J work." J I |