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Press, Volume LIX, Issue 17721, 24 March 1923, Page 9

« B *aikti ■HP lIIM TWBi timmmm "Tpiiw When world-famous car makers, such as Peugot, Panhard and Voisin, have dropped " poppet-valve" engines and adopted the infinitely more efficient " sleeve-valve " motor of the type in " Willys-Knight" Car, it may be taken for granted that they did not make the change without having thoroughly satisfied themselves that the Knight " sleeve valve" engines were more efficient, more powerful, more reliable and more economical than any other type. The Motor Trials run in Christchurch on Friday, March 16th, provided still further proof thai "sleeve-valve'' motors must now be recognised as the standard of perfection in motor car engines. ■mi 6Mtt fte^mm^zm rPHOTOaRAPH OP THE "WILLYS-KNiaHT" CAR, WITH COMPLETE LOAD OF 5 PASSENGERS, WHICH SO SUCCESSFULLY |v' ; COMPETED IN THE-RELIABILITY TEIALS LAST WEEK. :.JM« officially placed third on ll computation basis in the Re'ijgjjf/raals last -week, the jlp-Knlght'' definitely estabM'lts ..supremacy as the ideal fttt this country. To start il'"a standard model with stanSeaulpment exactly as sold to jiiers was used. No altera&of< any kind were effected, J&er did the contestants endeaHfeVjnt one over" other conpPitiy.". using a : "sporting feel" : with, "racing pistons." ufact,:wien this point is projfijr appreciated the wonderful [jgformance. of the "Willys-fldght"-becomes a basis on which t' .can compare cars before mak- ' a purchase. The "Willystojit" is fitted with a sleevew« engine of the. same type as liud in Daimlers, Minerva, and feedes,. Cars. It carried a Kload'of five passengers, and be a'severe test of strenuous climMng, the ' 'Willys-Knight' ? '(reran, became warm during .iiible run. No water was put Irradiator at Akaroa and, as ,adependently certified to, less Bijint of water could be added after the non-top run was completed. The oil consumed was practically nil, thus emphatically demonstrating the superb quality of the "Willys-Knight" Engine under the most strenuous of tests. The ."Willys-Knight" .Car is manufactured by the Willys-Knight Overland Company, and it will be remembered that last year a team of three Overlands and one WillysKnight competed, and all gained the maximum marks for reliability, while one Overland won the second prize. This year a team of two Overlands and one WillysKnight competed. All again gaining maximum marks for reliability, while the "Willys-Knight" has been officially: placed third by computation on the system of marks as arranged for the Trials. The.flexibility of the "WillysKnight" Engine is remarkable. Several reasons are responsible for this" flexibility. Among other things may be mentioned the uniform combustion in all cylinders at all speeds. The positive valve action which never varies. The large unobstructed gas passages which remain fully open the maximum' length of time. The Ideal spherical shape of the combustion chamber. The absence of leaky valves, and the perfect combustion, which is also a source of economy, because every particle of spirit is perfectly vaporised and used. the elimination of engine adjustments. As one authority on cars has definitely stated, 50 per cent, of the adjustments necessary to the ordinary "poppet-valve" engine during its first two years of ' operation have to do with the valves and their mechanism. In the Willys-Knight these valves are eliminated by the substitution of sliding sleeves which require no adjustment. An Unexcelled Economy. Axle Timken Bearing. The "Willys-Knight" Engine is truly, economical. Firstly, it is 20 per cent, more powerful than any poppet-valve engine of the game size. It is economical in oil consumption, due to the very ingenious arrangement exclusive to the "Willys-Knight," which varies the amount of oil fed to the engine in direct proportion to the throttle opening. As the speed and power of the engine increases the oil pressure and supply increases. ; When these are decreased the oil supply decreases in proportion. Secondly, the "WillysKnight" is economical because of Many cars use no Timken bearings in the front axle, but depend sololy upon bronze or steel bushings, which wear quickly, cannot be adjusted, and cause hard steering. ' A few cars use one roller bearing in each stub axle, but, as far as we know, the "WillysKnight" is the only American Car equipped with a front axle that is 100 per cent, adjustable. . The steering knuckles are carried on two Timken bearings, and all play and looseness, to which every car is heir to, can be eliminated by the easy adjustment of these Timken bearings. p Willys-Knight" Cars are available in 5-seater Touring, 7-seater Touring, both 5 and If 7-seater Sedans, and 3-seater Colonial Roadster Models. p * Willys -Knight" Cars may be inspected at the Garages of the South Island Motors Limited, Armagh Street, Christchurch; ana k Pyne, Gould, Guinness, Limited, Ashburtcn.

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