| Engine | Continental W5, four-cylinder, L-head type, detachable head; Nelson Bohnalite pistons with invar struts; 3-3/8" bore by 4¼" stroke; piston displacement, 152 cubic inches; N.A.C.C. rating 18.2; brake horsepower, 36 at 2,400 R.P.M. Engine mounted in rubber. |
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| Cylinders | Cast en-bloc with upper half of crankcase; detachable head. |
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| Valves | 1½" diameter; 5/16" lift. |
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| Crankshaft bearings | Front, 1½" x 1-25/32"; center, 1½" x 1-9/16"; rear, 1½" x 2¾". |
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| Camshaft bearings | Front, 1½" x 1-3/8"; center, 1-5/8" x 1"; rear, 1½" x 1-33/64". |
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| Engine lubrication | Force feed to silent timing chain and all main, connecting rod and camshaft bearings. |
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| Cooling system | Cellular ribbon radiator; capacity, 8 quarts; 16" fan, 4 blades; pump. |
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| Gasoline supply | Capacity of tank, 11½ gallons; placed at rear. Vacuum feed. Gasoline gauge on tank. |
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| Carburetor | One-inch, plain tube, air and fuel adjustment. Exhaust and intake manifold with hot spot, mounted on left side of engine. |
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| Clutch | Single-plate, dry disc, enclosed in flywheel; separately removable. |
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| Transmission | Standard, selective sliding-gear type; three forward speeds and one reverse; separately removable. |
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| Front axle | Standard drop-forged "I" beam section with reverse Elliott type steering mechanism. Timken tapered roller bearings. Ball bearing knuckles. |
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| Rear axle | Semi-floating, simple design, with spiral-bevel ring gear and pinion. |
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| Steering gear | Semi-irreversible, worm and gear type. Fore-and-aft steering. Ball thrust bearings. 17" black, corrugated wheel, flush type control. Horn button in center of wheel. |
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| Brakes | Four-wheel Bendix mechanical, internal expanding, self-energizing, 3-shoe type; 11" brake drums. Easy adjustment. |
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| Chassis lubrication | Alemite pressure system. |
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| Springs | Semi-elliptic; front, 36" x 1¾"; rear, 54" x 1¾". Tryon self-adjusting shackles. |
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| Wheels | Wood artillery. |
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| Tires | Balloon, 28 x 4.75. |
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| Wheelbase | 107 inches. |
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| Controls | Gear shift and parking brake levers in center; accelerator pedal mounted on toe board. Spark and throttle levers on top of steering wheel. Semi-automatic spark control. Speedometer, ammeter and oil gauge clustered in indirectly lighted instrument panel of burnt ivory finish. Ignition and lighting switch and choke mounted on instrument board. |
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| Starting, lighting, ignition | Generator; starting motor; igniter and coil. Combination stop and tail lamp; resistance dimmer on head lamps. |
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| Standard equipment | Rear-vision mirror; automatic windshield wiper; electric motor-driven horn; stop light; spare tire, tube and tire cover standard equipment on all models; tool kit; bumpers front and rear; all metal trimmings chromium plated; new type body hardware. Simplex shock absorbers. |
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