Show ma 0 riem 90 NEW 64 FOR low prices and details create sensation of the year Colli complete details of the new V 8 cylinder ford car which is to be introduced march 31 were made m ade public here today by W K malicote of the malicote motor co local ford dealer the new ford is large I 1 long ong I 1 roomy fast powerful and alert alei t its V 8 cylinder engine develops 65 horsepower and it is capable of 75 miles in an hour fourteen body types of modern modem streamline design are offered A four cylinder engine developing 50 horsepower also can be supplied with any of these body types at a lower price numerous mechanical advances are incorporated in the new car these embrace a synchronized silent gear shift and silent second gear rubber engine mountings downdraft down draft carburetor and carburetor silencer automatic spark control fuel pump and rear fuel tank other improvements include a new ly designed rear spring thermo statically controlled control led H 0 u d a i I 1 11 I 1 e double acting hydraulic shock ab large four wheel brakes newly designed electrically welded steel spoke wheels with large hubs and hub caps and large tires the chassis and running gear are cushioned by rubber insulators in the s spring ni shackles and shock absorber alivs links the body is insulated from the frame by rubber pads the new bodies are fresh and modem from the gracefully rounded V type radiator to rear bumper the airflow air flow lines are carried out by the long hood with its steel center strip the slanting safety glass windshield and rounded roof line the convex lamps full crowned fenders and long low running board harmonize hai monize with the balance of the design body interiors are bloomy I 1 and richly fu furnished ani bed seats are of new style designed for utmost comfort driver seats seata in all closed cars are adjustable A large ventilator is provided in the coal the oval instrument ment panel is in engine turned finish and has a steel mounting strip inside sun visors visors which fold out of the way when wh not in use aie provided in all closed cars the new ford V 8 engine is remarkably mar kably free from vib vibrations rations frequent and overlapping impulses deliver the power in in a smooth constant flow the engine is of the 90 degree V type developing 65 brake horsepower at rpm the 65 pound crankshaft is of the 90 degree type with its four cranks at right angles to each other the crankshaft is statically and dynamically balanced and its throws t h r 0 w s counterbalanced the crankshaft connecting rods and pistons also are in balance so eo that the engine e operates with remarkable smoothness at all engine speeds pistons are of aluminum alloy and have three rings the lower acting as an oil control ring cylinder blocks and crankcase are cast in one unit giving exceedingly rigid engine construction new type one piece valves which eliminate tappets operate directly from the camshaft without push rods connecting rods from opposite pistons are mounted on new floating steel bushings inside and out which serve to give the benefit of the full bearing area to each connecting rod thus affording longer wear A cast aluminum cover embracing the intake manifold fornis forms the top of the engine giving it an unusually finished appearance the downdraft down draft carburetor and the fuel pump are mounted on this cover the g gas a ii is s preheated in the intake manifold man 0 d by a hot spot created by hot exhaust ei haust gases surging back and forth through a small passage in the manifold cover plate exhaust ports are arc on tile the outside of the engine blocks the left exhaust pipe being carried around the front of the engine the distributor operates directly from the front fend of the camshaft eliminating the use of interposed gears spark control is automatic crankshaft and crank pin bearings are lubricated by pressure as are the main bearings of the camshaft pistons and valves are oiled by spray antl an 11 splash SO ash A fan or of airplane propeller type and two centrifugal water pumps together with the large surface of the radiator insure ample cooling under all driving conditions the rugged new double drop frame i is s formed to the shape of r the body and with the new low rear spring provides a low center of gravity with consequent increase in readability the riding comfort of the cars is iq due to the many factors but particularly to the new flexible transverse cantilever springs larger tires rubber insulation and the newly designed shock ab two new features have been incorporated corp orated in the houdaille hydraulic double acting shock absorber ers one a thermostat control which compensates for varying temperature conditions and the other a special valve which automatically mati cally lessens the effect of sud uan den road shocks the ford tear icar spring is of new 11 design being flatter and lower it is mounted on perches at the rear of the axle ade housing and bowed out so P as to clear the differential housing tho the new brakes have a braking I 1 a hurbace Q of square inches wheels are 18 inches in diameter the ahe large hubs enclose the bolts which attach the wheel to the drum rum there are 32 steel spokes sharply pitched and electric electrically all y welded to the drop center rini rim a and n d hub all terming forming an unusually strong unit tires are 25 inches each is balanced to prevent tramping or vibration at high speeds the drive is of the familiar ford torque tube type the drive shaft being of tubular construction |