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Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 154, 20 September 1927, Page 7

to the Engineers * Ide af Than Any Other Car In The World The Finest, offpneri'cas Longest Lasting Car Every Car You Hear About In New Zealand is a Good One According to the Salesman Who Sells it —of Course —BUT What Car Can Equal -TheREO FLYING CLOUD You know, when automotive engineers get together in technical session, they tell their real names, and they say what they think. They are not trying to sell each other something, and professional pride brings out their most deeply cherished ideas. So when the Metropolitan Section of the Society of Automotive Engineers (the well-known S.A.E., which includes the engineering brains and genius of the automotive industry) held a contest in January, for the design of an “Ideal Car for the American Family,” it was a significant event. 150 automotive engineers competed for the prize. The specifications submitted by the contestants were synthetized into a composite set of specifications for an “Ideal Car”—that dream of all engineers Check Those Specifications Which are shown in the section to the left, and compare with those of the REO FLYING CLOUD SEDAN in every minute detail—then call and personComparison of Specifications for M.S.S.A.E. Ideal Car and The Reo Flying Cloud Sedan Foints of Ideal Car of The Fro Comparison M.S.S.A.E. Flying Cloud Wheelbase . 121 inches 121 inches Number of Cylinders <> S Type of Motor .... L, Head E Head Crankshaft 7 bearings 1 bearings Bore Si inches inches Stroke o inches > inches Piston Displacement 2±9 cu. t±9 cm. tv S.A.E. Rating 25.2 h.p. 25.2 h.p. Actual Horsepower. .60 '55 Motor Speed at Maximum H.P 2,800 rev. S,SO9 rev* Gear Ratio ........ ±.58 Pistons Ai'.iminium dfumiiiitim Final Drive Spiral Spiral Bevel Gear Bevel Gear Lubrication Pressure All Pressure and Splash Location of Valves. . .4t Side At Side intake Valve Material Silchrome Silchrome Exhaust Valve . . . Material Silchrome Silchrome Pressed Steel Frame Yes Yes Propulsion Through Springs Yes Yes Torque Through Springs Yes Yes Half-elliptic Springs Fes Yes Rubber Spring Shackles Yes No Balloon Tires Yes Yes Artillery Type Wheels Yes Yes Brake:!— See note for 1. Foot Internal, Direct netcest dev-4-wheeL Mechanical elopment in industry. 2. Hand - External Drive Shaft ... Yes Yes Can ar d Lever Steering Gear Yes Fe.» Single Dry Plate Clutch Yes Yes Gear Set Unit with Engine Yes Fra Three Forward Speeds Yes Yes Location of Piston Pin Bearing in Piston Tea Yes Piston Rings Four Three Integral Crankcase.. Yes Yes Upper Half Cast Iron Yes Yes Lower Half Pressed Steel Yes Yes Engine Supports ... Three Four Chain Timing Gear Drive Yes Fes Counterbalances Vibration Used Yes Damper Oil Pump Yes Yes Oil Cleaner ....... Yes Yes Oil Rectifier Yes So Water Pump Yes Yes Thermostat Yes Yes Water Capacity 4 Gallons Yes Yes Carburetor inches 1 & inches Vacuum Fuel Peed. . Yes Yrs Air Cleaner—lnertia Yes Yes Cigar Lighter Yes No Battery, Generator and Starter Yes Fes Sedan Body Yes Yes Four Doors Yes Yes Covering Materials, Broadcloth Upholstery. Top and Body Finish .... Same m < Also furnish mohair) One-Piece Windshield Fes Fes Snubbers or Shock Absorbers Fes Fes (See Note) Car Heater Yes No Bumpers ......... Yes Yes Front and rear Windshield Wiper .. Yes Yes, automatic ally inspect the Ideal Car we have to offer you. Cowl Ventilator ... Yes Yes Dash Gas Gauge ... Yes Yes There is no car you have seen that could compare with the REO FLYING CLOUD SEDAN at anywhere near the price. DISTRICT AGENTS: REO MOTORS LTD. STURDEE STREET, AUCKLAND. NEW ZEALAND CONCESSIONARIES: A. B. DONALD LTD. AUCKLAND. \7 1 Since four-wheel, internal, exx\. IJ* J. panding, hydraulic, two-shoe brakes made their first; public appearance on the new Reo Flying Cloud, they have been acclaimed by automotive engineers and technical experts as the last word in automobile brakes. \r F> f} As standard equipment, the Reo j.\• AD. A* Flying Cloud carries four hydraulic shock absorbers of a type heretofore found only on the most expensive automobiles. What is the Price of the REO Flying Cloud SEDAN Watch for Later Advertisements —the Price is a Revelation.