Indianapolis Times, Volume 39, Number 181, Indianapolis, Marion County, 7 December 1927 — Page 9

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NEW MARMOK SERIES 78 IS ON SHOW HERE Local Branch Displays Cars to Be Featured at N. Y. Show. The newest product of the Marmon Motor Car Company—the new Marmon 78, with a straight-eight engine of 86 horsepower—has been placed on display at the Indianapolis sales branch of the Marmon company, Eleventh and Meridian Sts., it has been announced by Sam V. Harding, branch manager. At the same time, H. H. Brooks, Marmon general sales director, has announced that the new Oar has been placed in production at the Marmon factory at the rate of 100 a day. The advance demand from the distributive organization indicates an increase in the rate of daily output before the first of the year, Brooks said. Has New Features The new Marmon 78 has completely new and original styles of body design, interiors that emphasize roomy comfort and an engine that produces a range of performance that is entirely new in the passenger car field. The Marmon company will formally introduce its newest product to the automobile world as a whole at the forthcoming New York Automobile Show in January, but motorists of Indianapolis have been given an opportunity for a prior showing nearly a month before the'National display. The new Marmon 78 is offered In

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six body styles, ranging in price from $1,895 to $1,995. Closed types include a five-passenger sedan, twopassenger coupe and Victoria coupe. These are supplemented by a collapsible coupe-roadster, two-passen-ger roadster and four-passenger speedster. Each body type will be available in a variety of color combinations. In the various body types, particular attention has been paid to the size of the seats and the room in both front and rear compartments. Strength in Motors The engine closely follows the Marmon principle of overhead.valve design, although it embodies a number of new and advanced engineering features that combine to give a maximum brake horsepower of 86 at 3,400 revolutions per minute. The S. A. E. rating is 27.6 horsepower. Actually, the new 78 engine develops more horsepower per cubic inch of piston displacement than the

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engipe in any other production car in general use. One of the noteworthy advances in engine design is the new type of duplex-down-draught manifold, having features that are exclusively Marmon. A year ago Marmon first began quantity manufacture of straight eights. Asa result, approximately 15,000 Indianapolis-made motor cars have been sold throughout the entire United States, as well as in more than a score of foreign countries, during the last twelve months.

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By SWEDE SWANSON When a man stops suddenly, to the danger and exasperation of those behind, his action is the result of one of two causes: 1. Recklessness and utter disregard for others. 2. Inattention to the business on hand—driving. Both are dangerous states of mind, even more dangerous as more and more automobiles clutter the streets. We may be sure of our own brakes. We may be confident pf our own driving ability and judgment. We may be alert and considerate. But as long as we’re not the only drivers on any highway, we always should be mindful of the possibility that the fellow behind may not be as well prepared for an emergency as we are. The fact that we have four-wheel brakes, that they are adjusted properly and equalized and that we feel safe in speeding up to within a few feet of a stop should be no incentive for us to try them out at the probable cost of others. We never can tell how the other fellow’s brakes are, and even if we do, we can’t tell how, fast he reacts to an emergency. It might prove the wonderful performance of our car to be able to stop within a few feet at twenty-five miles an hour. But when we don’t have to stop short, there’s no reason why we should. There are many reasons why we shouldn’t—the greatest being’ that ofsafety. * * m The New Marmon 78 was formally introduced to the automobile industry at a meeting of automotive trade journal experts and newspaper men at the Marmon factory, which included a complete demonstration of the car on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and on hills and highways. The Speedway tests were in charge of Thomas J. Little, Jr., chief engineer of the Marmon Motor Car Company, and each phase of the remarkable performance of the car was actually demonstrated and timed on the famous two and one-half-mile brick oval. Each of the visiting men was given an opportunity to drive the car himself and compare its acceleration, doMeration and speed by making an actual

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record of pickup, brake efficiency and prolonged top speed. Following the trials at the Speedway the car was taken to a siretch of rough road so that the action of the springs set in rubber shock insulators and the hydraulic shock absorbers could be observed. The car was then taken to the hilly region of southern Indiana and numerous hillclimbing tests were made. The meeting was closed with an inspection tour of the Marmon plant unit where the New Marmon 78 is being manufactured. * m m Announcement is made by H. J. Leonard, president of the F. B. Stearns Company of Cleveland, Ohio, of the appointment of O. T. Lawson as vice president and his election to the board of directors. Lawson, who is production manager for the F. B. Steams Company, makers of the Stearns-Knight motor car, has been with the organization for two years, and previous to his connection with the F. B. Steams Company had been identified with the automobile industry for thirteen years, coming to Cleveland from the Bendix Brake Company of South Bend, Ind. m m * Sometimes the old timer gets Into more trouble on the road than the newcomer who doesn’t know enough about automobiles to apply a lot of antiquated rules. Here’s an instance that will go to prove it: Observing that the engine was skipping and being satisfied that the trouble wasn’t a matter of faulty ignition an experienced driver decided to remove the cover plates on the side of the engine and have a look at the valves. It was not difficult to see the valve that was sticking, for it failed to follow its tappet, remaining up when it should have been down. He decided the best thing to do would be to squirt kerosene over the valve stem, but since he had none he dropped the hood and hurried on to the next garage. When he raised the hood the engine was splattered with oil. He had forgotten that in the pressure lubrication systems of today the tappet compartment is fed a constant supply of oil. Release those WHITE ELEPHANTS from your attic, garage and basement. Used but still useful articles sold for cash throuftfc Times want ads.

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